December 21, 2008 - New Year's Party on January 3, 2009
Message from our Batch President Ricky Ko Pio :
Hello Batchmates! Please let me take this opportunity to invite you once again to our New Year get-together to be held on January 3, 2009, Saturday, at 6:00 p.m., at the residence of Vice President Caroline Ng Sy at No. 6 Jade Garden Compound, Ortigas Avenue, San Juan, Metro Manila. To accommodate our Fellow Batchmates who are holding office on January 3, 2009 and who thus may find it difficult to join an afternoon get-together, we have decided to commence our party at 6:00 p.m. instead of the 4:00 p.m. schedule as initially announced in our email dated November 7, 2008. We will be serving a delicious dinner buffet courtesy of Vice President Caroline, Asst. Treasurer Johann Tan and Fellow Officers Maribeth Ang Wong, Teresita Sy Chingkaw and Wilfred Chua, and to spice up the New Year atmosphere, we will be having a sing-along as well as a raffling of prizes donated by your Officers. The assessment fee for our New Year's Party will be P300.00 per person, the proceeds of which will go to our general fund. We will be honored if you can bring along your spouse to join the merrymaking.
Thank you and see you all on January 3, 2009! On behalf of the Judenite 82 Officers, here's wishing all of you a very Merry Christmas and a Happy, Prosperous New Year!
Best regards,
Roderick Ko Pio
November 7, 2008 - Announcement
- Batch New Years Party (Manila) January 3, 2009
A message from our Batch President Ricky :
Hello Batchmates! It gives me great pleasure to invite all of you to attend our New Year get-together to be held on January 3, 2009, Saturday, beginning at 4:00 p.m., at the residence of Vice President Caroline Ng Sy at No. 6 Jade Garden Compound, Ortigas Avenue, San Juan, Metro Manila. Our ever-reliable Socials Committee Chairpersons, Fellow Officers Teresita Sy Chingkaw and Melanie Lim, are spearheading our New Year's Party, where we will be serving a delicious merienda buffet made possible through the kind generosity of Vice President Caroline Ng Sy and Fellow Officers Ricky Cheng, Maribeth Ang Wong and Wilfred Chua. Aside from our usual great fellowship, we promise you loads of fun during our New Year's Party as we will be having a sing-along and a raffling of prizes donated by your Officers. The assessment fee for our New Year's Party will be P300.00 per person. Please bring along your spouse to join the fun!
Thank you very much and see you all at our New Year's Party!
Best regards,
Roderick Ko Pio
September 16, 2008 - Scholarship Program News
President Roderick Ko Pio turned over last Sept. 16, 2008 to Prof. Lydia Manahan of the UPCN our P12,000.00 First Semester (School Year 2008-2009) tuition support for Ms. Abegail Amoranto (far right).
August 25, 2008 - Annoucement: Scholarship Program News
Hello Batchmates! With reference to our Scholarship Program under which we had previously extended tuition support to our first Judenite 82 Scholar, Ms. Geannagail Anuran, we are pleased to report that, as per the recommendation of the Scholarship Committee of the U.P. Manila College of Nursing (UPCN), your Officers have approved the application of Ms. Abegail Jayne P. Amoranto to be our next Judenite 82 Scholar. Out of the three applicants who applied for our scholarship grant, she was deemed the most academically and financially qualified by the UPCN to avail of our grant. Ms. Amoranto's General Weighted Average (GWA) for her Freshman and Sophomore years is 1.93, with the score of 1.00 being the highest on a scale of 1 to 5.
As was the case with Ms. Anuran, our tuition support to Ms. Amoranto will amount to P12,000.00 per semester for the four semesters in her Junior and Senior Years. Our first P12,000.00 cheque representing our tuition support for Ms. Amoranto for the First Semester of School Year 2008-2009 is currently being processed; the release of our tuition support for the subsequent semesters will be contingent on the fulfillment by Ms. Amoranto of the following criteria:
1. She must pass all subjects in the preceding semester;
2. She must maintain a GWA of 2.50 or better;
3. She must not be the subject of any disciplinary action;
4. Any grade of 4.00 (conditional failure) or incomplete in a subject must be removed or completed on or before the last day for the later registration in the following semester.
By way of information, Ms. Geannagail Anuran, our first Judenite 82 Scholar, is now a Research Assistant in the UPCN Faculty.
Thank you very much.
Best regards,
Roderick Ko Pio
August 18, 2008 - Annoucement: Batch 82 Basketball Team
Message from Batch President Ricky
Hello everybody! I am writing in connection with the planned participation of the Batch 1982 Basketball Team in the Metro Manila Inter-Alumni Evergreen Basketball League (MMIAEBL) - Junior Division beginning this September 2008. The organizers of the tournament, the Chiang Kai Shek Evergreen Athletic Association, will be assessing an entry fee of around P45,000.00 for each team, which will cover the cost of using the gymnasium facilities as well as the fees of the Tournament Commissioner and the referees. Some of our possible competitors in this tournament are Chiang Kai Shek College, Grace Christian High School, Philippine Cultural High School, Xavier School, St. Stephen's High School, to name a few. By way of information, the Batch 1982 Basketball Team finished fifth last year out of nine teams competing in the Junior Division (40 to 48 years old) of the MMIAEBL.
In connection with their planned participation in the MMIAEBL, the Batch 1982 Basketball Team is appealing to those Fellow Batchmates who might be interested to help defray the cost of our Team's tournament entry fee. For those Fellow Batchmates who would like to assist in this regard, please contact Stephen Liao (cellphone no.: 0918-8080808) or Peter Paul Tan (landline no.: 5318376 or cellphone no. 0918-9330920).
Thank you very much.
Best regards,
Roderick Ko Pio
| August 15, 2008 - Mooncake Party Manila on Sept 21, 2008 Hello Batchmates! Please allow me to take this opportunity to invite all of you to attend our Mooncake Party to be held on September 21, 2008, Sunday, beginning at 3:00 p.m., at the residence of yours truly at 2107 Paraiso St., Dasmarinas Village, Makati City. Our very hardworking Socials Committee Chairpersons, Melanie Lim and Teresita Sy Chingkaw, are organizing our Mooncake affair where we will be serving delicious merienda treats courtesy of Asst. Treasurer Johann Tan. The assessment fee for our Mooncake party will be P300.00 per person. We will be very much honored if you can bring along your spouse to help us celebrate this ancient Chinese tradition. Thank you very much and see you on September 21! Best regards, Roderick Ko Pio |
July 15, 2008 - Annoucement:
SJCSAA is having a Movie premier "Mummy" on August 2, Saturday, 8pm at the Shangri-la Mall. Tickets are available via batchmate Johann Tan at Php250/ticket. Interested batchmates can get in touch with him via mobile phone 09178165626.
Thanks.
May 25, 2008 - Announcement: Report on Outreach Project last May 18, 2008 (click here for photos).
Dear Batchmates,
I am pleased to report that last May 18, 2008, we held our first outreach activity of the year at the Pastoral and Social Center Building of St. Jude Parish. From 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon, a team of volunteer doctors and dentists from the Caloocan Filipino Chinese Charity Clinic (CFCCC) headed by its President, Mr. Robert Ong, performed the following services, free of charge, for the less privileged members of our parish community:
1. Tooth extractions (Number of beneficiaries: 87)
2. Provision of free reading glasses to senior citizens (Number of beneficiaries: 180)
3. Provision of free vitamins and medicines and free general check-up services (Number of beneficiaries: 340)
In all, a total of 607 patients benefitted from our combined medical and dental mission.
In grateful appreciation of the very instrumental role played by the CFCCC in the success of our outreach activity, our batch made a humble donation in the amount of P10,000.00 for the benefit of the CFCCC's charity fund. By way of Information, the CFCCC conducts free medical and dental missions every Sunday in different areas, either on its own or in cooperation with various Chinese Filipino civic and business groups. We also made a donation of P10,000.00 to the St. Jude Archdiocesan Shrine led by Rev. Roland Aquino, S.V.D., in support of our parish's ministry/social projects and in recognition of the tremendous logistical support provided by the parish to our outreach activity.
Batch 82's contributions to the outreach project, on the other hand, can be summarized as follows:
1. Provision of assistance, together with several representatives from the Catholic Women's League, in maintaining order among the patients lining up for their examinations;
2. Provision and distribution of snacks, packed lunches and bottled water for the volunteer doctors, parish personnel and barangay staff; and,
3. Distribution of rosaries to the patients/outreach beneficiaries
On a personal note, I would like to recognize and express my warmest appreciation to the following Batchmates who unselfishly lent their support and presence during the project and/or during our lunch get-together after our outreach activity at the Golden Fortune Seafood Restaurant at T.M. Kalaw St., Ermita, Manila: Dra. Lily Yugioksing Ng (who spearheaded our outreach project), Ricky Cheng, Teresita Sy Chingkaw and her husband, Alfred, Evelyn Cheng Chua, Kirby Go (whose photographs of our activity will be coming out soon), Johann Tan, Maribeth Ang Wong, Melanie Lim, Rowena Ong Siong Co Ting Keh, Catherine Lim, Jose Evangelista, Dr. Jerry Ngu, Martin Go, Ronald Lui, Stephen Liao, Jeffrey Co and Rodney Uyan. The lunch packs served during our activity were prepared by Vice President Caroline Ng Sy, while the siopao snacks were donated by Rowena Ong Siong Co Ting Keh. Our bottled water came from the kindness of Johann Tan, while the rosaries which were distributed during this project were donated by Olivia Lee Ang.
To all of you who generously and wholeheartedly supported our medical and dental mission, thank you very, very much!
Best regards,
Roderick Ko Pio
May 15, 2008 - Message from our Batch President Ricky Ko Pio
Hello Batchmates! Please allow me to take this opportunity to invite you to attend our outreach project this coming May 18, 2008, Sunday, from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon at the Pastoral and Social Center Building (formerly our Nursery Building) of St. Jude Parish. Through the initiative of Dra. Lily Yugioksing Ng, we have invited the Caloocan Filipino Chinese Charity Clinic to provide the personnel, medicines and equipment for our medical and dental mission. The staff of the St. Jude Parish office will coordinate with the four barangays near our alma mater with respect to the mobilization of the patients for this activity.
Thank you very much and looking forward to see all of you this coming Sunday.
Best regards,
Roderick Ko Pio
April 25, 2008 - Update - Message from our Batch President Ricky Ko Pio
Dear Batchmates,
Further to my previous announcements on our planned outreach project, we are pleased to advise that we will be holding a free medical and dental mission (limited to tooth extraction only) on May 18, 2008, Sunday, from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon at the Pastoral and Social Center Building (formerly our Nursery Building) of St. Jude Parish. Through the kind efforts of Dra. Lily Yugioksing Ng who is also spearheading our medical mission, we have invited the Caloocan Filipino Chinese Charity Clinic (CFCCC) to provide a team of around 35 volunteer doctors as well as the medicines and equipment needed for this activity. Our batch will provide the lunch and snacks for the volunteer doctors and the parish staff involved in this project while the St. Jude Parish Office will be in charge of mobilizing the patients for this activity. While our main target beneficiaries are the less privileged members of our parish community, please feel free to send your household helps and/or workers to also avail of the free medical and dental services on the said project date as we would like as many people as possible to benefit from this project. For those batchmates who might be interested to assist during the medical/dental checkups, please contact Fellow Officer Ricky Cheng (cellphone no. 0917 3239348) or Fellow Officer Wilfred Chua (cellphone no. 0917 5374383) to register your interest in this activity.
Last April 17, 2008, the University of the Philippines (U.P.) Manila College of Nursing invited us to attend the graduation of our Nursing scholar, Ms. Geannagail Anuran. Together with Immediate Past President Katherine Ang Chuabio, we turned over our Batch's graduation gift in the amount of Php2,000.00 to Ms. Anuran, who was ranked number 14 in her batch with a four year General Weighted Average (GWA) of 1.77. Ms. Anuran just barely missed the 1.75 cutoff which is the GWA score needed for her to attain Cum Laude Honors. Ms. Anuran did us proud and deserves our warmest congratulations and best wishes.
We would also like to take this opportunity to extend our gratitude to one of our batchmates (who also wishes to remain anonymous) for donating the amount of Php50,000.00 for the benefit of Msgr. Charles Tchou's medical fund. The said donation was deposited last March 31, 2008 directly to the bank account (Allied Banking Corporation account no. 4601-168538) of the St. Jude Catholic School Alumni Association.
With respect to our Silver Anniversary Reunion Video, we are pleased to advise that we are ready to take orders for the same at a fee of Php250.00 per disc. Out of the said Php250.00 fee, the amount of Php200.00, which will be remitted to the video producer, represents the actual price of the video disc , while the amount of Php50.00 will be credited to our batch fund for fundraising purposes. For those who would like a copy of our reunion video, please place your orders with Secretary Kirby Go at gokirby@yahoo.com (please state your full name, and the number of copies) on or before May 31, 2008. To Fellow Officer Teresita Sy Chingkaw, please accept my appreciation for patiently coordinating with the video producer and for seeing this matter through.
Last, but not the least, let us give our unqualified support to Asst. Treasurer Johann Tan, who is the Chairman of the Committee organizing the SJCS Alumni Golf Classic Tournament to be held on May 23, 2008, Friday, beginning at 6:30 a.m. at the TAT Filipinas Golf Club. The details of this event can be found in an announcement posted last March 13, 2008 on our batch website.
Thank you very much and we look forward to your support for our upcoming activities.
Best regards,
Roderick Ko Pio
April 21, 2008 - Update - Graduation of Judenite 82 Scholor
President Roderick Ko Pio and Immediate Past President Katherine Ang Chuabio turned over to Ms. Geannagail Anuran (Batch 82 scholar) our P2,000 gift check during her graduation rites last April 17, 2008 at the U. P. Manila College of Nursing (UPCN). Witnessing the turnover is Prof. Lydia Manahan (far right) of the UPCN.
March 23, 2008 - Update from Roderick Ko Pio
Dear Batchmates,
Happy Easter !!!
By way of an update to my announcement last February 11, 2008 regarding our planned outreach project, please be advised that due to the unavailability of our volunteer doctors in March 2008, we are now targetting the implementation of the said project in the month of May 2008 instead. Thank you for your patience and please wait for our further updates on our planned project.
We would also like to take this opportunity to extend our gratitude to two of our batchmates (who both wish to remain anonymous) for donating the amount of P5,000.00 each for the benefit of Msgr. Charles Tchou's medical fund in response to an appeal made by Mary Grace Cordova Chua of Batch 1988. The said donations were deposited directly last March 19, 2008 to the bank account (Allied Banking Corporation account no. 4601-168538) of the Saint Jude Catholic School Alumni Association. We have attached for your kind reference an email dated March 15, 2008 from Ms. Chua detailing the current status of Msgr. Tchou's medicine fund.
Thank you very much and Happy Easter!
Best regards,
Roderick Ko Pio
March 13, 2008 - Announcement
10th SJCS Alumni Association Golf Tournament on May 23 at Tat Filipinas Golf Club
The Saint Jude Catholic School Alumni Association is proud to announce the 10th SJCS Alumni Golf Classic Tournament to be held on May 23, 2008 (Fri) at TAT Filipinas Golf Club at 6:30am. This is a chance for all of our alumni to play in this private golf course which is exclusively open to Japanese members only. The course is just within a half an hour drive from the Magallanes interchange of the South Superhighway.
Many trophies and giveaways, exciting raffle prizes and Japanese lunch packages await everyone and accompanying guests.
Attached herewith is the registration form for you to fill up. For the convenience of the players and the organizers, we ask you to kindly fax them at the earliest time possible.
For further inquiries, please don’t hesitate to contact me at tel # 361-8531, fax # 362-3607 or cell # (0917) 816-5626 or any of the Committee Members.
Thank you and Happy golfing to all!!!
Very truly yours,
SJCSAA GOLF CLASSIC TOURNAMENT COMMITTEE 2008
JOHANN SY TAN - Chairman
CHARLES KOHCHET-CHUA - Vice-Chairman
ALFRED CHUA - Member
ALFRED NG - Member
PAUL YAP - Member
SANNY SANTIAGO - Member
EDWARD LIM - Member
GERRY LIM - Adviser
STEPHEN LIM - Adviser
BENHUR GO - Adviser
Other Details :
FORMAT
It will be a SYSTEM 36 format competition. Cross Scoring (Player A scores B, Player B scores C…) shall be applied. Play shall be governed by the Rules of Golf as approved by the R&A of St. Andrews in conjunction with the Local Rules of TAT Filipinas Golf Club.
AWARDS
Trophies await the Overall Champion (Lowest Net), Lowest Gross Champion, Champion, 1st runner-up, 2nd runner-up in class A, B, C, and D for the Alumni Division. Trophies for Champion & 1st runner-up in Class A, B, and C will be given to the Men’s Guest Division. Separate trophies for Champion & 1st runner-up for the Ladies Division. Special prizes await the Longest Drive, the Most Accurate Drive and Nearest to the Pin.
REGISTRATION
Registration Fee shall be TWO THOUSAND SIX HUNDRED PESOS (P2,600.00) only, inclusive of Green Fees, Giveaways, Raffle Prizes, and Japanese lunch package. Mulligans are for sale at the registration counter.
PAYMENT
Payment to be deposited to account name SJCS Alumni Association with Current Account # 4601-167876 of Allied Bank, Binondo Branch. Please fax deposit slip and registration form to # 362-2607.
EARLY BIRD SPECIAL!!!!! ALL PARTICIPANTS WHO PAY ON OR BEFORE APRIL 30, 2008 WILL BE ENTITLED TO TWO (2) FREE MULLIGANS.
February 11, 2008 - Announcement
Hello everybody! By way of an update to my announcement last January 7, 2008 regarding our planned outreach project, please be advised that in view of the unavailability of our volunteer doctors in February 2008, we are targetting the implementation of the said project in the month of March 2008 instead. Further developments on our planned project will be relayed to you as they arise.
We are pleased to report that last January 25, 2008, we turned over to the University of the Philippines (U.P.) Manila College of Nursing Foundation Inc. the amount of P12,000.00 representing our 2007-2008 Second Semester tuition support for our Nursing scholar, Ms. Geannagail Anuran. Together with Immediate Past President, Katherine Ang Chuabio, we turned over our cheque to Dr. Josefina A. Tuazon, Dean of the U.P. College of Nursing. Our latest tuition cheque represents our final tuition support for Ms. Anuran, who is in her senior year at the U.P. College of Nursing and who has met our conditions for the continued support of her studies.
We would also like to take this opportunity to extend our appreciation to one of our batchmates (who wishes to remain anonymous) for donating the amount of U.S.$500.00 for the benefit of Msgr. Charles Tchou's medical fund. Asst. Treasurer Johann Tan turned over the said donation on behalf of our very kind batchmate to Ms. Stella Sia, Treasurer of the St. Jude Catholic School Alumni Association.
Thank you very much and here's wishing each and every one of you a very prosperous Year of the Rat!
Best regards,
Roderick Ko Pio
January 7, 2008 - Announcement: Recap of Batch 82 Christmas party last Deceember 29, 2007
Hello everybody! On behalf of the Judenite 82 Officers, please let me take this opportunity to extend my warmest appreciation to all of you for your presence and support during our Batch Christmas party last December 29, 2007 at the residence of fellow Batch Officer Wilfred Chua. It felt great to see all of you again and to have this terrific opportunity to enjoy timeless friendships. Thank you, Wilfred and Annie, for being such gracious hosts and kudos to Melanie Lim and Teresita Sy Chingkaw for the wonderful job you did in organizing our Christmas party.
By way of a recap, I would like to share with you the following announcements which were made during our Christmas party:
1. Batch Directory - We began distribution of our updated Batch Directory during our Christmas party. The printing of our Batch Directory was done courtesy of Asst. Treasurer Johann Tan from data supplied/arranged by Eunice Cobankiat Pascual and Sec. Kirby Go. For fellow batchmates who have not yet received their copy of our updated Batch Directory, we will make the same available for distribution during our future gatherings; you may also contact Teresita Sy Chingkaw, Melanie Lim or Susan Lao as to how you may pick up/receive your copy of the Batch Directory.
2. Silver Anniversary Reunion Video - We have not yet finalized our Silver Anniversary Reunion Video as we are still in the process of implementing editing ideas with the producer of our reunion video. Further developments on our reunion video will be relayed to you as they arise.
3. Outreach Project - By way of celebrating the Chinese New Year, we will be holding a medical mission sometime in February 2008 at our Alma Mater's Pastoral and Social Center Building (formerly our Nursery Building) for the benefit of the less privileged members of the St. Jude Parish community. Dra. Lily Yugioksing Ng has kindly volunteered her time to organize and spearhead our medical mission, the details of which will be announced in due time.
4. Financial Report - The amount of funds (Philippine pesos) turned over to us by the immediate past Judenite 82 Officers led by President Katherine Ang Chuabio amounted to P760,650.69, broken down as follows:
a. P147,980.00 - representing the balance of our Batch Scholarship Fund
b. P612,670.69 - representing the balance of our General Fund. To maximize the interest earnings on our General Fund, we made an investment last November 9, 2007 in P500,000.00 (face value) worth of Fixed Rate Treasury Notes (FXTNs) Series 3-13 issued by the Philippine Government. The said FXTNs will mature on February 17, 2009 and has a coupon rate of 6.80% (net) payable semi-annually every February 17 and August 17. Our total investment outlay last November 9, 2007 is as follows:
Face value of FXTNs : P500,000.00
Add: Premium : 12,647.72
Accrued interest (Aug. 17, 2007 to Nov. 9, 2007): 7,744.45
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Total investment outlay : P520,392.17
Taking into account the premium we have to pay to acquire the FXTNs and the time value of money, the yield to maturity of our investment in FXTNs is around 4.72% (net).
We also have two U.S. dollar time deposits (both maturing on March 31, 2008) in the following amounts:
a. U.S.$2,935.50 - representing U.S. dollar contributions to our Silver Anniversary Reunion
b. U.S.$2,211.10 - representing U.S. dollar donations to our Batch Scholarship Fund
For your reference, all of our funds are currently maintained at the T. Alonzo Business Center of Rizal Commercial Banking Corporation.
By way of closing, I would like to extend my sincere gratitude to my fellow Officers all of whom have generously shared their time and resources in the course of successfully implementing our plans and activities. I feel very honored to be surrounded by a group of hardworking, professional and responsible individuals whose common goal is to serve our school and our batch in the best way that we can. I take my hat off too to President Katherine Ang Chuabio and her Team of Officers for organizing our very successful Silver Anniversary Homecoming and for initiating a very worthy scholarship project. Last, but not the least, I would like to personally thank and recognize Dennis Sy for his initiative in organizing and managing our e-mail group and batch website which have been, and continue to be, very vital communication tools for the successful implementation of our batch activities.
Thank you very much and here's wishing each and every one of you a very prosperous 2008!
Best regards,