Cadiz’s ‘Super Lola’ With 12 Children Turns 109 Years Old

Cadiz City’s “super lola” has just turned 109 years on May 28.

She is Visitacion Victorama Contenido, or “Lola Visitacion” to family, friends and village mates at Purok Awa, Barangay Zone 6 in the city.

Lola Visitacion was actually born in Barangay Bulanon, Sagay City on May 28, 1916. But for 32 years now, her family had already settled in Barangay Zone 6, Cadiz.

Lola Visitacion has 12 children – 7 from her first marriage, and 5 from her second husband.

With poverty constantly knocking on their door, she did everything she could to survive and raised her obese family.

She used to be a paltera (traditional/unlicensed midwife) before. But when she wasn’t attending births, she would sell vegetables, fish, seashells.

Despite her age, and almost bedridden, still, Lola Visitacion has no maintenance medicines. But she already had lost hearing.

Asked about her secret to longevity, her simple retort: “I eat everything whatever available on the table.”

Lola Visitacion was honored during the 2025 Recognition and Awarding Ceremony of Octogenarians, Nonagenarians, and Centenarians held on February 14 at Cadiz Arena.

Though she failed to attend in person, her children and grandchildren proudly received the award in her behalf.

She was given ₱100,000 by the City Government of Cadiz through its implementation of Republic Act No. 10868, also known as the Centenarian Act of 2016, which grants financial recognition to Filipinos aged 100 and above.

She also received P100,000 from the Provincial Government of Negros Occidental — a tribute to a life of dignity and service.

Cadiz Mayor Salvador Escalante Jr was beyond proud of Lola Visitacion, saying, “She was indeed a living legacy that poverty is not a hindrance to longevity.”

Lola Visitacion’s perseverance amid life’s challenges made her a real heroine amid test of times, Escalante said.

“She is indeed a Cadizen̈a: a warrior against life’s odds, thus, a tested and proven survivor of so many ‘disasters’ in life – literally and figuratively,” the mayor capped.* (AEDCC/Cadiz City PIO photo)