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Feb 01 - Mildred Dominguez treated the PhilGGs to lunch and
then merienda at Via Mare in Greenbelt I, Makati. Later the
same day, Mildred and Sol Balda-Ilagan hosted a lauriat dinner
for the PhilGGs at Jade Garden also in Greenbelt I.
Jan 24 - Bienvenida for Lydia Boston-Ilumin, 6PM Tuesday, Jan
24, at the Via Mare in Greenbelt III, Makati.
Jan. 26 - Beth Sison Tagle invited PhilGGs to a dinner show
featuring the Lettermen at the Manila Hotel.
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Dec 18 - HS65Col69 Christmas potluck dinner party at Mela
Silva-Tayag's residence in Magallanes Village, Makati City
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Oct 20 - Dinner bienvenida/despedida for "blooming" Mildred
Dominguez
held at the Charter House in Greenbelt, Makati.
May   6 - Day Trip to Punta Fuego
May   7 -
Lunch & session on Essence with Sr. Rivkha Rogacion
May 10 -
Surprise advance birthday dinner party for Sr. Nieves at the
Makati Sports Club.
May 11 - D
ay Trip to Ugo Bigyan & Sariaya, and Bishop Obviar's
shrine
in Quezon                 
Mar 4 - The class condoled with Lilia Balmaceda-Tidalgo on the passing
of her
husband, Paterno Tidalgo last Feb 27, due to cirrhosis of the liver
April 4 - A dinner-despedida was held at Via Mare Greenbelt 3 for
Charito Kabigting-Orozco who was here for a 2- week visit from Florida.
Mar 19 - Cocoi Andal conducted, the first of a series of seminars on the 7
Habits,
at the residence of Marilen Medina-Ruiz in Blue Ridge. 
Feb 02 - Dinner hosted by Millie Braganza for our overseas GGs at her  pad in  LPL Tower, Legaspi Village Makati.
Feb 06 -
Dinner hosted by Beth Sison-Tagle for the our overseas  classmates at her residence in White Plains.
Feb 12- Aleli Llagas
-Dayao hosted a dinner get-together, at her  sister, Josie Tapia's residence in  Bel-Air 2, Makati. Beth Tagle's very  talented son, George , awed us with his Josh Groban medley.
Feb 27-concert of George Tagle at the Calesa Bar, Hyatt Hotel
Feb 28-Potluck dinner at the house of Eca Que-Gonzales and Ballroom dancing at St. Paul Pasig.
Jan 31 -  AB69 Reunion at St. Paul's Pasig.
Oct 23 - Monthly luncheon class get-together at the Act Tower.
Progress reports were given by Nancy Guevarra and the Ruby Jubilee
committee heads.
Dec 27 - Class Christmas Party at Mela Silva-Tayag's residence
in Magallanes Village,  Makati.  The sponsors were the December
celebrants.  A meeting was also held to review the plans and
arrangements for the Ruby Jubillee week in January.
Feb 10 - The newly elected Class Officers held their first officers' 
meeting at World Toppings on Perea, Legaspi, Makati., to discuss
preparations for the 2005 homecoming and other  class projects.
Jan 16 -Get-together at Angelica Que Gonzales' res-dence at Valle Verde for Nina Galang Reynoso and the January bday celebrants.
Jan 14 - Bienvenida for Lilia Balmaceda Tidalgo and Lucy Ilao Bermudez at Cocoi Andal's residence.
Jan 08 - Get-together in Nina Galang Reynoso's room at Shangrila Makati.
Jan 06 -Despedida for Sol Balda and Lito Ilagan in Tagaytay/AB grads' visit to the Vigil House and Lunch with Sr. Caritas at Lulu Espiritu Carrasco's house in Ayala Alabang.
Jan 22 - Mely Calma's husband, Antonio Sol, passed on 1 a.m., at the Medical City ICU, due to aneurysm.  He was rushed there midnight of 16January and initially diagnosed with myasthenia gravis. His wake was at the Christ the King  Church in Greenmedows, Q.C.
Feb 19 - Talk by June Keithley Castro on "The Blessed Virgin, her apparitions and messages" at the Holy Trinity Parish in Sampaloc, organized by Carolle Chan Agbulos.
Feb 18 - Bienvenida for Lena Bernabe Caparas at the Krocodile Grille, in Greenbelt 3, and then at the Dish till 1AM.
Feb 5 - Dinner for Mildred Dominguez (despedida) and for the Feb. celebrants at Eca Que Gonzales' house at Casa Verde, Pasig.
Feb 3 - Get-together for Mildred Dominguez of San Diego, CA, which started with our visit to Beth Sison Tagle's art exhibit at the Art Gallery of Shangrila Makati, followed by dinner at CPK, Glorietta.
Jan 26 - SPCM General alumnae Homecoming.
Jan 23 - GClassmates console Mely at Tony's wake.
Feb 22 - get-together with Lena Bernabe Caparas at the resthouse of Lahla's sister in Tagaytay.
March 3 - 22 GGs attended the Despedida dinner for Beth Pineda Concepcion at the Penthouse of Act tower (courtesy of Dottie Lucasan), located in Sen. Gil Puyat Ave., Makati City.
Feb 24 - Wake of Susan Yap de Belen's mother. Mrs. Erlinda Yap   at the Magallanes Parish Church's funeral chapels.
Apr 11 - June Keithley Castro invited everyone to listen to a talk by mystic, Ms. Emma De Guzman at the Center for Peace.
Apr 8 -  Millie Braganza hosted a dinner at her LPL  pad to thank all her classmates who condoled with her in her hour of bereavement.  That eve-
rning,  the group also met with
Sr. Cyril to discuss our SP Bogo-
Medellin, Cebu Scholarship Project
and to make a turn-over of
donations from the class and its members. .
Apr 21 - With a sad heart we conveyed the news from Mildred & SusanDJ that Flord (Flordeliza Orquiola Escobar),  passed at 3:55AM (EDT) in Georgia (Obituary News by TheAtlantaJournal)
May 05 (Postponed from Mar 22) - The concert "Salute",conceptualized,
initiated and produced by
Beth Sison Tagle, SPCMHS65, held at the
Mla Hotel, starring DILG Sec Joey Lina, Def. Sec. Angelo Reyes &
MMDA Chair Bayani Fernando, was a great success, well-attended by top
gov't. officials led by Pres.GMA, members of the diplomatic corps, high
society figures, tycoons and military top brass. The concert raised funds
for the Free Legal Assistance for Good Cops Foundation.  (
See Inq7.Net)
HS batch 65 attended Sunday night's dress rehearsal.
Apr 26 - 11AM Requiem Mass coinciding with Flord's cremation and interment at the SPCM Chapel, sponsored by Beth Tagle, Nydia Rojas and Mercy Ochoa and attended by Flord's brother and family.
May 09 - Our condolences, prayers and deepest sympathies to Angie Santiago and Cecille Pamamul and to their family on the passing away of their father, Ret. Col. Godofredo P. Hernandez, who passed away morning of 09 May, at MMC. The wake was held at the Our Lady of Beautiful Love Church Mortuary in Merville Subd., Pque.  Military burial  at 11AM Saturday, May 17 at the Manila Memorial Park.
June 12 - You are enjoined to attend a meeting at 6PM this Thursday to discuss our class plans and pakulo  for the 50th anniversary of Sr. Caritas.  It will be held at the residence of Eca Que Gonzales.
May 25luncheon bienvenida for Delia Hernandez Alladin, Treasurer of the Paulinian Global Foundation, Inc, as well as get-together for the May celebrants, at the residence of Beth Sison Tagle in White Plains,QC. This was also a class meeting and planning session for fund raising for the Vigil House project, the Centennial and our class Ruby Anniversary.
June 18 - Those who are interested in joining Delia Hernandez Alladin, Sr. Nieves and Nancy Guevarra Narciso in their visit to the Vigil House, early morning of Wednesday, June 18, will please get in touch with Nancy.
June -  Hearty congratulations to our classmate Letty Romualdez
Arcangel
, on the successful launch of the "Guidebook on Significant
Facts, Events and Personalities in Philippine History"
, which she co-
edited.  The Guidebook is a joint undertaking of the
National Archives (of
which she is Director III),  and the National Commission on Culture
and the Arts.                         
July 18 - Sequoia Center Buena Park Luau, an SPC  Vigil House
Fundraiser
by the Southern California Paulinians. President is
our own
Irene Dumawal Alzate. 
Jul 19 - Fifteen of our classmates attended the 8:30am Eucharistic
Celebration and breakfast at the
St. Paul Novitiate in Antipolo for Sr.
Caritas de St. Paul Sevilla, 
in celebration of her  50th Anniversary as
an SPC sister
.(Photos courtesy of Nennete Zapante -Lee(BSBA'69, thru Agnes Torre-Condez)
Jul 29 - Sr. Mary   Magdalen Torres (Sr. Provincial Superior)  and Sr.
Fe
Villanueva (sister of Patsy Villanueva) arrived in Washinton,  DC to
dialogue with the
PGFI board members,  to illucidate further on the  SPC
projects. With them was
Sr.  Merceditas Ang (a lawyer) whose trip
coincided  with  the teleconfe rence of the PGFI  Board members.
Sep 27 - Nancy Guevarra, Socorro Mendoza and Maria Cohon
represented HS65 at the
blessing of the new Vigil House in
Taytay. 
A concelebrated Mass with Fr. Reuter as the main
celebrant was held at 2:30 PM.
Jun 14 - Bienvenida dinner for Susan de Jesus Ongoco from Texas and Tess Domingo Ng from NY at Carmelita Silva Tayag's residence in Magallanes Village, Makati City.  Everyone was given a pleasant surprise by the unexpected attendance and sharing of Betsy Navas Coscolluela. 34 of our classmates  attended the affair!
Jun 3 - Bienvenida for Dr. Leilani Besa Loria of NY at Millie Braganza's pad in LPL Towers in Legaspi Village, Makati. 
May 27 - Dinner planning session in Italiani's in Greenbelt 3 for Jun 14 bienvenida party. 
May 11&12 - DC min-reunion and 3rd planning session for the Sept DC Grand Reunion. 
Apr 26 - Cocktail reception at the Phil. Embassy for the TOFA  awardees among whom was Aleli Llagas Dayao. Followed by dinner at the Thai Kingdom in DC to meet on the DC Planning updates.  . 
Apr 14 - mini reunion at Irene Dumawal Alzate's Handaan Phil. Cuisine  restaurant at Garden Grove, CA. 
Apr 12 - Dinner at Millie's pad for the March celebants.
Apr 5-7 DC reunion, 2nd planning session and dry-run for the  Grand reunion. 
Mar 9-10 NY reunion and first planning session for the DC Grand reunion. 
Feb 22 - bienvenida/prayer session for Pinky Salvador Ballesteros, who arrived to visit her ailing sis, Sr. Clarisse.
Feb 19 - Dinner for Lena Bernabe Caparas in Makati. 
Feb 10 - Bienvenida lunch hosted by  Angie Hernandez Santiago for her twin sis, Cecille Hernandez Pamamul at her residence in Sun Valley, Pque.
Jan 27 - Birthday blow-out of Socorro Rsmoso Gomez for her co-birthday celebrants at her residence in Philam Homes, QC.
Jan 18 - Grand opening of Irene Dumawal Alzate 's Handaan Phil. Cuisine in Garden Grove
Dec 27-Visit to SP Antipolo and the Vigil House in SPCQC by  Sol and Lito Ilagan and the GGs thrau the invitation of Sr. Magdalen and Sr. Nieves.
Dec 21 - Christmas Party - potluck lunch to merienda at Cocoi Andal's residence.
Dec 8 - 2PM San Francisco Bay Area Interbatch reunion at Michelle Cendana-Bond's residence.
Dec 7 - Interbatch lunch at Yoly Cruz Eisenstein's home in Long Beach CA, catered by Irene Dumaual Alzate's Handaan restaurant for Sr.Mary George Siriban and Sr. Nieves Cueto.
Dec 2 - Interbatch dinner with Sr. Nieves and Sr. Mary George at Dr. Emelita Cator Cruz' residence in NY.
Nov 30 - Meeting/Interbatch reunion with the sisters, held at Chona Dizon-Freedman's home in NJ. 
Nov 23 - Cocoi Andal organized a get-together  at Irene Dumawal Alzate's Handaan Phil. Cuisine Restaurant to discuss arrangements for Srs.Nieves and MaryGeorge's California visit.
Nov 22 -  -Sr.Mary George Siriban and Sr. Nieves Cueto arrived in Washington DC and stayed  at the residence of the Ilagans, (who are coordinating their activities) until their departure for New York  29 Nov.  Soledad Balda Ilagan  hosted an intimate dinner for them and the DCGGs where they discussed their 22Nov-16Dec itinerary.
Nov 16-17 - Texans Susan de Jesus Ongoco, Carmelita Merete and Amor Goce Wilwayco got together with Nina Galang Reynoso for a  mini-reunion at Susans lovely home in Houston.
Nov 13 - Mini reunion dinner with Lena Bernabe Caparas at the Dome  Restaurant in Greenbelt I, Legaspi Village, Makati.
Dec 27 - Post Christmas party at Millie Braganza's Pad in LPL Towers, Makati.
Dec 05 - Get-together for  Sylvia Mesina at Bamboo buffet in Arlington for Sylvia Mesina, by Sol, Nina, Lena and Elvie.  Then coffee at Lena's residense.
Dec 04 - rocking and rolling at the Dish with Beth.
Dec 02 - Bienvenida dinner for Sylvia Mesina at Sol Balda Ilagan's residence in Silver Spring.
Nov 27 - Grooving and dancing nostalgic to the music of Spirit of 67 Band at rockwell Center, Makati., with Mildred Dominguez Kolker and husband
Nov 24 - Tagaytay picnic and visit to Tierra de Maria Prayer Facility for Beth Pineda Concepcion.
Nov 23 - Lunch at dusit Hotell in Makati with Beth Pineda Concepcion for those who did not make it to her bienvenida.
Nov 23 - Bienvenida dinner for Mildred Dominguez at Cocoi Andal's home bedecked in Yuletide decor.
Nov 09 - Bienvenida dinner for Elizabeth Pineda Concepcion at Millie Braganza's pad in LPL Tower, Legaspi Village, Makati.
Nov 2, 3, and 4 - Las Vegas Reunion attended by Mary Jane McClure Ramirez, MaryAnn Chaney Chefboring, Celeste Caluya Turner, Rowena Caluya West, Elvira Reyes Sison, Iris Vijandre Yumol, Irene Dumawal Alzate, Lena Bernabe Ligaya and Elizabeth Pineda Concepcion.
Oct 26 - Get-together at Socorro Andal's beautiful and cozy place in United Paranaque II, generously offered by her as our official clubhouse.
Oct -07 - Paula Tiangge at Sanctuario de San Antonio.
Sep 15 - Seven Habits Seminar generously given free by our president, Socorro Andal, held at Active Building on Gil Puyat Ave., care of Dorothy Lucasan, a senior officer of the company.
Aug 30 - Welcome Dinner for Milagros Gutierrez at Max Restaurant, Greenbelt and dessert till sawa at Starbucks.
Aug 28 - Birthday blow-out for Socorro Andal and Malu Reynoso at Dusit Hotel, Makati, with special arrangements made by Espie Villaba Alvez, HRD Manager of Dusit.
Jul 30 - Despedida dinner for Tess Domingo Ng at Max's Greenbelt, Makati.
Jul 13 - Bienvenida dinner for Teresita Domingo Ng at the National Sports Grille.
May 15 - Despedida dinner for Patsy Villanueva Fargas  and  Iris Vijandre Yumol.  It was held at the National Sports Grille at the Greenbelt Mall in Makati.  Since it was a well attended affair (aside from being a riot of a party), we decided to hold a class election.
May 02 - bienvenida dinner at Cafe Rizal, Greenbelt, Makati for Patricia (Patsy) Villanueva Fargas who flew in from Canada for a short visit.
Nov 10 - Letty Romualdez Arcangel hosted a lunch for her co-celebrant classmates, at her place in Mandaluyong.
Nov 06 -
Bienvenida for Nenita Cordero Rodaway who just blew into town for a ten-day visit. The FILGGs gave her a bienvenida dinner at the Makati Sports Club Bar  It was also a belated party for Sylvia Mesina, who celebrated her birthday last Nov. 3.
Oct 26 -
Despedida dinner for Elvie Reyes Sison and DC Reunion Video showing at Cocoi's house in UPS. It was also a day of sharing our blessings with Rosa Caparas Cacanando who lost everything in a fire Oct. 6. All those who would like to help, can bring  their contributions to Millie Braganza's unit in LPL Towers, Legaspi Village, Makati or to the residence of Nancy Guevarra Narciso.
Oct 11 - Elvie Reyes Sison
's mom Alice Johnson Reyes, passed on.
Oct 13 - Cocoi Andal
's brother, Arch. Alfonso Andal passed on.
Oct 08 -
Bienvenida for Sol -  17 Classmates and 2 Paulinian sisters came to the welcome dinner for Sol Balda Ilagan  7PM, at the Roxas Triangle, Paseo de Roxas, Salcedo Village, Makati.
Oct 6 - Rosa Caparas Cacanando
lost her home and belongings in a fire in Bulacan while she was at her in-laws in Caloocan.
Oct 05 - Corrie and Loy, Sr. Caritas, Nancy, Nina and Tony, Cocoi, Maria and Joseph
visited and prayed-over Sol's mom at Polymedic.Hospital.  It evolved into an impromptu late-night mini-runion right there in the lobby of the tenth floor. The group then proceeded to Starbucks in Rockwell, Makati, , to continue listening to  Sol and Cocoi's recounting of the DC Reunion and related matters.
Oct 3 -
A sad day. Betsy Navas Coscolluela passed on due to pancreatic cancer.
Sep 22 -
Luncheon Bienvenida for Ingrid Veluz and boyfriend Jim  who were in Manila for a two-week visit at Beth (Fatima Sison) Tagle's residence in White Plains, Q.C. By the way, Beth is the president of the Aliw Awards.
Aug 1
- get-together  dinner  at Millie Braganza's pad in Legaspi Village Makati,   to welcome Connie Lobrin Ellery. who flew in from Riyad for a short vacation. This also served as despedida for Milagros Gutierrez who will be going back to Maryland. A formal presentation of the raffle prizes of 2 half-fare tickets to DC to Lahla Pascual Laforteza and Manots Galvez Custodio was also conducted.
Jul 10 - 5:45 pm Thanksgiving Mass (for our answered prayers) and for the repose of the souls of the mother and father of Rosemary Sapugay, at the Greenbelt Chapel in Makati.  This was followed by fellowship,  despedida for Tess Domingo Ng and bienvenida for Milagros Gutierrez,  at nearby Max's Restaurant.. Grand Reunion itineraries and accomodations were also discussed. Coffee at Starbucks.
Jul 03 -
Trip to Tierra de Maria in Tagaytay with Tess Domingo Ng, Cocoi Andal, Eca Que Gonzales, Nancy Guevarra Narciso, Carolle Chan Agbulos  and Sylvia Mesina for pray-over and anointing.  All got slained and rested in the Spirit.. 
Jun 28
- 5:45 P.M. memorial Mass for MaryAnn Chaney Chefboring's mom at the Greenbelt Chapel in Makati, followed by a bienvenida for MaryAnn at the nearby Max's Restaurant..
Jun 21 - A small dinner-get-together for Sr. Cyril at Max's, Greenbelt, Makati..
Jun 18 - Mini-despedida  dinner for Susan de Jesus Ongoco in Via Mare at Greenbelt, Makati.   
Jun 16 -
Dinner at Sol's residence for Susan Gabriel Bustamante.
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Feb 21  - Class Pres Nancy Guevarra was joined  by Sylvia Mesina,
Nina Batto-Ganal, Malu Reynoso and Lahla  Pascual Laforteza, in
attending the
Purpose Driven Life Seminar. It is being facilitated  (for
free, including snacks) by
Helen Dabao and will be held on six consecutive
Saturday afternoons, starting 21 Feb.
August 1-6 - mini-reunion in Toronto,Canada hosted by Patsy Villanueva Fargas. Susan de Jesus Ongoco's very comprehensive 4-paged Canada Mini-Reunion Travelogue may be viewed at our Yahoo!group's message archive or at Beth's MyFamily.com.
Oct 17 - Get-together/ Bienvenida for Beth Pineda Concepcion
and Agnes Torres Condez
(who didn't make it back from
Mindoro to join us)
, at Max's  Restaurant, Greenbelt, Makati.
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High School 1965 and College 1969
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GOLDEN GIMMICKS 2004 cont'd.
GOLDEN GIMMICKS 2001:
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GOLDEN GIMMICKS 2002:   PART   1    2    3    4    5   6   7    
Sept 26 - Sol Balda-Ilagan HS65, president of the Paulinian Global
Foundation, Inc.
, led the SPC  East Coast Alumnae in their fundraising
drive for
PGFI projects, via their first Inter-Batch Dinner/Dance
Reunion
which was held at  the Ft. Myer Community Center in  Arlington, VA.
Aug  9 - As president of the Paulinian Global Fundation, Inc., Sol
Balda- Ilagan
was invited by the officers of the SPC Iloilo East
Coast  Alumni
to grace their reunion.  She talked on the objectives of
the  PGFI and its continuing activities
. The reunion held at the Shera-
ton  Hotel in New Jersey
, was attended by some  300  Paulinians.
Nov. 22After the Sequoia Center Buena Park Luau,  an SPC Vigil
House Fundraiser
by the Southern California  Paulinians, held
last July 18, another fundraiser, this time a
dinner  dance was
another successful event.
Nov 29A very successful and well-attended (40 GGs)"Christmas
in November
"get-together  at Mela Silva Tayag's residence in Mag-
allanes Village.
It was also a bienvenida for Tess Domingo Ng,.
and a fete for the September. to December. birthday  celebrants.
(Pictures galore at Beth's MyFamily.com)
Dec 17 - Our class hosted a bienvenida dinner for Sol Balda Ilagan
(PGFI president) and husband Lito,
who arrived Saturday evening  from
Washington. The gathering was held in Bel-Air Vill., Makati, at the
residence of
Amparito de Villa Puckett, another USGG who is also in
town for a  visit.
Milagros (Dulce) Gutierrez,    likewise another visiting
USGG, also joined the dinner.
Dec 23 - Some HS65ersCol69ers joined Sol Balda Ilagan (PGFI
president)
and husband Lito (accompanied by Sr. Nieves Cueto), in
visiting SPC Antipolo.
According to Nancy Guevarra Narciso, Sr.
Mary Magdalen Torres,
SPC Phil. Provincial  Superior, laid out a feast
complete with lechon and presents for all the guests.
Jan 13 - Get-together for Juliet Llagas Cruz and the January celebrants
at the residence of her sister Josie Llagas Tapia in Bel-Air    Village, Makati.
Jan 11 - PGFI President Sol Balda-Ilagan
invited the whole class to join
her in visiting our retired mentors at the
SPC Vigil  House.
Jan 04 - PGFI President Sol Balda-Ilagan and 3 other GGs joined Sr.
Nieves
in visiting the new Notre Dame Diagnostic and Pastoral Care
Center in Baguio.
It is one of the beneficiaries of the fundraising activities
of the
PGFI -Nancy Guevarra Narciso
Jan 30- Birthday dinner of Juliet Llagas Cruz at her sister's residence in Bel-air, Makati.
Jan - 25 SPCM General Alumnae Homecoming
Jan 10 - Sr. Bernadette hosted the 69ers' annual  reunion cum
bienvenida for classmate
Juliet  Llagas Cruz at SPC  Pasig. (above)
Feb 1 - luncheon despedida for Mildred Dominguez and Tess Domingo
Ng.
hosted  by Beth Sison Tagle and held at her residence in White
Plains, Q.C.
Plains, Quezon City.
GOLDEN GIMMICKS 2003
Mar 17Thanksgiving Mass for Sylvia's successful operation, dinner in
honor of Feb/Mar Bday celebrants, and Class meeting. It was held at the
Act Tower in Buendia, Makati  c/o Dottie Lucasan.
Mar 21Advance birthday celebration for the mother of Agnes Torres
Condez
, cum Torres clan reunion at the Century Park Hotel.  The Mass
was celebrated by His Excellency
Archbishop Gaudencio Rosales.  
Apr 17 - Luncheon Class meeting re plans for our Ruby Jubillee, get-
together for April birthday celebrants and bienvenida for Delia Hernandez-
Pamamul. It was held at the Act  Tower in Makati.
Apr 24-25 - Summer weekend get-away at Mita Mayo Villanueva's place
in Sariaya, Quezon.
May 09 - Impromptu despedida dinner at Max's Greenbelt for Medy
Altamirano Magilligan,
who was in town for a short visit.
May 14-15 - Pahiyas Fiesta at Mita Mayo Villanueva's place in Sariaya,
Quezon for those who did not make it last April.
May 14-16 - Pillgrimage
and side trip to Lucban and Lucena by another small group. 
May 22 - Luncheon get-together at the Act Tower in Makati to toast the
May birthday celebrants. We also had our
monthly class meeting to plan
and organize committees for our 2005 Ruby Jubillee week.
Jun 05 - Birthday Party of Mita Mayo Villanueva at theMargaret
Hotel
in Sariaya, Quezon  with Lady Valerie performing live.
May 30 - Fiesta Celebration in Dongalo, Paranaque,  with the family
Rosemary Sapugay as sponsors.
Jul 11 - Beth Sison Tagle invited the GGs and friends to watch the dress rehearsal of "Salute by Media Friends &the Three Tenors" at Manila Hotel, 6-10pm.
Jul 08 - Visit to the Vigil house by Tina Santos, with Sr. Nieves, 'HS65 Pres. Nancy Guevarra, Carolle Chan & Maria Cohon.
Jun 19 - Monthly luncheon class get-together/meeting held  at the Act
Tower in Makati, to continue to plan and discuss our program of  activities
for our 2005 Ruby Jubillee week.
Jan 27 - Potluck dinner at Mela Silva Tayag's residence in Magallanes Village, as bienvenida for Mildred Dominguez and Jojo Escobar, as well as despedida for Sol and Lito Ilagan, and Juliet (Neneng) Llagas Cruz A class meeting and election of officers was also held.
Jul 03 - a very warm and festive bienvenida lunch for Tina Santos
Wahl
at the Act Tower in  Makati attended by 38 GGs.
Aug 21 - Monthly luncheon class get-together held  at  the Act
Tower in Makati. The various committees  gave progress reports on
the program of  activities assigned to them re our 2005 Ruby Jubillee
week. June Kiethley Castro suggested visits to Lipa  and the tomb of
Bishop Obviar, and volunteered to take care of the arrangements. We also honored our August birthday celebrants. 
Jul 30 - A fun-filled get-together to welcome Pinky Salvador
Ballesteros,
as well as celebrate her  birthday at the Dusit Hotel.
Jul 16 - Jubillee Dinner, Baguio Retreat and Souvenir Program
Committees' meeting at Dusit Hotel.
Sep 18 - Monthly luncheon class get-together at the Act Tower in
Makati. The officers of the St.Paul Alumni Homecoming Committee
joined us to discuss the program for the 2005 homecoming. We also
toasted the September  birthday celebrants. 
Oct 03 - Luncheon meeting of all 2005 Ruby Jubillee committee
heads
at the house of Beth Tagle.
Oct 23 - PGFI's 2nd Annual East Coast Fundraising Event,
Dinner/Dance/Basil Valdez Concert. 
It was a well-attended event and
honored with the presence of
Amabassador Alberto del Rosario and Sr.
Mary Magdalene.
Nov 27 - Monthly luncheon class get-together at SPC Makati (near
Sts.Peter & Paul Parish church in P.Burgos
). .
Jan 09 - Monthly luncheon class get-together and meeting at SPC
Makati
to iron out all  the details of the Ruby Jubillee Week activities and
to toast the  January birthday celebrants.
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GOLDEN GIMMICKS 2005
Jan 16Luncheon Class Meeting at St. Paul MakatiThe Planning
committees
reported, finalized and threshed out details of Ruby Jubilee
Week activities.      
Jan 22-30 Ruby Jubilee Week: 22-24 Marian Pilgrimage to Lipa
and 1day retreat at Bishop Obviar's Shrine in Tayabas, Quezon.
27-Visit to Archbishop Gaudencio Rosales at the Arzobispado.
28-Grand Dinner at Dusit Hotel. 30-Alumni Homecoming at the
SPUM grounds.(
Overseas GGs who attended: 65ers: Lilia Balmaceda-
Tidalgo, Lani Besa-Loria, Amparito de Villa-Puckett, Tess Domingo-Ng,
Mildred Dominguez, Irene Dumaual-Alzate, Susan Gabriel-Bustamante,
Nina Galang-Reynoso, Cecille Hernandez-Pamamul, Glady Lapuz- Lace- field, Teresita Laureola-Sales, Agnes Torres-Condez & Patsy Villanueva-Fargas; and 69ers: Nenita Cordero-Rodaway and Cecille Velasco-Lanz.
Mar 20 - The February and March birthday celebrants hosted this
month's
class get-together held 12 noon to "sawa" at the residence
of
Marilen Medina-Ruiz in Blue Ridge, Quezon City.  
April 22 - A very warm welcome dinner (more like a scrumptious
breakfast) was given
for Sol Balda-Ilagan, who just planed in from
Hawaii, at Millie Braganza's LPL Towers pad in Makati.
Mar 29 - Ma. Lourdes Siochi-Aberion (AB69), died from  cancer last Easter Tuesday in the USA.
April 26 - Dinner  with Sol Balda-Ilagan and Delia Hernandez-
Alladin,
at the Amici di Don Bosco restaurant in Pasay Road. After dinner  the group proceeded  to Gambrini at the Intercon for more chicahan.
April 30 - The second session of the seminar on "The Seven
Habits"
being given free for our class by Cocoi Andal at the residence of
Marilen Medina-Ruiz in White Plains, Q.C.
May 3 - May "Gimmicks" Planning committee meeting at Max Greenbelt, Makati, then at Sol Balda-Ilagan's suite at Intercon.  Present were, Nancy Guevarra, Millie Braganza, Eca Que-Gonzales, Maria Lansi-Cohon and Carolle Chan-Agbulos.
April 27 - PhilGGs joined Sol Balda-Ilagan and Sr. Nieves in  visiting
the new wing (guests' wing) of the
SP Pasig's nuns' quarters, the nearly-
finished
Vigil House in Taytay and the beautifully conceptualized
museum (Heritage Center) at the SPC novitiate in Antipolo (a must-
see)
. The GGs then went to Divisoria  to shop, and thereafter visited Sr.
Caritas who is confined at the Fe  del Mundo Hospital on Banaue. She
fractured her femur after a fall, and was operated on last Tuesday. Alate
dinner at Max's Restaurant in Greenbelt capped the day.
June 11 - Class luncheon get-together and  meeting at St. Paul
Makati, was  sponsored by the  April, May and June celebrants
.
Planning session for the golden jubilee of Sr. Cyril and Sr. Nieves.
May 30-Dinner at Rosemary Sapugay's  residence in Paranaque.
May 20 - Paulinian Alumnae's Asalto for Fr. Reuter at Cristina
  Ponce-Enrile's
residence in Dasmarinas Village, Makati.
July 19, 6:30 pm - "Wala lang" get-together, organized by
Carolle Chan Agbulos.
Venue was the coffee shop of the Charter
House
on Legaspi St., across from Greenbelt I. 
July 26 - (10:00AM) FilGGs attended the Surprise Testimonial
hosted by SPCU Pres., Wyna Medina for Sr. Cyril and Sr. Nieves, at
the
SPUM Auditorium.
July 23 - (8:30AM)  FilGGs attended theGolden Jubillee
celebration
of Sr. Nieves and Sr. Cyril, in SP Antipolo. They
also presented to each, in behalf of our class,  a
quilt,  lovingly made
by
Mildred Dominguez.
Sept 05 - Dinner meeting held at the Jade Garden Restaurant in GB 1
to discuss the raffle tickets, our class LSS, Christmas Party, and other
important matters
.
Sept 22 - Class sponsored mass for Ben Calleja, late brother of Lynn
Umali-Ledesma,
at the St. Peter Memorial Chapel in Quezon Ave.
August 12-14 Friendship Renewal Weekend - The HS65COL69
USGGs, with the help of Lydia Boston-Ilomin  and Lynn Umali-
Ledesma
, organized a weekend reunion which was held in San Francisco.
August 27- Healing Mass officiated by Fr. Domie Guzman,  chaplain of
Buklod ng Pag-ibig, held at the new chapel of St. Paul Makati. This was
followed by a
luncheon party for the July and August birthday
celebrants.
Oct 24 - We had a whole"fun day" welcoming USGG Susan de
Jesus-Ongoco (
who missed our ruby reunion), with an AM
Shopping in Divs, PM visit to the Vigil House, Antipolo Novitiate
and Heritage House, dinner at Jade Garden in Greenbelt I and chikahan
at
Millie Braganza's Pad  at the nearby LPL Condo.
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March 23 - Everyone is invited to a get-together for the March celebrants, Sunday, March 23  at the residence of Marilen Medina Ruiz in Blue Ridge, Q.C.
March 12 -  Another sad day. Millie Braganza's  mother, Mrs. Lourdes Montemayor Braganza, passed early Wednesday evening,  March 12, due to pneumonia.The wake was held at the Don Bosco funeral Chapel.
March 2&9 -  So.California Interbatch brain-storming sessions re the Vigil House Project last  Mar. 2 at Grace Arambulo's house in West Covina, Mar 9's session was  at Cita Simbol's house in Cerritos.   (Coordinated by  Irene Dumawal Alzate and Grace Alvarez HS65) 
Nov 11 - Requiem Mass for Annie Salita's father at the Greenbelt chapel,
followed by dinner at Pancake House in Greenbelt I.
Dec 21 - Dinner Bienvenida for  Adelina Noveno-Banzon, who flew in
from New Jersey, Dec 20th at the Via Mare Restaurant in Greenbelt
Makati at 6:30PM on Wednesday, Dec 21.
Dec 21 - a well attended despedida dinner for  Adelina Noveno-
Banzon at the Manila Peninsula.
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Feb 22 - Dinner at Cafe Adriatico in Malate for Nancy  Guevarra's
daughter, Monet and for USGGs, Sol Balda- Ilagan, Elvira Reyes-
Sison and Lydia Boston-Ilumin. Lydia  however, was unable to attend.
Mar 04 - Monthly get-together dinner hosted by the the January,  February and March birthday celebrants, It was held  at the residence of  Mela Silva-Tayag in Magallanes Village.
Mar 17 - Nancy Guevarra-Narciso's 40th day Mass held at the
SPUM  chapel.
April 21 - Dinner hosted by Susan de Jesus-Ongoco at the
Centro Restaurant  in Greenbelt 3, Makati.
April 6 - The FILGGs hosted a bienvenida dinner at the Via Mare
in GB I
for Susan de Jesus-Ongoco  and Cecille Hernandez-
Pamamull,
who were both in town. This was followed by a tour
and a
visit to the tomb of Bishop Obviar in Sariaya Quezon
Monday, April 10. Lunch was hosted by Mita Mayo-Villanueva..
May 01 - Estrella (Star) Gomez- Lopez' battle with CA is over at 4:30
am. Cremation  and  viewing the next day at the Loyola Guadalupe
Funeral Home.
June 01 - Some FilGGs Joined Agnes Torres-Condez and her family, for a breakfast meeting with Cardinal Rosales at his residence in Arzobispado.
June 25 - Surprise Hawaiian Birthday Party for Nina Batto-Ganal at the SPUM coffee shop. The Eucharistic celebration at 11AM was followed by lunch.  
July 22 -Class reunion and party with the April, May, June and July celebrants at 4PM this Saturday, at St. Paul Makati.
May 26-29 - US GG's "Memorial Day Weekend Mini Reunion"
at Yoly Cruz-Eisenstein's residence in Long Beach, California.
organized and coordinated by Lynn Umali-Ledesma.
May 26 - Bienvenida dinner for Agnes Torres-Condez and Beth Pineda-Concepcion at the Via Mare Restaurant in GBI.
September 4 - Bienvenida dinner for Nerissa Vijandre-Yumol
and Lylwyn Tusalem-Gonzales at the Via Mare Restaurant in
Greenbelt I, Makati.
September 9 - Tour to Sariaya, Quezon for Iris and Lylwyn.
As always, Mita Mayo-Villanueva was a gracious host.
September 10 - dinner get-together at Cocoi Andal's United
   Paranaque residence, for the
August and September birthday
   celebrants
and also to toast our balikbayan classmates, Iris and
  Lylwyn.
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GOLDEN GIMMICKS 2007