INSIDE CEBU By Bobit S. Avila
The Philippine Star 04/16/2007

http://www.newsflash.org/2004/02/ht/ht007141.htm

First of all, allow me to greet a good friend, Emilio "Chito" Villareal, Philippine Airlines (PAL) operations head in Mactan, Cebu. He is not only my neighbor and schoolmate, but also a close friend and kumpare as well. I don't usually make it a habit of greeting my friends in this corner. But Villareal's story is something that Ripley's "Believe it or Not!" already published in a cartoon way back on March 22, 1957.

That's because Chito was born on April 16, 1954 and exactly a year later, Amber Marie Villareal, now Simon, was born on April 16, 1955 and then exactly a year later, Alisa Perpetua Villareal, now Westra, was born on April 16, 1956. That's three normal births spaced exactly a year apart, which was really a story that Ripley's found interesting a year after Alisa was born. Since Ripley's published their story 50 years ago, I don't know whether their record has already been broken. Remember, their mom, Tita Enriqueta, had a normal birth, not a Caesarian section, which is without any doubt a very remarkable feat! So Happy Birthday to you Chito and your sisters Amber and Alisa who are now living abroad.