Ruby Reunion of AdeMU Class 72 at Bayleaf Hotel in Intramuros

Ateneo Professor on Entrepreneurship

Front:  Carl Stoops (the most handsome of the class then) Dean Buenviaje,  I, Tony Limlengco




Last night we had the ruby reunion of AdeMU class 72.  We had it BayLeaf Hotel at Victoria St. in Intramuros. The view at the Penthouse, where we held the event is fantastic:   a 360 degree view of Manila Bay, Manila and Makati.

About 70 guys came:  some flew in from abroad just for this event:   Alex Aquino from HK (he just had angioplasty) Tenchie Bustamante (from California - the Chips Guy), Pepot Noche (from UK).  There was one (I did not get his name) who had stage 2 cancer and is on chemotherapy.  He had to leave early because he is under strict order to take his meds and sleep early.

Today was the distribution of the coffee table book  which includes:    the Aegis and the freshman yearbook.  It costs P3,500 a piece.  The title is "Shape of Things to Come"  (also a poem?)

The class will donate P500,000 to the AdeMU as a legacy (the class was able to raise that!) through individual donations and ads (and with the book project)

Some very important persons were there:

Dean Albert Buenviaje of AGSB

Aurelio Montinola III - CEO of BPI

Nonoy Ibanez -  COO of First Phil Holdings

Tony Cojuangco -  Former CEO PLDT

Joven Reyes -   CFO SBMA

Philip Ong -  Former Marina boss

Jonathan de la Cruz -  Congressman

Goody Hernandez -  an official of ADB

Opap Villongco -  Senior Partner of  a law firm

Bobby Lavina -  COO of Phinma group

Bobby Laurel  -  host and chief of the Lyceum group

Aurelio Montinola III -   BPI CEO

There was a lot of food;  entertainment was by Executive Band which include former iron lady Leny de Jesus (a guitarist and vocalist,)  Tony Cojuangco (he also plays the guitar)

It was a great reunion and kudos to Mr. Goody Hernandez and Frankie Varona for their passion, steadfastness, and able leadership to get this reunion be a night to remember

This afternoon today, Dec 8, will be the general homecoming at Loyola.  If the end of the world will be on Dec 2l, this is gonna be the last reunion (that is what the ticket says)

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 x                                The executive band with Butch Silverio

 x                                      Great entertainment

 x                            Glass Onion band with Tony Boy C ( plays the guitar at the right)

                                  Me  in the middle, Cong. Jonathan at my left

                                  The tarp at the lobby of Bayleaf:  "Shape of things to come"

                     Ely, I, Tony L, Paulie R, Tenchie B, Bobby (who owns the place ) and Allan S

                                    The Bayleaf Hotel

                                Passing the bar

                                       Great food at Bayleaf

                               Bobby Lavina and Winston Peckson

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                                    Tony of Glass Onion

                                       Philip Ong and Dr. Chua of St. Lukes Eye Institute

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                                The organizing committee in a huddle