June 2009 Meeting

Regular monthly meeting was held at Liwayway Alinea’s residence at #8 Basa Street, West Tapinac last June 27, 2009.


There were 29 alumni present during the mid-year meeting.


The next meeting will be on July 25, 2009 at 4pm at Norma Yabut-Dar’s residence located at No. 18 22nd Street, West Bajac Bajac, Olongapo City.

May 2009 Meeting

The fifth monthly meeting in preparation for the 2010 reunion was held last May 26, 2009 at Cynthia Cocal-Sardenia’s at 9th Street, in West Tapinac.




The next meeting will be on June 27, 2009 at 4pm at Liwayway Alinea’s residence located at No. 8 Basa Street, West Tapinac.

All classmates are required to wear shades of yellow for the next meeting. All classmates were asked to bring a box of juice or a bottle of 1.5L soda or P50.00 for the next meeting.

Two Weeks Notice

It was a short vacation but it was 100% activity filled with family and friends. For two weeks, two US-based alumni visited the Philippines with their respective spouses.

Ricardo “Chito” Ramos and Isidro “Sid” Mendoza, Jr., enjoyed their vacation by attending to family affairs, weddings, birthdays, Batch 70 gatherings/meetings, and island hopping.


Both couples also spent a few days at the famous Panglao Nature Island Resort in Panglao, Bohol. Au and Edith also had the time of their lives during the short vacation.


Even though their time in the Philippines was limited, all four of them still savored the Filipino hospitality.

As they went back to San Diego, Chito and Sid are now counting the days for the February 2010 Batch 70 reunion and said “we’ll have more time on our next trip to enjoy everything”.

April 2009 Class Meeting

The fourth monthly meeting was held at Mercedita “Ditas/Mercy” Coll-Gonzales’ residence at 2nd Street, West Tapinac, Olongapo City last Saturday, 18 April 2009.

A good meal was enjoyed by all with singing and dancing amongst classmates.


Balikbayan classmates were also present during the meeting. Namely - Ricardo “Chito” Ramos and Isidro “Sid” Mendoza, Jr., from San Diego, California; Celso Dedicatoria from Saudi Arabia; and Carlos Eusebio from Cuba.


It was also a celebration of April-born classmates namely Ditas, Tess, Waying, Oscar A., Noeng, Julio and Caloy.


The next meeting will be on May 16, 2009 at 4pm at Cynthia Cocal-Sardenia’s residence in West Tapinac. All classmates are required to wear something floral for the next meeting. All classmates were asked to bring a new attendee for the next meeting.

Birthday Dinner at Kong's

Myrna Nafarette-Clemson visited the Philippines and celebrated her birthday with friends and relatives. Since visiting the Philippines, it was only last Thursday that she met with a number of Batch 70 classmates.


The whole group had dinner at Kong’s Chinese Restaurant along Magsaysay Avenue and enjoyed the feast that Myrna tendered for the class.

March 2009 Class Meeting

The third monthly meeting was held at Zenaida "Zeny" Caseja-Torrente’s Olongapo residence last Saturday, 21 March 2009.


The next meeting will be on April 18, 2009 at 4pm at Mercedita "Mercy" Coll-Gonzales’ residence in West Tapinac. All classmates are required to wear green for the next meeting.

February 2009 Class Meeting

The second monthly meeting was held at Jean Mackay-Mojica’s Olongapo residence at 4pm, last Saturday, 21 February 2009.

Present are the following: Armando, Cristy, Norma, Jean, Art, Naty, Zeny, Dolores, Teresita, Wilma, Ebeth, Ellen, Myrna, Oscar B., Ruben, Orly, Flor, and Cynthia.

Date of reunion for 2010 was agreed upon on the following dates, February 19-21, 2010. Three days celebration with the following activities:

1. February 19 (Friday) – Alumni Day
2. February 20 (Saturday) – Dinner/Dance
3. February 21 (Sunday) – Family Day

Batch ’70 alumni are considered members of all committees; everyone is expected to share their effort to make this reunion a success,

A solicitation for the Souvenir Program is a must to generate the production of the album.

All committees were given assignments to be reported on the next meeting (cost of the event; activities; food; venue; all that is needed to make each day memorable).

Summary of all activities will be the agenda for the next meeting on March 21, 2009 at 5pm at Zeny Torrente’s residence in Sta. Rita.

Meeting ended with an early dinner provided by the present alumni at 6pm. A good meal was had by all.

359 days, 51 weeks, and 11 months

The next homecoming is now confirmed! Countdown begins. Get ready for the ultimate event!


OCNHS Batch ’70 will have a three-day affair to celebrate our 40th Class Reunion on February 19, 2010 (Friday), February 20, 2010 (Saturday) and February 21, 2010 (Sunday) in Olongapo City, Philippines. We hope to see you in 359 days, 51 weeks, and 11 months!

Schedule of activities will be available by May 2009. Mark the dates in your calendars. Do not miss this much-awaited gathering, be visible, be involved, connect and be reachable.

Be part of it all!

Proud Parents

We salute and give congratulations to our classmate Noelito “Noeng” Hernandez with wife, Yolanda Hernandez, who must be two proud parents!


It is not only an important day for your daughter, but also for you.


Congratulations on your daughter, Yvette, who wed Robinson “Robin” Roque last Saturday, 21 February 2009, at St. Columban Parish Church in Olongapo City!


Wishing your daughter and new son-in-law a lifetime filled with love, joy and happiness; and to the proud parents, a round of applause!

Remembering a Father

Perhaps they are not the stars, but rather openings in Heaven where the love of our lost ones pours through and shines down upon us to let us know they are happy.
- Author Unknown

We condole with our dear classmates, Cynthia Cocal-Sardenia whose father, Mr. Reynaldo "Danding" Cocal, passed away last Friday, 20 February in San Diego, California.

Viewing will be on Wednesday, 25 February 2009 and funeral service on Thursday, 26 February 2009 in El camino Mortuary in Mira Mesa, San Diego. Mr. Cocal will be cremated and his ashes will be flown home to Olongapo City.

Let us also offer prayers for the family he left behind that they may find comfort and strength in Him who loves us.

For Cynthia and Family: Thinking of you in the loss of your father and wishing there were words that could take away your grief. May you find comfort in knowing that many people share your sadness.

Happy Valentine's!

Here's to Love for all shapes and sizes...


Happy Valentine's Day to all!

Nora invades RP

One of the memories that will make 2009 a year to remember is the trip of Leonor “Nora” Osana-Capiral to the Philippines. However short it was, 18 days, each moment lasted longer than it should.


Nora visited Olongapo-based Batch 70 classmates and had a day of meeting old friends, catching up and most of all, fun.


Along with seeing her classmates she was also happy to meet with another balikbayan, Soledad “Soly” De Castro-Paterson.



Plus, she even enjoyed eating the Filipino delicacies that cannot be found (or might not taste good enough) in San Diego.