Atty. Tony Pastor's Batangas
Attorney Antonio A. Pastor, a prominent citizen, has this to say about Batangas: “I like Batangas City because of its being gifted with a lot of things that matter — it has the charm of an old town, its shoreline is among the deepest, safest and most beautiful, harboring big businesses such as Caltex, Shell, Petrochemical and Power Plants among others. People are generally warm, with old-fashioned ways, religious and with a good sense of humor — although things are starting to change with the many migrants attracted to its potential and opportunities.”
Like his hometown, Atty. Pastor has many gifts and interests. Born in Batangas City to Dr. Juan Arceo-Pastor and Concha Quinio Acosta along with eight brothers and one sister, all professionals in their respective fields, he is a lawyer and realtor by profession. A graduate of the UP Conservatory of Music, he is an accomplished classical pianist and singer; the music of Chopin, Mozart, Debussy and Lecuona are among his favorites. He also took graduate courses in economics at New York University and took special piano lessons from Ida Elkan in New York. In his student days, he performed concerts at the International Center for Students in New York. He was also a member of the New York Philharmonic Choral Group under then conductor Leonard Bernstein in the ‘60s.
With his savoir-faire and raft of talents, Pastor has chosen to stay in Batangas City, where he is active in civic, cultural, religious, and charitable projects. He regularly sponsors concerts of well- known national and international artists at their family’s 127-year- old Pastor-Acosta Ancestral House. A newly built Pastor Park is also a venue for cultural events for local talent, mostly sponsored by City Cultural Affairs Committee. Here, he brings us on a visual tour of his Batangas, his SM.
