| Dr. Victor Coronel Vitug Cleveland, Ohio Pioneer and Founder of Organizations The First Consul Ad Honorem in the State of Ohio |
When Consul ad honorem Victor Vitug first came to Cleveland in
1965 to join the John Carroll University as a professor teaching
courses at the graduate level of the university in Educational
Leadership, Human Resource Management, Finance and
Economics, there were just around 500 Filipino families in the
area. Earning a full-pledged professor's salary, Dr. Vitug was
able to acquire a large and very comfortable home for his wife
and children. His residence became the gathering place for the
Filipinos not only from Cleveland but from other neighboring
towns in Ohio as well. The Filipinos then were mostly doctors,
nurses and other professionals working or continuing their
studies in the State. Celebrations having to do with the
Philippines, such as the Rizal Day, Philippine Independence Day ,
etc. were mostly held at the Vitug's residence. History repeats
itself. Twenty five years later, the Vitug's home is again open to
the community as the Philippine Consulate ad honorem in
Ohio State.
"Consul Vitug is truly a pioneer of the Filipinos here and a big
asset to the Philippine Government," commented one of the
Filipino oldtimers in Cleveland. " He has been helpful to all of us
ever since I can remember."
1965 to join the John Carroll University as a professor teaching
courses at the graduate level of the university in Educational
Leadership, Human Resource Management, Finance and
Economics, there were just around 500 Filipino families in the
area. Earning a full-pledged professor's salary, Dr. Vitug was
able to acquire a large and very comfortable home for his wife
and children. His residence became the gathering place for the
Filipinos not only from Cleveland but from other neighboring
towns in Ohio as well. The Filipinos then were mostly doctors,
nurses and other professionals working or continuing their
studies in the State. Celebrations having to do with the
Philippines, such as the Rizal Day, Philippine Independence Day ,
etc. were mostly held at the Vitug's residence. History repeats
itself. Twenty five years later, the Vitug's home is again open to
the community as the Philippine Consulate ad honorem in
Ohio State.
"Consul Vitug is truly a pioneer of the Filipinos here and a big
asset to the Philippine Government," commented one of the
Filipino oldtimers in Cleveland. " He has been helpful to all of us
ever since I can remember."
On April 18, 1989, Philippine Secretary of Foreign Affairs Raul S. Manglapus appointed Dr. Vitug as Consul
ad honorem to serve the consular needs of the growing Filipino American communities in Ohio. The
appointment is the highest manifestation of the trust and confidence that the Philippines has on the integrity
of Dr. Victor C. Vitug as a Filipino leader. In his capacity, Dr. Vitugs not only represents the Philippines and its
people but also serves as an official and personal representative of the President of the Republic of the
Philippines.
President Corazon Aquino, on Aug. 5, 1989, wrote to Dr. Vitug: "With the opening of this mission, I look
forward to the strenghtening not only of the friendship between the Philippines and the United States but
also the ties of Filipinos in Ohio to their native land. I am sure that the Consulate will be a fitting symbol of
Filipinos' common pride in their heritage, dedication to the cause of freedom and commitment to the
progress and well-being of their nation."
Dr. Vitug is a seasoned educator. He finished high school from San Carlos Seminary in Manila. From the
University of San Tomas, he consummated his undergraduate studies graduating in 1952 in Philosophy,
and in 1954 in Theology.
In 1955, Dr. Vitug was sent to the United States by the University of Santo Tomas as scholar to pursue his
Masters in Education majoring in Administration which he completed in 1959 from De Paul University in
Chicago, Illinois. A year later, he acquired his Master of Arts in Organizational Behavior degree from Loyola
University in Los Angeles, California. In 1965, Dr. Victor earned the coveted Doctor of Philosophy degree
(Ph. D.) specializing in Human Resource Management and Educational Leadership from the prestigious
Catholic University of America in Washington, D. C.
Recently this year, the John Carroll University presented Dr. Vitug a watch and a Silver Circle Award
commemorating his 25 years affiliation with the University as a full-pledged professor.
A year after he first arrived in Cleveland, Dr. Vitug founded the Philippine American Society of Ohio (PASO). In
1977, together with Cardinal Hickey, currently of Washington, D.C. who was then the Bishop for the
Diocese of Cleveland; and Bishop Varela of Sorsogon, founded the Philippine American Ministry (PAM). The
Ministry sponsors a Filipino priest to live in Ohio for two to four years and attend to the religious needs of
the Filipinos.
As Consul ad honorem, Dr. Vitug spearheads in organizing several Filipino-American groups. The
establishment of the Philippine American Chamber of Commerce in Ohio recently, and the formation of the
Consortium of Philippine Societies in Ohio as well as the founding of the Philippine Community of Ohio in
Cleveland and the Knights of Rizal - Cleveland Chapter, are part of Dr. Vitug's plan for the newly opened
Philippine Consulate ad honorem in Ohio.
Dr. Vitug was born in Betis, Guagua, Pampanga. His is the son of the late Salvador Q. Vitug and the late
former Geronima D. Coronel, both of Guagua. Dr. Vitug is married to Andresa Galo Pasco of Tubigon, Bohol. #
ad honorem to serve the consular needs of the growing Filipino American communities in Ohio. The
appointment is the highest manifestation of the trust and confidence that the Philippines has on the integrity
of Dr. Victor C. Vitug as a Filipino leader. In his capacity, Dr. Vitugs not only represents the Philippines and its
people but also serves as an official and personal representative of the President of the Republic of the
Philippines.
President Corazon Aquino, on Aug. 5, 1989, wrote to Dr. Vitug: "With the opening of this mission, I look
forward to the strenghtening not only of the friendship between the Philippines and the United States but
also the ties of Filipinos in Ohio to their native land. I am sure that the Consulate will be a fitting symbol of
Filipinos' common pride in their heritage, dedication to the cause of freedom and commitment to the
progress and well-being of their nation."
Dr. Vitug is a seasoned educator. He finished high school from San Carlos Seminary in Manila. From the
University of San Tomas, he consummated his undergraduate studies graduating in 1952 in Philosophy,
and in 1954 in Theology.
In 1955, Dr. Vitug was sent to the United States by the University of Santo Tomas as scholar to pursue his
Masters in Education majoring in Administration which he completed in 1959 from De Paul University in
Chicago, Illinois. A year later, he acquired his Master of Arts in Organizational Behavior degree from Loyola
University in Los Angeles, California. In 1965, Dr. Victor earned the coveted Doctor of Philosophy degree
(Ph. D.) specializing in Human Resource Management and Educational Leadership from the prestigious
Catholic University of America in Washington, D. C.
Recently this year, the John Carroll University presented Dr. Vitug a watch and a Silver Circle Award
commemorating his 25 years affiliation with the University as a full-pledged professor.
A year after he first arrived in Cleveland, Dr. Vitug founded the Philippine American Society of Ohio (PASO). In
1977, together with Cardinal Hickey, currently of Washington, D.C. who was then the Bishop for the
Diocese of Cleveland; and Bishop Varela of Sorsogon, founded the Philippine American Ministry (PAM). The
Ministry sponsors a Filipino priest to live in Ohio for two to four years and attend to the religious needs of
the Filipinos.
As Consul ad honorem, Dr. Vitug spearheads in organizing several Filipino-American groups. The
establishment of the Philippine American Chamber of Commerce in Ohio recently, and the formation of the
Consortium of Philippine Societies in Ohio as well as the founding of the Philippine Community of Ohio in
Cleveland and the Knights of Rizal - Cleveland Chapter, are part of Dr. Vitug's plan for the newly opened
Philippine Consulate ad honorem in Ohio.
Dr. Vitug was born in Betis, Guagua, Pampanga. His is the son of the late Salvador Q. Vitug and the late
former Geronima D. Coronel, both of Guagua. Dr. Vitug is married to Andresa Galo Pasco of Tubigon, Bohol. #
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