ALPHA PHI OMEGA (Philippines) ALUMNI COUNCIL OF NORTH AMERICA

March2005

The three (3) major venues for the Brother Dr.Librado “Bado” Inocencio Ureta’s birthcentennial are:

1. Brod Bado’s gravesite: Forest Lawn MemorialParks—Sunnyside, 1500 East San AntonioDrive, Long Beach, California 90807* 4:00- 5:00 p.m., Friday, March 18, 2005 —Daily floral offering; motorcade to hotel* 4:00- 4:30 p.m., Saturday, March 19, 2005 —Daily floral offering* 10:00-10:20 a.m., Sunday, March 20, 2005 —Daily floral offering

2. The Ureta Family home: 2318 AtlanticAvenue, Long Beach, California 90806-3220,Tel. No. 562 424-7392* 10:30 a.m.-2:00 p.m., Sunday, March 20, 2005— Farewell pot luck brunch

3. The Ureta centennial/APO-ACNA venue:The Best Western Golden Sails Hotel, 6285East Pacific Coast Highway, Long Beach,California 90803-4803, Tel. No. 562 -596-1631,800-762-5333* 5:30 p.m.-12:00 midnight, Friday, March 18,2005 — Brod Bado Ureta’s birthday bash* 5:30 p.m.-12:00 midnight, Saturday, March19, 2005 — Brother Dr. Librado I. Ureta’scentennial banquet* 9:30 a.m. — Motorcade to Ureta home viagravesite

To BROD BADO’S GRAVESITE:From Northern California and Los Angeles1. I-5 South2. I-710 South toward Long Beach3. CA-91 toward Riverside4. Cherry Avenue exit5. Right on Cherry Avenue6. Right on East San Antonio Drive7. Arrive at 1500 East San Antonio Drive, LongBeach

From San Diego1. I-405 North toward Long Beach2. Cherry Avenue North exit3. Continue on Cherry Avenue4. Left on East San Antonio Drive5. Arrive at 1500 E. San Antonio Dr, Long Beach

From Las Vegas I-15 South to CA/I-210 West toward Pasadena I-605 South to the CA-91 West Cherry Avenue exit, Left on Cherry Avenue Right on East San Antonio DriveArrive at 1500 E. San Antonio Dr, Long Beach

Bado’s CentennialCelebration Activities

1st CouncilMeeting

2005 Edition

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March 18-20, 2005 is the big event for APO Founder Bado Ureta at the GoldenSails Hotel in Long Beach, CA. The event will kick-off Friday, March 18, celebratingBado’s 100th Birthday hosted by the LIU Foundation at the Golden Sails Restaurantfrom 6:00 PM -12MN. There will also be a gravesite service before the bash.

On Saturday, March 19 - the 1st quarterly ACNA Meeting will be hosted APOSouth Bay which will be a whole day affair. The LIU Foundation will hold its own meetingduring lunch break. The day will be punctuated by a Dinner-Dance affair from 6:00 PM -12:00 MN attended by APO brothers and sisters from all over North America and overseas.The night will highlight an “Ati-Atihan” presentation by GLA’s Dayut group to honorBado being a native of Aklan. There will also be exhibits of Bado, souvenir t-shirts boothand a Worldwide Webcast for the event.

On Sunday, March 20 - Going Away Pot Luck Brunch at the home of Bado at 2318Atlantic Avenue. Relase of 100 balloons to commemorate the event. Everyone is invited toparticipate in this momentous occasion. Please do not hesitate to call us for any questionsor details Mel’s Cell (408) 506-1441 or 1431; Art’s cell (661) 433-4057.

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REMINISCING by Bro. Mel Gonzales: I believe it was in September 1980 when the firstalumni association in North America got together. Brod Bado was involved from day one,not only in the Philippines, but in Los Angeles as well. I understand Brod Bado wasattending a Filipino-American meeting, and there he met brods.

Brod Bado was there when, after a long spell of no ongoing relationship, APO-USA invited APO-Philippines to its December 1980 convention at the Marriott Hotel at theLos Angeles international airport. Brod Bado led the Philippine delegation and delightedthe opening banquet participants when he stood on a chair and led the singing of “Sing,everyone, sing.”

During the formative years of APO-AA-Southern California as well as APO-AA-Northern California and APO-AA-San Diego County, Brod Bado was there, serving as aninspiration for old and new friends bonding together after college and beyond the Philippineborders.

Brothers pose with newly elected ACNA officials during Vancouver Convention.

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The Councilis a publication of the Alpha Phi Omega (Philippines)

Alumni Council of North Americaexclusively for its members, families and friends.

Mel GonzalesRuffy Ignacio

Art RiveraArt Libot

Tony GomezCesar Garingan

Gary HernalBen Castro

Staff

Contributors

The Council15226 Ryan St. Sylmar, CA 91342email: chosy@alphaphiomega.org

www.apoacna.org

I. PRESIDENT’S TIME - BRO. CESAR GARINGAN

II. SECRETARY’S REPORT - BRO. ART F. LIBOT

III. TREASURER’S REPORT - BRO. BONG MANUEL

IV. ELECTION OF CHAIRMAN, SECRETARY TO THE BOARD

V. ACTIVITIES OF THE COUNCIL (2- YEAR PROGRAM) 1) FUND RAISING PROJECTS - BRO. LUCIEN LARRAZABAL

a) SFSV Raffle Proposal - BRO. ARIEL COLCOLb) ACNA New Membership Directory - BRO. LESTER AREVALOc) National Golf Tournament - BRO. LUCIEN LARRAZABALd) APO.ORG - BRO. FRANCIS FRANCO

2) SERVICE PROJECTS - BRO. LESTER AREVALOa) ACNA Medical/Dental Mission - BRO. BEN CASTROb) ACNA Medical/Dental Team - BRO. DOODS CASTELLANOc) APO-USA/ACNA JOINT PROJECT- BRO. ALLEN WONG

3) ACNA SERVICE CALL CENTER - BRO. LESTER AREVALO

4) ACNA NEWSLETTER - BRO. SANCHO SY/FRANCIS FRANCO

5) ACNA ID SYSTEM - BRO. LESTER AREVALO

VI. ARNA UPDATE - BRO. VIC AQUINO

VII. ALUMNI ASSOCIATION REPORTS - ALL PRESIDENTS

VIII. OTHER MATTERS

IX. ADJOURNMENT

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Continued from page 1Directions to Activities

TO THE BEST WESTERN GOLDEN SAILS HOTELFrom Northern CaliforniaTake I-5 South to the I-405 SouthTake Lakewood Boulevard South/CA-19 South exittoward Long Beach AirportBear Right on CA-19 South5. Bear Right on Los Alamitos Circle6. Bear Right on CA-1 South toward Newport Beach7. Arrive at 6285 East Pacific Highway, Long Beach

From Los AngelesTake I-5 toward Santa Ana to the I-605 SouthTake the 7th Street/Long Beach exitContinue on 7th Street then Left on Channel DriveLeft on CA-1.Arrive at 6285 East Pacific Coast Highway, Long Beach

From San DiegoTake 405 North toward Long BeachI-405 North becomes CA-22 WestProceed to Step 4 of From Los Angeles directions above

From Las VegasTake I-15 South to the CA-60 West toward Los AngelesCA-60 West becomes CA-57 SouthCA-22 West toward Long BeachProceed to Step 4 of From Los Angeles directions above

FROM BROD BADO’S GRAVESITE TO THEBEST WESTERN GOLDEN SAILS HOTEL1. Right on Cherry Avenue2. Bear Right to take I-405 South3. Lakewood Boulevard South/CA-19 South exit towardLong Beach Airport4. Bear Right on CA-19 South5. Bear Right on Los Alamitos Circle6. Bear Right on CA-1 South toward Newport Beach7. Arrive at 6285 East Pacific Coast Highway, LongBeach

FROM THE BEST WESTERN GOLDEN SAILSHOTEL TO BROD BADO’S GRAVESITE1. Bear Right on Los Alamitos Circle2. Continue of CA-19 North3. Bear Right to take I-405 North toward Santa Monica4. Orange Avenue exit5. Continue on East 32nd Street6. Right on Orange Avenue7. Right on East San Antonio Drive8. Arrive at 1500 East San Antonio Drive, Long Beach

FROM BROD BADO’S GRAVESITE TO THEURETA FAMILY RESIDENCE1. Left on Atlantic Avenue2. Arrive at 2318 Atlantic Avenue, Long Beach

FROM THE URETA FAMILY RESIDENCE TO THEBEST WESTERN GOLDEN SAILS HOTEL1. Left on CA-1 South2. Bear Right on Los Alamitos Circle3. Bear Right on CA-1 South toward Newport Beach4. Arrive at 6285 East Pacific Coast Highway, LongBeach

True to Alpha Phi Omega, may we always be,Brod Mel S Gonzales Jr, PresidentThe Dr. Librado I. Ureta Foundation, Incorporated0700-1973-04971-Life

Sancho Sy, Publishing EditorArt Rivera, Asst. Editor

Lester Arevalo, Asst. EditorFrancis Franco, Marketing

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In September 1990, when APO-ACNA had its first meeting in Burlingame,California, Brod Bado was there, and he eveninducted into office the ad hoc officers of theforming umbrella organization. Somehow, itwas at that sports festival in NorthernCalifornia when Brod Bado performed his finalofficial role, as, soon after, he was taken ill.During the Christmas Ball weekend insouthern California in 1990, Brod Bado wasin the hospital. And, on January 22, 1991,Brod Bado died.

Still, Brod Bado was there whenhundreds of us from all over the United Statescame to Long Beach, paid our respects toBrod Bado, and saw his mortal remainsinterred. I remember Brother Earle Herbert,APO-USA past national president, giving aeulogy. I remember Brod Gil Magno givingan award to Brod Bobbitte Picazo for hissacrifices on behalf of Brod Bado. I remember

Brod Art Rivera giving a humor-tinged eulogy.I remember Brod Edmon and Marina Zamoragiving the Ureta family certificates of massesto be said for Brod Bado.

Yes, all that time, from the first dayof APO in the Philippines and California untilhis last days, Brod Bado was there. But whatshould NOT go without notice is many of uswere there, too. We were there, because BrodBado was there. We were there, because BrodBado, without asking, wanted us to be there.Because he was always with brods and sis.Because he always wanted to be with brodsand sis. And because we wanted to be withBrod Bado, we were there. Always.

Brods and Sis: Everything happensfor a reason. There’s a reason why Brod Badolived and died in Long Beach. There’s areason why Brod Bado was in our midst hislast few years alive (1977-1991). And thesimple reason was he felt at home in Long

Beach. He was home in Long Beach. And itwas because Long Beach was where hisblood family lived and in and around whichbrods and sis lived. And, because his bloodand APO family was there, we were there,Bado was home, he was home with us, andhe was there with us. Now, for always andforever.

Brods and Sis of APO-AA-GLA andbrods and sis of all alumni associations inNorth America and within driving or flyingdistance of Long Beach: Once more, let us bethere for Brod Bado. We know where hismortal remains are. In Long Beach.

So, let us be in Long Beach thisweekend of March 18-20, 2005. My wifeGracie and I are already at the Best WesternGolden Sails Hotel, Room 108, Tel. No. 562594-0623.

Please come to Brod Bado’sbirthday bash on Friday, his centennialbanquet on Saturday, and the farewell potluckbrunch at the Ureta home on Sunday. So longas you’ve contacted Brod Art, Sis Emma, orany member of the Brod Bado Uretacentennial committee and any officer ordirector of The Dr. Ureta Foundation, you’reconfirmed and need not worry about the $10after-the-deadline charge on top of thestandard banquet donation of $50. Just come.We’d love to have you celebrate Brod Bado’scentennial weekend with us.

And, a final thought. For the manyof us who were already in the U.S. in 1980,it’s been 25 years since. It seems we’ve spenthalf of our lives in this adopted country ofours. Home is where our heart and hearthare, and I am sure you consider as home yourneck of the California woods.

After 14 years (1977-1991), I am sureBrod Bado had considered Long Beach hishome. As his final resting place, it was in thiscity that he came home. Therefore, for allintents and purposes, he never left home. Henever left us. Brod Bado had always beenhome. With us.

Brod Bado’s centennial weekend isa homecoming of sorts. Come on down. Let’scome home. Where everyone is or should bethis weekend. In Long Beach. Para kay Bado.

True to Alpha Phi Omega, may wealways be,

Brod Mel S Gonzales Jr,President

The Dr. Librado I. Ureta Foundation,Incorporated

0700-1973-04971-Life

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As you know, APO Midwest-Chicago Alumni Associationheld its election of officers for the 2005-2006 term last July 2004.The new officers are now holding office. We will officially inductthem into their respective positions during our Induction of Officerson April 2, 2005, to be held at the Penthouse of Ramada Inn, O’Hare.You are all welcome to attend this event. We guarantee you a“great time” in the Windy City.

APO Midwest-Chicago Alumni Association’s newadministration under the leadership of Bro. Manolo L. Comprado,Alpha’67, will implement new programs, but will ensure that thesuccessful programs of the previous administrations continue inperpetuity or until the membership decides otherwise.

We will continue our volunteer work in various communityactivities like “Hustle Up the Hancock sponsored by the AmericanLung Association,” “Shamrock Shuffle,” and LaSalle Bank’s the“Chicago Marathon.” We will also maintain the assistance weprovide to both the Chicago Food Depository and the NorthernIllinois Food Bank in DuPage County where we help clean, sort,and pack various food items for later distribution. Thesedepositories are “Food Banks” that distribute donated foods tovarious food kitchens and shelters for the poor and homeless.

As they say, charity begins at home. In order to provideassistance to our members who are in distress, we established anEmergency Fund. Monetary assistance is minimal, but every littlebit helps, right? We supplement any donation given by theassociation with voluntary individual donations from members whowish to provide additional assistance. We also extend these

APO MIDWEST-CHICAGO ALUMNIASSOCIATION’S ACNA REPORT1st ACNA MEETINGMarch 18-20, 2005 - Long Beach, CA

voluntary donations to other APO members in need even if they arenot members of APO Midwest-Chicago.

We also have expanded our Educational Fund. Thisprogram used to just provide monetary assistance to the APOLearning Center in Cainta, Rizal. We now also have a Scholarshipprogram, the goal of which is to provide scholarship grants toorphans of APO members and other deserving children of APO.The revenues from our annual “Pasayaw” event are used to fundthis Educational Fund. We also on occasion sponsor a Raffle inorder to raise funds for this program.

As is the case with other Alumni Associations, there aremany APO members in the Chicgoland area who are not members ofAPO Midwest-Chicago. For some personal reason or another theydo not want to become members and participate in our programs oractivities. We are now developing a “reach-out” program, the objectof which is to try and invite or entice these brothers and sisters tojoin the association and become active members of APO once again.Our plans include home visits, especially to those who are ill.

Our “reach-out” program also extends to neighboringalumni associations, most especially the newly formed Windsor-Michigan Alumni Association. We will try to support their programsand perhaps enjoy joint activities with them.

In order continue to foster camaraderie among the membersand to keep the members’ families involved, we will continue holdingour annual picnics and camping events. We will also continue tocelebrate our Fraternity/Sorority’s anniversary including Christmaswith our families and friends in December of each year. We are alsoplanning to go on family excursions in neighboring states, likeMissouri, to see the sites or enjoy the shows in towns like Branson.

Whenever any of you are in town, anywhere in theChicagoland area, let us know and we will give you a taste of APOMidwest-Chicago hospitality!

1. Poster-Making Contest in coordination with the FilipinoCultural Heritage Society of Washington (FCHSW) as part of theyearlong celebration of Festal at the Seattle Center. Please refer tothe attached Flyer regarding the event.2. Participation in Pagdiriwang to commemorate IndependenceDay of the Philippines on June 11-12, 2005 at the Seattle Center.We will usher and present skits on stage.3. Joint hosting with FCHSW of the visiting University of SantoTomas Choral Ensemble from Manila in June.4. Service projects to provide food for the homeless in Seattleduring the summer months.5. Award of scholarship grants to college bound students insome eight high schools in Seattle, Renton, Tukwila, Shoreline,Everett and Bellevue in cooperation with the Dollars for Scholarsof America in July.6. Phone answering service at KCTS Public TV in July.7. Adopt-a-Park rehabilitation service project at MillersylvanniaState Park in Tumwater in August.8. Spelling and academic contest involving selected elementaryand junior high schools in the Seattle area in October.9. Providing winter clothing for the homeless in Seattle inNovember.10. Caroling to spread joy and Christmas cheers at Senior Homesin Seattle and Renton in December.

GREATER WASHINGTON APOPLANNED ACTIVITIES FY 2005as reported by Bro. Ruffy Ignacio

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APOAPOAPOAPOAPOAA GREAAA GREAAA GREAAA GREAAA GREATER LTER LTER LTER LTER LOS OS OS OS OS ANGELESANGELESANGELESANGELESANGELES19th year of service at the 20th LA Marathon - March 6, 2005

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Service conducted by APO DCwith the Philippine Consulate Office

in Washington, DC

Erase the Waste - Ballona Wetlands, Playa del Rey, CA - February 12, 2005

Thanks to the following volunteers: Bros. Levis (Proj. Coordinator), Ben “Cotton”, Jun “Shy Boy”, Bob, Jesse, Direk Toto, Jay“Amay”, Mark “Wangbu”, Alex, Ferdie & Renee, Sisters Ruth, Virgie, Jen & Angelo.

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1ST QUARTER REPORT FOR ACNA CONVENTIONTONY GOMEZ, PRESIDENT - March 19, 2005

ON MISSION STATEMENT AND CODE OF ETHICS:-encourage higher values and standards for us and our families-discourage hostile and violent behavior, gross violations and othermisconducts.

ON MEMBERSHIP DEVELOPMENT AND RECRUITMENT:-Aggressive stance on membership recruitment.-First GMM was attended by 79 members and 21spouses for a total of100-Paid members to date are 94.-APOPGLA Directory-completed to complement MembershipPacket.-APO Business Directory-”Adopt-a-Brother/Sister” program-Regular Press Releases with the various Filipino newspapers.

ON SERVICE PROJECTS AND FUND RAISERS:-2004 Christmas Caroling, generated around $ 4,000, earmarked$1,000 for APO LEARNING CENTER; $1,000.00 for the recentcalamity in Quezon; rest is slated for the scholarship funds.-Relief Goods Campaign shipped 20 boxes initial phase forQuezon province calamity,

APO GREAAPO GREAAPO GREAAPO GREAAPO GREATER LTER LTER LTER LTER LOS OS OS OS OS ANGELESANGELESANGELESANGELESANGELES-”Erase the Waste” environmental clean-up project - over 21 volunteerssigned up-Bado Ureta Foundation fundraising activity and ‘Ati – Atihan’performance.-Adopt-a-Highway Project- “Wheels of Hope” for Handicaps’ Anchor in Christ, Inc.,another APOGLA Project.-XXth LA Marathon over 150 volunteers manned Mile 20 waterstation, our 19th year.-Feed the Homeless dates to be announced.-Special Olympics date to be announced.-Major Fundraisers: Golf Tournament & Car Raffle for the 2006ACNA Convention.

ON ACTIVITIES AND FAMILY TREATS:-ABBA MANIA Ladies’ Night – Valentine’s Affair. 105 ticketssold.-Easter Celebration - Griffith Park & 3rd GMM, 3/26 atMYNEIGHBORHOOD’s, L.A.-APOGLA Homemakers Club.-GLA Sports Fest/Olympics-ANNUAL CAMPING on May 28 to 30 at Los Robles, Californiac/o VP Troy Agagon-ANNUAL FAMILY PICNIC - August 27 at Yucaipa RegionalPark c/o Inland Empire

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Brod Tony:Though your intent may be sound, the manner by which you

address the issues that concern you is rather disturbing. If you havequestions to raise with Brod Cesar, have you found a way to direct these to him? Why use this medium? Are you seeking for “ka-kampi?”This may haunt you in the end, because this is the process by which the‘connivance’ process starts, no?

Come on Brod Tony. Show some balls and raise your concernsdirectly to the person whom you have trouble understanding instead.With all the years of training you had in the US of Navy, you didn’t learna thing about people skills? How many years did you have again?

Am directing this you in this medium at the risk of ridicule, butI’m merely pointing out to you that you have a lot of brilliant ideas thatmay or may not be adopted by the ACNA or APO leadership. But justlike Brod Chato said in his earlier e-mail, once the Leadership is elected,the process doesn’t end there. The bigger challenge lies ahead - that is, areyou just going to continue to bitch, moan, and whine while you are notactively participating in advancing worthwhile ideals? Or are you going tobe a part of the solution?

Sorry that this may sound like I’m attacking you. I am NOT! Ijust wish to remind you that you proclaimed yourself a professional, and Ibelieve you’ve earned to be called one. You don’t get promoted to SeniorChief in the US of Navy for nothing. This was not given to you, you’vedearned this!

That’s all and with due respect,

Vic DeLeon, #10370Epsilon Psi, 82A - 2X4KROAPODCAA

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Brod JP is right. All too often the lack of support cna beattributed to a lack of communication. It would be cumbersome for everymember to call up Brod President Cesar or Brod NP Rod to ask what’sgoing on. The president may end up spending an inordinate amount of timejust answering calls. It is incumbent for the leadership to communicate withhis constituents. The first thing I told my staff when we took over the NOwas, “Kalimutan muna ninyo na nanalo na tayo sa eleksyon. Isipinninyong unang araw pa lamang ito ng kampanya. Gusto kong bawathakbang na gagawin at ginagawa natin ay napapaabot at napapaunawa natinsa mga brods. Gusto ko na bawat pumasok sa pintuan ay inyong naasikaso,ang bawat tawag ay nakakausap at ang bawat liham ay nasasagot. maramisa mga brods an nanggaling pa mula sa malalayong lugar at nag-bother silana bumisita, tumawag o sumulat at tungkulin natin na harapin sila at sagutinang pakay. Kung sasagutin naman ay gusto kong nakangiti kayo sapagkatdiyan nagsisimula at matatapos ang kanilang pagkakakilala sa atin.”

In the old days, the programs and projects of the nationlleadership is trickled down to the locals by the RDDs in their own regionalmeetings and by the GCs, GLCs and AA presidents in their own meetings.Ang problema ay kung hindi sumipot sa mga meetings ang RDD o ang mgaGC,GLC, AA president at ang mga miyembro. Kaya mahalaga na dumadalosa mga pulong ang mga dapat dumalo at ang paumunuan namn namagpatawag ng regular na pulong.

Noon ay wala pang internet. Napakaganda ng teknolohiya na itoat dapat nating gamitin upang sa gayon ay mapaabiot natin ang ating mgaprograma at proyekto.

ANOTHER SUGGESTION: Let’s have calendar of events fromthe international to the national to the regions all the way down to thechapters and AAs. Marami naman sa mga events ang pwedeng ilagay naagad at sa gayon ay mareremind ang mga miyembro kung ano angmagganap. Pweden isama na ang mga anniversaries, mga monthly,quarterly,semestral, annual and biennial meetings.

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With due respect to everyone, I think the issue of Brod Tony isthat there appears to be precious little information for him to know whatthe programs are, hence he wants to emphasize that there is acommunication problem. It is therefore not a solution for individuals to callthe leader in order for the former to know the programs of the latterbecause the failure of communication remains. It is therefore incumbentupon the leaders to communicate as widely as possible with hisconstituents, and not for the individual to initiate the communication.Kung wala palang magtatanong, e di hindi malalaman kung ano angprograma?

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Bro Tony Mago,

Bro. Vic deleon is right in the way he expressed his rationale here.Before you dakdak Bro. Tony, please learn to know the true meaning ofethics, It’s sad to say that you are professional, but you don’t ack like aprofessional. Sayang !!! Since nawala ka sa circulation are you trying topromote yourself by doing this. Try to learn the true values of life byasking your neighbors here in APONORCAL.

Sometimes I don’t understand what’s in your mind. If you wantto learn more about the project & program of Bro. Cesar Garingan, call himdirect at 510-475-5480. Enough of this bitch & moaning, be a part of hisleadership. We are old enough for this kind of nasty attitude. Grow up & iwill suggest to you to attend all the” Del Carnegie “course of humanrelations. Thank you & if you want to learn more call my direct number at1-800-582-6543.Toll free so that their is no excuse of not calling.

Bro. Ben Castro

MGA KURO-KURO SA APONETBrod Chato,

Try and help him and support the ideals he spoused? idon’t know what they are now and not even sure there were duringthe process by which he was running for president.

were there ideals? if there were then and there are now,then let me hear them now even in the softest voice he could muster.he has not posted anything here on the net during the time he wasrunning and even now that he is the president, as if he has the typeof an imperial presidency that it doesn’t matter that we don’t knowor know about him and the purpose of his presidency. its hard tosupport someone where we don’t know where he or she stands?should i be then present during the convention to understand whywould he be the right fit for acna? i was absent during theconvention, but never i heared anything from hi! m nor he dared topost something here on the net that would made me convince that hewas the right choice.

a stealth leader and certainly a disengaged one in a processby which he could be understood by and through many means, is aleader who in unwilling to tap many resources and therefore missinga lot of opportunities (these goes to every leader).

how would we know that he has really “something goodcooking” if he won’t use all the avenues available to him. not allbrods and sis could attend the acna meetings and be abreast of hisideals and programs of governance. not all alumni presidents whoattend the acna meetings keep their alumni group abreast and postedabout acna. so how could we expect everyone in acna be in “theloop” of his ideals and program of governance?

in retrospect, are we sure he won on ideals or onconnivance of self serving interest -not for the greater good of thefraternity but to perhaps to punish brod jp for having stood onissues that somehow others were offended and does not believe in?

brod jp has a polarizing record because of his transparencynow and then, that somehow others could not just forget and forgiveand thus see him as a much better choice. but they forgot tounderstand, that we are much better off with a leader we knewwhere he stands than those we don’t. i hate to be in the process oftrying to unravel who he is and what he stands for?

what does brod cezar stands for, i may ask? if we know,perhaps i am just “sour graping” and blunderously shaming him. if iam, then i am deeply sorry and regretfull. and if i am not, thenconsided this as my service to the frat and a wake up call for him todo better because by appearances, he is not “squeaky good.” but ido understand that appearances is deceiving and by the end of histenure he may have been the best acna ! president we ever had,which i hope he will be.

i thought brod jp was the right fit because there were idealsand programs of governance he enunciated here on the net and thetransparency that he has always projected. i guess to many,presidency is never won on ideals but on many conniving variables.

if brod cezar is reading this , i suggest that he takes this asa constructed criticism that somehow the shortcomings that ithought he has could be rectified as this early in his administration. ijust can’t sit idly and not do this first salvo on my characterizationon what it meant to me to be a dynamic and engage president.seldom is a stealth leader is dynamic and engage. and i don’t see himas engage on all fronts and using all the resources available to him.

nevertheless brod chato, i concur with all you said and thewisdom you just shared and always share.

brod tonyalpha eta ’71

A GLIMPSE OF APO NI SAN JOSE DEL MONTE CITY LEARNING CENTERA GLIMPSE OF APO NI SAN JOSE DEL MONTE CITY LEARNING CENTERA GLIMPSE OF APO NI SAN JOSE DEL MONTE CITY LEARNING CENTERA GLIMPSE OF APO NI SAN JOSE DEL MONTE CITY LEARNING CENTERA GLIMPSE OF APO NI SAN JOSE DEL MONTE CITY LEARNING CENTER

My Dear Brothers & Sisters,

March 18 is 6 days away and we will haveour Dr. Librado Ureta Centennial bash inLong Beach, CA and the first ACNAmeeting, I would like to remind everyoneto consider donating money, medicines,or in kind for our humanitarian mission inthe Philippines. I will bring my van & willcollect & gather all your relief goods,monetary donations will be given to Bro.Bong Manuel, our National treasurer. I willconsolidate all your goods & relief clothesin regulation boxes, 20x20x20. Rememberour cut-off date for shipping schedule isApril 10, 2005. We need at least more than30 days for cargo shipping

There are 17 chapters under the motherumbrella of ACNA, please considerdonating to ACNA, this is our project & Iexpect every chapter to give what theycan afford. Right now we only have 10donors & we need money, the approximatebudget for this Intenational project willrun from $3000 dollars & up. We need thehelp of all chapters to give in, we willencourage every chapter to give at least $200.00 dollars each so we will be sufficient.

Action speak louder than words, thisproject is held every biennial conventionor every two years. Don’t let us down onthis humanitarian mission, this is yours,its everyone obligation to help. OnSaturday morning I will meet all your dearPresidents & I will make the presentationwith regards to our Dr. Librado Ureta 5thACNA INTERNATIONAL MEDICAL,DENTAL, & HUMANITARIAN MISSIONin San Jose, Del MONTE, BULACAN.

Our success is your success, it will oneday make a big difference in the lives ofour poor kababayans way back home.UMAASA sila sa inyo. Matitis ninyo basila? Maasahan ba ng ACNA ang inyongmga tulong?

Brotherly yours,Bro. BEN J. CASTROAPOACNA CHAIRMAN

Photo #3 - APO SJDM City Learning Center: Showing pupil’s bag & uniforms thatfeatures APhiO’s seal giving emphasis in our being a service fraternity.

Photo #2 - APO SJDM City Learning Center: Showing pupils and brods behindAPOSJDM’s success

Photo #1 - APO SJDM City Learning Center: Facade of the school (a portion ofBrod Ness’ house)

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