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IN MEMORIAM

Brod Antonio S. Frio

UP Los Baños '60

March 17, 1942 - Februar 11, 2025

[Photo from Ed Carandang]

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Wake & Last Rites

Heaven's Garden, Anos, Los Baños - Feb. 12, 2025

[Photos from Ed Carandang]

Left pic: Larry Santiago, Buddy Mabesa, Nar Blanco, Ed Carandang and Jun Roa. Right pic: Sis Norma Fajardo and Mrs. Larry Santiago.

Entrance of the resident and alumni brods for the Last Rites.

MOTR Mario Macasaet and GP Angelo del Rosario conduct Last Rites.

Eulogies by Keith Tidon and Jim Labastillas

Eulogies by Amb. Larry Santiago and Usec Dr. Orly Sacay

Tony's son Jose Aris '89 delivers family response. GP Angelo gives the frat pin to Tony's wife Annie.

Brods approach and express their condolences to the Frio family.

Messages

A sad news I got from another chat group - Brod Tony Frio’60 died today, Feb 11 2:40am Phil time.

Dutch Aragones

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Rest in Peace brod Tony Frio.

Ambrosio Palis

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Another pillar of the great 60’s. All our prayers & condolences to the Labadan-Frio clan.

Jojo Alejar

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It's really sad to hear the death of Brod Tony Frio. He was my mentor and professor at my BS DevCom.

Our deepest condolences to the bereaved family of Brod Tony.

Ric Bartolome

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Condolences, Sympathies, Prayers.

Ed Carandang

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Very sad to hear the passing of Brod Tony Frio and may he Rest In Peace.

Our deepest condolences to the family with our prayers for the eternal repose of his soul. Farewell Brod.

Benjamin Garcia

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Our sympathies and prayers to the family of Brod Tony Frio. May he rest in peace.

ArtD.

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Condolence and our prayers.

Antonio Sarrosa

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Our heartfelt sympathy and condolences to the Frio and Labadan clan.

Rest in peace Brod Tony Frio in the dwelling place of our Lord Almighty Father.

Arnol

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A tribute to his mentorship to everyone at DevCom from books to friendships and life. God bless this soul Brod Tony Frio.

Vee de Vera

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My condolences to the love ones of Tony Frio,may he rest in peace.

Paulo Mercado

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Rest in peace brod Tony Frio.

Ruben Umali

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Taos pusong nakikiramay. Prayers for Brod Tony Frio. Rest in peace Brother.

Jun Cornejo

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Prayers for you Brother Tony.

Jesseboy

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Tauspusong nakikiramay. No cheers. Rest in peace Brod Tony.

Wally Kison

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Taos puso ho kaming nakikiramay kay Sis Annie, mga anak, sa pamilya ng Frio at Labadan.

Brod Tony, nawa'y mapayapang pagyao sa piling ng Dakilang Lumikha.

Vivencio Marfori

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Rest in Peace, Brother Tony Frio.

Manny Cayetano

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Rest in peace Brod Tony Frio. Condolences to the family.

Edwin Maninang

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Rest in Peace Brod Tony Frio! Condolences to the family.

Jun Roa

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Heavens Door is wide open for you brod Tony! Cheers in heaven.

Alfeo Piedad

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Another Bicol Sigma Oragon gone! May your soul rest in peace, Brod Tony.

Condolences to Sis Annie and brod kusinerong Aris and his kakambal.

Chito Protacio

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On Brod Tony Frio…. It is very sad to lose a Brod like him. His honest and genuine demeanor is irreplaceable. He is a person that you will love when he throws his constructive and judicious criticism at you. A very simple and honest person. You will be missed by so many people that knew you, Brother. A better life with HIM is waiting for you.

Eric P

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Condolence to the Frio family.. Rest in Peace, Brod Tony.

Jojo81b

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Rest in Peace Brod Tony.

Ramon de Roma

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I am gravely saddened by the passing of Brother Antonio (Tony) Frio; my dear Brod, Migoy and Classmate. I sincerely grieve the loss of my oldest bosom friend and my last closest contact at UPLB. I pray that his soul Rest in Eternal Peace with Our Benevolent Creator. My wholehearted condolence to my Dear Sis Annie and to the rest of his bereaved family and love ones.

Art Flores

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Deepest condolences and prayers to the Frio-Labadan family. May Brod Tony rest in eternal.

Bobby Reyes

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Condolences to the Frio-Labadan family. RIP Brod Tony.

Nestor Lawas

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With Brod Tony last year, August 28 2024, for our interview. He talked about his early years in the Fraternity and during martial law. Will share some of these stories at the Last Rites. Rest in peace Brod.

Keith Tidon

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Rest in peace brod Tony!

Lito Barron

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Condolences to the Frio family. Jose Aris Frio ‘89 nakikiramay, Brod.

Neil Hidalgo

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Condolences to the family Rest in Peace Brod Tony Frio.

Armando Dayrit

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My deepest sympathy and sincere condolences to Sis Annie and the whole family! Rest in eternal peace with Jesus Christ, Brod Tony F!
I consider Brod Tony F as one of the pillars of our beloved UPLB Beta Sigma Fraternity! Sad news indeed.

Renato de Rueda

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And the list gets longer, of our Brods who have gone to the Great Beyond!

In the inaugural issue of the Tumbleweeds Newsletter, I wrote about the epic campaign that the Beta Sigma waged to get Brod Tony elected as SBO president.

Together with the late Brod Cris Vilar, Brod Tony and I would spend many hours sharpening our skills at argumentation and debate, to prepare us to represent our Fraternity in the campus jousts.

He would be among the LB-based Brods that I unfailingly sought out during my occasional visits to the campus, to rekindle old ties and to relive our idealistic time as students during the momentous ideology-driven ‘60s.

You have earned your deserved rest in the Heavenly Abode of our Lord Almighty!

Farewell, Kumpadre, Brod Tony Frio. To his bereaved family, please accept my deepest condolences!

Solar Santiago

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RIP Brother!

Alfredo Lorenzo

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Our deepest condolences to the family. Rest in peace, Brod Tony Frio.

Adrian Liberato

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Our deepest sympathy and sincere codolences to the Frio family! Rest in peace Brod Tony! We were together at the National Postharvest Institute for Research and Extention (NAPHIRE) with the late Dr Dante de Padua then at FTI from 1983-1986. Again our prayers.

Rico Corvera

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Farewell, Brod Tony Frio. My deepest condolences to the entire Frio family.

Carlo Malabanan

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Brod Tony Frio was seated beside me during the Loyalty Celeb at Sis Nonie's Resort in Bayug. On the table were Brods Rotsen, Paolo M., Ed Carandang, Orly Sacay. Brods Tony & Rotsen were arguing on the US Presidency & I could see the stance of Brod Tony just like w/a debating team while I listened intensely. Sis Annie was on the other table w/ other Sigma Betans. Now, I was saddened in disbelief of the passing on of Brod Tony. Farewell Brod & may you Rest in Eternal Peace. My sincere Condolence to the bereaved family & loved ones.

Vic Tupaz

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He was my inaanak sa kasal. Will be there for the Last Rites.

I am glad I attended the Last Rights. It was great seeing the family of my inaanak Tony who I have not seen in a long time. It was nice getting together with good old Brods . As I said, we celebrate the life of Tony Frio on earth. He is now in heaven with the Lord. God bless.

Orlando Sacay

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My deepest condolences to the bereaved family of Brod Tony Frio. May his soul rest in peace.

Jim Gonzalvo

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May our Father be with Sis Annie and the whole family of Brod Tony.

Ric Bartolome

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Deepest condolence to Sis Annie and family and prayers for Brod Tony F. Rest in Peace Brod Tony.

Vic Valdepeñas

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Tony/Eloisa Frio n family - I'm very sad to know of Tony's passing away. He was respected in the UPLB community and remained loyal to the Beta Sigma Fraternity. Please accept our Family Belen sincerest condolence.

Long Belen

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Stay strong and keep calm Sis Annie and family - our prayers !

Carlito Vertudes

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My father Antonio Frio '60 was laid to rest today. In behalf of my family, salamat mga brods for all the support and prayers.

Jose Aris Frio

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Brod John Mark E. Malaza

UP Los Baños '00

May 15, 1982 - February 16, 2025

[Photo from Dutch Aragones]

Subject: In Memoriam John Mark “Mure” Malaza UPLB ‘00d
From: Paolo Eugenio Buenaventura <pb_malmon@yahoo.com>
To: nmbituin@gmail.com, eswin.acuna@gmail.com
Date: Mar 1, 2025, 8:13 AM

Good morning Brods,

To honor the memory of our late Brother John Mark Malaza, I humbly request that you please include him to your website’s In Memoriam page. Thank you very much in advance.

Fraternally,

Paolo Buenaventura UPLB ‘01b

p.s. The Mindoro Assembly granted our request for our resident UPLB GP Angelo del Rosario to preside over the Last Rites for Brod Mure to which we are truly grateful for. Please see photos below and eulogies.

Subject: Reply // Re: In Memoriam John Mark “Mure” Malaza UPLB ‘00d
From: Norman Bituin <nmbituin@gmail.com>
To: Paolo, eswin.acuna, me
Date: Sat, Mar 1, 6:18 PM

Hi Paolo,

We will definitely post the memoriam for Brods Tony Frio and John Malaza. I’m traveling from Feb 1 - Mar 8. Then fly back home to US for the UP SoCal Frat Ball in Las Vegas weekend of Mar 15, so really busy.

Haven’t checked materials sent, but please be sure we have the DOB/DOD, brief biodata and picture(s) of the departed brods.

Thank you,
Norman (in Hanoi)

Eulogies/ Last Rites

Calapan, Oriental Mindoro - Feb. 18-21, 2025

[Photos/Attachments from Paolo Buenaventura]

Eulogy from Brod Ryan Romasanta UPLB ‘04d

To the Family of Brod John Mark “Mure” Malaza,

My condolences to your family for your loss. Please allow me to share some of my treasured memories of Brod John Mark.

I have fond memories of Brod Mure. Even though I can’t recount some of them in great detail now, the thing I remember the most about him was his kind-heartedness and his ability to make you laugh. He had a great sense of humor and a contagious positive aura that drew most of us close to him. “Minsan nga dahil sa kalokohan niya at sa kakatawa niyo makakalimutan mo na may problema ka pala noong pinuntahan mo siya”. If you needed someone to talk to about a problem, Bossing Mure was the man. He was always there to listen, he was never judgmental. He never insisted you heed his advice, rather he’d simply offer you another perspective at tackling a problem. He was a realist and a deep thinker.

To our brods he was kind. To our rivals, fierce. He never cowered from anyone…not even from his fellow Brod. I remember we both played table tennis where our respective academic organizations were pitted against each other for the semi-finals. Like most opponents, he could have just conceded since everyone was aware that I was once a varsity player. Yet he chose to play against me taking the loss and that is honor in my book. The Epsilon Chi guy I faced in the finals later on, I guess wanting to save face, simply conceded.

College and frat life was very challenging for most of us back then. The brods found comfort and strength by supporting each other academically, monetarily, and more often than not, “spirit”ually - yes madaming-madaming moni. His apartment unit in Bangkal was where we’d almost always hang out and where we talked our hearts out ‘til the break of dawn.

Mure had a very calm demeanor and a very positive outlook at life. He always looked at the bright side no matter how bad or hopeless a situation seemed to have been for most of us back then. Above all, I remember how he treated us, never as just his friends, he treated us as if we were his real brothers...his family. The very same reason why he was deeply loved and will be sorely missed by his Beta Sigma family.

Farewell my dear brother. Thank you for the kindness you have shown me and the brods. We shall see you again someday. Until then, go in peace my brother. We shall share with your loved ones your stories, your feats, and your life as that Die-hard Beta Sigman you once were.

Messages

With sadness… I saw this posting on Facebook this morning.

FAREWELL, BROTHER MARK.
Carlo Malabanan

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Sad indeed…God bless his soul.

‘00d “tumba lebanta” (5) (Aug. 26, 2000)
John Mark “Mure” E. Malaza
Johncel “Tata” D. Presa
Ryan Jose “Rocs” V. Rocamora
Eric “Ekitub” M. Salazar
Reuben Edward “Mayaman” M. Soliman

He is the second member in Batch 2000d “Tumba Lebanta” to die young. Johncel ‘Tata’ D. Presa perished in a vehicular accident on January 24, 2008.

John Mark Malaza was a graduate of BSA Soil Science and was from Surigao.

Dutch Aragones

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Sad news. Should not have been his time yet.
Brod Mure, or ‘Bossing’ because of his resemblance to Vic Sotto, was one of our contemporaries. We started before the fraternity, from the 1999 batch at Carantos dorm in Rhodas subd. That was our connection to the brods, as there were upperclassmen there who eventually recruited us.(Jek, Berong, Dumz) We then moved to another apartment in Bangkal, where most of the brods shared a unit, and it became our tambayan after classes, with long drinking and pusoy sessions. He will always be remembered. Rest in peace, brod.

Mav

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Rest in eternal peace Brod John Mark "Mure" E. Malaza '00d.

Vivencio Marfori

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“Only the good die young”. Brod John Mark E Malaza, May your your soul rest in eternal peace. Sincere condolences to the love ones left behind.

Vee de Vera

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Condolences to the family of Brod John Mark E. Malasa. Rest in peace.

ArtD.

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Condolence and our prayers.

Antonio Sarrosa

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Condolences to the Malaza family. RIP Brod John Mark.

Nestor Lawas

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My condolences to the Malaza family. Rest in peace 'Mure'.

Bernie Bituin

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Heartfelt sympathy and condolences to the Malaza family. Rest in eternal peace Brod John Mark E. Malaza.

Arnol

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Last get together w brods of brod Mure March 2024 wedding of brod Jayson Garcia. Mure is 4th from right.

Jojo Alejar

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Rest in peace Brod John Mark Malaza.

Rico Corvera

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Sincere condolences and prayers to the Malaza family. May Brod John Mark Malaza rest in peace.

Bobby Reyes

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My deepest condolences to the family of Brod John Mark Malaza.

Ric Bartolome

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Rest in eternal peace, Brod John Mark Malaza! Taos puso pong nakikiramay sa pamilya ni Brod John!

Renato de Rueda

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I regret to inform that our fraternity brother John Mark “Mure” Malaza 2000D passed away last February 16, 2025

Wake will be from February 18-21 at St. Peter Chapel Bayanan, Calapan, Oriental Mindoro.

Last rites to be finalized.

J-Fel Cuevas

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Brod Mure was one of the Bangkal, LB boys ng brotherhood during the new millennium along w brods Philip Balagot, Kire Catangay & others. They were a great group & mga campus figures along w Jfel Feliciano, Steve Ternura, Puts Laforteza, etc. And they were very close to our Sigma Betan sisters.

Jojo Alejar

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