December 18 Thanksgiving & Welcome Party for UPSA's hosts from Charleroi, Belgium | Maricris Joaquin's residence
December 18 World Bazaar Festival at the Phil. Trade Center | Buendia Ave. Pasay City
December 18 SM Southmall afternoon musical presentation | Las Piñas
December 15 Georg Freidrich Handel’s "Messiah" performed by some of UP's major choirs ~ UP Madrigal Singers, UP Concert Chorus, UP Singing Ambassadors, UP Manila Chorale, and the U.P Orchestra conducted by Prof. Nonoy Diestro | Abelardo Hall Auditorium, UP Diliman
_December 15 "Month of Overseas Filipino" - a cultural presentation for overseas Filipinos and their families, sponsored by the Nat'l. Commission for Culture and the Arts (NCCA) | Landbank Auditorium, Mabini St. Manila
November 2011
November 28 Phil. Quill Awards 2011 | The Quill Awards represent the highest level of professional acknowledgment that brings out best examples of thought leadership, strategic management, creativity, resource-fulness and successful solutions within business communication today | Crowne Plaza Galleria Manila, Ortigas Business Center
November 27 CMLI "Voices In Harmony", the 13th Awit-Tagisan ng Batang Pilipino The Jury: Janet Aracama | Ed Manguiat | Gideon bendicio | Anna Piquero (not in picture) | Joy Nilo (not in picture) | Jaime Cardinal Sin Auditorium, Paco, Manila
November 27 Winter Wonderland @ the Main Mall Atrium | Mall of Asia, Pasay City
_November 26 The 4thWIR
FEIERN - Mga Kantahing Pilipino Octet Singing Competition, a choral competition presented by the Gloria Patri Singers (GPS), focuses on Original Pilipino
Music which is part of it's efforts to rekindle the pride of OPM
songs. Thirteen octets from Metro Manila joined the competition. The Jury: Ed Manguiat | Robert Delgado | Ramon Lijauco, Jr. | Jonathan Coo | Jaime Cardinal Sin Auditorium, Paco, Manila
November 20 Induction of UPSA Officers and new trainees | New CAL Bldg., UP Diliman
_November 19 UPSA participates in a
Thousand-Voice Choir, led by Ryan Cayabyab and formed by the Philippine Choral Directors
Association (PCDA) comprising of choirs of active PCDA members from Luzon,
Visayas and Mindanao, and a 60-piece orchestra including the Manila
Symphony Orchestra. Special guests were Lea Salonga, KC Concepcion,
Piolo Pascual, Jed Madela and Ariel Rivera in a Christmas concert like no other! Hosted by Miss Universe Philippines 2010 and 2011, Venus Raj and Shamcey Supsup, this event was by invitation only | Smart Araneta Coliseum, Cubao, Quezon City
November 14 "Homage to Rizal" The 11th Edition of the Settimana della lingua Italiana nel mondo was organized by the Embassy of Italy in collaboration with the UP Department of European Languages. A gift of two brass plaques was given by the Embassy of Italy to the National Historical Commission of the Philippines as a celebration of two very important events in Italian and Philippine history – the 150th year since the Unification of Italy and Jose Rizal’s 150th birthday . The first plaque is the Italian translation of Jose Rizal’s Mi Ultimo Adios and the next is the Braille transcription of the Filipino version of the same poem | Fort Santiago, Intramuros, Manila
November 11 UPSA 's Annual Orientation of new trainees and Team Building, with Mr. Henry Pingol as moderator. Hardin Isadora, Antipolo City, Rizal
~ UPSA's annual Search for Mr. & Miss UPSA 2011 (photos to follow)
November 8 ALIW Awards UPSA wins its 3rd Best Choral Group award at the 24th ALIW Awards, one of showbiz’s biggest events that honors the best in live entertainment industry| Newport Theater, Resort World Hotel, Pasay City
_November 4 Patricia "Chot" Fernandez (UPSA '2004), Bb. Pilipinas International 2007, celebrates her birthday at TV5's "Sapul sa Singko" morning show.
October 2011
_October 26 UPSA at the State Dinner hosted by Pres. Benigno Aquino III in honor of the President of Vietnam, President Truong Tan Sang, on the occasion of the 35th Anniversary of the establishment of bilateral relations between the Philippines and Vietnam | Ceremonial Hall, Malacañang Palace.
October 24 37th Conference of the International Association for Educational Assessment (IEAE) EDSA Shangri-la Hotel, Mandaluyong City
October 9 John Grimme & Kathy Chua's Wedding & Reception | Tagaytay Highlands, Tagaytay City
October 6 Cocktail reception hosted by Reyes Tacandong & Co. in honor of Patrick de Cambourg, President & CEO of Mazars (audit, accountancy, legal and advisory services), to celebrate the first anniversary of their correspondent agreement with Mazars | Rigodon Ballroom, The Manila Peninsula, Makati City
October 3 Cong. & Speaker Sonny Belmonte's Birthday Party | EDSA Shangri-la Grand Ballroom
September 2011
September 28 "Damayan!", a fashion show event of the U.P. College of Home Economics Alumni Association (UPHEAA) in cooperation of The Department of Trade & Industry, for the benefit of U.P. CHE Scholarship Fund. Featured designers:Jojie Lloren (BS Clothing Tech, '86) | Pidge Reyes (BS Clothing Tech, '87) | Michelle Sison (BA in Interior Design '90) | Tracy Dizon (BS Clothing Tech.) | Lito Perez (BA in Interior Design '82) | Jan Garcia | Eerie Angeles | Jun-jun Ablaza | Live music by UPSA
September 26 Promotional stint of UP College of Home Economics (UP CHE) 50th Anniverssary "Damayan" Fashion Show | NET25
September 13 "Sapul Sa Singko", guesting on TV5's morning show | Channel 5
September 13 UPSA 31st Anniversary Exhibit Closing Ceremonies | Galleria 1, UP Faculty Center
September 15 Investiture of new UP President ALFREDO PASCUAL | UP Theatre, UP Diliman & Reception, UP Bahay ng Alumni
September 13 UPSA 31st Anniversary Exhibit Soft Opening with guest of honor Ms. Gretchen Espina, 1st Pinoy Idol (UPSA batch '2006) | Galleria 1, UP Faculty Center
September 11 "Grand Voices", a musical celebration for Grandparents Day at The Plaza, Newport Mall, Resort World Hotel, Pasay City
September 9 Wedding of Onyx & Jing Culala | Parish of the Hearts of Jesus & Mary, West Triangle | Receptio-Grand Ballroom, Hotel Rembrant, Quezon City
September 6 Civil Service Choral Competitions | Main Theatre, Cultural Center of the Phils. Jurors: Jonathan Velasco (PCDA) | Ms. Malou Hermo (Ateneo College Glee Club) | Arnel de Pano (Composer /arranger) Tristan Ignacio (Imusicapella) | Oscar Pantaleon (PCDA) | Ed Manguiat (UPSA)
September 6 UPSA 31st Anniversary Exhibit Soft Opening, with guest of honor CAL Dean Elena Mirano | Galleria 1, UP Faculty Center
September 5 MetroBank's "TTITSER NG BAYAN" Awards | MetroBank Auditorium, Makati
September 2 Visit to St. Luke's Medical City stress therapy group | Global City, Taguig City
August 2011
August 31 RAMON MAGSAYSAY AWARDS Ceremonies | Main Theatre, Cultural Center of the Phils. (CCP) Reception at the Ramon Magsaysay Center Bldg.
August 24-27 Ed with The Loboc Children's Choir (LCC) in Loboc, Bohol, in one of his regular visits as the choir's Consultant.
August 14 Cardiovascular exercises related to voice taining withKa Irma & Ka Henry Pingol (INC Sanctuary Choir) Atrium, New CAL Bldg, UP Diliman
August 13 ST. John Mary Vianney Organization, AAV present “WE ROCK”, a fundraising concert for AVV's Talented Priests. Guest performers: Fourgiven Male Quartet, Singing Priests, UPSA | De la Salle Zobel Auditorium, Ayala Alabang
August 12 Benson & Canelle Llamas' Wedding. Chapel of the Holy Sacrifice | Reception at UP Bahay Ng Alumni, UP, Diliman
August 5 SyCip Gorres & Velayo (SGV)Anniversary and Awards Night | Shangri-la Hotel Hotel
August 4 Launch of The UP Law Centennial March composed by Justice Dangal de Leon | Malcolm Hall, UP Diliman, Quezon City
July 2011
July 27 UP College of Home Economics' 50th Foundation Anniversary | College of Home Economics, UP Diliman, Quezon City
July 25 Two-time Choir of the World (Wales) winner, the University of Santo Tomas Singers and two-time European Grand Prix (EGP) Choral Singing winner (2002 & 2008) the University of Ljubljana “APZ Tone Tomšič” from SLOVENIA come together in an evening of choral grandeur "Dos Bravissimos" | CCP Main Theatre| The Tone Tomšič and UPSA met at the 2002 EGP Finals in Arezzo, Italy where the Slovenian choir under Stojan Kuret then won the title.)
July 25 Courtesy call to UP Diliman Chancellor Caesar A. Saloma | Quezon Hall, UP, Diliman, Quezon City
July 23 Agravante-Alvarez Wedding, One Esplanade | Pasay City
July 19 UPSA visits UP Pres. Alfredo E. Pascual | Quezon Hall, UP, Diliman, Quezon City
July 15 Philippines-Taiwan Joint Economic Conference | The Manila Mandarin, Makati City
July 14 Necrological service & Interment of Ms. Joie Castro's mother. Ms. Joie assisted UPSA accomplish its travel requirements during its 2010 European Concert Tour.
July 13 Awarding Ceremonies of the ProSPER.Net - SCOPUS Young Scientist Award and dinner in honor of the delegates to the 2011 Conference of the Promotion of Sustainability in Postgraduate Education and Research Network (ProSPER.NET). | Executive House. Guests of honor: UP President Alfredo Pascual | Mr. Christoph Elineau, German Ministry of Education Prof. Govindan Parayil, Director, UN University - Institute of Advanced Studies
July 10 Pre-birthday to visit Mrs. Andrea O. Veneracion, founder & conductor of the UP Madrigal Singers | Cubao, Quezon City
July 9 Alia Guerra & Roz's Wedding | Makati Shangri-la Hotel, Makati City
July 8 Tita Zenny, Tito Helmut, Marylou & Louie's visit. Tita Zenny & Tito Helmut Fuss organized UPSA's concert & hosting in Eupen, Belgium in May 2010. With them are their twins, Marylou & Louie - both gymnasts | Jollibee Katipunan
June 2011
June 30 Mr. WASHINGTON SYCIP, Founder of SyCip Gorres Velayo & Co. (SGV & Co.), celebrated his birthday at the Rizal Ballroom, Makati Shangri-la Hotel, given by members of his staff of professionals from various disciplines. Featured artists were the SGV Chorale, UPSA & Jay Cayuca | Rizal Ballroom, Makati Shangri-la
June 28 DENR's 2011 Recognition Awards for Eco-friendly Government Offices (Nat'l. Level) Sulo Riviera Hotel, Quezon City
June 27 Dinner with Badette Bacquian, The Old Spaghetti House | UP TechnoHub | Diliman, QC
June 27 UP Dep't. Of English Alumni Homecoming |UP Bahay Ng Alumni
June 25 UP Gen. Alumni-Faculty Homecoming & Reunion, with guest of honor Vice Pres. Jejomar Binay UP Bahay Ng Alumni
June 22 & 24 RIZAL Sesquicentennial Conference "RIZAL in the 21st Century" | 1861 | Birth Sesquicentennial 2011 Local & Global Perspective Conference | GT Toyota Auditorium, Asian Center, UP Diliman, QC
June 18 The College of Arts & Sciences, the College of Arts & Letters, the College of Science and the College of Social Sciences & Philosophy celebrate the Centennial Year of the UP College of Liberal Arts, hosted by the UP Diliman College of Arts and Sciences Foundation | Book Launching of "Celebrating the Birth and Rebirth of the UP College of Liberal Arts" by Ricardo T. Jose, Laura L. Samson and Gianne Sheena Sabio, Published by the UP College of Arts & Sciences Alumni Foundation | Palma Hall Lobby
June 17 "Umagang Kay Ganda" morning show | ABS-CBN studios
June 13 Dinner for Manny Yap, UPSA's 1st president (1980). Manny now resides in Verviers, BELGIUM with wife Nathalie and kids Virgil & Chupette | Razon's, UP TechnoHub, Commonwealth Ave.
June 13 ~ Convening of the first Filipino IT Conference for Election (FIT4E) by IT scientists and practitioners, social researchers, academic institutions , and citizen's election watch groups | GT-Toyota Asian Cultural Center, UP Diliman, Quezon City. ~ Cocktails hosted by the Office of the UP President and the De La Salle University College of Computer Science | UP Executive House
June 12 Free Masons Independence Day Celebration | Masons Headquaters, San Marcelino St., Paco, Manila
June 7 Upsilonians Mon Abad & Behn Cervantes with Jenny Vicars arrange UPSA's visit to Dick Zamora, composer of some songs in UPSA's repertoire | East Ave. Medical Center.
June 4 GMA7's "Eat Bulaga" noontime show. UPSA as back-up choir for Ms. Kuh Ledesma & Jed Madella | Broadway Centrum studio, Sta. Mesa, Quezon City | Lunch at Mang Inasal
MAY 2011
May 29 "Kasambahay Habambuhay", NESTLÉ's 100 Years Celebrations. In celebration of their 100 years of good food and good life, Nestlé presnted a 100-minute anthology of 10 short, entertaining and creative films directed by a select roster of commercial directors who have wheeled Nestle' TV ads. | Guest Artists: Filharmonika, Gerard Salonga, conductor : Operabelles : UP Singing Ambassadors & Hiyas ng Maynila Children's Choir | Resort Word Hotel, Villamor, Pasay City
May 28 Grupo Reposo's 7th annual Art Festival, "Tuklas Sining", Reposo Street, Bel-Air II, Makati City
May 27 Centenary of former U.P. PresidentDr. Salvador P. Lopez, with guest of honor UP President Alfredo Pascual, CM Recto Hall, UP Faculty Center | and lunch at Razon's, UP TechnoHub
May 26 Jaycees Asia Pacific Convention Awarding Ceremonies, PICC Plenary Hall
May 25 Formal Gala Dinner-Concert held in conjunction with the annual Training Conference of the Federal Bureau of Investigation National Academy Associates (FBINAA), the alumni association of the FBI Academy graduates from the Asia-Pacific region | Grand Sunset Pavilion, Sofitel Philippine Plaza Hotel, Manila
May23 & 24 Rehearsals for Nestlé's 100 Years Anniversary, with Filharmonika, Gerard Salonga, conductror; Operabelles; UPSA & Hiyas Children's Choir | Ayala Alabang Country Club & Production Village, Makati
May 21 Recording of UP Law Centennial March, composed by Atty. Magdangal de Leon | M1 Studio
May 19 Musica FEUROPA - The Far Eastern Univesrity Union Choral Competition in the Phils.Ed Manguiat served as one of the adjudicators, together with Jonathan Velasco (President, Philippine Choral Directors Association); Rodolfo Delarmente (De La Salle Chorale); Rafael Serrallet (Spain); Arwin Tan,(Novo Concertante Manila) | FEU Auditorium, Morayta, Manila
May 13 Yamaha M.I.D. Summit 2011 launch, Sofitel Philippine Plaza Hotel
May 10 Rehearsal for Yamaha Summit 2011 | Adphoto Studio, Bautista St., Makati
May 7 Former UPSA trainee Rommel Pentinio marries Rochelle Aguspina, Greenhills, San Juan
May 1 Jezer Narciso leaves for a 2-month on-the-job training at Emerson Amsterdam, the Netherlands.
April 2011
April 19 GMA Channel 7 "Unang Hirit"
April 15 Outreach choral workshop for the local Olongapo INC choir, Olongapo City
April 2-5 Workshop for the Loboc Children's Choir (LCC), Loboc, BOHOL
March 2011
March 29 PJ Lhuillier Foundation 10th Anniversary
March 26 Bahrain-based UPSA alumnae Bernadette Sanchez-Dollisen & husband Oliver celebrate baby Deen's 1st Bday Party, Jollibee, Batangas City
March 23 Lunch hosted by Amb. Philippe & Edna Lhuillier and Jean Henri Lhuillier. Guests include Ms. Imelda Cojuangco, Dr. Loi Ejercito-Estrada, Ms. Tantoco (Rustan's). Dasmariñas Vill., Makati
March 22 South Pacific directed by Joelle Yuvienco (UPSA '10) | UP Faculty Center
March 21 91st Birthday Celebration of Eugenio Reyes, co-founder of SGV with Mr. Washington Sycip hosted by Manny & Joie Reyes, Makati
March 19 Young Presidents' Organization (YPO) Dinner, c/o Ms. Doris Magsaysay-Ho |White Space, Makati City
March 16 Tribute concert for Dr. Consuelo L. Co organized by the Bahay Ng Diyos | Philamlife Auditorium Guest artists: UPSA, UE Chorale, Halili-Cruz School of Ballet, Cristina's Ballet Studio, among others.
March 6 Kuya Ed's Surprise Barrio Fiesta Birthday Party. Atrium, New CAL Bldg., Diliman, QC
March 28 Philippine Heart Center's 36th Anniversary Celebration, DAPA Hall | PHC, East Ave. Quezon City
February 25 25th Anniversary of People Power Revolution, People Power Monument, EDSA
Live coverage on "Umagang Kay Ganda", ABS-CBN Channel 2
February 19 Costudio-Anzures Wedding, Sanctuario de San Jose | Greenhills, San Juan City / Shangri-la EDSA, Pasig City
February 17 "Education in DesFAIR", UP Fair 2011 | UP Sunken Garden, UP Campus
February 11 100th Anniversary,Yuchengco Group of Companies Guest artists: UPSA / Maricris Joaquin / Dondi Ong / Phil. Bayanihan Dance Co. / Cocoy Laurel / Pinky Amador / Calvin Millado / Manila Community Philharmonic Orchestra, Chino Toledo, conductor / Dragon Dancers / Phil. Int'l. Convention Center (PICC), Pasay City
February 10 Rehearsals for the 100th Anniversary Yuchengco Group of Companies | GSIS Theatre, Pasay City
February 10 Turnover Ceremony of the new UP President Alfredo E. Pascual | Quezon Hall, UP, Diliman, QC
February 7 & 9 Rehearsals for the 100th Anniversary Yuchengco Group of Companies | Miriam College, Quezon City
February 5 Choral workshop with University of Batangas Chorale, Batangas City
February 4 Choral workshop by Florence Guignolet and
Stéphane Werchowskiand a presentation concert by UPSA | Bahay Ng Alumni, UP campus
February 1 Workshop on Voice techniques by experts from Paris, France - Florence Guignolet and
Stéphane Werchowski. Organized by the French Embassy
through Flora Geley in partnership with the PCDA Abelardo Auditorium, UP College of Music
January 2011
January 30 Dinner with Tito Nelson Andres, UPSA host and tour organizer/manager in Charleroi, Belgium Tokyo Cafe, SM Mall of Asia, Pasay City
January 30 Philippine Arts Festival, organized by the National Commission on Culture and the Arts (NCCA) Luneta Park & Concert at the Park Amphitheatre, Manila
January 28 Baltao-Esguerra Wedding St. Theresa Parish, Villamor Airbase, Pasay City | Shangri-la Ballroom, Makati
January 21 Philippine Stock Exchange, Ortigas Business Center, Pasig City
January 21 Reunion with Bernadette Sanchez-Dollisen (Bahrain; Batch 2002) with Baby Deen Cafe Quezon, Sikatuna Village, Diliman, Quezon City
January 8 "Tatlo: A Choral Celebration" a choral festival featuring the Ateneo Chamber Singers (Jonathan Velasco), Gaia Philharmonic Choir (Ko Matsushita, Japan) and SYC Ensmble Singer (Jennifer Tham, Singapore) | CP Main Theatre
January 8 "Pasalubong", Kalayaan Residence Hall, U.P., Diliman, QC
February 7 Linao-Cuenca Wedding | St. Therese Parish, Villamor Airbase, Pasay City
January 4 Lopez-Ganaden Wedding | Crown Plaza, Ortigas Center, Pasig City