Justa Luz

Justa Ynes Katigbak Luz married her first cousin, Dr. Isabelo Macarandang Katigbak, one of the first Lipeños to graduate from the U.P. School of Medicine. Isabelo’s practice was so successful that his best friend and a relative, another doctor, stabbed him to death in the feat of professional jealousy, leaving Justa with two young sons: Edgardo and Alejandro. Edgardo was the sculptor in the family and did the bronze bust of his grandfather, Manuel (now in the family memorabilia in Casa de Segunda). He was also with the group of sculptors that made the famous tableau of the Cry of Balintawak.