Pilar Manalo Danao

In this Philippine name for married women, the birth middle name or maternal family name is de Guzman, the birth surname or paternal family name is Manalo, and the marital name is Danao.
Pilar Manalo Danao
Grave marker at Loyola Memorial Park, Marikina
Personal
Born
Pilar de Guzman Manalo

(1914-03-10)March 10, 1914[1]
Punta, Santa Ana, Manila, Philippine Islands[1]
DiedNovember 26, 1987(1987-11-26) (aged 73)
ReligionIglesia ni Cristo
NationalityFilipino
SpouseArtemio Montes Danao
Children1
Parent
Other namesKa Pilar, Manang, PMD
Senior posting
Based inSan Juan, Philippines
Period in office1942–1987[1]
SuccessorFausto T. Perez (as the Head Choir Director)[2]
Liberty Manalo-Albert (as the Choir Coordinator)

Pilar Manalo Danao (March 10, 1914 – November 26, 1987) also known as Ka Pilar,[3] Manang[4] and PMD, was the eldest daughter of Felix Y. Manalo[5] and the first Head Choir Director of the Iglesia ni Cristo (INC) from 1942 until her death in 1987.[1] She was instrumental in the creation of hymns for INC; she is the sole lyricist of the church’s Tagalog hymnal, Ang Himnario ng Iglesia ni Cristo. The hymnal originally contained 220 songs,[6] and its first publication in 1937 bears her name and initials imprinted on hymnals (in Tagalog and English) and musical scores (Tagalog) for the choir.[1]

Upon her death, Fausto Perez succeeded her as the Head Choir Director[2] while Liberty Manalo-Albert took charge as the Coordinator of the choir to Executive Minister Eraño G. Manalo. Ramon C. Reyes and Gemma Manalo-de Guzman, daughter of current Executive Minister Eduardo V. Manalo, are the most recent to posts vacated by Perez (after his death) and Albert.[7]

  1. ^ a b c d e f "Biography of Felix Manalo". sites.google.com. Retrieved 17 September 2015.
  2. ^ a b "a wedding reception program".
  3. ^ "Tagalog – Dictionary: ka". Retrieved April 4, 2013.
  4. ^ Philippine kinship
  5. ^ "Snooky Serna converts to Iglesia ni Cristo after being healed of sickness". gmanetwork.com. Philippine Entertainment Portal. Retrieved 25 September 2015.
  6. ^ 75 Blessed Years of the Iglesia ni Cristo by Bienvenido Santiago
  7. ^ "Brother Eduardo V. Manalo brief biography". 3 June 2015. Retrieved 3 June 2015.