Davao of the Past - The Memory Project
Hello all! Since last year, we started a tradition of selecting outstanding members of the community to be awarded as People of the Year.
Here is the final awardee for the 2025 People of the Year Awards. - Paul.
𝗔𝗻𝘁𝗼𝗻𝗶𝗼 𝗩. 𝗙𝗶𝗴𝘂𝗲𝗿𝗼𝗮
𝘑𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘯𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘴𝘵 & 𝘏𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘪𝘢𝘯
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Antonio V. Figueroa is a consultant of the Institute of Davao Studies of the Holy Cross of Davao College. He took up Philosophy at Saint Francis Xavier Seminary while undergoing formation under the Brothers of the Sacred Heart. He also studied Literature at Rizal Memorial Colleges.
As a journalist, he won the Outstanding Column on Children for Community Newspapers during the 6th PPI-UNICEF Child-Friendly Awards (2007); finalist, Best Column in Environmental Reporting, 3rd Davao Catholic Mass Media Awards, 2001; and shared the 2014 PPI Civic Journalism Awards given to Edge Davao for Best in Culture, Arts and History Reporting (2015).
As a historian, he was a trustee of the Railway Industrial Heritage Society of the Philippines and a former member of Philippine National Historical Society. He currently maintains the This is Davao History Facebook page.
He authored several books, including 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘗𝘰𝘭𝘺𝘨𝘰𝘯 (2004); 𝘊𝘰𝘯𝘧𝘭𝘶𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘛𝘸𝘰 𝘙𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘴 (2003); 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘋𝘈𝘕𝘌𝘊𝘖 𝘚𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘺 (2004); 𝘍𝘪𝘳𝘴𝘵 50 𝘠𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘴: 𝘏𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘺 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘉𝘳𝘰𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘚𝘢𝘤𝘳𝘦𝘥 𝘏𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘵 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘗𝘩𝘪𝘭𝘪𝘱𝘱𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘴 (2013); 𝘋𝘢𝘵𝘶 𝘉𝘢𝘨𝘰 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘒𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘥𝘰𝘮 𝘰𝘧 𝘚𝘢𝘳𝘢𝘯𝘨-𝘪𝘯𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘐𝘺𝘰 (2017); 𝘉𝘳𝘰𝘬𝘦𝘯𝘴𝘩𝘪𝘳𝘦 1908-2018 (2019); 𝘚𝘰𝘸𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘏𝘰𝘱𝘦 (2023); 𝘚𝘵𝘳𝘦𝘦𝘵𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘋𝘢𝘷𝘢𝘰 𝘊𝘪𝘵𝘺 (2024); and 𝘉𝘶𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘥 𝘪𝘯 𝘙𝘶𝘪𝘯𝘴: 𝘞𝘰𝘳𝘭𝘥 𝘞𝘢𝘳 𝘐𝘐 𝘪𝘯 𝘋𝘢𝘷𝘢𝘰 (2025) with Nelson J. Estares as co-author.
Mr. Figueroa also has a forthcoming book on 1909 Davao Mutiny. We thank Antonio Figueroa for sharing his knowledge on Davao history.
Congratulations Tony!
