Valerio’s 1979 bakery honors Navy mechanic’s Filipino American dream

Valerio’s 1979 bakery honors Navy mechanic’s Filipino American dream

NATIONAL CITY, Calif. (FOX 5/KUSI) -- Valerio's 1979 is a staple in San Diego’s Filipino community. It’s run by a family who credits the U.S. Navy for helping make their father’s American dream a reality. The bakery's roots were planted well before 1979 in Cavite City, Philippines, where Victor Valerio Sr. and his wife, Milagros, opened Cavite City Bakery. One of their nine children, Jaime, enlisted in the U.S. Navy and carried on the tradition …