Asuncion Lopez -Bantug

Asunción López Bantug was educated at Assumption Convent and the University of Santo Tomas and holds a bachelor of arts degree in journalism and a bachelor of science in education (cum laude). She is married to numismatist and Filipiniana collector Antonio Bantug. Bantug is a prolific writer and has contributed to various Philippine publications. The biography she wrote of her Lolo Jose won honorable mention in the National Rizal Biography Contest in 1938.

Sources

• Chua, Xiao. "Koleksyong Lopez-Rizal sa DLSU Manila Library." It's Xiaotime! http://bit.ly/OpjHQK, 20 Nov. 2012. Web. 23 Feb. 2014.
• Dizon, Erika Denise L. "The Grandniece behind 'Lolo Jose'" The Varsitarian. UST, http://bit.ly/OpnCgn. 18 June 2011. 23 Feb. 2014.
• "The Other Rizal". The Life and Works of Dr. Jose P. Rizal. http://bit.ly/pZsA8j. Date accessed: 23 February 2014.