CARLOMAGNO B. MOJICA PERCIVAL E. GLORIANI
VALEDICTORIAN SALUTATORIAN
DAISY DLC SANARES NORMA T. SAYOTO LEAH ROSE L MARIANO
First Honorable Mention Second Honorable Mention Third Honorable Mention
CRISANTO A. M. MORENO DANAIDA L. BARZAGA JONI P. ACUIN
Fourth Honorable Mention Fifth Honorable Mention Sixth Honorable Mention
ANTOINETTE U. ANONUEVO ANNA LIZA L. MARCIAL MARY GRACE S. SANTOS
Seventh Honorable Mention Eight Honorable Mention Ninth Honorable Mention
JANETH L. LAPINA RODEN R. TOPACIO HERSHEY LYNN S. ILANO
Ninth Honorable Mention Tenth Honorable Mention Eleventh Honorable Mention
MA. THERESA C. BIHASA
Twelfth Honorable Mention
CLASS PREDICTION
by: LUIS B. VILLAR
In 1998, afte receiving my master's degree in architecture from Harvard, I proceeded to New York on my way back to the Philippines. In my sightseeing trip in this city a man bumped me while my attention wa engrossed by the magnificent sky scrapers. His companions laughed, so I faced him angrily. But much to my suprise, he turned out to be Percival Gloriani. With him were Leah Rose Mariano, Joni Acuin, Norman Sayoto, Manolito Sarmiento, Yolanda Bautista, Edgardo Engcoy and Edgardo Legaspi. Percy had just obtained his master's degree in Electrical Engineering; Leah, her master's degree in Structural Engineering; Joni and Norma, their degree in Civil Engineering; Manolito, Yolanda, Ed and Egay, were taking up courses in television at Cornell University. We reminished and gabbed about the old days.
They informed me that Cyril Ilano, Elmond Salvahan and Nestor Bunag were making good at the Military Academy in West Point, that physician Bernadette Germino, Theresa Bihasa and Aledia Castro and accountants Jingby Yulo, Clelia Sapida, Monette Parnala and Lailani Agco were taking post-graduate studies at the University of Southern California.
The following morning, I left New York for Washington. At the Philippine Embassy, I greeted Lea Manalaysay, Rowena Quintanilla, Riza Ancheta, Nerissa Nicol and Aurora Espiritu. They were members of the embassy staff. They told me that a Philippine military mission had just arrived, and before they could tell me the men who composed it, Armil Fajardo, Sonny Legaspi, Joselito Baloy, David Remulla, Cesar del Rosario, Reynaldo Hayag, Jonathan Nisperos, Victor Donado and Edwin Camerino rushed in and joined us. Armil was the head of the mission and Sonny, the secretary. They told me that Carlo Magno Mojica was very successful. He ows a radio station, a TV station known as ARJ-CBM and a well known newspaper in New York with branches in Cebu City, Uruguay, and Iceland.
From Washington, I boarded a plane from Hongkong. While in Hongkong I learned that Resyl Casana, Antoniette Anonuevo, Gilmore Gabriel and Emmanuel Alcoba. They had completed a combined business and pleasure trip to Asian countries and were returning home for Christmas.
Upon arrival in Manila, I decided to stay overnight in a hotel. Imagine my surprise when I found out that the owner of the hotel was the famous restaurnateur Victoria Acuna! THe hotel and its restaurant were jointly managed by Arnold Caldo an Vilma Sarreal. Early that evening, Victoria and I went to the theater to see the premier showing of the film " Susuko Ba Ako Inay?" which starred Albino Guinto, Jr., Matt John Melo, Marnita Manalo, Israel Ilano and Efren Sapida. The story ofthe film was written by Rowena Aguilar. Many of our former classmates also witnessed the show, among them the famous lawyers Liza Evangelista, Clarissa Sunga, Ria Magpantay, and Naida Fauni and orthodontists Lorena Balen and Romelito Maglangbayan. After the show, we went to " Casa Mendoza" owned and operated by the twins Elisa and Emily Mendoza. I also saw Daisy Sanarez, the female vocalist ofthe club's orchestra. From them I gathered that Roderick Santulan, Emil Balay and William Miguel had joined the U.S. Navy; that Vince Dionisio and Mario Parcero were attaining success as nautical officers, and that Cristina Malawig, Eric Liao, Reynalyn Sauler and Antonio Pakingan, Jacqueline Medrano and Pilarica Sasoy were holding important positions in different business firms. Also, I gathered that Michalyn Jose was the sales manager of a department store owned jointly by Bernadeth Fernandez, Jing Lapidario, Edgar Manicio, Norman Jacinto, Brian David Cruz and Roselynn Rodriguez.
The next morning we were startled by the headline in one of the papers. It said that a PAL DC 7 crashed the night before in Imus. It happened that the pilot of the plane was Capt. Eric Antonio Martinez and his co-pilot Lt. Rex Manuel Sevilla. The two were brought to a nearby hospital. I hurriedly motored to Imus. My arrival in Imus was greeted with great rejoicing by my folks whom I embraced and to whom I gave momentos I brought with me from the United States. As soon as I could, I went to the hospital. Here I was told that the two pilots were resting well after a successful operation performed by Dr. Rodolfo Gonzaga Jr. The hospital, I learned was an all-woman affair, owned by Dr .Wilma Caguiat, Dr. Liza Vinluan, Dr. Joanna Frias and Dr. Gilda de Guzman and run by them with the assitance of head nurse Romina Ramirez and nurses Mary Ann Bergonio, Reynald Fauni, Estelita Camantigue and Elvira Camama. Near the hospital was a drugstore owned by pharmacists Marisol Fabon and Carmela Bautista. As I was leaving the hospital three handsome FAF pilots, Ramon Luis Adolfo Villareal, Reynaldo Pascua and Michael Namuco arrived to visit Eric and Rex. Close behind them came in succession and for the same purpose, Col. Richard Mendez, Major Allan Magtolis and Capt. Ronald Velasquez, all of the NAFP.
On my way home, I met Atty. Roden Topacio and accountants Socorro Pleno and Mary Grace Santos. The three took me to the newly-contructed Provincial Capitol, situated near Imus Institute. The Capitol was monument to Melita Purugganan's architectural genius. It was constructures under the supervision of Erwin Barbon and Rommel Arivara, civil engineers. In the Capitol, we wet some of the prominent men of the province among them Paul Henry Adajar, Congressman from Cavite, Juan Chan, provincial assessor, and businessman Edwin Sta. Maria, Eligio Persia, Lyric Idioma, Ronald Margate and Thomas Ilas. After a brief talk with them, we parted and called on Gov. Erwin Bella. Erwin's facial expression had not changed despite the lapse of years, and as in our student days, his slanting eyes closed entirely when he laughed. As we were changing pleasantries, two ladies came in to air a serious complaint. The governor lost no time in contacting NBI agents Jerome Zarcilla and Joselito Reynoso and asked them to investigate.
Passing the Imus Institute on my way home, I noticed that the students were putting up booths for the 75th Foundation Day of my Alma Mater. Elvira Pilar Rosario Livelo saw me and invited me to attend the alumni reunion in the evening. She was the principal of the high school department. She told me that the Imus Institute was now offering courses in geodetic engineering law, computer engineering and food processing.
As promised, I came in the evening. On the campus, I met Ana Marcial and Nerissa Profeta who were teaching home economics; Henry Merto, department head in Mathematics; Janet Legaspi who was incharged of the P.E. department; Juliet Pacifico, Sheila Concha and Nancy Diaz who were teaching academic subjects in the high shcool department and Joam Canaynay who was now a member of the faculty of the U.P. College of Agriculture at Los Banos. Divinia Manalaysay and Lediver Pasion, who as manufacturers supplied the country with quality drugs were also there.
Having had a very enjoyable time with old classmates recalling events of old student days, I went home immensely happy in the thought that the Imus Institute, my Alma Mater, had every reason to be proud of the batch of 1987.
