AdeZ HS Class 1977 - December 2002 Silver Reunion

Sent: Monday, December 18, 2000 12:17 AM
Subject: ADZ HS Class 1977

Good Morning, Boys!
(ala-BJ Deles)

Some 15 members of the Ateneo de Zamboanga High School Class of 1977 met in Zamboanga City last Dec. 9 to formally organize committees in preparation for the class' silver jubilee (25 years) on December 2002.  Chosen as interim executive officers are Bobby Garcia (interim president), Mark Llenado (interim vice president), Paul Pilanga (treasurer), Ramshy Idris (secretary), Danny Miranda and Ily Lopez (Ways and means committee).  Ramshy and I have been tasked to collect e-mail addresses of our classmates in the Philippines and abroad with the end objective of coming with an updated directory soon. So can you guys please furnish me with e-mail addresses of our classmates in your address books so we can set up a central list?

Details of the meeting:

1) The group decided to meet every SECOND Saturday of the month at Ily Lopez's place (Eat's a Treat restaurant located at the Shopping Center on Pilar Street, Zambo City) to map out plans on tracing the whereabouts of each batchmate. So if any of you guys find yourselves in Zambo. city on a second Saturday of the month, you can drop by and attend: Ily's tel. nos. are 991-5486 or 993-1077.

2) The group decided to open a bank account for our initial operational fund. A total of PhP18,000 (tama ba ang figure?, Bobby Garcia) was raised during the meeting. (Who said Class '77 members are cheapcakes??!!!).

3) The objective of the interim excutive committee for the coming year is to implement a "reaching out" program to trace the whereabout of class members and to make initial plans for the ADZ homecoming 2001 and 2002.  Plans are afoot to establish a scholarship fund to help dependents of not-so-well-to-do class members (just like what Class HS '74 did). There is also ambitious plans for the Class members to raze the ancient Ateneo Gym and build a new one but that seems to be a tall order (joke only).

4) Class members based in the Zambo and the rest of the Philippines are enjoined to attend the 2001 ADZ homecoming in December while those outside the Philippines are urged to prepare for homecoming 2002 when we will be the silver jubilarians.

5) By the way, Rolly Macasaet, who is currently president of the Philippine National Construction Corporation (PNCC), was honored Atenean of the Year during the 2000 ADZ homecoming. Congrats, Maxie.

6) For those not in the know: The ADZ homecoming has become a very popular annual event in Zamboanga city, usually in the first week of December, where ADZ alumni from as early as classes 60s (you can ask you fathers) to as late as class 90s (you can ask your nephews) converge at the ADZ campus for a weekend of beer guzzling, remembering the good ol' days, ball room dancing and sports events like golf, tennis and basketball (last Dec. 9 saw an basketball exhibition game between members of Class 1974 and 1975 at the Ateneo gym with the Ateneo band played Fly High and Hail Ateneo hail; it was indeed nostalgic seeing now beer-bellied players like Bong 'Ride on" Natividad, Chito Concepcion, Ernesto Zapanta, that tall former Crispa player Gulfin, the Camaongay brothers (remember them?) Erbie Fabian, Chito Vasquez, Bong Casimiro, Greg San Juan and several other has-beens, back in the hardcourt. But what really made my hair stand on end was listening to the Ateneo band play while the cagers made their way to the hardcourt). Indeed, gone are the days when the alumni homecoming meant only Ping Saavedra and a couple of his cronies ballroom dancing.

7) Among those present during the meeting (and at the Friday homecoming tomahan) were Mark Llenado, Sammy Santos, Bobby Garcia, Ramshy Idris, Leo Wee Sit, Dan Miranda, Ily Lopez, Paul Pilanga, Diding Casimiro, Rolly Makasaet, Edmundo Uy, Tung Ramos, Al Gonzales, Boy Paclibar, Evelio Bernardo, Rosester Martinez, Noli Garcia, Ricky Lopez-Vito, Jake Clemente, Roseller Flores, Rolly Sibug, Ruben Cabato, ---- Cardozo, ----Tobribo and Noli Garcia.

SAMMY SANTOS