16 November 2011

Dear Brods,

Put on your dancing shoes and lets…
Dance to the music….
Swing to the rhythm…
Tap to the beat…

See the brods in unison … come and be one of …

THE VANGUARDS IN CADENCE!

Let’s join our brods celebrating their birthday this month in a Disco Party Fellowship this 25 November 2011 Friday at 1900H at the Vanguard Building, UPDMST Complex, Diliman, Quezon City.

Let’s reminisce as we hear dance songs of our decade as our DJ brods play their music selections.  We are honored as we present the music of the:

70’s by Vgd. Graciano Mercado, Jr. ’71 aka DJ Jass
80’s by Vgd. Emraydda Manikis-Rodriguez ’86 aka DJ Emy
90’s by Vgd. Florimon Bernardo ’92 aka DJ BJ
and surprise DJs for other decades

Celebrants for this month are Brods Andres Tolentino ’39, Florencio Revil ’41, Alfredo Magnaye ’50, Catalino Macaraig, Jr. ’52(+), Eustaqui Purungganan ’52, Teto Inocencio ‘54(+), Nicanor Zaratan, Jr. ’55, Manuel B. Casaclang ’55, Nicanor Gutierrez, Jr. ’56, Ide Tillah ’57, Domingo Herrera Jr. ’57, Juanito Abilay ’58, Virgilio Abenes ’58, Cicero Aligaen ’58, Gabriel Sta. Maria ’59, Aurelio Cartano ’59, Dominador Martinez ’60, Enrique Pijuan ’60, Salvador Bernardo ’60, Rodolfo Eustaquio ’61, Marcelino Baliton ’66, Raul Medina ’67, Reynato Chua ’68, Virgilio Mauro ’69, Diego Panganiban ’69, Len Serafica ’70, Arthur Palatino ’71, Roberto Garcia ’73, Roosevelt Bote ’74, Rey Laserna ’75, Rowena Rocha ’75, Emy De Guzman ’76, Martin Imatong ’76, Alfredo Del Rosario, Jr. ’77, Delfin Dandan ’77, Rufo Bautista ’77, Jude Tadeo ’77, Mon Santiago ’78, Antonio Obsioma ’79, Henry Co, Sr. ’79, Fernando Garcia ‘80(+), Teodoro Diaz de Rivera ’80, Himerio Garcia ’81, Roy Rex Lazaro ’83, Luis Cortez ’83, Ruben Tinda-an ’84, Roland Badaruddin ’84, AC Fernando ’84, Jerry Remonte ’84, Tony Reyes ’84, Thomas Sedano, Jr. ’85, Nono Lozano ’85, Gregorio Ardales, Jr. ’85, Ariel Carlos ’85, Levi Baligod ’91, Buboy Lizaso ’91, Bas Rupisan ’92, Robert Cosico ’92, Nols Del Rosario ’93, Felix Sibal ’00, Rommel Edillorama ’04, Niels Badillo ’06 and Marian Tanate ’07. Kindly inform the Secretariat of any corrections or addition to the list.

The sponsors, as usual, are our celebrants.  But donations, most especially in cash, are most welcome!

Don’t forget to invite your spouses, partners and Lady Vanguards.  Please confirm your attendance by replying to this email; calling up the Secretariat at 920-6881 or 89; or texting 0917-3874778 (Malou ’87) or 0917-3362292 (Ana). We hope to see you there!

Fraternally,

THE FELLOWSHIP COMMITTEE

UP PRESIDENT ADMINISTERING THE OATH OF OFFICE TO UP VANGUARD GOVERNORS AND VARIOUS COMMITTEE OFFICERS FROM L-R: LtCol Rolando Rodil ‘81; Col Marcelo Javier, Jr. ‘66; Vgd Elenito Domingo ‘66; Vgd Gov. Eliseo Rio ‘65; Vgd Gov. Antonio Carlos Fernando ‘84; Vgd Gov. Melito Salazar ‘71; Chairman of the Board Gilbert Reyes ‘79; National Commander Jaime De Los Santos ‘66; Vgd Jose Robert Po ‘98.

University of the Philippines President Fred Pascual inducted the U.P. Vanguard, Inc. Board of Governors, Officers and Various Committee Chairmen last 16 June 2011 at the UP Executive House. About 150 Vanguards and their spouses, UP ROTC Cadets, Sponsors and friends crowded UP’s “White House” to witness this momentous event.

In his keynote speech, President Pascual recalled the glorious heritage of the Fraternity and expressed his honor and pride to be a Vanguard himself. He also praised the leadership of the U.P. Vanguard for its various projects and advocacies, most especially its Youth Leadership programs and scholarship grants. He likewise pledged to help revitalize the UP ROTC Program in every way he can as UP President.

UP Vanguard Incorporated, Panay-Negros Chapter Presents ‘Tiruhay’, An Open Category Paintball Tournament, 24 – 25 September 2011, UPV Football Field.

On March 17, 2012, we are going to celebrate
our 90^th UP Vanguard Annual Convention &
UP ROTC Centennial Homecoming with the theme:

“A Salute to 100 Years of UP ROTC:
Duty Well-Performed,
Honor Untarnished,
& Country Above Self”

On August 15, 2011, we are going to kick-off with a yearlong Calendar of Centennial Events, and our first event shall be the Gen. Carlos P. Romulo Memorial Cup at the Forest Hills Golf & Country Club in Antipolo.

Given the significance of our UP ROTC Centennial Homecoming, we are keen to make this golf tournament a success in terms of player turnout and more especially in raising funds much needed for our very special homecoming.

Brod, we will need your support for the success of our scheduled events and the first we will be asking of you is to provide us with contact details of prospective sponsors for our golf tournament:

1. Title Name
2. Rank, Position and Company
3. Office address
4. Telephone, fax & email address

We will send solicitation letters to your prospects containing various advertising packages including Hole sponsorships and souvenir program spots.

Please email the details to malou_macrohon@yahoo.com and copy furnish upvi1922_secretariat@yahoo.com on or before June 24, 2011 so that we can start sending out letters within that week.

Hope we can count on you here.

Mabuhay ang UP Vanguard,

Mabuhay ang UP ROTC sa kanyang ika-100 Taon!

THE CENTENNIAL HOMECOMING COMMITTEE

Dear Fellow Vanguards and all who care,

Please allow us to seize this moment and sound off the call for help from our Alma Mater.

LCol Roland Rodil, Class ’81 and UPROTC commandant and the UP Vanguard University Chapter called on all Vanguards for help in making the Cadet Officer’s living quarters (barracks) more livable.

Note that the barracks (now named as Granadillo Hall) was constructed during the time of Gen Ver, more than 30 years ago. Considering that the University and the national government do not provide appropriations for periodic repairs and maintenance, the barracks is seriously in bad condition.

Needs Survey

University Chapter members and representatives from the UPVI Board of Governors inspected the barracks a month ago and prioritized repairs urgently needed. Among the priorities are badly leaking roof, tattered ceiling, hazardous electrical connections, bad toilet and water connections, pealed and faded paint and mosquito-infested living quarters etc.

A Project to Build Upon

Windows of the sleeping quarters were supposed to be fitted with screens, but none was installed or due to disrepair they might have been taken down years ago. Without the window screens, Cadet Officers are very much at risk for dengue, not to mention the difficulty in getting good sleep.

The Cadet Officers female quarters are separated by a wall partition. However, the male quarters only have curtains serving as the partition.  If there are no wall partitions that will seal off mosquitoes, it is useless to put up window screens.

As our contribution to the barracks renovation project, Class 66 has started the construction of the wall partition and installation of window screens for both the male and female quarters. The estimated cost of Php 80,000 will be shared among us, all senior citizens.

Reminiscence of the past

Remember living in the barracks as cadet officers in the 60s (widely known as “DMST” Building)?  We regularly had reveille formations along that wide corridor every morning for PT. Thereafter, we attended to our daily cleaning assignments including latrine detail. COD inspection was conducted everyday.

Remember “Lady Diliman” walking late at night at the DMST corridor dragging a heavy chain? And of our classmates donning boxing gloves to settle individual arguments among ourselves and occasionally with upper classmen?

Remember the large rooms we used for Cadet Officers’ classroom training and critique room in preparation for Saturday drill days? They double as the University’s Euthenics classrooms, a good source for spotting potential sponsors.

We secretly called our sponsors “Sponggays”, our own special term of endearment. It was a well guarded secret, or so we thought. The sponsors knew but played along.

During the day, and at the expense of missing our classes, we would wait for our favorite sponsors as they take their tour of duty in the Sponsors Room. At night, we would sneak in to read their private individual entries in the Sponsors logbook.

Yes, the “barracks” was special to us, to our “Sponggays”, and many other cadet officers before and after us.  We can’t let go of the barracks, we must all help in the barracks restoration.

Our Challenge

This is a gigantic task. We encourage other classes to build upon what Class 66 started. The barracks have many other urgent needs, such as the replacement of the roofing and the renovation of the comfort rooms. Let’s all get involved.

When all is said and done, we shall have quarters for Cadet Officers that we, Vanguards, can be proud of, that Cadet Officers can be proud of, and comfort for the parents that their beloved sons and daughters do not have to live in squalor while pursuing their dreams.

The Cadet Officers and Corps of Sponsors of

the Invincible Class of 1966