Monday, July 21, 2008 Neri: Parties and People By Nelia G. Neri Eve
AMIABLE couple Ben and Naida Yapjoco celebrated their ruby anniversary with a dinner party at the White Gold House. Forty years after their wedding, there’s still that special lovelight in their eyes. Sharing in their joy were only son Dino and only grandson TJ.
The celebration began with a Thanksgiving Mass followed by a lauriat dinner.
And then the musical interlude began. Ben and Naida started off with meaningful songs for each other, Ben sang Inamorata while Naida dished out Through the Years.
In no time, friends and relatives took turns at the mike and the singing went on until the witching hour.
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For her 18th birthday, Joanabel Ocariza Igloria was honored with a “pink blossom birthday party” by her doting parents, Jose and Belinda O. at The Peak of Club Ultima. It was quite a fashion parade for the debutante who had several changes of ballgowns.
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After nine years of going steady, Leslie Ann Garate and Atitson Ong were united in the sacrament of matrimony at the Sacred Heart Church. The wedding reception was held at the Grand Convention Center.
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From far-away New Jersey, USA, comes the news that our good friend, Dr. Jose “Bebe” Barba, has been appointed director of Radiation Oncology at the Mountainside Hospital in Montclair. Before this, Dr. Barba served as chairman of the Metcalf Institute of Radiation Oncology at The Hospital Center at Orange.
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A new team takes the helm of the Cebu Bonsai Society. They are: Linda To, prexy.; Fe Mendoza, veep; Darling Amoes Band, secretary; Elaine Alansalon, assistant secretary; Norma Sanchez, press secretary; Leodie Tagorda, treasurer; Angie Escaño, auditor; and Ado Macaraya, Martiniano Abaiz, Betty Eustaquio and Lito Alansalon, members of the board of directors.
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Philippine Airlines Reyani Romano and Worldwide Travel’s Zenaida Chua led a group of travel agents on a familiarization trip to Macau. But of course some tried their luck on the gaming tables, others shopped to their heart’s content while most enjoyed the food and the sightseeing.
