 FEATURES
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Images of Christmas in the Philippines
Maligayang
Pasko at Masaganang
Bagong Taon
sa ating lahat!! |

Click for "Membership Dues Paid"
(as of 12-13-08, by Treasurer Edsel
Arceo)
UPBSFI Membership Campaign Winners
1st Place - Raffy Hidalgo'86: Cancun
2nd Place - Lem Michelena'75:LakeTahoe |
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Pio Acampado'50 of Vancouver,
B.C.
shares his Advent
Message (left pic)
and A Christmas Message
(right pic).
"Peace on Earth,
Goodwill to Men"
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UP NorCal begins to
plan their 24th
Grand(est) Anniversary &
Frat Ball all
set in SF on Mem'l Day
weekend May'09.
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From Aparri to Jolo? A bit
farther - like
10,000 miles plus. From Davao to LA
- Betans
celebrate Christmas'08. Brods and Sisses from Mindanao &
California gather for the Yuletide
spirit.
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Prez
Willie Vergara announces the two
winners
of the Membership Campaign -
Raffy
Hidalgo'86 & Lem Michelena'75.
Truly
"International", it gave us 120 new
members
from all over the globe.
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Environmental Awareness-
December
Rene de Rueda'64 writes about the
gift of
UP
Visayas Beta Sigma Fraternity Alumni
Assn. (UPVBSFAA) to our beloved alma mater - the Centennial Forest in
Iloilo, RP. |

Dr.
Joe Lalas'69 tops Corona-Norco
School Board election, thanks
the UP
Brods for their support and
throws an
Appreciation Party to start
his term.
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UP NorCal's Three-in-One
in Nov'mbr:
Halloween, Prez JR, Harlean&Bobby.
Johnny
Regadio'66 is inducted as new
Prez of UPAA Sacramento
& Vicinity.
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HAPPY
TURKEY DAY!!!
Nov. 27, 2008
Cheers,
Brods!!
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Environmental Awareness
- November
Dr.
Jun Battad'74,
a Geographic Infor-
mation Systems (GIS) expert,
explains its Forestry Applications - Victoria,AU.
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HAPPY THANKSGIVING DAY ! !
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Benild Pires'64, in this timeless
article
"You say salaam, I say hello"
for the XV
Commonwealth Games
1994 in Canada,
espouses cross-cultural
understanding. |

UP North cooks a
welcome party for RP entrepreneur Eddie
Jose'64 and wife Alice, on their way to a wedding
in NY, at the Aranetas' Betan hangout in Palo Alto. UP SoCal joins the fun!
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Environmental Awareness - October
Popoy Castaneda'55 presents to us
"The Coral Triangle"
which is the largest
marine biodiversity in
the world, with RP
Verde Island Psg. as the
most diverse.
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Pio Acampado, Jr.'50, in his
editorial
in the Philippine
Journal, Vancouver
edition expresses his
hopes for our
country and on what we
can do to help.
*Also organic farming in Quezon
Prov.
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UP Beta Sigma
Diliman - Los Banos
Dual Meet comes back after
15 yrs.!
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UP Beta
Sigma Mindanao
plays host
and throws Freshmen Party '08
on Sept. 12 at a pool party at Larous by the Sea, Davao City for about
50 "freshies".
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Gene
Samson'66, Prez of Cabanatuan
Younger Set (CYS) USA,
is inducted in
SF on Sept. 13, 2008
amid the raucous
participation of
California Brods&Wives.
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"Better By The Dozen" - UP SoCal
Celebrates 12th Frat
Ball. GP Frank
Mamaril'56 leads Labor Day weekend
3-day affair including
Hospitality Night,
Golf Tournament, UPBSFI
Meeting,
Induction/Frat Ball & Send-off
Brunch.
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 UPBSFI
Prez Willie Vergara'67
gives
an incisive report on
our projects and
milestone
accomplishments thru 8-31.
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Environmental Awareness - Sept.
Vic
Battad'68, a forester with 11 years
of Canadian experience
in greenhouse
growing, offers expert
tips on plant care. |

Justice Lucenito Tagle'55, the newly
appointed COMELEC
Commissioner,
is honored and celebrates with
alumni.
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