Southern          

Officers :

Cesar R. Rivera

President

Salome El Hussainy

Vice President

Edmundo Ribaya

Secretary

Romulo Perdon

Treasurer

Ruben Nepomuceno

Auditor

Board of Directors :

Roger Remolacio

   Chairman

Teresita Carreon

   Co-Chairman

Members :

Greg Conde

Sally Ranido-Aquino

Rustum Nepomuceno

Luz Real-Japlit

Sylvia Kilbury

Ven Rivera

Ric Lara

Emma R. Pineda 

 A funny thing happened on the way back to the Kiosko.

 The scholarship awards went well. It started at the public "kiosko" and I had each recipient come forward to introduce and say a few words about himself or herself his/her ambitions, etc. Just after each had spoken, the mayor sent his secretary over to have the ceremony continued in his office at the municipal hall. The honorable Greg Ricarte introduced me and said a few words about the scholarship. There I had the chance to speak to the scholars about continuing their good work and achieving success in their endeavours thru hard work. I emphasized the virtue of honesty to oneself and to others and the value and importance of communicating such virtue to those after them, that old simple adage we use to hear from our elders, "honesty is the best policy".Then, we started calling the names of the scholars from the list and the mayor was kind enough to give a hand in handing out the awards. I thanked the mayor on behalf of the members of OLAUSA for giving us the opportunity to use his office for this purpose and

announced that the 2008-2009 scholarship awards is over.

I invited a few people back to the kiosko to discuss some problems 

like non-appearance on the part of the scholar, and previous scholars 

not on the current list and some and just to solicit help and support 

from the organization I represent. As we walked back to the kiosko, 

someone prompted me to look over my shoulder. I saw a long line of 

people, the same people I walked in the municipal hall with; scholars, 

parents, younger children and all marching down Rizal monument back 

to the kiosko. It suddenly occurred to me that last year I invited them 

to Seventeen restaurant (which now has gone broke and closed). So 

they thought I might be leading them to another restaurant for merienda j

ust like last year. So I turned back and just said "sa usad a taun na sana I.  

naman" my way of saying no merienda this time, because of previous 

commitments and no Seventeen restaurant which has gone belly up, 

anyway. They quickly turned back with that embarrassed smile on 

their faces and so did I.

       Below: Mayor Greg Ricarte and the legislative council   

       headed by the Hon. Arecio Rendor present to all oasnons

       thru me the 3-yr ELA (Executive Legislative Agenda) thru

       June, 2010. The mayor has been invited to induct the in 

       Coming officers of the OLAUSA on October 18, 2008.