RMCHS Batch '70

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New Find batchmate.. this is all I know about her..

Something to mark a special day for a special person! Dahil wala ka sa fb these days dito na lang :-)

By Chelit Bataclan (4/2012) Friday, March 24th, promises to be another sunny day and the weather is fine.   The sky is blue, until what looks like rain clouds hovering above.   Suddenly, lo and behold it was a heavy downpour in March!  What luck!   Some parts of Metropolis get flooded easily and the inevitable traffic can be so bad, the usual scenario when the ground is drenched with water.   I wonder if people will come but at the same time bursting with hope that they all will. We have whipped up a farewell party for a special person. We didn’t have enough time to plan and prepare so I was hopeful we could pull this through, even if I considered it duck soup.  And thank God we did!  It turned out to be one memorable, pleasant and enjoyable despedida for that someone we were honoring, and for everyone concerned as well. It was a good number of attendees who brought appetizing dishes, cakes, pastries, wine and soda pop. ...

I am happy to share this email i just got from Chato Moreno: Hi Malou, It's been a long time (over 6 months ago) when I last communicated with you. The reunion has come and gone and I haven't even congratulated you and the staff for a job well done. Well, congratulations! I heard a lot of good things from Gie and Vicky - that everybody had a blast! Vicky sent me some pics and I have been scrolling the blog site for more photos, figuring names and faces of old batch mates. I wish I was there. I have been in regular contact with Gie and Vicky, thanks to you. We were planning to have a reunion at the end of May but due to conflict of schedules, it didn't happen. Vicky and I were supposed to see each other for lunch or dinner the last time I was in LA (the third week of June) pero hindi rin nangyari. With my short 3-day stay, I was so pressed for time helping my son pack his apartment stuff to move him to Boise, Idaho for his final 3 years of medical residency. ...

Batchmates, I am re-posting this message made by our batchmate Emily Laygo Padilla through Abe Espiritu. The appeal is as follows: "Two weeks from now my son Theo will undergo brain operation. He will be needing 6 bags of blood and 50k. His siblings Benjo and myself are raising the amount. I am knocking at the door  of your heart if you can help us in some ways. With cry in my heart... please help us. Thank you very much. May the LORD ALMIGHTY return a hundred fold of blessings to you and your family. God bless..." July 14, 2012

I have been requested to post this: Current Batch Pres Lorna Cecilia Callanta requests all batch 70 members for their kind support for the Batch 70 Bowling Team (Team C Red). Apparently, the Team needs additional funds to sustain their participation in the on-going RMCHSAAI interbatch bowling tournament. At the moment, batch70 has only 3 players, while batch 89 has 2 which leaves Team C with just 5 players. If you are good at bowling and possess the motivation, please join the bowling group. More importantly, if you have the CASH to spare, the team needs P6000 more or less to cover the lane fees. This amount. according to Lorna will suffice the three remaining Saturdays/games. ANY AMOUNT WILL DO! Please send your donations or contributions through Lorna and you may call her through her landline at 5441219 or Abe Espiritu through his mobile number +639178626752. SALAMAT PO SA INYONG TULONG!

Kumbakit Nagpipikit Ako ng mga Mata ni Reuel M. Aguila Minsan, tinanong ng aking kuya, sa probins'ya, noong kami’y mga bata pa, kung bulag na ba daw s’ya; nang pinatay na ang gasera wala s’yang makita. Walang matatandang nakatugon maliban sa hanging may ibinubulong, at mga kuliglig na waring may hinihimig. Mayamaya pa’y pati mga mata’y nasanay sa dilim. Sa dilim higit na maningning ang mga bituin. Ilang dekada na iyon; at gayong pareho na kaming nagsasalamin, ano’t higit nahihirapang aninagin ang mga bituin ng mga nagdaan; nakakasilaw ang mga ilaw ng kasalukuyan; at ang liyab ng mga dagitab ay sapat nang makapambulag. Wala lang. Mayroon lang mga alaala na marahil ay mahalaga o may aral; ewan. Di ko matantya kumbakit higit akong nakakakita sa pagpikit ng mga mata; at higit na lumiliwanag ang pananaw kung pinapatay ang mga ilaw. (Unang binigkas para sa Earth Hour, 27 Marso 2010; 8:30 – 9:30 n.g., oras sa...

I am honored to have been selected to write this tribute about someone who I consider many things to me including: Kapitbahay, Adopted Cousin, Confidant, very good friend but most of all, our outgoing Alumni Association RMCHS Batch ’70 President! You all know who I am referring to: Manuel Palafox Jr. , or Manny or as I call him Kuya Boyet. I wish I could be there with you to honor Kuya Boyet. But due to a minor geographical detail, I have to write my tribute and I am hoping this will just be just as good. I have known Kuya Boyet since a very young and tender age. We lived next door to each other in Bignay where we were molded by our dear parents, elders and friends.  I used to borrow Kuya’s bicycle and ride down the street. Kuya Boyet, being the eldest child of his family was the Boss, the bully and the leader of his siblings. in contrast, I was the youngest of my siblings and of course, they used to bully me. Even though we were in opposite situations we became ver...

First off, thank you everyone for all your support. Here's a message sent to me by Ms Josie Sy Ang regarding the draw results of the Rotary tickets. Unfortunately, there's no winner from our ticket booklets batch. "HI there Malou, I sent you a text last night re the car raffle. I think its very important that you send out a message to our batchmates re the results of the car raffle. Pictures attached was taken from my i phone as the raffle was done late after dinner and John was out getting our clothes. I don't know why but this year, there were very few minor prizes. They were probably not able to sell tickets very well. Winners for 10 roundtrip tickets to Bangkok are: 01824 RC Sta Mesa 21577-RC Pasay Millenium 03707- RC Panday Pira 21125- RC Pasay Millenium 35053- RC Metro Silang 00517- RC Manila East 43927-RC Manila San Miguel (pls check if an Alumniwo 12601 RC Ermita 29308-RC Pasay Southeast 19547-RC Cavite East Grand winner of the Hyund...

Lovely Myrna Introducing someone who bears the same surname as mine but not really sure if we are related.. i have unfortunately not made any formal acquaintance with Myrna during the batch's recent four day reunion activities.. there were just too much to take care of.. (sigh) am guilty of not being able to circulate around as much as i wanted to.. again the dizzying number of things to do and many of the things were really a first.. but enough of myself.. Myrna is statuesque.. looks young for her age.. no kidding.. she bears the confidence of a well-traveled person.. and from her fb info i gathered that she is based in California.. has two children? point is, she doesn't look it.. lucky girl.. Thank you,  Myrna for traveling thousands of miles to grace our reunion.. along with the rest of batch mates from abroad, we hope you enjoyed your trip as much as we had fun organizing it for you all! Myrna with Husband

Myrna is based in the Philippines and have been married since 1977. Aside from a good looking family, I found out that she has the same birth month as I am and on the day she got married I gave birth to my eldest, a daughter.. significant for Catholics since January 9 is Feast of the Nazarene of Quiapo.. Good looking family Add caption Myrna with Hubby

Last night, February 03, 2012, during the Kick-Off reunion event of the batch, a new set of Officers were elected as follows: Board of Directors* 1. Vixi Abat 2. Krish Acu 3. Linda Avenido 4. Louie Capoy 5. Alice Santillan          *They will elect among themselves a Chairman. Executive Officers President:  Lorna Callanta Vice-President - Sam Castillo Secretary: Mathilde Gorospe Asst Sec: Dorothy Faulan Treasurer: Cristy Icatar Auditor: Linda Ruiz Asst Auditor: Domingo Molina PRO/Bus Manager:Dorri Santos Security & Peace Officer: Ric Ver Good Luck to the newly elected officers!

One of our recent finds as well is Ramon Panelo. During the first batch meet that he attended he told me that he found us through google; and that there was a time when he met someone from batch68 who said that our batch is "missing".. So now Mon hindi na tayo missing - because we are all over. Our batch has a twitter account, we have a two facebook closed groups, we have an email account and YES soon we are going to have a four (4) day reunion at three different venues which we will of course publish through the social networks mentioned. We will never be lost henceforth, unless google disintegrates along with blogger and facebook and twitter, which i think is unlikely to happen. Mon Ernesto Panelo Mon with his Famil By the way, the guy used to be a member of the much vaunted RMCHS Model Platoon kaya pala ang tindig ay matikas!   On the more personal side, and from what I gathered from his fb profile, Mon is  a Master Mariner at KJCM; he studied at Philippine Me...

Here's an email which temporarily coated my evening with nostalgic joy! Kasi ang daming classmates humahanap sa kanya and now nakita na natin sya .. and yes, this email was sent 3 days ago which I read just now... "Dear Marilou, Benigno now Ninoy Villanueva with Family, YEY! Thank you for creating and managing the RMCHS1970 blog! The class pictures help me remember most of my classmates and batchmates. Caption under Class IV-1 "Where is Benigno Villanueva? ...absent during class picture taking?". I am, before reviewing the class pictures, in the same shoes confuse who were my classmates and batchmates. It does not matter now. At any rate I belonged to section 2 since second year I think, but I usually joined section 1 gigs (I cannot forget Jing's place as well). Section 2 has three doctors, Jethro Larita (orthopedics), Ernesto Cadorna (an internist in Kansas), and myself (diagnostic radiologist, Philippines). Just to inform the batch 1970 members, parti...