Brod Antonio Altamarino

 UP Los Baños ’69

March 16, 1946 - September 1, 2018

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Farewell Rites

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Email Messages & Pictures

I talked to Brod RIC ACABADO awhile ago, & according to him Brod TONY A. is struggling for his life w/ slim chances to live. The doctor mentioned that his days & hours are numbered. Brod RIC will go to Bicol today & promised to me feedbacks asap. Anyway, let us pray for Brod TONY & let the Good Lord take care of him. No Cheers!!!

VIC M TUPAZ, UPLB ‘67
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Just received a message on my FB from Brod Efren Sabularse that we have lost our Brother Tony Altamarino '69B.

Per Brod Freddy Fajardo, Brod Tony Alta passed away Sept. 1 at 7:15 pm due to liver cirrhosis. No interment details yet but have requested Brod Frennie to arrange last rites with Bicol Brods and Sis.
Brod Dutch, check Book of Brotherhood for frat memoirs/pictures of Brod Tony. Maybe some Brods could send pictures.

Rotsen'66 

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Brod Rotsen,

This is sad news indeed. I have not met Tony but I’ve heard lots of stories about him.
Kindly research more on his exact date of demise, cause of death and details of wake.

Dutch Aragones
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Sad news! I heard he had a very colorful and exciting life though! Will include him in my prayers

Eric
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Please pray for the eternal repose of our fallen brothers’s souls.

        Alta, wearing the Tumbleweeds shirt, with fellow

        Uragon Ed Cheng’70b at the Aggie’70c finals.
 

          Alta in the middle of Rotsen Lawas’66 and batch mate Sflod Revilleza’69b during the 10-10-10 festivities.

Dutch Aragones
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May the fallen Brothers rest in peace!!! We pray for their eternal repose!!!

VIC M TUPAZ, UPLB ‘67
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This is indeed another sad news in our UPLB Brotherhood. I have heard of the name of Brod Tony Altamarino and how "die hard" he was, but do not have crystal memory of togetherness in fraternity's affair as I was, most of the time, in Mindanao and Visayas after I graduated from the uplb- college of forestry in 1966.

Brod Ric A., kindly extend our sincere condolences to the bereaved family of Brod Tony, as I offer my prayers for the eternal rest of his soul.

Brods, let us bombard heaven with our collective prayers for the healing of our Brothers who are in "sick bay category", and for the eternal rest of our dear fraternity brothers who have gone ahead of us.

God bless our dear Brotherhood!

Rene de Rueda
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Brod Tony Alta is such an extraordinary person. . It was martial law then and during those trying times Alta represented someone who can be a leader, he is definitely a good leader in his own right and has the craft of a military man who was very good in rumbles. During those times a brod who can withstand the pressure of politics/rumble under the umbrella of martial law is looked up to by everyone. If you notice the year 1970-71 saw a lot of many GP's. That's true because the frat during those times was so much affected by the "red" politics and we were plagued with rumbles left and right. It was during this year that the Apo Labay and Pepsi triumvurate was born and Tony Alta proved his worth in these rumbles so he rose steadily even as a young brod like a general. So he rose in a short time to be a GP. The truth of the matter is in 1975 he was my "GENERAL" when I was a GP. He steers the frat to victory in all the rumbles during my GPship. I owe Brod Tony a lot.

Though his GPship was short lived as Pat Roman replaced him.

As a tribute to Brod Tony Alta I have attached a 10-10-10 file photo. He is next to me in this file photo.

*Kneeling L-R: Alex Gabertan’67, Tatang Vergara’67, Noli Nolasco’62, & Danny Labadan’64.

*Standing L-R: Mando Dayrit’66, Buddy Mabesa’68, Ed Rivera’68, Rotsen Lawas’66, Tony Frio’60, Caloy Belleza’64 , Art De Vera’64, Boy Capco’63,

     Dave Ramos’64, Ric Acabado’64, Thad Hamoy’62 , Oca Mamangon’64, Rene De Rueda’64, Johnny Regadio’66, ? (w/ glasses), Sflod Revilleza’69,

     Ed Carandang’69, Tony Altamarino’69, Leo Balagot’69, Freddy Fajardo’64, & Ruben Umali’64.

*Third Row L-R: Dindo Rivera’60, Ando Roman’60, Douglas Mondonedo’65, Mike Tetangco’60, Emyboy Roman’64, Babes Galoso’69, & Johnny Singh’68.

     [Brods' names provided by Vee De Vera] 

Togs/Leo Balagot

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I can attest to Leo's story. I was a new brod then, Batch '70B. The GP was Eric Punzalan. I remember Tony Alta exuded the air of leadership although he was only a year ahead of us. As Brods Leo and Vee related in their stories, during those times the frat was involved in a number of rumbles, sometimes twice in one semester. And when we got into a confrontation with one of the members of the "triumvirate", the other two almost always got into the mix. During Leo's GPship, he referred to Tony as his "General", the membership knew him as the "Warlord", but he was also a "Peacemaker" because he brought our adversaries to the table to negotiate a truce (only when we were ahead in the score). They either feared him or respected him or both.

The last time I saw Alta was during the 10-10-10 celebration at Splash Mountain. Rick Bartolome came to me and asked if I knew this white-haired brod sitting in a chair tilted back scanning the room and looking cool. I told Rick I couldn't identify him. He told me it was Tony Alta. I looked again and I could see a black-haired brod in his denim jacket with a Marlboro in one hand, sipping a beer and then stroking his mustache. I knew then it was Tony Alta as that was the image of him etched in my mind.

As a UPLB Betan, I'm honored to have shared the same space in time with our brother, Antonio Altamarino. May his soul rest in peace.

Jim G, UPLB '70B

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Brod Tony Alta's memories will always lingers on, especially the heroic he exemplified during the fraternity meet at UPLB Baker hall, the finals between basketball tournament. It was basically a match that all students were waiting for and the atmosphere inside Baker's hall was so energized that it seems that there will be a rumble after the game. I remember that we are underdog against the upsilon, Tony's uniform was denims pants cut into shorts and a shirt and his scars showing on his knees. I remember other brods like Ted Quijano, Manny Castor, the rest I barely remember there names but the event was hell from the start to the finished, we fought a battle and it is just that we did not take the gold, but the spirit that the brods shown that day was so impressive and I will consider Tony's performance that day was so heroic and and he wants to win no matter what, a real gungho brother.
His leadership as the GP, the enemy was waiting for his replacement, because no one wants to tangle with him.
Feel that being drunk almost daily is very normal routine for him and I am not surprised that he passed away because of liver disease, he have a colorful life and I am glad that he passed way without suffering a lot, it was quick, gentle and basically saying to all of us, okey Brods, it is time for me to rest.
Rest in Peace My dear Brod.

john singh

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Rest in peace, Brod Tony. A piece of trivia for those who don't know. Tony Altamarino is Tony Pusag's ninong in the fraternity. I remember one night, we were under the mango tree outside the Administration building drinking and smoking with the usual alaskahan. If my memory serves me correctly, there was me, Sflod, Sonny "Tungro" Tuson, Ric Bartolome, Philip Mercado and maybe 3 or 4 more brods who I could not recall now. The 2 Tony's got into a heated argument. Tony Alta asked Sagpay to come with him and they took off into the darkness of the night for 15 minutes, maybe longer. When they came back, Sagpay looked like he's been crying and Alta was in his usual cool demeanor. Whatever happened in the dark was between the "ninong" and "inaanak".

The passing of these 2 brods is a weird coincidence. May they enjoy the company of each other now that they are both free of their worldly pains.

Jim G, UPLB '70B

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Brod Tony Altamarino stood tall among the brods at the time. He exemplified the cool and confident brod. May he rest in peace.

Greg 71

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I feared this brod when I first met him. I was alone at Coop tambayan waiting for the brods. He told me, "Brod ka ba, bakit hindi kita kilala? Maswerte ka di ka dumaan sa akin". Tapos, "Congrats brod".

Val P 

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Brods, let us pray for the eternal repose of our Brothers' souls! Amen.

Ollie

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Many young brods are leaving us too soon. Condolences.

Vic Ramos

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My condolences. I remember Alta in his fatigue "rebel/aktibista" jacket.

NormanB

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Condolences to the departed brods' families and relatives.....

Ick Angeles

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Our prayers and sympathies to our departed Brods and their families.

Billy Sevilla

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I will say a prayer for our departed Brods!

Jay Jay

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Condolences to the families of our dearly departed Brods the 3 Tonys and may they all rest in peace. No cheers.

Benjamin Garcia

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Nakikiramay.

Nugget

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Prayers n condolences to the fallen brothers. Tony Altamirano is also 69 but from UPLB. He was close to us. Sad day.

Ed Abon

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R I P Dear Brothers!

Edgar R. Flores

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Rest in Peace to our dear departed Brothers. Our prayers and condolences to their families.

Nandy Paras

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Rest in Peace to our dear departed Brothers. Our prayers and condolences to their families.

Rudi Oviedo

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Proud & humbled Betans in the afterlife. Requiescat in Pace, our dearly departed brothers.

Butch Madarang

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