Congratulations to the re-elected and newly-elected members of the Philippine Congress, Senators Joker P. Arroyo ’48 and Francis N. Pangilinan ’81; and Representatives Roque B. Ablan, Jr. ’50 (1st District of Ilocos Norte), Eduardo C. Zialcita ’68 (2nd District of Paranaque), Jesus Crispin Remulla ’79 (3rd District of Cavite), Ferdinand Martin Romualdez ’85 (Leyte), and Roman T. Romulo ’86 (Lone District of Pasig City). In the province of Tarlac, Victor A. Yap ’84 (Tarlac) defeated Jose “Peping” Cojuangco for the post of provincial governor. Also elected were Mayor Arnulfo B. Fuentebella, Jr. ’94 (Tigaon, Camarines Sur), Board Members Neil Andrew N. Nocon ’87 (2nd District of Laguna) and Michel Kristian R. Ablan ’00 (1st District of Ilocos Norte), Councilor Jaime “Jimmy” Borres ’63 (3rd District of Quezon City) among many others. Congratulations brods!
Nicanor E. Yiguez ’37, the grand old man of Southern Leyte politics, passed away last Friday in Maasin, Southern Leyte. He was 91. Yiguez was Speaker of the Batasang Pambansa from 1984 to 1986.
The College of Economics and Management at UPLB has approved summa cum laude honors for Carlos Juan Paolo “Chip” Vega ’04 who completed his degree in Economics, major in Natural Resouce Economics. Congratulations brod!
The International Astronomical Union (IAU) officially named Minor Planet No. 6636 in honor of Dr. Roman L. Kintanar ’48 last week. Kintanar headed the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) for nearly 36 years before retiring in 1994. It was the Astronomical League of the Philippines which proposed the asteroid’s name to the IAU “in recognition of Kintanar’s long service and innumerable contributions to the advancement and modernization of weather forecasting in the Philippines, as well as for inspiring future astronomers.”
The official citation for Asteroid 6636 Kintanar was published in Minor Planet Center Circular No. 59384 on April 2. It reads: “Roman Lucero Kintanar (b. 1929) directed the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration from 1958 to 1994. A dedicated public servant and distinguished scientist, he was president of the UN World Meteorological Organization during 1979-1987.”
Dr. Leopoldo “Pol” Vergel de Dios ’31 passed away in California, USA last March 24. A few days later, on March 30, B/Gen. Jesus T. Mendoza ’32, former Surgeon General of the Armed Forces of the Philippines, joined our Creator. Vergel de Dios and Mendoza were both charter members of the medical fraternity Phi Kappa Mu in 1933, a testament to motto of the Upsilon of gathering the light to scatter.
The Manila results are in! Chrysanthus “Bojit” Herrera ’06 is the incoming chairperson of the University Student Council in UP Manila for AY 2007-2008. This is the third time in four years that the frat has produced a USC Chairperson after Albert Francis E. Domingo ’04 in Manila in 2005, and Michel Kristian “Kris” Ablan ’00 in Diliman in 2004. To add to the good news, Justine Benjamin “Benjo” Pajaro ’06 was also elected vice-chairperson of the College of Medicine.
In the Junior Marketing Association in UP Diliman, Lauro Francis “Junjun” Guevara, Jr. ’05 was elected Vice-President for the Socials and Public Relations Committee and Gregorio Angelo “Gelo” Villar ’05 won as Vice-President for External Affairs. Congratulations brods!
Election results are out in Diliman. Herminio “Third” Bagro III ’02 is the No. 1 USC Councilor! This is the third time this decade that the frat has produced a No. 1 USC Councilor after Vincent Patrick “VP” Palafox ’00 in 2000 and Paolo Luis M. Gomez ’03 in 2004. To add to the good news, Paolo Marco R. Mapula ’02 also won as No. 5 USC Councilor! The third brod in USC 2007-2008 is Francis “Kiko” Serina ’06 who won as No. 1 College Representative of Engineering.
In the Engineering Student Council, Ramon Miguel “Miggy” Abeleda ’05 won as IE Representative while John Emmanuel “JE” Umbal ’07 won as EEE Reresentative. In the College of Arts and Letters, Johanne “Jay” del Rosario ’06 won as College Councilor.
Congratulations to all the brods for a job well done!
The Secretary of the University and the Board of Regents, Dr. Lourdes Abadingo, announced on February 7 that Ponciano E. Rivera, Jr. ’61 is the new Alumni Regent. UP Alumni Association (UPAA) President Atty. Gari M. Tiongco ’61 is serving the Board as a regular member. Rivera joins brods Tiongco, Romulo G. Davide ’54 and Edmundo M. Varona ’54 in the Board. Congratulations brod!
Antonio G. Puyat ’55 (fifth from left) and Ivan Anthony S. Henares ’98 (second from left) were inducted as directors of the Ateneo Alumni Association (AAA) at ceremonies held recently at the Ateneo de Manila University. The 17-member AAA Board of Directors is elected from grade school, high school and college alumni of the Ateneo de Manila University. Congratulations brods!
The Commission on UNO Awards and Recognition formally announced the results of the search for UNO awardees for the years 2005 & 2006 at Congress XI. According to its chairman Benny Fulgencio ’65, the awards will be conferred in formal ceremonies on a date and venue to be announced by the USPAA Secretariat and the UNO Commission.
After days of careful deliberation, the seven-man panel of judges chaired by Fellow Efren Yambot ’60, with members Carlo Magno ’58, Ponciano Rivera ’61, Carlos Pedrosa ’62, Gari Tiongco ’62, Romeo Gecolea ’63 and Dante Canlas ’65 were unanimous in approving and endorsing the conferment of the UNO award to Onofre D. Corpuz ’47, National Scientist, former UP President and Minister of Education; Fernando F. Piedad ’52, physician, gastroenterologist, and specialist in internal medicine; and Willy C. Gaa ’66, Philippine Ambassador to the United States of America.