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UST High School Class 1980 Website

 

www.usths80.org

www.usths80us.org (U.S. website)

This website is dedicated to all the men and women of Class  1980 of the University of Santo Tomas High School. This site showcases the fun and nostalgia of the best batch USTHS has ever produced.

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UST High School Batch 80

Alumni Association Inc.

Trustess and Officers 2005-06

 

Teng Aguilar - President

Leo Riingen - Chairman/Vice-President

Gina Bautista-Navarette - Secretary

Leah Militar-Castillo - Treasurer

Chie Meneses-Candelaria - Auditor

Ibe Arevalo - Chair/Special Projects

Rey Espino - Chair/Membership

Happy Esquivias-DosSantos - Chair/Socials

Benjie Mallari-Alvarez - Chair/Ways&Means

 

Bong Castaneda - Legal Counsel

Jo Manalad - Asst. Secretary

Yna Valenzuela-Torres - Vice-chair/SpProjects

Nina Rigor - Asst. Legal Counsel

 

 

 

 

 

Growing up in the sixties and early seventies, you drive downtown and you see painted on the walls the sign, "POST NO BILL." You don't see those signs anymore.  And so with this website, fellow batch members, we invite you to contribute your bills, your thoughts and your photographs. Let this be a chronicle of the best works and of the delicate artistic expressions of our members.  Let this photographed volume tell the stories of all those willing to work side by side seeking to inform and enlighten thru their lens.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

Yna Valenzuela-Torres

Anthony Fallarme

Rey Espino

Chito Rabadam

 

 

The Batch's Munting Handog in 2006

by Yna Valenzuela-Torres
 
We put up an impromptu show;
they presented their lives.
We gave from the excess of our hearts;
they, from their widow’s mite.
 
The sight that greeted us that afternoon affirmed we were in the right place. Wanting to be of true help, we found this place really needing of one. We come to this place chugging along the excess from the last gift-giving exercise, which was the Munting Hiling; our first try in this kind of undertaking. We hardly have settled down when we found ourselves consulting with each other in hushed tones, each realizing the gravity of the need-this, is genuine stuff. With lumps in our throats we looked around some more and felt both satisfaction and regret. Satisfaction that finally, we found a place that could truly benefit from the collective charity of our batch mates and regret for not having brought more to give. Oh, but in the end, it was more than enough and more than appreciated.
 
This time, forming the lucky seven were, Lou Torres, Benjie Mallari, Vita Paras, Mackoy Villaroman, Leo Riingen, Jojo Sayson, Mariebeth Arevalo and myself. The excess fund from Munitng Hiling gave Ibe the option to do a sequel to it, and timed it with Jojo’s visit. With the Munting Hiling, the children’s innocence, Leo’s stirring photographs and the sincerity of the batch to help, made the occasion a success. This time no skillful photography is necessary to validate the choice of beneficiary, the actual images were gripping. It knocked off the cynicism from our otherwise tenderhearted ad-man, Mackoy. Lou, Vita, Leo, Ibe and I were moved beyond expected, each vowing to come back. Dra. Benjie, cutting short her afternoon clinic, came, saw and was touched to have drinks and snack bought. Only Jojo, who is not new to cancer-ward visit had an inkling of the emotional tug this kind of visitation brings.
 
 
The Childhouse is a place of refuge- a sanctuary- for children with cancer or children of cancer patients. It is largely dependent on Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office’s annual donation of 1.2million that barely cover utilities and administrative expenses, let alone the medical needs of the patients and their huge transport expense. Poverty, sickness and pain are evident from every quarter and every patient, yet they make do; and endearing were the faces of gladness, gratitude and optimism they carry. There is an unmistakable sense of peace (that we would like to share with you) that resides in the Childhouse.
 
Let Leo’s photographs relay the story of Munting Handog.  Click for more pictures.
 
 

A Call to Help Rescue Leyte

UST Batch80 starts Sagip L80 fund drive.

St. Bernard, Southern Leyte.  Landslide from surrounding mountain slopes triggered by heavy rains buried hundreds of houses, a school, 90% of the village, leaving hundreds dead, thousands missing - almost in a blink of an eye.  This is the place, the tragedy, the casualty.

Let us learn by paradox.  Rising form this valley of despair; let it be a valley of vision.  Let hope rise knowing that though dashed to the ground, we can push and strive for the heights. 

Nothing can prepare us from this misery and trauma of people who have lost everything in an instant, but we can dig deep into our Christian faith:  our bedrock as a class, as a people, as a nation.  We will not grouse and add to the despair.  Instead, we will be as light shining brightest in total darkness.  Let us help rescue Leyte.

We call on all our batchmates, their friends and relatives to donate to the Batch 80 Leyte Fund Drive dubbed Sagip L80.  Donations in cash can be sent via:

 -- bank deposit to USTHS Batch 80 Alumni Associaiton Checking account # 0381-028361-001 Security Bank Branch 101

-- mail check  pay to USTHS Batch 80 Alumni Associaiton (Sagip L80) to Leah Militar-Castillo, our Batch treasurer, #14 Rose St., Lourdes Subdivision, Mambugan, Sumulong highway, Antipolo Rizal 1870

--  money transfer via Western Union to Leah Militar-Castillo.  Please email or text Leah (+63 919 8424270) the confirmation number. 

-- For US and north America residents, you can use Western Union or send/mail check to Jojo Sayson (840 Revere St., Bourbonnais, IL 60914 USA) Tel (1) 815-933-4291 and cell (1)815-953-7787.  Jojo will be in the Philippines in March.

PLEASE FILL UP THE SAGIP L80 DATABASE/RECORD AT OUR YAHOO GROUP SITE AFTER REMITTING THE MONEY.  Click this link - http://groups.yahoo.com/group/usths80/database

Donations will be coursed thru ABS-CBN Foundation (c/o Ronnie Cabanes) or thru GMA Kapuso Foundation.

 

Updated March 8, 2006

COPYRIGHT 2005 LEO RIINGEN ALL RIGHTS RESERVED

What's Up

 

  • The 1st Batch 80 Basic Photography Class will be held on March 11, 2006 at Informatics Eastwood from 9am to 12 nn.  Leo Riingen will facilitate the 3-Saturday session culminating to an on-the-spot photo contest at Leah's Jala-jala hacienda on March 25, 2006.  Sign-up by clicking here.

 

  • Batch 80 congratulates its own Jojo Sayson and Leo Riingen as recipients of  The Outstanding Thomasian Alumni (TOTAL Awards) for 2006 in Health and Allied Services  and Science and Technology, respectively.  The awards were conferred by the University Rector on the awards night on February 17, 2005, Friday at the UST Central Seminary Gym.Kudos to Jojo and Leo! Article, photos...

 

 

Leo Riingen and Yna Valenzuela Torres (receiving the award for Jojo Sayson)

  • Rey Espino is USTHS80 Alumni Association Presidential Awardee

The USTHS Batch 80 Alumni Association President's Award is conferred upon Rey Espino in recognition of his selfless and tireless efforts to reunite the USTHS Batch 80. Through the establishment and continued management of the USTHS80 e-group, he has been instrumental in the realization of its Jubilee vision.

  • An Image of a Creative Executive Manila Bulletin, Dec 7, 2005.     Leo Riingen feature. Click here.

  • USTHS80 Girls Valedictorian, Greenwich big boss and our Batch Secretary Gina Bautista-Naverrete was featured at People Asia Magazine November 2005 issue.  Click here for the link.

  • Our very own, National Coach Jobet Morales, leads the Philippine Taekwondo Team, to a gold medal haul at the Southeast Asian Games. Click here for pictures.

  • Watch out for Jojo Sayson's international TV debut at ABS-CBN and TFC's  "Nagmamahal, Kapamilya" hosted by Bernadette Sembrano.  Airing in 2006.  Abangan is Super Jojo!

 

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   Archives

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  • Christmas Party 2005

  • Sign-up of Volunteers for USTHS80 Career Buddy System (CBS) now underway

  • Batch 80 Holds Career Talks

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  • UST High School Batch 80 in US and Canada celebrates Silver Jubilee in Vegas.

  • A Toast to Remember - The 2005 Las Vegas Reunion -Full Recap by Chito Rabadam

  • UST High School Batch 80 celebrates Silver Jubilee at manila hotel

  • Batch 80 holds silver trek to ust high school

  • Batch 80 prepares for the jubilee