Issue No. 1 The Rizalian Page

Donate and make a difference in

the lives of young and smart graduates of RHS.

Thank you all for your generous support!

President’s Message / New RHSAA, NA Officers …………… …………………………………....... Page 2 FAP Committee Members & Recipients Get Together Party /Cont. Ludie Litz ..……...……….… Page 3 SoCal RHS Reunion / Educational Grant Recipient / Batch ‘65’s 50th Anniversary..…..........….... Page 4-5 Batch ‘61 Hits the Road / Batch ‘66’s “Reminiscences” …………………………………………..….. Page 6 From the Editors’ Desk / Alumni Relocation / Polly Cortez - Distinguished Alumni Awardee….. Page 7

March 2016

Newsletter of the Rizal High School Alumni Association of North America

Inside Stories

* denotes Lifetime Member ~ denotes Annually Paid Member PHL - abbrev. for Philippines

Issue #1

Donations

Financial Aid Program Fund Drive

Mabuhay (Long Live) Level Diana Bernardo Cay ‘64* - $ 100 Matayog (High) Level Anonymous ‘55* - 75 Edward Malimban ‘65* - 50 Josefina K. Fares-Marcano ‘62* - 50 Florinio Pagkalinawan ‘54 - 50 Teresita C. Ferrer ‘57* - 50 Antonia Santos Ambubuyog ‘57~ - 50

Masigasig (Diligent) Level Conchita SI Agbuya ‘51* - 25 Enrico Durol ‘56* - 25 Alicia Dingal Webb ‘61* - 25 Al George Zapanta ‘65 - 20 John Gervacio ‘59~ - 10 Emerita Bandril Samson ‘60* - 10

Rizalian Newsletter/Website Rick Seastres ‘56* - 20 Antonia Santos Ambubuyog ‘57~ - 15

US/Canada Educational Grant Alicia Dingal Webb ‘61* - 25 John Gervacio ‘59~ - 10

Lifetime Membership Ester Seli Capinding ‘65* - 50 Cesario Rafael ’61* - 50 Nelinda V. Dimanlig ‘65* - 50

Annual Membership Minerva Flores ‘65~ - 10 John Gervacio ‘59~ - 10

RHSAA, NA Officers visit RHS

The Editorial Staff will be preparing a souvenir magazine

to commemorate our 25th Anniversary.

This is also one way to raise funds for our FAP scholars.

Please start gathering your old and new photos and buy spaces to showcase those memorabilia

in our magazine. Selected photos will be put on video to be shown during our Las Vegas September event.

L to R - Seated: Judy Ann Lipata (TIP-BS Civil, Eng), Alyssa Basalo (PUP-BS Computer Eng.), Charlstenne Villamaria (Ateneo-BS Applied Math), John Arvin Javier (UPLB-Applied Math), Marielle Cabuling (UP Grad-BS Com Research), Emmeline Barte (UP-BS Civil Eng.), Jason Mercene (UP Grad-BS Com Research), Aerholl Son Ramos (UP-BS Civil Eng.), Gabrielle Elizabeth Bigol (PUP-BS Secondary Edu.), Jerome Kim Belo (UPLB-Elect. & Com. Eng.) Standing: Bel Raimundo (RHSAA, NA President, FAP Committee Member), Estrella Alan-Stephens (RHSAA, NA Secretary, Vice Chair FAP), Bessie Austria (FAP Select Commit-tee),Virginia Membrebe (RHS Principal), Flor Orleans (FAP Select Committee), Ludie Abeto Litz (RHSAA, NA Director at Large-Nevada Area), Edith Audencial Reyes (FAP Select Committee), Alicia Dingal Webb (RHSAA, NA Director at Large-South Carolina), Oscar Rosales (RHSAA, NA Auditor, FAP Committee Mem-ber) Not Shown: Edselle Estabillo See related story on Page 3

RHS Principal Ms. V. Membrebe Encourages FAP Grant Scholars

Ms. Virginia Membrebe gave an inspirational talk to the FAP recipients.

"Palagay ko darating ang panahon na kapag kayo naman ang nasa katayuan na para tu-mulong sa mga mag-aaral ng RHS, sigurado ako na ganoon din ang gagawin ninyo........

Let us put more meaning to our lives by helping, serving oth-ers ........ Share the love, share the gifts."

FAP Scholars gathered and listened to RHS Principal Ms. Virginia Membrebe’s encouragement talk.

President’s Message By Carmelita “Bel” Raimundo ‘65*

Dear Fellow Alumni and Friends,

It’s good to be back after a 3-month vacation. We recently had our class reunion as well as a get-together with our Financial Aid Program recipients. Some batchmates and I attended the ribbon cutting and blessing of the RHS Ecumenical Prayer House, a testament to what

could be accomplished when RHS alumni work together.

It was heartwarming to hear the recipients express their grati-tude for the grant they are receiving and their desire to pay it forward as soon as they are in the position to do so.

My own Batch ‘65, the Golden Jubilarians, together with Batch-es ‘75, ‘85, and ‘90 hosted the celebrations at the RHS Gymna-sium on December 5, 2015. It was fun reconnecting with high school friends and meeting new ones; looking back to the good old days when hair was black and wrinkles were unthinkable; reminiscing about the lessons learned in the classrooms and the lessons learned the hard way; and catching up on milestones and short anecdotes from the past several years.

Reunions are always fun so we hope you can all join us in cele-brating the RHSAA, NA’s 25th anniversary celebration on Sep-tember 24, 2016 in Las Vegas and place ads in our souvenir pro-gram. Your support will help raise funds for the Financial Aid Program.

Page 2 The Rizalian March 2016

Las Vegas, Nevada New Director at Large

L to R: Batchmates Ed Malimban*, Bel Raimundo*, Betty de Guzman*, Teresita Narag-Bautista and Robert Rauto* before the ribbon cutting and blessing of the RHS Ecumenical Prayer House in the background

Newly Appointed Board Director Edward C. Malimban Sr. RHS Class 1965*

Ed obtained his BA degree in Criminology in 1970 from the Philippine College of Criminology in the Philippines. He passed his civil service eligibility exam at NAPOLCOM in 1971.

He immigrated to USA in 1972 and worked as a teacher’s assis-tant at Los Angeles County in California for five years. Upon relocating to Northern California in 1980, he ventured to work in several electronic companies in the Silicon Valley. He finally decided to stay for good with Toshiba America Micro-electronics Center in Sunnyvale, California where he worked up the ranks and was a Senior Test Production Supervisor until his retirement in 2010.

He joined batch 1965’s 50th Grand Reunion celebrations at the RHS Main Campus Gymnasium and other class activities which included out of town trips, bingo sessions and dinner-dance.

Ed Malimban was inducted during the Board Meeting on Nov. 07, 2015 at Dragon House Restaurant in Union City, CA

L to R: Oscar Rosales, Vener Siasoco, Bel Raimundo, Alma Agustin, Ed Malimban, Lily Quion, Estrella Alan-Stephens and Marico Enriquez

Ludie Abeto Litz RHS Class 1966* Ludie has been a lifetime member since 2010 when she was residing in the beautiful city of Corpus Christi, Texas. She loves the out-doors and gets her sun-kissed glow basking in the sun on golf courses and tennis courts where she met friends and acquiantan-ces who surely miss her since her move to Las Vegas, Nevada early this year.

What sets her apart is her gener-osity. She also has this knack at getting people involved, they simply can't refuse when Ludie asks for help. This ability was evident in the success of the Class of 1966 Get Together at Tanghalang Pasigueno, Pasig City. It was awe-inspiring wit-nessing how successful it was. Together with her batchmates Bing Pierce and others from the U.S., Canada and other parts of the world, they were able to raise funds; and through the hard work of local batchmates - under the lead-ership of Sally dela Paz Magat, the event was at full blast with sumptuous food, entertainment (group dancing, karao-ke) raffle drawings, prizes. The event was graced with the presence of current Pasig Mayor Ms. Maribel Eusebio.

Note: See Ludie Litz’s oath taking photo on Page 3

Cont. from Page 2 — Ludie Litz ‘66*

During the FAP Get Together Party at the RHS Alumni Hall, Ludie Abeto Litz took oath as our Las Vegas Director At Large in the presence of RHS Principal Ms. Virginia Membrebe, FAP Select Committee members Bessie Austria, Flor Orleans, Edith Reyes, President Bel Raimundo, Secretary Estrella Alan-Stephens, Director Oscar Rosales, South Carolina Director at Large Alicia Webb, and the FAP recipients.

March 2016 The Rizalian Page 3

FAP Recipients’ Get Together Party — Feb. 14, 2016 — RHS Alumni Hall — Main Campus It was a rare occasion that three members of the Financial Aid Program Committee - Estry Alan-Stephens, Oscar Rosales and Bel Raimundo and two Directors at Large - Alice Webb and Ludie Litz were in town. They were joined by the FAP Select Committee members Bessie Austria, Flor Orleans and Edith Reyes and RHS Principal Ms. Virginia Membrebe.

After a sumptuous catered lunch, the FAP recipients Em-meline Barte, Alyssa Basalo, Jerome Kim Belo, Gabrielle Eliz-abeth Bigol, Edselle Estabillo, Judy Ann Lipata, John Arvin Javier, Aerholl Son Ramos, and Charlstenne Villamaria re-ceived their checks for the current semester and recent grad-uates Marielle Cabuling and Jason Mercene received their graduation gifts.

The Valentine's Day occasion was held in the air-conditioned room on the 3rd floor of the RHS Alumni Hall, thanks to Ms. Virginia Membrebe.

2015 UP Graduates Jason Mercene & Marielle Cabuling received their Graduation gift checks

L to R: RHS Principal Ms. Virginia Membrebe, President Bel Raimundo ’65*, Bessie Austria, Jason Mercene, Marielle Cabuling, Flor Orleans ‘68, Edith Reyes ‘61, Estry Alan-Stephens ‘61*, Alicia Webb ‘61*, Ludie Litz ‘66* & Oscar Rosales ‘63*.

L to R: Mariel Cabuling ’15-UP, Aerholl Ramos - UP, Pres. Bel Raimundo ’65*, Jason Mercene ‘15-UP, Emmeline Barte - UP & Estry Alan-Stephens

L to R: Oscar Rosales, Bel Enriquez Raimundo, Flor Orleans, Alicia Dingal Webb, Ludie Abeto Litz, Estry Alan-Stephens, RHS Principal Vir-ginia Membrebe and Edith Audencial Reyes

Scholars lined up for their serving of the hearty lunch. L to R: Mariel Cabu-ling, Aerholl Son Ramos, Emmeline Barte, John Arvin Javier, Gabrielle Bigol, Alyssa Basalo, and Jerome Kim Belo behind Alyssa

L to R: Gabrielle Bigol, Charlstenne Villamaria, Judy Ann Lipata, Alyssa Basalo, Jerome Kim Belo, John Arvin Javier, Edselle Estabillo, Bel Raimundo, Estrella Alan-Stephens, Alicia Webb and Edith Reyes

L to R: Oath Taking - A. Webb, E. Alan-Stephens, L. Litz, B. Raimundo, V. Membrebe, B. Austria, F. Orleans, E. Reyes & O. Rosales at the back.

The Rizalian March 2016 Page 4

Socal RHS Alumni Reunion

On September 06, 2015, SoCal RHS alumni group hosted by Batch 1982 reunited at the St. Philomena Catholic Church Hall in Carson City. Among batches present were from 1980, 1975, 1972, 1970, 1967, 1966, and a few more from other batches. This was the first time Batch 1982 took their turn to host in Southern California and it was a successful event to see their batchmates after 33 years, co alums and “kababayans”. L to R: Eric Libramonte, Jasmin Lobaton-Aquino, Noel Malate, Edna Eu-genio-Almario, Raul Mariano, Carolina Del Mindo, Eva Segundo-Mateo, Edd Peji, Mhec Tuason, Rowena Bombasi-McDonald, Florentina De Guz-man-Ulanday, Jose Anthony Ulanday, Gilbert Lacson, Amilou Collado, Ruel Poticar, Jasmin Aquino-Lopez, Kleneth Leovonchong, Mercedita Pa-dilla-Bautista, Irenne Valiente-David By Irenne Valiente-David

RHS Batch 1980

RHS Batch 1972, 1978 and 1979

RHS Batch 1970 and 1975

RHS Batch 1967

US/Canada Educational Grant Recipient

Noah Santos Roman ‘15 A graduate of Long Beach Polytechnic High School, Class of 2015, Noah is now pursu-ing his Liberal Arts degree majoring in Po-litical Science at Cal State University in Long Beach, California. His proud grandmother, Juliet Santos Ro-man, RHS Batch ‘67*, is a lifetime member of RHSAA, NA since 2004. Rinaldo Ramos ‘75* presented the certificate and check to Noah on behalf of RHSAA, NA during the SoCaL RHS Alumni reunion in Carson City, CA on September 06, 2015.

L to R: Noah’s parents Joseph & Rowena Roman, Rinaldo Ramos’75*, Noah Roman and grandmother, Juliet Roman ‘67*

Noah Roman

L to R: Dolores Bautista, Loida Prepuse-Leynes, Mary Ann del Rosario, Tess Poticar-Bautista, Nenita Poquiz, Jojie Sapigao, Edwin David, Noel Leynes, Annette Lacanieta-Velasco, Roy Cordero, Jhun Leovonchiong, Jademarie Francisco, Jun Jimenez, Artemio Santos Jr., Rachel Francisco, Boots Santiago.

Front: Nancy Reyes-Rapadas Back row - L to R: Elizabeth Galang-Casarino ‘70, Precious Yong, Remy Legaspi ‘70, Jun-Jun Manalo (Annie’s son), Eugene Santos ‘70*, Flora Cayton ‘70, Annie Jose ‘70*, Roy Cordero ‘80, Rinaldo “Ennie” Ramos ‘75*.

Clockwise from left front: Cynthia Valiente ‘79, Bernie’s wife Helen, Mrs. Trice, Willie Trice, Tony Cuevas ‘72*, Teresita Roxas-Tayag ‘72, Jessie Miranda ‘72, Bernie Esguerra ‘72*, and Editha Valiente ‘78.

L to R: Tessie Pureza ‘69 (partly hidden), Percy Lopez (guest), Juliet Roman ‘67*, Nestor Pua ‘69*, Marilyn Pua ‘69, Ester Nicolas & husband Danny Nicolas.

March 2016 The Rizalian Page 5

Batch 65’s 50th Anniversary, a Golden Success

Class ‘65 Young Ones posing after dance practice at the RHS Alumni Hall L to R - Front row: Eduardo Esguerra, Ike Junio, Beck San Pedro de Borja, Emy Cariaga dela Paz, Felicitas Mendoza, Baby Natividad, Alicia Estacio Bongco, Betty Victorino de Guzman*, Dr. Ester Santos Bitanga, Ester Seli Capinding*, Dr. Fe Erlinda Seli Lopez*, Lourdes Benito Parducho, Ruby Hison dela Torre 2nd Row: Lina Bayani, Gertrudes Mabazza, Teresita Narag Bautista, Cynthia Marquez Condol, Donna Natividad, Bel Enriquez Raimundo*, Nellie Dimanlig*, Rancy Dimacali Doculara, Neny Santiago Esguerra*, Teri Manalo Fallorina*, Flora Palicte*, Toni Lladoc, Noemi Campomanes Woodward, Nani Enriquez, Vicky Gellido Merced*, Dan Ambrosio* Top Row: Romualdo Clemen-te, Mar Lamigo, Romulo Ison, Precy Alberto Antonio, Narciso Ramos*, Lucy Estrella Dueñas, Lagrimas Javier Gempesaw, Ricky Antonio, Ed Cruz, Nory Geluz*, Celia Katindig Angeles, Solly Alviar, Erlinda Malicdem, Ed Malimban*, Marcelina Magallanes, Sonia Conception Almira, Tita Santana Luis, Marina Domingo, Elena Marcelo, Leticia Balitao Concon, Lina Mozo Santos†, Dr. Lilia Reyes Fellizar, Celia Ramos Par-ducho, Jaime Salvador, Clara Santos Manguera, Bobap Mejia, Lucy Fruza, Robert Rauto*, Weddie Dela Paz Lamigo

At least 30 balikbayan attendees, some with their better halves, flew in from across three continents to join & bond with batchmates in Pasig on the occasion of our Golden An-niversary. We enjoyed a variety of activities, namely a day trip to Pansol, 2 nights at Sitio Remedios Beach Resort in Ilocos Norte, a picnic at new lifetime member Nellie Diman-lig’s family’s farm in Tanay, and a 60’s themed grand senior prom with live-band music held at the Twin Oaks Place in Pasig. The party concluded with heart-warming and emotion-al singing, with everyone holding hands in a circular for-mation, to theme songs they have adopted throughout the years: Times of Your Life, Have a Good Time, Those Were the Days, and In My Life, to name a few.

The RHS 2015 Grand Alumni Homecoming celebration culmi-nated on December 5, 2015, with the “Balik Tanaw sa 100 Taon ng Tagumpay” ceremony at the RHS gym. The celebra-tion was hosted by Batch ’65, the Golden Jubilarian, along with batches ’55, ’75, and ’85.

Over the years, a few Batch ‘65 members have been nomi-nated and awarded several Teodora Awards in their respec-

tive fields. Awardees include Dr. Ester Bitanga, Atty. Oscar Embido and Eng. Victorio Mejia, with Mr. Raul Tuazon and Mr. Romulo Ison joining them this year.

We are thankful for the warm reception we received, and the organization and planning of the Batch ’65 Philippines organ-izers. All of us from Batch ’65 are grateful for this once in a lifetime experience that everyone will cherish forever.

As a way of giving back to our alma mater, we have been making donations to RHS & the Alumni Association through-out the years, both in cash and in kind, such as computers, printers, chairs and tables, etc..

Incidentally, I participated in the Alumni song writing contest sponsored by Batch ‘65. Although my composition written in English was not adjudged the winner, Batch ‘65 has adopted the song as its alumni hymn in their gatherings and events. I have also introduced the song to other RHS alumni batches that have shown fervor & eagerness to also adopt the hymn in their respective reunion activities.

By Nory Geluz, Batch ‘65

Page 6 The Rizalian March 2016

The Batchmates '66 of Rizal High School in Pasig City, Philippines held a highly successful private event named "REMINISCENCES : A GET TOGETHER " . It was a three day event held alternately in Feb. 2016 : Feb. 3 - Celebration ; and Feb. 7 - Outing . The spe-cial event was held with the full support of Pasig City Mayor Maribel A. Eusebio, Rizal High School Principal Ms. Virginia Mem-brebe, the Rizal High School Alumni Association, Inc. and the RHSAA, North America. More than 200 batchmates (BMs) 1966 attended the special event with at least 40 BMs and their families from the USA, Canada, Asia and Europe coming home to be part of this historic gathering.

The get together was planned as early as Oct. 2013 by the core group initiated by Sally dela Paz Magat and Bing Pierce (aka Her-minia Reyes) which eventually grew and gained the support of majority of the BMs 66. A series of meetings in the Philippines and

the USA was held as well as online communication through group chat, email and Facebook were conducted. By Feb. 2014, the date was finalized to give the BMs enough time to prepare, especially those based abroad, to book their flights. The BMs met monthly and as necessary to put the plans together as the enthusiasm built up among the BMs in different parts of the world. Soon, the word was out. The invitations were issued and the BMs started arriving as early as Dec. 2015. It was always a happy welcome party for each arrival. By Sally dela Paz Magat ‘66

What a beautiful day in Bagac, Bataan! Yes it was a three-hour-drive from Pasig City to Las Casas Filipinas de Acuzar Bataan. Thank you Philippine Leadership for a well thought educational day trip. The architect who is the brain of this resort is Jerry Acuzar. His idea is to preserve and showcase our Filipino history and craftsmanship reflecting the Filipino way of life during the 18th century. So far he has accumulated 57 houses, row of com-mercial buildings from Escolta, two hotels and a church. There were a total of 34 people who attended the day tour with our own tour guide to explain the history of at least 5 old houses and helped us take group photos.

There is a beach to swim in but most of all the food is good. We had an “ala carte” lunch in a restaurant inside one of the houses. The yummy taro ice cream with toasted pinipig on top was a treat for the humid weather. The US Balikbayans are Tessie dela Cruz Reyes, Dorie Antonio, Carmelita Mariano Perez, Lolita Esquerra Reyes, Estrella Alan-Stephens, Priscilla Purugganan Cruz, Mario Raymundo & Alicia Dingal Webb. The Philippine group are Edith Audencial Reyes, Mars Ochoa, Nestor Celis, Felimon JR Engua, Ave San Buenaventura, Willie Villar, Gerry Alfonso, Mirabella Castillo Salazar, Rodelio Cruz, Norma Alvez Chua, Rosita Gongora Nipa, Perla Malonso, Gene-sa Manalo, Celia Ramos Aragon, Editha Cruz Lopez, Eleanor So-to, Teddy Santos and spouses. By Alicia Dingal Webb ‘61

L to R- Front Row: Dorie Antonio, Genesa Manalo, Carmelita Mariano, Perla Malonso, Edith Audencial, Eleanor Soto, Priscilla Purugganan, Marciano Ochoa, Estrella Alan, Alicia Dingal, Teresita Reyes, Celia Ra-mos Back Row: Mario Raymundo, Rodelio Cruz, Gerry Alfonso, Editha Cruz, Genesa Manalo, Nestor Celis (behind Genesa), Rosita Gongora, Felimon Engua, Lolita, Esguerra, Avelino San Buenaventura, Wilfredo Villar Not shown: Mirabella Castillo, Teddy Santos

Batch ‘61 Hits The Road to Celebrate 55th Anniversary Batch‘66 Celebrates "Reminiscences: A Get Together"

Batch ‘66 Tagaytay Outing—Feb.07, 2016

From the Co-Editors’ Desk (Bel and Estry) We apologize for the late publication of this issue. We both took our vacation to attend our Class ‘65 Golden Jubilee for Bel and Class ‘61 55th Anniversary for me. And when we came back, it’s the tax preparation rush.

Likewise, I enjoyed being with my batchmates again after five years. Although we didn’t have the full batch compared to our 50th reunion, we managed to reminisce the school days with frolic and fun in the classrooms and around the main campus. Some suggested we should meet again in two years. To me it’s something to look forward to… we’ll see what comes next.

Now we’re back to roll our sleeves and prepare for our 25th anniversary celebration on September 24 in Las Vegas. Since social media is now the trend to reach or find our batchmates or friends, let us engage in using our Facebook page - Rizal High School Alumni Association, NA. Please spread the word and invite your RHS alumni friends and batchmates to the event.

March 2016 The Rizalian Page 7

August 29, 2015 Wisconsin, USA Dear American-Canadian Friends, Colleagues & Relatives, It's time for us to go home. Time to re-join the family. It's been 16 wonderful years with you friends. Thanks for your friendship. We will never forget you. So-long friends, till we meet again! Let's keep in touch. Ed and Nieva Escall

September 20, 2015 Victoria, Australia There's not many American shows on air. We are now getting used to Aussie TV shows. There are Australian versions of DWTS, The Bach-elor & XFactor and replay of Late Night Show. Like Super Bowl, it is the Final Season of the Aussie Rules Foot-ball - the main Sport show this time where Fans go crazy. Cricket is not on yet. To watch my favorite Sun-day Meet the Press I have to wake up at 4 am Mondays, and to get updates on other US news I go to the Internet. This week, we had a new Australian Prime Minister. The rebel party group suc-ceeded in ousting the incumbent PM. Slowly, things are becoming normal for us. We now think that we are not visitors anymore but residents. Ed and Nieva Escall

Note: Ed and Nieva always shared their photos taken during RHSAA, NA fundraising events. We will miss them both!

Polly Cortez, RHS Class 1962

“An Alumna Achiever”

Congratulations to Polly for being unani-mously selected as one of the UP Distin-guished Alumni Awardee for 2015 by a panel of judges headed by former UP President Dr. Emerlinda Roman. Ms. Polly Santiago-Cortez is the Vice-Chair of the Friends of U.P. Foundation of America (FUPFA), a national 501(c) 3 nonprofit charitable foundation for the alumni of UP in North America. Polly retired in September 2015 after over 38 years as a Feder-al Banking Regulator at the United States Department of Treas-ury. In the midst of the savings and loan crisis in 1985-1986, she was involved in the closures of failed banks that she was specifically mentioned in the book “Inside Job” for her role in preventing shady characters entering the banking industry. She held numerous senior-level positions with the Office of Thrift Supervision (OTS) and the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC). Over the years, she received various recognitions for her out-standing performance and accomplishments as a federal bank-ing regulator and as a community service volunteer. Among these are: 2015 Six Sigma Greenbelt Award, 2013 Comptroller of the Currency Excellence Award, Outstanding EEO Activities and Training Award, along with other performance awards given by the OCC and the U.S. Department of Treasury. In 2007 she was one of the Top 100 Most Influential Filipinas in the US according to Filipina Women’s Network. She was also honored as an Outstanding Pasigueña by the Pasig City, as well as an Outstanding Alumna by Rizal High School. Her active involvement with the Girl Scouts of USA and Northern California includes the Outstanding and Passionate Fundraising Award for the 1st Girl Scouts Diversity Conference in 2002. She was also a founding member of Camp CEO for mentoring the underserved and at-risk teens from the SF Bay Area. Polly belongs to RHS Class ’62*. She obtained her MBA from the Golden Gate University, San Francisco, CA in 1983 and her BSBA (Accounting) from the University of the Philippines in 1966. She is a Certified Quality Manager/Organizational Excellence (CQM/OE) from the American Society for Quality and was a member of the Board of Examiners for the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award for the Bureau of Commerce.

Ed ‘60/Nieva ‘59 Escall

Ed ‘60/Nieva ‘59 Escall both wearing Filipino attire.

Please check the inserts in this newsletter mail. Paid members are encouraged to vote and to mail back the election ballot on or before May 07, 2016. Next, start contacting your batchmates and solicit ads for the souvenir program or maga-zine. Ad rates are printed on the insert. We will announce the dinner ticket price and hotel room rates on our FB page . You can send your donation to fund grants for our FAP scholars.

See you all on Saturday, September 24, 2016 at Gold Coast Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada.

Polly Cortez ‘62*

Newsletter of the Rizal High School Alumni Association of North America

RHSAA, NA 33515 2nd Street Union City, CA 94587 Tel. (510) 825-6355

Article Submission:

Please continue to submit your articles using MS word doc. file (not .docx file) & scanned photos/images in JPEG or TIF formats (no less than 1200 pixels wide & 800 pixels tall or 3 megabytes)

or original/scanned photos. Your article/text should not exceed 300 words. We may edit and try to publish your article subject to space limitations.

Include a caption at the back of your photo/s. Thank you.

Mail to: E. Alan–Stephens ‘61* at 1743 Vancouver Green, Fremont, CA 94536 or E-mail: ealanstephens@gmail.com

POSTAGE

Co-Editor - Estry Alan-Stephens ‘61* at ealanstephens@gmail.com Co-Editor - Bel Enriquez Raimundo ‘65* at bel.raimundo@gmail.com Co-Editor - Yollie San Juan Wilson ‘69* at yollie8wilson@hotmail.com

US & Canada Educational Grant Application

Deadline - Aug. 20, 2016 A lifetime member’s child, grandchild or sibling residing in US and Canada, who has a GPA of 3.5 in senior high school going or cur-rently in college may submit an ap-plication for an educational grant (one application per household).

Completed forms with passport size photo and supporting documents must be postmarked and received by Aug. 20, 2016.

Request forms by Email or postal mail to:

Estry Alan-Stephens ’61* 1743 Vancouver Green Fremont, Ca 94536 E-mail: ealanstephens@gmail.com

IN MEMORIAM

Dr. Crispin Cruz ‘61 - USA

Dr. Rodolfo Narag ‘56* - USA

Sesinando Concepcion ‘56* - USA

May They Rest in Eternal Peace.

Project, Events and Class Reunion Schedules Sat., Sept. 3, 2016 / SoCal RHS Alumni Reunion - 11 am to 07 pm / St. Philomena Catholic Church - 21900 South Main St., Carson, CA 90745 Host - Class 1978 and Class 1979 / Contact: Patricia Castro-Tiu at patcastrotiu@yahoo.com Sat., Sept. 24, 2016 / RHSAA, NA 25th Anniversary - 10 am - Talk Session / Host - Priscilla Quinn ‘61* North Carolina Director At Large Sat., Sept. 24, 2016 / RHSAA, NA 25th Anniversary - 06 pm - Dinner/Dance - Gold Coast Casino, Las Vegas, NV Sat., Dec. 03, 2016 / Class 1966 Golden Anniversary / Contact: Sally Magat at sallymagat@gmail.com, +63-917-535-2394, +632-788-2842 Sat., Dec. 03, 2016 / RHS Grand Alumni Homecoming / RHS Main Campus / Hosts: Class 1966, 1976, 1986, and 1991

Like us on our Facebook page -

Rizal High School Alumni Association, NA Website — www.rhsaana.org

Reunion class organizers,

Please contact me if you have any suggestions for our next reunion. It could be a different venue outside California. It could be a bus trip, cruise trip, a mix of bus and train trip, etc. We had fun and we mixed well from last time with other alumni batches. Let us explore places while we can, especially the retirees. Email me with your phone number to discuss your ideas at ealanstephens@gmail.com. Thank you...Estry

To our readers, if you want to contact any of our FAP recipients via Email, please send your request to

estephensc61@yahoo.com. Thank you.