I MET PEDRO DACILLO OF SAN LORENZO RUIZ, CAMARINES NORTE.

I BELIEVE HE'S THE OLDEST MAN IN THE TOWN WITH THE AGE OF 108!

LOLO PEDRO SAID, HE WAS ONCE A PLATOON LEADER OF GUERILLAS DURING THE WORLD WAR II.

BUT HIS MEN WERE KILLED DURING AN ENCOUNTER WITH THE JAPANESE TROOPS IN ALBAY PROVINCE AND HE WAS LEFT ALONE.

HE IS REALLY A LIVING HERO! I LEARNED FROM HIM THAT HE DOESN'T DEPEND ON ANY SINGLE ASSISTANCE FROM THE GOVERNMENT.

BIG THANKS TO HIS GRANDCHILDREN AND NEIGHBORS WHO'S TAKING CARE OF HIM AND NEVER FAILS TO LET HIM FEEL SPECIAL.

HIS SECRET ON HAVING A LONG LIFE, LOLO PEDRO SAID, EAT MORE FISH, FRUITS AND VEGETABLES.

WHEN BORED, ASIDE FROM VISITING THE NEARBY CHAPEL TO PRAY, HE ATTENDS TO HIS FIGHTING COCKS.

LOLO PEDRO WILL CELEBRATE HIS 109th BIRTHDAY ON THE EVE OF CHRISTMAS DAY.