ALPHA PHI OMEGA (Philippines) ALUMNI COUNCIL OF NORTH AMERICA

March2007

2007 ACNA EXECUTIVE OFFICERS

PRESIDENTBro. Lester Arevalo

1st Vice PresidentBro. Art F. Libot

2nd Vice PresidentBro. Jun De Castro

AuditorSis. Melissa Nario

TreasurerSis. Emma Galang

SecretaryBro. Alex Dulay

Public Relation OfficersBro. Jigsaw Reodica

Board of Directors(Alumni Association’s President)

Sis. Cora De JesusBritish Columbia

Bro. Ramon VillaniaDallas- Fort Worth

Bro. Ferdinand GomezDistrict of ColumbiaBro. Ruben LaygoGreater New York

Bro. Frank SuzaraFlorida

Bro. Sancho SyGreater Los AngelesBro. Noel Santos

Greater WashingtonBro. Hassan Velena

Metro HoustonBro. Pete Ramos

Mid WestBro. Ric MiloMississauga

Bro. Romy ValenzuelaMontreal

Bro. Teddy RamosNevada State

Bro. Mel CancinoNorthern CaliforniaBro. Carlos Ebalo

San DiegoBro. Rico Javier

San Francisco/Silicon ValleyBro. Dominic Espejo

South BayBro. Ed Santos

TorontoBro. Dado Saturay

Washinton State

Lester Arevalo leads ACNA 2007-2008

2007 INTERNATIONAL HUMANITARIAN MEDICAL,DENTAL AND OPTICAL MISSION

It is a privilege for me to formally communicate with you regarding ACNA’s forthcom-ing 6th International Humanitarian Medical, Dental and Optical Mission in the Philippineson May 1, 2007 in the town of Amadeo, Cavite and nearby Tagaytay City. The missionfeatures the following:1. Operation Tule (Circumcision)2. Operation Bukol (Removal of minor cysts)3. Operation Bulate (Deworming)4. Operation Bunot (Dental)5. Operation Mata (Optical) Our APO Brothers and Sisters and friends from the United States, the Philippines andother parts of the world will undertake and join hands to be able to reach out to our lesserfortunate countrymen in the town of Amadeo, Cavite and nearby Tagaytay City. Theproject is one of the noblest and largest services of our fraternity and sorority that yourAlumni Association had faithfully supported in the successful missions that we had inthe past and it is a great feeling to have you on board again. In this regard, I would like to solicit your Association’s support to the cause by givingmonetary contributions to be used in this mission. All funds collected will be used to buymedicines, vitamins and other supplies; food and logistics needed to feed all doctors,dentists, nurses and other participants and other monetary support to help the otheraspects of the project. We have only about 120 days left and there is urgency to thematter. I would like to request that you act on this appeal the soonest, so that you cansend your Alumni Association’s contributions or checks immediately to the following:

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ACNA held the induction ceremony of its new set of officers for 2007-2008 at theCrowne Plaza, Foster City, on January 20, 2007, led by its President Lester Arevalo. Theevent was hosted by Rico Javier’s SFSV AA, which celebrated its Induction Ball andFounding Anniversary. Also sworn in that night were the new sets of Officers andDirectors of the Librado I. Ureta Foundation (LIUF) led by Bro. Mel Gonzales, Jr. AArepresentatives from NorCal, South Bay, Midwest-Chicago, Central Valley, SonAlas,EtaAANA and GLA were in attendance. ~ aad

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PRESIDENT’S MESSAGEDear Brothers and Sisters in North America, March is around the corner and two months of my two-year term shall have passed. My objective in serving you asPresident of ACNA is to give you what you deserve as APOmembers, to explore all opportunities for service and toimplement them with all due diligence. My objective, as itwere, is to run on all cylinders – keep us all busy, utilize our

vast reserve of creativeness and achieve something positive. In short, my vision forACNA is to move forward, to progress rather than to be stagnant. It is therefore my sincere desire for ACNA to have open lines of communicationwith all its members – no idea is wrong or unimportant, we welcome them all. In the meantime, we need to buckle down to work. One project that we shouldfocus on right now is to gather as much donations as we can for our medical dentalhumanitarian service in Amadeo, Cavite on the occasion of the national conventionin Tagaytay City, May 3 - 6, 2007. The International Humanitarian Medical, Optical,and Dental Mission will be on May 1st, 2007, headed by our 1st Vice President, ArtLibot. We will also co-sponsor projects such as KAMPOSING and APO LEADERS(training seminars) that will be conducted during the national convention in Tagaytay. Another project is the exploration of our integration as a part of and a partner toAPO Philippines. I exhort everyone to have an open mind about the regionalizationof APO in this part of the world. ACNA, whether we like it or not, will be a substantialplayer in this effort. We can strike a healthy balance between our freedom ofassociation and of our duties to the larger organization of APO. It is not an either/orissue because we can never talk of one organization without the other. The soonerwe realize this, the better for our – ACNA’s and APO’s - organizational health. We will also engage in fundraising projects. A strong organization, like anymachinery, needs fuel to run and it can only go so far as the amount of fuel it has inits tanks. Funds are the fuel that enable us to render service, maintain administrativeoperations, support worthy causes and help alleviate emergent needs. I thereforeexhort everybody to start thinking of fundraising projects that can either be on anACNA-wide or on a local scale, complete with detailed mechanisms and strategies,as well as budgets and timetables. Finally, we need to professionalize our ways of conducting business. Prior toany meetings, we need to receive, collate, classify and prioritize ideas forimplementation. We need to be able to disseminate these ideas widely. Most of all,we need a clear vision of the big picture that we want ACNA to achieve at least forthe next two years. My short, medium and long term vision as stated in my platformof government is just a framework within which to work our collective will. In the immediate term, we need to reorganize in accordance with APO’s CBL. In the short term (2-3 years), we need to establish procedures to support ongoingprograms of ACNA in coordination with North American and Philippine AAs as wellas support individual AA programs through appointment of committees dedicatedto promoting and implementing authorized activities. Invite all existing AAs (includingnon-member AAs) within the North American Region to interact with ACNA on acontinuing basis especially on matters of common interest. Making them membersof ACNA would be the ideal goal. In the longer term (5 years), we need to establish ACNA as an encompassingregion that includes all AA’s for professional, social, cultural and economic growthto support the general objectives of APO. As a continuing goal, we need to maintain ACNA as an active partner of APOPhilippines in pursuit of leadership, friendship and service. To this end, we need toestablish the framework to make this a continuing goal through dedicated fundingbased on specific and achievable goals administered by non-partisan and professionalorganizational entities overseen by APO professionals familiar with these issues. With your help, we will achieve greatness. Fraternally,Bro. Lester Arevalo

1. SIS. EMMA GALANG, ACNA Treasurer 15844 Londelius Street North Hills, CA 91405

2. BRO. FERDIE YAMBOT, Member - Board of Directors, L.I. Ureta Foundation 16076 Peterson Court Chino Hills, CA 91709

As ACNA is in the midst of another awesomeyear of service, we would like to thank you againin advance for your kindest consideration, utmostsupport and immediate action for the mission. Wewould keep you posted on the developments.

MABUHAY ANG APO, MABUHAYTAYONG LAHAT!

Very respectfully yours,(Original Signed)BRO. ART F. LIBOT, Delta ‘69ACNA 1st Vice PresidentOverall Chairman – 2007 IHMDO Mission

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is a publication of the Alpha Phi Omega(Philippines)

Alumni Council of North Americaexclusively for its members, families and

friends.

Staff

ContributorsArt Libot, Alfred Conopio, Julian Santos

Leo Baltazar, Jun Cristobal, Cora de JesusKirby Lomuntad

The Council13831 Portofino St., Fontana, Ca 92336

email: Mimedaphio@aol.comwww.apoacna.org

Mike “Boy” Medina, Publishing EditorAlex Dulay, Asst. Editor

Lester Arevalo, Asst. EditorJigsaw Reodica, Asst. Editor

The Council

APO-Nevada President Bro./Cpt TeddyRamos (Gamma Epsilon) and ACNA Presi-dent Bro Lester Arevalo (Eta) announcedOctober 20,2007 as APO Nevada Gold Tour-nament Day. Shown with APO Nevada COBBro. Bobbittee Picazo (Eta) and Bro Jay Sugayof Gamma Epsilon with Resty (APO friend).Photo taken by Allen Ramos.

President : Bro. Sancho “Chosy” Sy

Vice President: Bro. Roberto “Bob” Cobarrubias

Secretary:Sis. Ophelia Amon

Treasurer:Bro. Troy Agagon

Auditor: Bro. Arnulfo “Noly” Pleyto

Board of Directors:Bro. Mike LimBro. Marco GuerreroBro. Joseph Bernard “Jobee” JovellanosBro. Geoffrey ArroyoBro. Antonio “Jun” Linsangan

APO District of ColumbiaAlumni Association2007-2008 Officers

PresidentBro. Ding Gomez

1st Vice-PresidentBro. Anthony Busog

2nd Vice-PresidentBro. Soan Velasquez

SecretaryBro. Santi Sipin

TreasurerBro. Boy Luna

AuditorBro. Rudy Magsalin

P.R.O.Bro. Vic De Leon

HistorianBro. Jesse Dayrit

1st Sergeant-At-ArmsBro. EphEph Escobar

2nd Sergeant-At-ArmsBro. Sherwin Landicho

Board of DirectorsBro. Mody OlympiaSis. Dely SchwabBro. Vic De LeonWebmasterBro Deejay Alfaro

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2007-2008 Officers

PresidentRuben Laygo

1st Vice-PresidentBro. Don Carlos Almirante

2nd Vice-PresidentDennis Villanueva

SecretaryOpal Raymundo

TreasurerCaril “Boyet” Donilla

AuditorCayetano “Ying” Paderanga lV

Board of DirectorsPhilip TolentinoRuben LaygoJohn “Butch” DimayaEdwin Del RosarioHenaida “Bing” MercadoJocelyn “Jo” Castillo

APO AA San Diego CountyOfficers 2007~2008

President:Bro Carlos “Caloy” Ebalo ~Alpha’ 78

Vice President:Bro Gonzalo “Sal” Pangalangan ~Zeta Gamma’ 71

Secretary:Bro Alexander “Alex” Nuestro ~Delta Xi’ 87

Treasurer:Bro Emmanuel “Emman” Cruz ~Gamma Eta’ 82

Auditor:Bro Gordon Gordo ~Gamma Psi’ 79

Sergeant-At-Arms:Bro Pacifico”Pacy” OrtizLuis ~Beta Zeta’ 77B

PRO:Bro Alfred “Kokoy” Canopio ~Delta Kappa’ 86A

Board of Directors:Bro Dominador “Domi” Borillo ~Gamma Sigma’ 76Bro Robert “Bob: Diaz ~Alpha Phi’ 76ABro Alfred Salamanca ~Eta’ 75C

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The Alpha Phi Omega (Phils.) District of Columbia AlumniAssociation, Inc. (APODCAA) held its 3rd Induction Ball lastJanuary 13, 2007 at Best Western Hotel in Tysons Corner,Virginia. The occasion was graced by the PhilippineAmbassador to United States, Ambassador Willy Gaa whospoke about the valuable services rendered by APODCAAmembers to the Philippine Embassy and to the FilipinoCommunity in the Washington DC area.

Bro. Lester Arevalo, ACNA President inducted theAPODCAA newly elected officers and board of directors headedby Bro Ding Gomez, President and Bro Anthony Busog, 1st

Vice President. In his message, Bro Lester Arevalo said thatthe continuing challenge for APO ACNA is to stay united despitethe seemingly insurmountable differences amongst APObrothers and sisters. He also emphasized to turn the diversitycharacter of the fraternity to strength and for the members toput the interest of the fraternity above personal interests in thepursuit of the principles and ideals of Alpha Phi Omega.

APO brothers and sisters from New York, New Jerseyand Delaware headed by Bro Ruben Laygo, the president ofAPOGNY also attended the undertaking. Wives, husbands,family members and friends of APODCAA were also presentto witness the swearing in of the new officers and to enjoy thefellowship and dancing. APO pins were also given to APODCAAmembers and visiting brods and sisters. The ceremony washighlighted by the 12 candle-bearing children symbolizing the12 Jewels of Scout Law.

APO in Washington DC AreaHeld its 3rd Induction Ball CeremonyHouston Celebrates APO 81st Anniversary

As usual, The APO 81st founding Anniversary celebration inHouston, Texas was a total blast. After our guest priest, Fr. VincentSaavedra, who was a grade school classmate of our IncomingPresident, blessed the food, a slide show was presented displayingall the photos of service projects & fellowships during thedevelopmental year 2005-2006, while the brethren & guestspartake of the delicious food ( buffet style). The formal program was started with Sister Cynthia Lopez,Delta Omega (APO USA) giving her own rendition of the StarSpangled Banner. Then it was followed by the singing of theLupang Hinirang ( Phil. Natl Anthem), led by yours truly, Bro.Leo Baltazar, Pi. After that, Fr. Vincent Saavedra ( Disciplesof Hope) gave a very nice invocation, praising APO and itsmission as an organization composed of individuals that arecommitted to peace and service. Then, the outgoing President, Bro. Jun Tapay, Pi , afterrequesting a moment of silence for our recently departed brotherGonz Guzon, Delta, gave his welcome address and also citedall the past Presidents of APO Metro Houston for theircontributions to the welfare of the organization and subsequentlygiving them plaques of appreciation. Plaques of appreciationwere also given to Sister Cynthia Lopez, Delta Omega(APOUSA) and to Bro. Gordon Nolasco, Theta, for their outstandingcontribution to the alumni association. The coveted Service award was given to Bro. ArthurMedina, Gamma Eta. The Friendship Award was given to both,Bros. Cris Manzano, Epsilon Nu & Rainier Habervo, GammaEta. and the Leadership award was given to yours truly, Bro.Leo Baltazar, Pi. Then, I introduced our inspirational speaker, Bro. FrancisBui, Alpha Gamma Zeta ( APO USA) who gave us a very niceperspective on our cardinal principles of Leadership, Friendship& Service. Then, Bro. Dan Maines, Beta, current ARNA RAD & PastACNA President, inducted the incoming officers of APO MetroHouston. Then, closing remarks was given by our new APO MHPresident, Bro. Veny Velena, Beta, with a plea to help ourfellowmen in the Bicol region, who were victims of the recentsuper typhoon. ( Bro. Sohrab Sardual, Gamma, collected thedonations after wards) The formal program was concluded with the singing of ourAPO Toast song. Singing, dancing and parlor games followed afterwards. It started with the “ Plunger & Toilet paper game” whichwas won by Sister Cynthia Lopez, Delta Omega ( APO USA)& a brother from Alpha Gamma Zeta (APO USA). The trip toJerusalem “ Banana Style” was won by Cristy Baltazar & Bro.Jayton Bucoy, Omega.

Not to be outdone were the APO kids with their “ APO isthe best - belting contest” which was won by Elma Laciste. TheAPO MH Dance Idol Contest was won by Jody Sabino. Of course the party would not be as enjoyable without theCha-cha dance, Macarena, Swing dance and etc. Then, the APO MH Band played the rest of the night withguest singers ( Sister Edna Alvarenga, Delta Omega& Sister Sophie Im, Delta Omega ) & guest drummer ( BrotherViney Varughese, Delta Omega ) all from APO USA.

The Celebration ended around 4 am with another APOToast Song, this time the Delta Omega version. Thank you to all who made this celebration a success,and thank you to all the brethren from Delta Omega, AlphaGamma Zeta, Sigma Pi And Alpha Gamma Omega for gracingthis momentous occassion. Yours in LFS, Bro. Leo BaltazarPi ChapterEVP, APO Metro Houston

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Fil-Am Trade & Cultural Expo the Golden Hall, SanDiego, California on February 17, 2007

Sis. Meryl D., Sis. Edith G. and Bro. James Ira C.

APO-San Diego Launches Maiden Project

Charity begins at home. This is the mantra ofthe newly-elected president, Bro. Carlos”Caloy”Ebalo, of the APO-Alumni Association of SanDiego, CA (APO-A ASD) .

The thrust of his presidency is geared towardsdonating a portion of our stateside blessings andgiving it back to the motherland, the Philippines,

in the form of educational aid and humanitarian relief..

During the 13th APO-AASD Anniversary and Induction ofOfficers for 2007-2008 on December 9, 2006 , Bro. Caloy(AlphaChapter ‘78-B) announced his flagship project: the APO-AASDScholarship Program. The aim of this program is to financially supportscholastically outstanding but poor students from grade schooland high school and, eventually, through college.

The first scholarship beneficiary is a 7-year old Grade 2 student,Keren Lois Casidsid, of the Christianhood Learning School inDasmarinas, Cavite . Keren is the daughter of Cavitenos, Roy andElsa Casidsid.

APO -AASD Secretary, Bro. Alex Nuestro(Delta Xi Chapter ‘87),and Program Coordinator, Bro. Edwin Apostol(Zeta DeltaChapter‘81-A), manage the fledgling program that is projected toexpand to include high school and college students in years tocome.

To help support this program, please contact Bro. Alex Nuestroat (858) 603-2552 and Bro. Edwin Apostol at (619) 245-7257.

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Alpha Phi Omega Phils. Inc. recently donated P200,000.00 toGawad Kalinga for the construction of a health center in St IgnatiusGK Village in Liloan, Leyte. The health center will benefit the victims of the Guinsaugonlandslide. Funds for the project were generously provided by theAPO Alumni Council of North America (APO-ACNA). Groundbreaking of the site will be on March 1, 2007. Manpowerfor the construction of the Center will be provided by APO-South-ern Leyte. Shown in the picture are from the left APO-NED ErnieAlcanzare, APO-NVPAA Bong Cruz, APO-NEVP Egay Llarena, APO-NP Jimmy de Castro, GK-ED Tony Meloto and APO-RD-NCAR MelAdriano,who facilitated the donation.

APO DONATES TO GAWAD KALINGA

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Erase the Waste fueled by APOGLA

Answering to GLA’s call for a worthwhile monthly serviceand to foster solidarity, members and their families led by Bro.Mark “Wangbu” Guerrero and Sis.Michelle Monasterio held aclean-up service at the Ballona Wetlands in Playa del Rey onFebruary 10, 2007 in an effort to help preserve the ecosystem.(Dubbed as the “blue people” by LA Work organizers.)

Pres. Bro. Sancho Sy works with newbie Bro John Dean

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This is a Christmas Dinner given for the teenagers (criminals)who are in custody in the Burnaby Youth Detention Centre.

This Christmas dinner is being organized by Ms. EvelynFlorendo for almost 24 years now . She will solicit from sponsor,cooks, buy individual presents for the teenagers , find guestspeakers and most of all find volunteers to help her out serve thefood for this Christmas Dinner. For some of this Kid, this is theonly Christmas Dinner and Christmas present they will received.

APOIAABC is very thankfull to Ms. Florendo for sharingwith us her Christmas Dinner to be a part of her Volunteers.Itwas a nice feeling to be able to serve and feel and hear the“THANK YOU” and the “GOOD JOB” and ‘MUCHAPPRECIATED” comments coming from this Teenagers..

It really touches my heart to see this Kids with less freedom.They are being escorted where ever they go and hopefullysomeday they will have the nice Christmas Dinner with theirown family in their own home and not inside the cell .Godbless them all... by Sis. Cora de Jesus - President APOIAABC

Christmas Dinner in Burnaby Youth Custody Centre( Burnaby, BC) December 14, 2006..

Bro. Rolly Wico, Sis. Cora de Jesus and Loida Wico

Bro. Rudy Soliven and Sis Cora de Jesus with other volunteers

The Alpha Phi Omega International Alumni Association ofBritish Columbia hosted a Valentine’s Party in Renfrew ParkCommunity Centre in Vancouver last February 10, 2007.

The dinner and dance was successfull . There were 220people that party all night. Brothers and Sisters donatedgifts for the door prizes. A 50/50 draw was a hit.

This Valentine dinner/dance is our annual fundraiser thatproceed from this goes to the Food Bank, the PhilippineCalamity Fund and our ongoing projects. This year ValentineParty’s Chairperson is Bro. Rudy Soliven ( Beta Chapter ).

Dance For A Cause 2007

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ACNA IHMDO Updates The fundraising campaign to support the InternationalHumanitarian, Medical, Dental & Optical Mission on May 1,2007 in Amadeo, Cavite, has reached $3,425.00 as of March5th, according to Bro. Ferdie Yambot. Deadline for monetarydonations is on April 15th. Contact Bro. Ferdie if you wish tomake generous contributions.

Meanwhile, a “balikatan” type of sorting, packing andstrapping of relief goods is scheduled on March 17th in CarsonCity to be attended by representatives of AAs from San Diego,South Bay and Greater LA. If you want to get rid of your oryour family’s pre-loved clothing, shoes, blankets and kids’ toysfor a noble cause, please do not hesitate to contact Bro. Alexis.Deadline for relief goods donations is on March 15th.

ACNA is less than four weeks away from holding its firstCouncil Meeting for the term 2007-2008 in Chicago, Illinois.The AA from Midwest Chicago is sponsoring the meeting tocoincide with its Induction Ball on March 31st. ~TNB Staff

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ACNA

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ACNA RESOLUTION 2005-01 : Resolved, as it is hereby resolved that the program of activitiesfor administrative years 2005-2006 as presented by the President be,as it hereby is approved and adopted. Further, that the mechanicsand logistics of programs and activities that can now be imple-mented, be, as they hereby are approved and adopted. Still further,that the mechanics and logistics of programs and activities thatneeds further studies, be, as they hereby are, approved and adoptedin principle. The President reported that on the previous night’s meeting ofthe Board of Directors (BOD), the BOD passed a resolution (BOD)Resolution 2005-02, voiding the resolution passed in Las Vegas, NVon October 16, 2004. The action of the BOD, in effect rescinded the2004 BOD resolution in the Las Vegas special meeting and revivedCouncil Resolution 2004-001 (passed in Vancouver), until said Coun-cil resolution is rescinded and /or repealed on the next conventionproper. Upon motion by Francis Cuvin and duly seconded by JunTapay, the…..as follows:

ACNA Resolution 2005-02 : Resolved as it is hereby resolved that the BOD Resolution 2005-02 as presented is hereby approved and adopted by the Council.

ACNA Resolution 2005-03 : Resolved, as it is hereby resolved that the proposed budget ofthe President for the administrative years 2005-2006 is approvedand adopted by the Council.

ACNA Resolution 2005-04 : Resolved as it is resolved that APO (Phil.) Alumni Council ofNorth America gives its full support to the “Yes for Peace Project”.

PROGRAM OF ACTIVITIES1. Medical, Dental & Humanitarian Mission to the PhilippinesMay 1, 2007Amadeo, CaviteOverall Chairperson – ACNA 1st VP, Art LibotFinancial Solicitor – LIUF BOD, Ferdie YambotUsed Clothes, shoes and toys – California AA PresidentsItem Collections and Shipping – Northern Calif. – Ben Castro

Southern Calif. – Alex DulayMedical Coordinator – Dr. Mike Hernandez and Dr Junie RosalesDental Coordinator – APO DAP PresidentOptical Coordinator – Belle TumbokonTarget Donation Amount $5,000.00Target Balikbayan Boxes – 10 boxes

Council Resolution No. 2005-03: Resolved, as it is hereby resolved that ACNA conduct and/orsupport a medical/dental mission in the Philippines every year in-stead of every two years. Further, that a procedure manual on howto implement a Medical & Dental Service Project be created forimplementation in the succeeding projects.

2. Medical/Dental Team On going collection on information by brother Doods castellano3. Scholarship Program* However, it was noted during the discussion of the project thatthere are individual scholarship programs being undertaken by sev-eral member associations. Vic Ronan suggested that further studybe conducted with emphasis on integrating individual scholarshipprograms into one cohesive project. Discussion on the subject wassuspended and the program was tabled for discussion in the nextcouncil meeting.*Further discussion needed to determine whether we should con-tinue with this program.4. Service Center (818) 523-7322. Ongoing Service Program oper-ated by brod Lester Arevalo since January 2005.We will continue with this program (ACNA SERVICE CENTER).5. SAPOC Donated $1,500.00 last administration (2005-2006).We will donate $1,500.00 this time again to continue our support of

SAPOC. ACNA was furnished copies of SAPOC IncorporationPapers and Financial Report by Mrs. Butch Binuya.* need current Financial Report, to be obtained from sis ChiquiBinuya by brod Alex Dulay, to be presented at the next ACNA Meet-ing in Chicago.

6. Golf Tournaments Once in Las Vegas, NevadaHopefully, Thrice this administration1. Las Vegas, Nevada – to be hosted by APO Nevada2. Los Angeles, Calif – to be hosted by APO AA GLA and APO AA South Bay3. San Francisco, Calif. – to be hosted by APO AA North Cal and APO AA SFSV

7. Car Raffle Twice in the past administration (San Mateo, Calif. Sept., 2006and Los Angeles, CA, 2007)We will have a CAR RAFFLE again.Overall Chairperson – Mar GarchitorenaTarget Raffle Date: Sept 2008 ACNA Convention in Toronto

8. ID System / ACNA Directory Proposal: Commission on MembershipOverall Chairperson – Noly PleytoMembers: AA ID Officers

ACNA Directory – 2nd VP Jun de Castro Roster/Directory of allAlumni Associations of North America* All association presidents were enjoined to submit their updatedmembership roster to Lester Arevalo with the deadline for submis-sion set on July 31, 2006.

9. THE COUNCIL Newsletter Basic guidelines to follow, one should type their basic article inany word processing software (MS Word, Word Pad, etc.) using“Arial” as the font and “10” as the font size.No special formatting required, the articles may have to be mas-saged to fit the available space. Colored pictures are highly recom-mended.

The next release will be March-April 2007.Publishers- ACNA PRO Jigsaw Reodica andACNA Secretary Alex Dulay.Editor in Chief – Mishael "Boy" Medina

10. Awards and Recognition HMDM Awards – Art LibotSeniors Awards – Ferdie YambotPresidential Awards and Recognition – Lester Arevalo11. APOACNA.NETACNA Web HostingACNA Web Master – ACNA PRO Jigsaw ReodicaACNA Web Team: Dominic Espejo, Rhoel Reyes, Jun Tapai12. ACNA Literary Contest“BUHAY APO”Co-Chairpersons:Leo BaltazarJun Cristobal

March 31, 2007 – Launch Contest, Present Rules and GuidelinesSept 1, 2007 – Deadline of SubmissionApril 1, 2008 – Announce WinnersSept 2007 – Launch Book – “BUHAY APO”

13. KAMPOSININGMay 2, 2007Tagaytay CityOverall Chairperson

ACNA REVIEWEDACNA REVIEWEDACNA REVIEWEDACNA REVIEWEDACNA REVIEWED

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In the matter of ARNA: Dan Maines, representing ARNA in the North American Region,took the floor and explained that the function of ARNA is to facili-tate the administrative functions of APO Philippines in NorthAmerica; that it is an administrative arm of APO Phils.; that theinterim officers are acting in temporary capacities until such time aselections can be held in accordance with the APO Phils. CBL.Dan Maines (ARNA): What the Philippines wants us to do, and we have to make surena yung mga issuance and payments of IDs, wala ng hocus pocuskatulad ng nakaraan. Yan ang gusto ng administration ngayon.

Council Resolution No. 2006-01:Resolved, as it is hereby resolved, that ACNA disburses $6,150.00to the Kita-Kits/Biennial Convention in Universal City in Los Ange-les, CA hosted by the Alumni Association of Greater Los Angeles,to subsidize the budget and minimize costs for delegates and par-ticipants to the convention.* Need to study this and get the opinion of the ACNA BOD

Council Resolution No. 2006-02:Resolved, as it is hereby resolved, that the appointment of the mem-bers of the Comelec for the election of officers for the 2007-2008 termbe, as it is hereby is, confirmed as follows: Erwin Carracedo (SFSV)-Chairman, Claro Bermudez (Montreal) - Member and Gordon Nolasco(Metro Houston) – Member. Resolved further, as it is hereby furtherresolved, that the Election Code implemented in the year 2000 elec-tions of officers be adopted, as it is hereby adopted, for implementa-tion in the 2006 election of Officers.*Recommendations from the different AA presidents should be sub-mitted to the ACNA President by the second meeting in Vancouver.

INCORPORATION Cesar Garingan reported that the Council’s application for in-corporation in Nevada did not go through because of some techni-cal errors. Patrick Afan was tasked to follow up on the incorporationand to report on the status of the same at the next Council Meeting.We still encountered difficulties in obtaining paperworks from theNevada office, which made it difficult to fix the problem. ACNA 1st VP Lester Arevalo with permission from ACNA Presi-dent Cesar Garingan found another way to Incorporate ACNA inanother State.Ruffy Ignacio assisted in Incorporating ACNA in theState of Washignton.

Council Resolution No. 2006-03: Whereas, ACNA holds its election of officers coincident with theBiennial Convention. Whereas, the proper endorsement of candidates has been a criti-cal issue every election and had caused controversies system-wide,especially for members with dual affiliation where these controver-sies tend to create divisiveness among the General Membership. Resolved therefore, as it is hereby resolved, that in the interest ofpromoting cohesiveness, cooperation, and solidarity, endorsementsof ACNA candidates in biennial conventions shall be by the motheralumni associations of said candidates. For members with dual affili-ations, the mother alumni associations shall be the alumni associa-tions where said members have their residences or domiciles. Resolved further, as it is hereby further resolved, that for pur-poses of definitions, the mother alumni association of a candidatefor elective position in ACNA shall be where the candidate is domi-ciled or where he has his permanent or official residence.

Council Resolution No. 2006-04: Resolved, as it is hereby resolved, that the entitlement of anAssociate Member be tabled to be taken on the 2006 Conventionfloor for a special order of the day on the plenary session.Council Resolution No. 2006-05: Resolved, as it is hereby resolved, that a Constitutional ReviewCommittee be created to draft proposed amendments to the

ACNA CBL.Resolved further, as it is hereby further resolved, that said commit-tee, shall be empowered to make proposals to be submitted to APOPhilippines for changes in the APO Philippines CBL pertaining toACNA-ARNA matters.Resolved further, as it is hereby further resolved, that the committeebe composed of the following:Teddy Ramos - ChairmanJun Tapay - Co-ChairmanDony Rondilla - Member

Council Resolution No. 2006-06: Resolved, as it is hereby resolved, that $500.00 be allocated tothe “TULONG SA LEYTE” Project.4TH Meeting ACNA Convention

COUNCIL RESOLUTION NO. 2006-07: Whereas, ACNA Resolution 004-001 known as the “VancouverResolution”, ratified on September 4, 2004 in British Columbia,Canada, caused confusion amongst brethren, both here and abroad.Wherefore, it is hereby resolved that the Vancouver Resolution isrescinded. Ed Santos of AA Toronto raised the issue of the definition ofAssociate Member as defined in the APO Philippines CBL. He fur-ther informed the body that all members of Toronto warned every-one that the recruitment of Associate Members had been abused byother associations so that there are more associate members thanregular members. These associate members also were given the rightto vote and hold positions in the said association. He urged the helpof the ACNA Council to put a stop this and that Toronto furthersought the help of ACNA to bring this up to the National ExecutiveBoard in Manila and included in the agenda of the Tagaytay Bien-nial Convention next year. President Pete Romero of Toronto also informed the body thatthey have sent a letter of protest on this regard and that they hadalready received a reply from COME Chairman Boy Lopez to studythe matter. At this point, Jun Laset suggested that Toronto should movespeedily on this by writing the Reference Committee in Manila toimmediately consider its proposal and be included in the agenda forthe next Biennial Convention in Tagaytay City. Mel Adriano, Regional Director of the National Capital Region inMetro Manila spoke on the process of amending the APO Philip-pines CBL by writing the Reference Committee headed by Chairper-son Celia Valdez who is coming to the United States. The GLA Proposal on the definition of “Mother Association”had been tabled for the next Council Meeting. The Committee wasenjoined to study further the proposal because of technicalities thatwere brought to the attention of the Committee. The President delivered his State of the Council Address. Hemade his vow to vigorously pursue a strong and unified ACNAbecause he believed that to be an instrument of change and progress,we need to be of one mind and act as one to maximize our strength,our manpower and our resources. As part of his campaign promises,he exerted all his effort to define ACNA’s relevance under APOPhilippines and that ACNA will be functioning as it has in the pastwithout restrictions or undue influence from APO Philippines, withour own resources of revenue which we can disburse as we see it fitand our own programs and activities in the pursuit of our avowedtenets of Leadership, Friendship and Service. He further said thatour ties with APO Philippines is not a restricting influence but apositive challenge and a partner in progress and in service. Hedeclared that we have added another milestone to our being and thepath we have taken was not an easy one but we have to continue toendure for as long as we united and believe in ourselves and thenobility of our purpose.

PETIONING ALUMNI ASSOCIATION(S) The Secretary, on behalf of the Council, accepted the Applica-tion for Membership of the Alumni Association of Central Valley,Stockton, California from Mel Gonzales complete with the docu-

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ments and application fee of $50.00. APOSONALAS have indicated that they would also file forACNA Membership.Encourage other existing Alumni Associations, including chapter-based to join ACNA. The venue for the 9th ACNA Biennial Convention was won bythe Alumni Association of Toronto over the Alumni Association ofWashington, DC on a very hotly contested selection.1. 1st Quarterly Council Meeting to be hosted by Alumni Associa-tion of Chicago (Midwest)2. 2nd Quarterly Council Meeting to be hosted by APOAA ofBritish Columbia3. 3rd Quarterly Council Meeting to be hosted by Alumni Associa-tion of San Diego4. 4th Quarterly Council Meeting to be hosted by Alumni Councilof Toronto.

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ACNA 1ST QUARTERLY MEETINGHosted by APO Midwest- Chicago Alumni Association

Saturday, March 31st to Sunday, April 1st, 2007Wyndham O’hare Hotel

6810 N.Mannheim Rd.Rosemont, Illinois 60018

United StatesPhone: 847-297-1234

Convention fee: $125.00 for each delegate, includes dinner onFriday, March 30, 2007 and continental breakfast, luncheon

and dinner dance for the APO Midwest-Chicago Induction ball

Hotel accommodation: $89/night. When making a reservationplease mention the code Alpha Phi Omega Group

Please contact the following to confirm your attendance:Grace Gargantiel (773) 936-8485 / (847) 342-8244

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2007 IHMDO MISSION PHILIPPINEORGANIZING COMMITTEEAraneta Center, Cubao, QC. Philippines

Thursday, February 15, 20071. Bro. Ogie Bayas-Chairman, Presiding2. Bro. Jimmy De Castro-National President3. Bro. Bong Cruz-VP, National Alumni affairs4. Bro. Ernie Alcanzare-National Executive Director5. Bro. Mel Adriano-Regional Director, NCR6. Bro. Mike Hernandez-President, APO MAFI7. Sis. Julie Ann-President, APO DAP8. Bro. Junie Rosales-APO MAFI9. Bro. Davy Flaminiano-APO Tagaytay10. Sis. Sallie Licauco-Philippine Shipment Coordinator11. Bro. Jun Manimtim-El Paso Hotel/Tagaytay City12. Bro. Art Libot-1st VP APO ACNA13. Eight (8) Resident brothers and sisters - members of different committeesEXCERPT: The Service Project will be staged at the school premises of theSt. Mary Magdalene Parish Church in Amadeo, Cavite. The aboveproject will concentrate on the surgical aspects such as OperationTule, Bukol and Deworming to render quality service. The dentaland optical services will go on as earlier planned. Bro. Ogie Bayaswill conduct earlier (at least 2 weeks before) pre-screening of pa-tients and get list of possible patients in order to have a more effec-tive and efficient system of delivering service. The budget amounting to Pesos250,000.00 was presented to thecommittee and will be provided by APO ACNA. The proposed bud-get will cover medicines, surgical supplies, dental supplies, foodand drinks for the volunteers, t-shirts for the volunteers, awardsand certificates, advertising materials, transportation and others asneeded. It was requested that said amount be provided to APOPhilippines as early as possible. I advised everyone that althoughthe said amount is agreed in principle, it will still be subject to theapproval of the ACNA Board on its 1st Quarterly Council Meetingin Chicago on March 30-April 1. The Organizing Committee assured the body that everything is readyduring the Mission Day inclusive of availability of volunteers courtesy ofAPO MAFI and APO DAP, pre-registration by resident brothers and sis-ters, preparation of food and drinks courtesy of APO Tagaytay, marshallsand security by APO Alumni of Sigma Chapter, packing of used clothes andstuff toys by Sis. Sallie Licauco and fellowship and socials by Bro. DavyFlaminiano of APO Tagaytay. It was pointed out that constant communication be maintainedamong Bro. Ogie Bayas, Bro. Mel Adriano, Bro. Ernie Alcanzare andBro. Art F. Libot. I took the opportunity to thank Bro. Mel Adriano, Bro. Jimmy DeCastro and Bro. Ernie Alcanzare for organizing and inviting me tothe meeting and made my visit to Manila a productive and fruitfulone, with respect to the mission. Everything is cleared out and readyfor the preparation of the coming Mission.BRO. ART F. LIBOTACNA 1st VP

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Minutes of the Meeting of the APO (Phils.) Alumni Councilof North America held at Universal City Hilton,

Los Angeles, California on September 2-3, 2006PART I - CONVENTION OPENING CEREMONIES Art Rivera, Moderator, of the host association formallyopened the 8th Biennial Convention and 4th Quarterly CouncilMeeting for the administrative term 2005-2006. Toti Ayo delivered the invocation with prayers asking theguidance of the Divine Providence to make the Council Meeting asuccessful and fruitful one and ask for strength and determinationto continue building a strong foundation for every AlumniAssociation with the support of our friends and families, ACNA ishere to stay and will take care of itself. Art Libot, ACNA Secretary, introduced the different AlumniAssociations and delegates and acknowledge the presence ofdistinguished guests and friends. Francis Franco, Convention Chairman, delivered the welcomeaddress and he hopes that everyone will make the most excitingexperience during the 3-day convention. He urge everyone to commitand conduct ourselves in a manner worthy of designationsdetermined to walkout of the hall filling accomplished and gratefulfor the opportunity, precious time and resources of the Convention. Ferdie Yambot, President of Greater Los Angeles, thankedeveryone for his/her presence and promised to instill the greatestsense of social consciousness and social justice to enrich, tonourish and to sustain each other. Mel Adriano, Regional Director of the National Capital Regionfrom the Philippines addressed the delegates. He informed everyonethat he is the representative of the National Council in thePhilippines and reiterate the importance of this year’s ACNAConvention. He also showed power point presentations about manyactivities and projects in the Philippines. He wished all the delegatesand the candidates the best of luck.PART II - PLENARY SESSION/BUSINESS MEETINGa) The meeting was formally opened at 9:30 a.m. by Cesar Garingan,President, presiding.b) The Secretary certified the body that there was a quorum.c) The Secretary presented the Agenda of the Meeting (Attachment1) for adoption by the Council.After motion duly made and seconded, the Agenda was approvedand adopted.

The President introduced the Parliamentarian, Allen Wong,ICAPO Director, to explain the procedures. Allen Wong defined the rules to govern the meeting andemphasized that the Roberts Rules of Order shall apply in theconduct of the meeting. He gave an abbreviated version of theParliamentary Procedure and the House Rules. The CouncilPresident is the Meeting Chair and Allen Wong is theParliamentarian to help maintain a smooth flow of discussionsand/or presentations of motions during the meeting. He alsoaffirmed the appointment of Vic Ronan as Parliamentarian atthe floor to help in the order of business.

d) The Presiding Officer announced that whoever is ready to presenthis power point presentations will report first. Alumni AssociationSpeakers were given 5-minutes reporting limit as follows:

ALUMNI ASSOCIATION PRESIDENTS’ REPORTS(Copies are filed in ACNA’s master file.)1. District of Columbia2. British Columbia3. Montreal4. Northern California5. Mississauga6. San Francisco & Silicon Valley7. Greater Washington8. San Diego9. South Bay10. Midwest11. Greater New York12. Nevada13. Washington State

The Presiding Officer declared LUNCH BREAK at 12:00Noon andresumption at 1:30 PM.The Presiding Officer called again the meeting to order at 1:30PM. He called on the following Alumni Associations to presenttheir reports:

14. Toronto15. Metro Houston16. Greater Los Angeles

e) The Secretary presented the Minutes of the last Council Meetingheld in Las Vegas, Nevada and after review, a motion was dulymade and seconded, the minutes was noted and adopted.f) On business arising from the minutes and after thoroughdiscussions and motions duly made and seconded, the followingresolutions were passed, to wit:1. COUNCIL RESOLUTION NO. 2006-07: Whereas, ACNAResolution 004-001 known as the “Vancouver Resolution”, ratifiedon September 4, 2004 in British Columbia, Canada, causedconfusion amongst brethren, both here and abroad. Wherefore, itis hereby resolved that the Vancouver Resolution is rescinded.2. Ed Santos of AA Toronto raised the issue of the definition ofAssociate Member as defined in the APO Philippines CBL. Hefurther informed the body that all members of Toronto warnedeveryone that the recruitment of Associate Members had beenabused by other associations so that there are more associatemembers than regular members. These associate members also weregiven the right to vote and hold positions in the said association.He urged the help of the ACNA Council to put a stop this and thatToronto further sought the help of ACNA to bring this up to theNational Executive Board in Manila and included in the agenda ofthe Tagaytay Biennial Convention next year. President Pete Romero of Toronto also informed the body thatthey have sent a letter of protest on this regard and that they hadalready received a reply from COME Chairman Boy Lopez to studythe matter. At this point, Jun Laset suggested that Toronto should movespeedily on this by writing the Reference Committee in Manila toimmediately consider its proposal and be included in the agendafor the next Biennial Convention in Tagaytay City. Mel Adriano,Regional Director of the National Capital Region in Metro Manila

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spoke on the process of amending the APO Philippines CBL bywriting the Reference Committee headed by Chairperson Celia Valdezwho is coming to the United States.3. The GLA Proposal on the definition of “Mother Association”had been tabled for the next Council Meeting. The Committee wasenjoined to study further the proposal because of technicalitiesthat were brought to the attention of the Committee.g) The President delivered his State of the Council Address. Hemade his vow to vigorously pursue a strong and unified ACNAbecause he believed that to be an instrument of change and progress,we need to be of one mind and act as one to maximize our strength,our manpower and our resources. As part of his campaign promises,he exerted all his effort to define ACNA’s relevance under APOPhilippines and that ACNA will be functioning as it has in the pastwithout restrictions or undue influence from APO Philippines, withour own resources of revenue which we can disburse as we see it fitand our own programs and activities in the pursuit of our avowedtenets of Leadership, Friendship and Service. He further said thatour ties with APO Philippines is not a restricting influence but apositive challenge and a partner in progress and in service. Hedeclared that we have added another milestone to our being andthe path we have taken was not an easy one but we have to continueto endure for as long as we united and believe in ourselves and thenobility of our purpose. In closing, he thanked the tremendous performance andcooperation of the Executive Officers and the Board of Directorsfor a job well done. He also gave his highest commendation to theAlumni Association of greater Los Angeles for hosting the 8th

Biennial Convention and he hoped that such fantastic preparationbe duplicated in future conventions. President Cesar Garingan was given a standing ovation by thedelegates after his address.h) The President reported on the financial standing (See attachment)of the Council in lieu of Bong Manuel, Treasurer, who was absent.i) Other Matters1. The Secretary introduced the President to present the Charter tothe newest member of the Council, Alumni Association ofMississauga, Ontario, Canada. The Presiding Officer called onPresident Ed Failanga and the members of AA of Mississauga tocome forward and accept the Charter. It was an emotional ceremonythat was witnessed by the members of the Board, the ExecutiveOfficers and the Delegates. He further thanked the AA ofMississauga on the way they have performed and carried out theobligation to fulfill the requirements of a member association asembodied in the provisions of Article 5 of ACNA CBL. He wishedthem success in carrying on the tradition. Ed Failanga thanked everyone for embracing them in theCouncil and assured everyone that AA of Mississauga will continueto carry out the ideals and visions of the Council and will alwayscooperate in every way possible to see the success in the future.2. The Secretary, on behalf of the Council, accepted the Applicationfor Membership of the Alumni Association of Central Valley,Stockton, California from Mel Gonzales complete with thedocuments and application fee of $50.00.There being no other business to discuss, and upon motion dulymade and seconded, the meeting was temporarily adjournedtentatively at 5:00 PM.PART III - BIDDING OF THE VENUES FOR THE 9TH BIENNIALCONVENTION AND THE QUARTERLY COUNCIL MEETINGS

The resumption of the meeting was opened at 9:00 AM by PresidentCesar Garingan and presided over the bidding of the different venuesfor the term 2007-2008 meetings.RESULTS:1. The venue for the 9th ACNA Biennial Convention was won bythe Alumni Association of Toronto over the Alumni Association ofWashington, DC on a very hotly contested selection.2. 1st Quarterly Council Meeting to be hosted by AlumniAssociation of Chicago (Midwest)3. 2nd Quarterly Council Meeting to be hosted by APOAA ofBritish Columbia4. 3rd Quarterly Council Meeting to be hosted by AlumniAssociation of San Diego5. 4th Quarterly Council Meeting to be hosted by Alumni Councilof TorontoPART IV - COMELEC PROCEEDINGS1. President Cesar Garingan relinquished the Chair to COMELECChairman Erwin Carracedo.2. The COMELEC Chairman discussed the rules and electionprocedures. He announced the names of candidates as follows:PRESIDENT

Lester Arevalo Jun Tapay1st VICE PRESIDENT Art F. Libot2nd VICE PRESIDENT Jun De CastroAUDITOR Melissa NarioHe announced that the positions of First Vice President, 2nd VicePresident and Auditor were unopposed.3. The candidates were presented and were given time to give theirspeeches.4. Casting of Ballots and Counting of Votes were implemented bythe COMELEC’s Chairman Erwin Carracedo of AA SFSV, Claro Bermudez of AAMontreal and Gordon Nolasco of AA Metro Houston.5. COMELEC Chairman Erwin Carracedo proclaimed the incomingACNA Officers for the term 2007-2008 as follows:

PRESIDENT - Lester Arevalo1st Vice President - Art F. Libot2nd Vice President - Jun De CastroAuditor - Melissa Nario

6. President-Elect Lester Arevalo delivered his acceptance speech.7. President Cesar Garingan thanked the members of the COMELECfor the invaluable services they have rendered in ensuring for thesmooth conduct of the elections. He also thanked the candidatesand the voters for exemplary display of sportsmanship andstatesmanship. The President dissolved the COMELEC.There being no other business to discuss, and upon motion dulymade and seconded, the meeting was adjourned at 11:00 AM.Prepared by:

Originally Signed ART F. LIBOT Secretary

Certified Correct: Originally signedCESAR G. GARINGAN President

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