Abalos Killer Convicted

Meted a life term was SPO2 Jaime Delgado, formerly of Lanao del Norte police. His three other co-accused are still at large. Delgado was convicted of killing Abalos and his guard Bert Solis.

Abalos and his bodyguard were ambushed at their gasoline station in Camague, Iligan city, on Dec. 22, 1992.

LCHS Acquires Computers

The PCs, consisting of K5, PR75, PR100 and one server using Novell, were supplied by the Iligan Global Access Network, Inc.(IligaNet).

LCHS is not linked up to the Internet as yet. However, Jose Chio, of IligaNet, says that they plan to provide a modem to the school and ten hours of free Internet access monthly when LCHS shall have secured the necessary Internet capability in its computer hardware.

Fastfood Outlets on the Rise

More and more fastfood outlets are setting up shop in Iligan City. McDonald's is said to be opening soon in the city. The proposed site is the new Abalos building fronting Loy's Pharmacy along Quezon Avenue. Another popular fastfood center, Chow King, is now serving Iliganons at its outlet on Aguinaldo Street, while Shakey's Pizza, which opened much earlier, is enjoying brisk business along Quezon Avenue in Pala-o.

Teresita See Speaks in Cebu

Teresita Ang See, writer, founder and chairperson of the Movement for Restoration of Peace and Order (MRPO) will speak before the Cebu Fil-Chinese Amity Club in its regular monthly meeting on May 15 in Cebu City.

Teresita See is known for her crusade against crime and kidnapping cases in the country. She is chairperson of the Citizens Action Against Crime (CAAC) and the founding president of the Kaisa Para sa Kaunlaran, an organization of Chinese Filipinos involved in promoting integration of ethnic Chinese into the mainstream of society.

She is also editor of Tulay, a Chinese Filipino-English Digest published by Kaisa.

Among the books she has written are The Ethnic Chinese, The Chinese Immigrants, and The Chinese in the Philippines--Problems and Prospects.

For more info about Kaisa Para sa Kaunlaran on the Internet, visit its web site on this URL:

http://www.philonline.com.ph/~kaisa/

Henry Siao Celebrates 60th Birthday

The grand birthday bash was held at the Iligan Day Inn Hotel with Iligan's leading businessmen, relatives and friends in full attendance. Henry Siao was one of the regular financial backers of the LCHS Spectrum in the late 60s.

Contributors Welcome

All our alumni and readers are invited to contribute articles to this Internet newsletter. Spectrum welcomes contributions from our readers who may have some info to share about our fellow alumni, a bit of news to announce, a viewpoint to share, an idea to disseminate, an opinion to ventilate, or even an axe to grind. Whatever you have in mind, write to the LCHS Spectrum, c/o charlesy@durian.usc.edu.ph

Echoes from the Past

This issue we feature another flashback into our carefree days at LCHS. The occasion is the memorable get-together of the LCHS Class of 1965 held in December of 1968. Here's an excerpt of Ernesto Yu's account of the gathering as published in the January 1969 issue of the LCHS Spectrum. Ernie Yu, now a physician, lives with his family in Williamsville, New York, U.S.A.

The place: LCHS Quadrangle; the date: December 24, 1968.

Armed with paper plate, spoon and fork; motivated by the clamors of the stomach, the night's affair commenced by 9:00 p.m. with everybody projecting their individual characteristic when hungry. Marciano Tan, a noted Cafe Puro dealer now, sipped his cup of Coke with uneasiness. Definitely, he was not used to carbonated drinks (a coffee addict?). The toasted hamburger didn't captivate Tony Chan's eyes that evening for a "juliet" lured 100% of his attention.

In a shadowy corner, doctors-to-be Clemente Ong and Alex Rodriguez seemed to exchange notions on the probable pathways of glycerol of the chicken salad in the human digestive system. Lydia Sy and Khu Chai Tin, on the other hand, gave the two Christian Bernards questioning stares, as if inquiring, "Does Chemistry exist in chicken salads?"

Taking the last stretch of James Tiu Huan's mouth as the basis (though he wasn't the last to shout "cease fire!" to the hungry souls), the eating session terminated at 53 minutes and 24 seconds according to the calculation of our Math wizard, Glicerio Uy.

The second portion of the party has the kindergarten's playground as setting. To provide a conducive atmosphere for psychedelic gathering, Fernando Khu, our counterpart of Caloy Loyzaga, fabricated a bonfire. The lads sat ruggedly on the rain-drenched logs that were arranged around the glowing blaze while the ladies assembled themselves comfortably on the special seats afforded by "extra-gentle" Jaime Rodriguez and Joel Dy. "Have courage, patience, and determination," this was the gist of the opening remarks of our always-young-at-heart moderator, Fidel Fuertes. His significant point penetrated the hearts of Norma Sy and Carmen Chan as evidenced by their nodding. The charming duo undoubtedly could pass easily for Miss Caltex (not Miss Shellane). Varied reactions sounded off when Victor Chiu, class prexy and tagged as A-E (Albert Einstein), introduced a game. The game involved the passing around of a small bundle of papers from one person to another while the music is played. As it ceases, the unlucky holder of the sheets will provide the response to whatever query printed on the paper as punishment. There was a question picked out by Alberto Bernardo the victim, which stated: "What can you say about mini-skirt?" Within seconds, he replied, "It's always an asset, never a liability!" "Three cheers to our future accountant," congratulated Sio Te Dy, who complained of having phobia to such a game.

The next scene was stolen by the dancing skills of Artemio Lagrosas and Alex Rodriguez. Equally graceful dancers, Charmaine Molo and Marilou Cabellon, guest Michaelite, shared the same spotlight. A poet's inspiration, Charie Chin, whose love for chemicals will be rewarded a diploma this semester's end, could hardly take a breather from jerking as the male species deprived her of a single minute to relax her muscles. Dreamy mood engulfed Aurora Ong and Bonifacia Co, latest additions to the teaching profession, for whom Manuel Te spun romantic platters as we approached the wee hour. Pansing jokingly whispered, "Bohol is where my heart is, that's why I'm profoundly touched by the song."

The rare occasion climaxed with exchanging gifts. The consensus of everybody was that "this year's get-together surpasses the preceding ones." With the place becoming a mess area, the janitor confirmed our decision, but added, "surpasses in terms of scattered bottles and paper plates!"