EXECUTIVE OFFICERS THELMA M. SANTOS President NOLY RICOHERMOSO Exec. Vice President MARIA GRACE REGAN Exec. Director ALMA SOSA Secretary VIOLETA L. MAGSINO Treasurer LITA ALANDY Auditor XAVIER DELA SANTA Press Ralations Officer GEORGE BUNAG Editor-In-Chief Msgr. REY NUNEZ Spiritual Adviser Board of Trustees XAVIER DELA SANTA CHING J. MANALO ANDRE BELARMINO BERNARD MANANZAN STEVE SOSA SUSIE M. DUE ANNIE J. MILES GERRY MANTARING Advisers: Past Presidents: HECTOR L. SULIT, MD CELSO MATAAC, JR. CPA RODOLFO L. JAO, MD STEVE SOSA MACRINE KATAGUE Sp. Counsel to the President GODOFREDO NG, MD FLO APELES WILLY LEANO PETE PUERTOLLANO WEBMASTER: REY J. MUHI |
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| MARINDUQUE INTERNATIONAL, INC. Its Past and Future 1993- 2007 |
| and Canada in their quest to advance their education, their livelihood, and for many, ultimately to settle down as immigrants in these countries. By the late 1960's, and most of the 70's, Marinduquenos were in major cities in the West Coast, the Midwest, the Eastern Sea-board States and in Canada. They began to form regional organizations such as : the Marinduque Association of Southern Cali-fornia (MASC) which was founded on September 22, 1979 in Los Angeles which included San diego residents. Other major groups were formed such as the Marinduque Association of Chicago USA (MACUSA) from Illinois-Indiana states, the Marindu-quenos of the Eastern Seaboard of America (MESA) founded on June, 1983, from the tri-state: NY, NJ, CT including PA, MD & VA areas; the Marinduque Associa-tion of Northern California (MANC) from San Francisco and the outlying cities; the Marin-duque Cultural Society of Canada (MCSC) from the Toronto region; the Marinduqueno Association of the Capital Area (MACA) formed in 1992, from the Washington, DC-Maryland-Vriginia states. Each organization grew and purused various social activities to unite and strengthen their groups, through cultural activities which kept their unique Marinduque traditions like the Moriones festivals and the "putong", and special cuisines which we grew up with. But never forgotten were their needy fellow Marinduquenos in the province. Educational scholarships, livelihood projects, medical assistance, and monetary aids to some indigents of their home province were sent to help. The recognized that their projects are generally similar in nature and some could be more effective and efficient if the organizations combine their manpower, talents, and financial resources. That idea was in the minds of many whenever they met but the opportunity to discuss the possiblity of working together came when the Marinduque Association of Southern California (MASC) organized an all Marin-duque High Schools reunion in 1993, during their 14th annual annivesary celebration. |
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| L/R: Bong Salvo, Steve Sosa, Dr. Hector Sulit, Ching J. Manalo and Edgar Alandy. |
| The reunion was made possible through the hard work of the Association's National Schools Reunion Committee that was headed by the highly motivated, inspired and very capable Bong Salvo and his crew, and the MASC officers and members with Fabie Lantig as the incumbent President. The response of the Marinduquenos from all the organizations nationwide to the idea of a national gathering was overwhelming! The first reunion was held from August 12 to 14, 1993 in Anaheim and contiguous cities in southern California. An evening re-acquiantance welcome party kicked off the festivities. Many of the guests had great fun recalling their younger days with their fellow classmates. The 2nd day was a beach picnic along the blue Pacific which was even more heavily attended by local and out of town guests, who at times became almost riotious in excitement upon seeing one another again. On the 3rd day the 14th an organizational business meeting was held. The final outcome was the formation of the Marinduque International Executive Council (MIEC). The new organization, MIEC was designed to be the coordinating body or umbrella organization that will spearhead the planning, presentation and implementation of any agreed upon project. That historical agreement was announced that evening during the gala dinner dance at the Disneyland Hotel. The first set of executive officers who were elected were the following listed below and shown in the picture above. |
| Chairman: Vice-Chairman: Secretary: Treasurer: P.R.O. Spiritual Adviser: |
| Hector L. Sulit, M.D. Steve Sosa Edgar Alandy Conchita Jao-Manalo Bong Salvo Msgr. Rey Nunez (not in picture) |
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| s early as mid-1950's, Marinduquenos have been coming to the United States |
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