The new chairman is ROMMEL AQUINO, Class’85. What can I say about him? Yes, he is diligent, hard worker, easy to deal with, open, funny?, delightful sometimes and has an odd sense of humor. Our adviser, Vicky Casibang can’t get the jokes sometimes so I had to explain. He is the pain in my…. Joking aside, he is leading the organization into a clear path forward. We have a new WEBSITE and FACEBOOK. Visit and look at the hard works of Nikki and Mel.
Our Secretary, RUBY REYES Class’78, we beg her to stay and luckily, she accepted the position. Very likable lady, hard worker, and nice. She has the difficult job of making the minutes of the general meetings. We are adjusting to our new roles, so there’s a lot of laughter and corrections. We have VICKY CASIBANG, our Adviser and Parliamentarian who is guiding us with procedures.
We have been meeting more often because we have a lot to tackle. The mission is always the same, helping UERM to have excellent Medical Education and Medical Research for the future of the Filipinos.
Our Treasurer, LEANDRO MARANAN, Class’76. There was a lot of convincing and negotiation for him to stay. We are glad that he remained as the Treasurer. He has the hard job of learning, researching, interpreting financial statements. He is doing a good job. He is the right person for the position.
There are so many things that we have to know. Unfortunately, DR. ELMER GILO passed on the Fall of 2024. There was no smooth transition, but we are getting there. Dr. Gilo was an excellent records keeper, all the records including the early 2000 were in boxes. We were able to put the pieces together during those years. Rest in peace
Dr. Gilo, we are doing fine.
Every one of the Trustees is contributing as much but these special 4 people are doing more than expected, our Chairman Mel Aquino, Secretary Ruby Reyes, Treasurer Andring Maranan. Kudos to our Internet Developer, our digital age Guro, NIKKI GAVINO-COLLINS, Class’01, without her, AFUSA will not have the Website that we have now.
So much hard work is going on right now. We are preparing for the 37th Alumni Convention, we are excited to show you, FELLOW ALUMNI what we have accomplished as the new Officers and Board of Trustees of UERM AFUSA!
See you in Las Vegas, June 12-16, 2025!😍🧑🌾
Edna Solitario, MD Class’79
