Romeo V. Tabuena Sr., born on August 22, 1921, in Iloilo City, began his studies in architecture but later shifted to painting at the University of the Philippines. During World War II, he used his artistic skills to support the resistance movement, then worked in commercial art before focusing fully on painting. After the war he and his family settled in San Carlos. His work gained recognition both locally and internationally, with exhibitions in the U.S., Europe, and Mexico, and awards from the Art Association of the Philippines. In 1965, he represented the Philippines at the Eighth Biennial of Art in Brazil and was later honored with the Presidential Merit Award in 2007. Tabuena passed away in Mexico in 2015 at age 94, and his remains were brought back to the Philippines, where he was laid to rest with his son.
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San Carlos City Library
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Bernard M. Laguda, Jan Peter A. Yap
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