Vol. 11, No. 14, Oct. 15, 2007
Five
Iligan business firms were among some 27 establishments in Northern Mindanao
given recognition recently by the Department of Trade and Industry under
the DTI-Certified Business Establishment/Store (CE) Program. These
companies were Cuadro Ocho, Inc. -- silver award; Krisland Commercial Corp.
-- bronze; Nema Electrical & Industriaal Sales, Inc., -- Bronze, KRG
Marketing & Services -- bronze; and Oro Tracis Home Builder Center
-- bronze.
The DTI-CE program gives due recognition to establishments that uphold the rights of consumers and practice responsible business where consumers indeed get value for their money. Particularly, the program encourages the setting up of a sustainable Consumer Welfare Desk (CWD) or a DTI recognized customer service counter that provides information to consumers and serves as mechanism for speedy resolution of their complaints.
The DTI-CE level of awards include the following: Gold - for establishments which has silver achievement with some elements aligned to International Standard Organization (ISO) 9000, Silver - for those with bronze achievements with social responsibility, and Bronze - for compliance of the Fair Trade Law, i.e., Consumer Act, Price Act, Price Tag Law, Products Standards/ICC Law plus the CWD. The awards are aimed at ensuring that the organization can time and again deliver the product of services that meet the client's quality requirements, the ISO 9000 family of standards represents an international consensus on good management practices.
Iligan radio critic survives slay try
A hard-hitting radio commentator was shot and critically wounded in the morning of Oct. 8, 2007 by an unidentified man near a school. Police investigators identified the victim as Jose Pantoja, in his early 40's, and a block time radio commentator on DXLS FM "Love Radio."
Pantoja, who was on board his motorcycle, had just dropped his daughter off at school and made a brief stop at a copying center near the MSU-IIT in Tibanga highway to have some documents duplicated. A gunman wearing a bonnet sneaked up from behind and shot him point blank with a .45-caliber pistol, hitting him thrice on the stomach. The assailant fled and boarded a waiting getaway motorcycle parked nearby and driven by a bonnet-wearing cohort. Pantoja was rushed to the neary Mindanao Sanitarium Hospital where doctors have declared him in critical condition. Iligan City Mayor Lawrence Cruz instructed Police Director Senior Superintendent Virgilio Ranes to conduct a thorough investigation into the incident. City officials and different media groups here condemned the shooting and considered the incident as an affront to press freedom. Police are looking into several angles in their investigation to determine the motives behind the shooting.
Congrats,
new alumni officers!
Sun, 30 Sep 2007 07:37:03 UTC
Kudos and warm felicitations to the following
new officers and directors of the LCHS Alumni Association, led by James
L. Booc as the new president; Suniel S. Lim (Executive VP); Johnny Chen
(1st VP); Joan Quimbo-Quidlat (Secretary); Geraldine Tan (Treasurer); Teresita
Racines (Auditor); and Alicia C. Go (PRO), and the new directors composed
of: Glenda Sy-Cabilan, Dy Sio Te, Vy Beng Hong, Roger Suminguit, Steward
Co, Ian Uy, Jimmy Ang, Sherwin Sy, and immediate past president Henry Dy
as adviser. Indeed, this "marks a turning point in the history of the LCHS-AA
in which the reins of leadership have been transferred to the hands of
a younger generation of alumni." Again, my congratulations and good wishes
for a fruitful term. See you all next year for our 3rd Grand Alumni Homecoming.
In His Time.
--Henry L. Yu, M.D. (Batch ’69), Cebu,
Philippines; email: hvty@skyinet.net
PAL
pre-landing announcement
Sat, 29 Sep 2007 02:16:32 -0700 (PDT)
PAL stewardess: We're now preparing to land at San Francisco International
Airport. Kindly straighten up your seats, turn off all electronic gadgets,
pull up your window shades and buckle up for safety. We hope you enjoyed
flying with us as much as we did. Sa wikang atin po, tayo po ay papalapag
na sa paliparang pangkalawakang internasyonal ng San Francisco. Paalala
po lamang sa ating mga kababayan -- ang mga unan, kumot, headset at iba
pang kagamitan sa eroplano ay di po kasama sa pasalubong. Huwag po lamang
baklasin ang LCD-TV na nakadikit sa silya.
--Ellen Lim, Makati, Philippines; email: ellenlim427@yahoo.com
Life's
trials
Tue, 25 Sep 2007 18:19:13
Trials, like a washing machine, twist us, spin us and knock us around.
But in the end, we come out cleaner, brighter and better than ever
before.
--Henry C. Dy (Batch '64), Iligan, Philippines; forwarded from
SMS, cell +639177161200
Thoughts
to ponder
Tue, 2 Oct 2007 08:46:15
Some thoughts to ponder: 1. Make peace with your past so it won't
screw up the present. 2. What other people think of you is
none of your business. 3. Time heals almost everything; so
give it time. 4. No one is in charge of your happiness except
you. 5. Don't compare your life to others because you have
no idea what their journey is all about. Each one of us is created
special. Have fun and enjoy life.
--Susan Lim-de la Cruz, Iloilo, Philippines; email: iko1031@hotmail.com
Things
I learned in kindergarten
Tue, 02 Oct 2007 11:19:33
Things I learned in kindergarten that are still in use today:
Share everything; play fair; don't hit people. Put things back where you
found them; don't create a mess. Don't take things that aren't yours.
Say sorry when you hurt somebody. Live a balanced life; learn, play,
enjoy. Sing, dance. And most of all, it's good to know that
when you go out of the real world, make sure someone is holding your hand
... God.
--Remedios Tan-Wee (Batch '64), Cotabato, Philippines; forwarded
from SMS, cell +639209213613
Alumni in the limelight
MISS
ILIGAN PAGEANT. Dennivy Montecalvo Khu (Batch 2006),
in
photo, emerged as 3rd runner-up in the Miss Iligan 2007 Pageant held
in celebration of the city fiesta last month. Dennivy is the daughter
of Dennis Khu (Batch '83) and Elvies Montecalvo Khu. Her
father Dennis is a first cousin of Fernando "Lando" Khu (Batch '65).
The five winners in this year's pageant were: Rutchil Gacasan, Miss
Iligan 2007; Bihzed Madel Capangpangan, 1st runner-up; Russel
Jon Diez, 2nd runner-up; Dennivy Khu, 3rd runner-up; and Mehgan
Ng, 4th runner-up. The organizer of the event was Enrique Libron
II, son of Luisa Uy-Libron (Batch '59), owner of Loy's Pharmacy.
Dennivy was 1st runner-up in the Miss Teen Iligan of 2006.
SPEECH ON AGING. Dr. Henry Yu (Batch '69) was among the panel of speakers in the GCCI's First Lecture Series held at the Cebu Grand Convention Center last Oct. 6. The theme was "The Psychology of Aging."
PAL AWARDEE. The Cebu Fortune
Travel of Aida Lim-Uy (Batch '61) was a recipient of the Gold Award
in the Magdayaw Awards 2007 of the Philippine Airlines. The awarding
ceremony, held recently at the Century Park Hotel in Manila, was attended
by top producers and key players in the travel industry. Giving the
awards were top honchos of Philippine Airlines led by its president Jaime
Bautista.
Henry L. Yu, M.D., Batch '69
Growing Up and Growing Old
"Aging is a slow process of saying goodbye. We say goodbye to friends who die ahead of us. We say goodbye to familiar places as we move from old neighborhood to a village in the suburbs. We say goodbye to old traditions, old ideas and old familiar church hymns and love songs. Everything seems to be leaving us when we grow old and gray. Even our eyesight and memory." An author once wrote.
How true indeed! Aging is a slow process characterized by a period of decline and goodbyes.
It seems like only yesterday when we used to walk around the LCHS campus in our school uniform as hyperkinetic teeners, young, innocent, and carefree, laughing all the way in endless giggles and jubilation, going up and down the stairs to the high school building everyday of our lives, eating in the canteen during recess period, playing basketball, volleyball, pingpong, badminton, or being up there on stage as performers, as singer, dancer, or declaimer/orator, living up with peer pressures, the barkada, puppy love, crushes, infatuations, etc. How fast time really passed by! The next thing we knew we were students no more. Yes, gone are those days when we used to be the school's contestants in the Literary Musical Contest.
Life is indeed a cycle. We were yesterday's students and today's professionals. As time goes by, we move one step ahead. Our children took our role as yesterday's students. We become the parents. And our parents become the grandparents. Very soon, we too will become lolos and lolas. For now, it's our kids taking the lead with us staying backstage in supporting roles. Yes, gone are our superstar days when we used to be the campus hearthrobs, crush ng bayan, the Coca-Cola bodies, the flat tummy, the face that refreshes, the vim, vigor, and vitality of youth and all that jazz. For now we just contend ourselves sitting at home sipping coffee while we make a rewind of our youth, reminiscing the memories of our dreams as we listen to the songs of our time, feeling nostalgic as we remember the times of our life, of the way we were.
We all go through the process of aging. Old age is "replaying the past, playing in the present, and preparing for the future." It is inevitable and inescapable. It is a reality that we all have to face and come to terms with. Time passes and we grow older with each passing day, year after year after year. "Growing up is mandatory. Growing old is optional." Yes, doing it with grace is another story.
Igdono U. Caracho, Batch '66
Camping Paradise
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