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SPU Manila INTER-OFFICE BULLETIN

Vol. VIII No. 51 21 March 2016

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FORUM ON GOOD GOVERNMENT HELD

St. Paul Manila Alumni Foundation,

Inc. (SPMAFI), in cooperation with

St. Paul University Manila, held a

Forum on Good Governance at 4:00

P.M., 18 March 2016 in the Third

Floor Ballroom of the HRM Training

Center.

The guest speaker at the

forum was Loida Nicolas-Lewis, world

renowned lawyer, business woman,

and civic leader based in New York.

Attendees were administrators, faculty and

staff, and students of St. Paul Manila, St. Paul Quezon

City, St. Paul Pasig, Sisters from the St. Paul Hospital

in Dasmarinas, alumnae and friends.

Guests and SPU Manila

administrators

Renowned voice professor, Irma Potenciano

with actor Chinggoy Alonso and wife

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In the course of her presentation on good

governance, Mrs. Lewis made a pitch for Roxas-Robredo.

The organizers of the forum clarified that the university is

non-partisan and that the event was not meant to

influence the participants but just to help them in making

choices for the 2016 elections.

Mrs. Lewis greeting the attendees.

The forum opened with a prayer led by Ms. Alexa

Nunez, followed by Welcome Remarks from Dr. Rhoda Reyes, Vice President for Academic

Services. Mrs. Lalaine Vitug-Mallari introduced the guest speaker. After the talk of Mrs. Lewis,

it was announced that the Open Forum (which should have been moderated by Dr. Brian

Bantugan) and the Closing Prayer (led by Nancy Aguila) had to be dispensed with due to time

constraints.

Dr. Reyes and Mrs. Sherry Alingod presented

the speaker with a certificate and a copy of the SPU

Manila centennial coffee table book as a token from the

school, and flowers from the SPMAFI.

Guests were given photo ops with Mrs. Lewis

and invited to partake of the merienda.

Mrs. Lewis with the students… and some guests.

The forum was made possible by an alumna, Jane Fields, who is a close friend of Mrs.

Lewis.

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SPU MANILA GOES GREEN

Sr. Ma. Evangeline Anastacio, SPC, University President, shared that in line with the

Environmental Stewardship Advocacy of St. Paul Manila, the school undertook two eco-friendly

projects recently: Institutional Earth Day on 15 March 2016 and the Eco Center and the

Mushroom Culture Facility set up by Sr. Joseline Lasala, SPC, Vice-President for Administrative

Services. Sister likewise announced that the university would be supporting the Earth Hour on

19 March 2016.

Following are some pictures of the two facilities:

The Center…

and the people behind it

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The entrance to the facility

Some varieties of mushrooms…

Sr. Evangeline

proudly holding

a mushroom variety

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ALUMNAE GATHERINGS

High School 1962

Lunch for Marc and Carol Soriano

Café Romulo

14 March 2016

L-R: Boots Alvero, Fe Zapanta, Sherry Alingod,

Margot Ripoll, MOM, Tere Marfori,

Carol and Marc Soriano

BSC 1974

White Elephant Sale

Remy and Ted Narciso Residence

15 March 2016

Proceeds for Correctional Residents

and Home for the Aged

High School 1954

Lunch for Mina Armstrong

Residence of Darle Zamuco

15 March 2016

Seated: Medy Gabriel, Stella Cagampan, MOM,

Carmen Nepomuceno, Corazon Tirona.

Standing: Cora de Leon, Ceci Blardony,

Irma Guison, Mina, Sylvia Jamora,

and Darle Zamuco

Lunch Meeting

for Good Governance Forum

Chef Jessie

16 March 2016

L-R: Sherry Alingod, Jane Fields,

Dinggay la’O, and MOM

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Setting Up Meeting

Good Governance Forum

Mr. Poon

17 March 2016

L-R: Sherry Alingod, Dinggay la’O,

Jane Fields, Lahla Laforteza,

Helen Dabao, and MOM

High School 1970

Pilgrimage

to Doors of Mercy Churches

19 March 2016

With Pilar Almira, Elizabeth Esquillo,

Josefina Ginoo, Carmencita Abella,

Pachet Capati, Loulette Vilchez,

Norsky Garcia, Vilma Ibazeta,

Nenabelle Unson, and Louie Pabalan

High School 1961

Then and Now

Shared by Minnie Favis-Bernardino

CONDOLENCES

The Paulinian Family

condoles with the husband and daughters of Susan Yap-Belen (HS 1965).