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From Romy Coronacion

I'm sorry to hear about Imben. May his soul rest in peace.

It is also sad that Evelyn is undergoing treatment for cancer.

Posted on April 26, 2007

Aleluia! Neneto and I are now grandparents. Our only daughter, Ale or Yanda, gave birth this morning at 6:00 a.m., Friday, 09 March 2007, to a healthy 6 lbs. (45 cms. in length) baby girl named Mayra. Both mother and child are doing fine at a clinic/hospital called INDISA several blocks away from our apartment in Santiago, Chile.

Regards and best wishes.
Rudy

Posted on March 09, 2007

Greetings from Saudi Arabia

Regards to all our kababayans in the US/Canada especially in our hometown Infanta lalo na sa mga taga 20 de Julio "Patay na Kuko".

Larry Leynes, Pidok Suaverdez, Budjie Santos, Bimbo Indemni, Toto Leynes, Joseph Leynes, Menard Merana & Val Mercado

Posted on July 29, 2006

Thanks for your email msg and for considering my stories on Infanta interesting.

Your mother "Nieva" is a good friend of my late mother (Coring). Your family lived before in"Isla" near the house of Inang Pinang and Amang Catalino Costumbrado. Inang Pinang is related to us through the Ruidera family.

I did not know that Aling "Nieva" has a daughter who joined the Benedictine sisters. Probably, you remember my youngest sister Merle. After teaching for sometime, she joined the Notre Dame de Vie Institute as lay sister. She is now in Angat, Bulacan.

After practising briefly lmy profession as a awyer, I joined the Department of Foreign Affairs. Was assigned in New Delhi, New York, Buenos Aires, Tehran, Santiago, Chile. I retired as ambassador in 1998 and since then has been residing in Santiago, Chile because our youngest and only daughter got married to a Chileno and my wife and I would like to be near our daughter.

If you do not know it yet, my other stories about Infanta were published in a book called "Labong ng Kawayan" in 2000. Also, there is a coffee table book published called "Infanta, Passage to the Pacific." It was published by BPI Foundation, Inc. The Bank of the Philippine Islands Bldg. Ayala Avenue, corner Paseo de Roxas, Makati City. It contains articles and pictures about Infanta.

The book "Labong ng Kawayan" was published through the Metro Infanta Foundation of which Mila Glodava is the President.

With best wishes and prayers,

Rudy A. Arizala

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Posted on July 29, 2006

Hello! I am Sister Maria Gabrielle (Amanda) Costumbrado, 5th child (out of 9) of Nieva Costumbrado and the late Epimaco Costumbrado. I am a Benedictine Sister presently assigned in Bacolod City, Philippines. May I ask for the email address of Mr. Arizala? I just want to thank him for the stories about Infanta. Thanks a lot

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Posted on July 29, 2006

Sorry to learn about the demise of ex-mayor of Infanta, Quezon Michael A. Mortiz.

Please extend our deepest condelence to his bereaved mother, famly and relatives.

We join in prayers for the eternal repose of his soul.

Sincerely,
Rudy Arizala & family

Santiago, Chile

Posted on July 26, 2006