BIG BROTHERS’ BOUNTY for AY2020-2021, 1st Semester

by Dutch Aragones


Six resident brods were selected as recipients for the BBB grants this 1st sem AY2020-2021, each getting Php15k:

  o Tyrone Balaguer’16c (College of Forestry)

  o Angelo Del Rosario’20a (College of Economics and Management)

  o Russel Kim Manicad’14c (College of Forestry)

  o Joash Cedrick Orozco’19a (College of Forestry)

  o John Angeles Remo’18c (College of Forestry)

  o Gian Marco Toledo’20a (College of Arts and Sciences)

Big Brothers’ Bounty is the longest running program of UPLB elders (17 years), next only to the residents’ Operation Big Brother (44 years).

A record number of 78 elders contributed for this semester:

Winston Acevedo’61
Mike Alcasid’79
Jojo Alejar’79
Ben Hur Aguila’63
Orlino Ancheta’64
Rogelio Ancheta’61
Nick Angel’83
Dutch Aragones’78
Paolo Arejola’85
Pat Atos’81
Leo Balagot’69
Philip Balagot’00
Ryan Calma’98
Larry Capupus’85
Cris Catalla’84
Kire Catangay’02
Ponch Chan’99
Jun Cornejo’75
Tomsac Criador’81
Illi De Los Santos’84
Rene De Rueda’64
Vee De Vera’67
Ric Escobin’79
Jojo Flores’12
Ivan Fojas’91
Nick Galvez’69
Jim Gonzalvo’70
Alan Hamoy’79
Smiley Hernandez’74
Yoyoy Hernandez’80
Eli Hilario’69
Alex Jasmin’78
Otto Kaufmann’67
Mar Lagua’67
Rotsen Lawas’66
Thad Lawas’07
Ned Leonor’79
Rody Lintag’84
Boying Liwag’75
Joe Llames’61
Darius Llanto’94
Bob Lorenzo’78
Alex Lustria’77
Olrac Malabanan’77
Joshua Malana’08
Jun Mamaril’80
Mario Manzano’85
Chris Mateo’94
Waldo Miranda’79
Mark Nubla’79
Jon Ocampo’03
Adel Oviedo’78
Ting Oviedo’83
Marvic Pacoma’00
Val Palattao’72
Ruben Panaligan’79
Ross Panggat’94
Pipoy Perez’94
Adrian Pinera’85
Eric Punzalan’65
Ted Quijano’67
Danny Ramos’78
JR Regadio’66
Chito Reynoso’84
Dindo Rivera’60
Janus Rojo’90
Bong Sabalvoro’80
Erwin Salud’82
Jun Samaniego’85
Nikki Samaniego’79
Joven Serna’63
Plato Tirol’78
Allan Torneros’89
Vic Tupaz’67
William Valdez’81
Darwin Valenciano’93
Ric Velasco’67
Eric Velecina’91

GP Rainier Ambrosio’12b, from the College of Agriculture, is this school year’s recipient of the Grove Continental Togs Special Grant. He will receive the peso equivalent of $400.

The Grove CT BBB Special Scholarship Fund is a special project honoring the legacy of a group of brods who struggled academically but had the perseverance and fortitude to stick it out and earn their degrees. For the 4-year course they were enrolled, it usually took them an average of 5 years and most summers to finish. The “Grove Continental Togs” were Brods Eto Oliva ’56, Jess Pido ’57, Jimmy Lagdameo ’58, Albert Chiongbian ’59, Rudy Ortega ’59 and Dindo Rivera ’60.

Collectively, these brods were devoted members of the Fraternity and despite being care-free, fully enjoying fraternity and college life, they did so in accordance with the principles of the Fraternity. All these brods became very successful in their respective business, professional endeavors and lives post their college days.

Dindo Rivera is honoring these brods and other Los Baños Betans who were not quite scholarly types with a unique scholarship grant, as a fitting reminder that grades of 5's do not close the door to a successful life after college. It is how you follow the principles of the brotherhood, how to be humble but street smart and apply these as we embark life after college.

Another deserving resident brod is John Gil Borela’12e, taking up BS Multimedia Studies in the UP Open University. His Dr. Eugenio Sabalvoro Sr.’53 Memorial Grant has been renewed for this semester and will be getting $300.

This special grant is courtesy of Brod Bong Sabalvoro’80, as he honors his late dad through the Big Brothers’s Bounty scholarship program.

The late Dr. Eugenio ‘Gene’ Sabalvoro was from Bicol and belonged to Batch ‘53. Seventy-two Beta Sigmans belonged in that batch. Gene was married to an LB Sigma Betan, Lulu Pontillas’56. They had 5 children, one of which is also an LB Sigma Betan, Dr. Christina Marie. All the Sabalvoro offsprings are successful in their profession.

 

 

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