ANNOUNCEMENT!
Due to time constraints, our Batch Core Group has decided to postpone our homecoming this year to 2013, our 40th. Please bear with us. Thanks, kabatch! :)
Dan Sanchez & Nelia De Guzman-Soriano(extreme left & right) after the tribute given by Batch '773 to our teachers present: (from left) Ma'ams Virginia Rebucan, Lourdes Valencia, Thelma Fernandez, Nelia Albite, Sir Roger Rebucan, Ma'ams Ching Penpena & Fe Cardino.
Our teachers graced our 35th Grand Reunion activities.
Fe Cardino (who attended our Mass at the Novitiate, helped at St. Gemma's Orphanage and attended the evening program), Ernesto Nanali (who is active with the City Government's sports development program, attended the evening program), Lourdes Valencia (enjoying her retirement thru jet-setting between the USA and the Philippines) , Concepcion Penpena (also enjoying retirement by travels here and abroad), Nelia Albite (already retired but still teaches part-time in undergrad and graduate schools), Thelma Fernandez (recently retired), Rogelio Rebucan (also retired, gave an impromptu inspirational message during the evening program and exalted Batch '73), Virginia Cabangal Rebucan (now the principal of Lagao National High School).
Susan Guatlo-Acosta (in red), who co-emceed the evening program with Bong Cruz, poses with our batch teachers (from left), Ma'ams Ching Penpena, Nelia Albite, Thelma Fernandez, Fe Cardino, and Lourdes Valencia.
Ma'am Fe Cardino who joined the 35th Grand Homecoming activities the whole day.
July 26 - Less than 24 hours before our 35th Reunion, the Gensan Core Group (from left, Violeta Lopez-Makiling, Sonia Garcia-Lauzon, Nelia de Guzman-Soriano, Filbert Absin, Vicky Gonzaga-Firmalino, Cef Graciosa, Gilda Bantawig-Elemia, Vir Lauzon, Gilbert Tan and Dan Sanchez) gets an extra hand from Roberto (in striped shirt) and Grace Cruz who brought used clothes, prizes, among other things for the community service and reunion program.
Nelia double checks the gift packs for St. Gemma's orphan wards.
Poses after wrapping the prizes for the reunion program with Winston Jabonillo, Jing Alvarado and Ben Cabradilla
July 27 8:30 a.m.: At the Novitiate for the mass co-sponsored by our batch. Nagkagulo before the mass sina (from left) Evangeline Yumang, Juliet Ras, Judith Balajadia and Glyn Dumanig with the surprise homecoming of Evelyn Abueva-Olarte (white dress). For many of our Kabatch, it was their first time to meet again after our graduation 35 years ago so understandably, nabulabog ang chapel. :)
Homecoming beauty queens Evelyn Abueva, Lucia Cua (white shirt) and Marilou Dypiangco with Gensan-based batchmates Melinda dela Cruz, Glyn Dumanig, Nonoy Dolorosa, Evelyn Duran and Toto Soguilon. 
Practising "Answer", one of the mass songs (composed by Sr. Anunciata, SPC) we sang during our high school graduation. 
10:00 a.m. - At St. Gemma's Orphanage, adjacent to the Novitiate, for our community service. 
Gilbert Tan starts the ball rolling by introducing each one of the 31 orphan-wards.
(More pictures and videos (!) to be uploaded as soon as copies are received)
(Pictures taken by Roberto & Grace Cruz and Evelyn Duran-Flores)
Dan Sanchez & Nelia De Guzman-Soriano(extreme left & right) after the tribute given by Batch '773 to our teachers present: (from left) Ma'ams Virginia Rebucan, Lourdes Valencia, Thelma Fernandez, Nelia Albite, Sir Roger Rebucan, Ma'ams Ching Penpena & Fe Cardino.
Susan Guatlo-Acosta (in red), who co-emceed the evening program with Bong Cruz, poses with our batch teachers (from left), Ma'ams Ching Penpena, Nelia Albite, Thelma Fernandez, Fe Cardino, and Lourdes Valencia.
Ma'am Fe Cardino who joined the 35th Grand Homecoming activities the whole day.
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