Investment banker and Asian Spirit chair Noel Oñate recently hosted a cocktail party tendered by Ateneo de Manila University (ADMU) Class 1973 at his elegant home to honor incoming Central Bank Gov. Say Tetangco.
The class also honored Defense Secretary Nonong Cruz, Presidential Management Staff Secretary Bobi Tiglao, Court of Appeals Justices Ed Camello and Chichi Castañeda, Transportation and Communications Undersecretary Ricky Alfonso, MMDA general manager Robert Nacianceno, BPI president Gigi Montinola and Metrobank Foundation president Chito Sobrepeña.
Ateneo Class ’73 is known as the powerhouse class having produced a record of four summa cum laudes, two consecutive first place bar topnotchers, 15 lawyers, the Central Bank governor, Cabinet members and prominent personalities and luminaries in the banking, financial, business, judicial, entertainment and political fields
Notable attendees included Michael Escaler, Opet Velasquez, Bert Jacobe, Louie Jalandoni, Santiago Cua, PNB Insurance president Joey Zuñiga, Benjamin Bitanga, Victory Liner president Ces Hernandez, Ed Tintoc, Landbank VP Reevee Vergara, Rico Pelaez, State Investment EVP Tito Lopez-Dee, Robert Ortiz, Gonza Teehankee, GMA-7 VP Butch Raquel, Philippine Tourism Authority director Butch Veloso, Freddie Pineda, BPI Investment Management president Dojo Sison, Vicente Mendoza, Popoy Recalde, Monchito Roco, Ives Nisce, former Quezon City Mayor Jun Simon, China Trust SVP Alfred Chua, Bobi Alegre, Pep de Leon, Bobby Bautista, David Tinio, Boy Ong, Sonny Pasco, George Pimentel, Alex Buenaventura, Max Joaquin, Manoski Gadi, Gabby Tong, Oscar Jorge, Renato Garcia, Noel Malaya, Jess Birosel, Tonton Avelino, Tito Cipriano, Export Import Bank EVP Toto Claravall, Rene Ongpin, Bobby Demigillo, Barry Purisma and Beli Belizario.
Whew! Truly "The Golden Class"!
That was the inspiration for the Fifth Annual Convention on Preventive Cardiology that was held at the Carlos P. Romulo Auditorium of the RCBC Plaza. Chairman Jose Concepcion and president Dr. Adolfo Bellosillo, the moving spirits behind the Foundation for Lay Education on Heart Diseases, Inc. (FLEHD), awarded club membership and certificates of appreciation to 18 pharmaceutical companies which have helped the foundation to spread awareness on preventive cardiology over the last five years. Chairman’s Club membership was awarded to Pfizer and President’s Club membership was given to AstraZeneca, Merck, Abbott, Sanofi Aventis, Therapharma and Boerhinger Ingelheim. The Trustees Club awardees included Roche, Glaxo Smith Kline, Metropolitan Pharma, Servier, Hi-Eisai, Cardiodynamics, Medical One, Pascual Laboratories, Natrapharma, Novartis and Boots.
Congratulations to all the awardees!
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Advance birthday greetings to Rosarito Agustines, May 16; Gloria del Rio, Zita Feliciano, Alice Reyes, former Interior and Local Government Secretary Rafael Alunan, columnist Resty Vergara and Teyet Pascual, May 17; philanthropist Chito Madrigal-Collantes, publicist Toni Gregory, Vicky Gonzales, legal whiz Amado "Boy" Santiago, Gift Gate’s Virgie Ramos, Guilly Rufino and Grace Tiongco, May 18; Leo Prieto, Vincent "Enteng" Vargas, Rita Ledesma, Vicky Quirino-Delgado, Sultan Armando de Rossi and editor and columnist Emmie Velarde, May 19; Meralco’s dapper big boss Manolo Lopez and Teodora Civil-Limjoco, May 20; Gonzalo Puyat II and The STAR’s Allure and Entertainment assistant editor Ann Montemar-Oriondo, May 21
So, how was your week?
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