THERE is a newly opened funeral homes and crematorium establishment in Santa Barbara, Iloilo, ready to serve Western Visayas this October 2021. A project, which has long been conceptualized by the Brillantes family-owned Angel B. Brillantes, Jr. Funeral Homes, Inc., is its first crematorium and branch outside Mindanao.
This new funeral homes and crematorium is a great help to the public burdened by the current pandemic. The seeming lack of sufficient crematory services in Panay Island has now been remedied.
Given the surge of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) deaths, this new crematorium provides another choice for the public and the government. Delays in cremation and burial will be minimized as part of the effort to address the issue that we are now facing.
Angel Funeral Homes offers affordable and dignified funeral services to bereaved families while adhering to the highest ethical standards. They provide embalming and cosmetic preparation, post-mortem reconstructive surgery, cremation, transportation of the deceased, repatriation, viewing chapels, landscaping or floral arrangements, and funeral merchandise such as caskets and urns.
Ceremonial Chapel 
Presidential Chapel 
Crematory Room 
Selection Room for Caskets & Urns
For decades, the funeral home’s name has been synonymous with service. Its God-given mission is to alleviate grieving families’ burdens, particularly financial ones, by accessible, affordable, and excellent funeral service. It currently operates nine branches around Mindanao, with its first crematorium being in Iloilo. Committed to their mission in impacting and helping the community, this is the first funeral parlor in Davao City to be courageous enough to assist in the disposal of COVID 19-related deaths.
Why in Sta. Barbara, Iloilo?
Angel Funeral Homes was founded by Angel Balolong Brillantes Jr. in 1975. He was born in Barotac Viejo and married to Maria Celga Sorongon Robles of Sta. Barbara. From sole proprietorship, the business was incorporated as Angel B. Brillantes Jr. Funeral Homes Inc. in 2010.
Angel Brillantes Jr.’s wife and four children are licensed embalmers.
His daughter Ancel holds an associate graduate of Mortuary Science from the American Academy McAllister Institute of Funeral Service in Manhattan, New York. She also passed the National Board Exam of Funeral Service in the United States of America (USA).
Both Ancel and Angel III received their training at the Fountain National Academy in Springfield, Missouri, one of the world’s best postmortem reconstructive surgery institutions.
The company is a member of the Philippine Embalmers and Undertakers Association Inc. and National Funeral Directors Association in the USA.
In 2000, the late founder received a Pasidungog award during the 110th Cry of Sta. Barbara and was also a frequent recipient of the Philippines Marketing Excellence Awards. He garnered awards in 2002 and 2004 to 2006. He was a service provider to local and national government entities, giving funeral help and humanitarian acts.
The company chose Iloilo as its first branch outside Mindanao due to the proprietors’ Ilonggo ancestry.
They have developed a strong presence in Mindanao and are eager to share their decades of professional knowledge and service with the residents of this region.
“My father’s dream is really to establish funeral homes in Iloilo,” according to her daughter Ancel. “He prospered in Mindanao, so he wants to give back to his hometown and birthplace.”
In keeping with one of their missions, Angel Funeral Homes integrates dignity in everything they do, believing that every life is sacred.
With their state-of-the-art machinery, calming visitation chapels, professional knowledge, Angel Funeral Homes is committed to giving the best service possible not just to Ilonggos but also to the people of Panay.
For more details, you may reach Angel Funeral Homes thru these numbers: 0999-8333-365 or 0936-694-6165./PN
