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CARISSA PAZ C.
DIOQUINO
GS ‘76, HS ‘80
A woman blessed with a
passion for knowledge and exceptional
intelligence, compassion for people and
patience for groundbreaking research,
and a willful spirit for untiring and
unselfish service in her medical
specialization, she embodies agapé in
action. The prestige of her training in
neurology and toxicology is not only
applied to a very dynamic private
medical practice, but also in helping
marginalized individuals and
communities, policymaking assistance for
the government, educating future health
workers, and protecting the environment
for the benefit of present and future
generations of Filipinos.
ERMELINA
BELAMIDE-MONDEJAR
Coll ‘65
Her whole life has
been devoted to community building,
conservation and protection of the
earth, appropriate technology and
sustainable development and education of
the youth. She was a major force behind
the founding of Friendship Home in
Singalong, Manila that houses and educates street
children. She has been a leader in the
evolution of the Cavite Institute in Iba,
a model school incorporating such
innovative actions as garbage recycling
and multiple intelligence approaches.
She has used her God-given gifts and
personal power with constant good cheer
and good will, opening up possibilities
for many others to reach their highest
potential.
ANNABELLE E.
PLANTILLA
Coll ‘82
Her active advocacy
of environmental protection and
conservation has given hope to many in
building a better world. A product
of the school’s Environmental Program,
she started her career as a Team Member
of the Conservation Education Project of
Haribon Foundation for the Conservation
of Natural Resources (HARIBON). She
also served in the Department of
Environment and Natural Resources.
Today, as Executive Director of
HARIBON, she continues to conquer new
horizons in protecting the earth’s
resources for tomorrow’s children.
MA. CORAZON V.
REYNOSO-REYES
GS ‘57, HS ‘61, Coll ‘65
A Maryknoll scholar
while pursuing her degree in Elementary
Education, Cora has paid her dues with
her dedication, perseverance, competence
and loyal service to the Maryknoll/Miriam
College Community. After earning her
degree, she began her career as grade
school teacher in the
Maryknoll
Academy (Lucena) and at Maryknoll College. She continued as teacher and
middle level administrator at the Ateneo
de Manila Grade School where she was one
of the First Top 10 EAGLE Awardee for
Outstanding Performance and has since
been its consistent recipient.
Despite her tedious duties, she engaged
herself as a national trainor for
teachers and administrators thru Fund
for Assistance to Private Education
(FAPE), the Department of Education (Dep
Ed) and the Secondary Education
Development Program (SEDP). Every
summer from 1985-1993 she volunteered
service to train public and private
school teachers in
Reading, Language
and Filipino in the provinces of
Cebu, Zamboanga,
Davao
and Cagayan De Oro. She has authored
several textbooks in English and
Filipino. In 1999, she returned
to her alma mater and served six years
as its Grade School Principal,
instituting positive reforms specially
in the areas of instruction,
administration and supervision, physical
plant development and student activity.
In May 2005, she was designated
Principal of the Miriam College
High School, and continues
to nurture our youth through education,
serving Filipino students and teachers
alike with the Maryknoll Spirit at its
best.
MA. JOCELYN
KARA J. MAGSANOC-ALIKPALA
HS ‘81
An award winning
broadcast journalist, documentarian, and
producer of the multi-awarded
documentary, Batas Militar, that
chronicles the horrors of Martial Law,
and beyond her professional achievements
and accolades, Kara is a breast cancer
survivor. She founded the I CAN SERVE
FOUNDATION, a well-recognized
organization that strives to empower
women with breast cancer by
disseminating health information and
providing them with critical support
services. Through her cancer advocacy,
she has transformed what is viewed by
most as a setback, into a life’s work
that gives hope to numerous women and
their families when they need it most.
ALICE G. REYES-VAN DOORN
HS ‘58, Coll ‘64
Her name is part of
the Filipino dance parlance. Alice began her
choreographic career while still a
student at Maryknoll College
and has since received multiple dance
scholarships that allowed her extensive
training in the
United States.
Her original dance group led to the
founding of the landmark BALLET
PHILIPPINES, the nation’s
longest-running professional dance
company. Throughout her career, her
ballets have presented a body of
Filipino work grounded by and in
celebration of Filipino culture.
Significantly, Alice was the first to reach beyond dance and
begin interdisciplinary collaborations
with Filipino artists from the fields of
literature, music, fine arts, and
production design.
MYRNA
PANLILIO-BORROMEO
Coll ‘63
Her expertise in
resource generation has provided
numerous opportunities for the sick and
underprivileged as well as for arts and
culture. In 1972, she founded a
Christian Family Unit (CFM) which to
this day provides outreach projects in
depressed areas and supports scholars
from Payatas. As its Executive Director,
she helped re-establish Nayong Pilipino
as one of the most popular tourist
destinations in the
Philippines.
She continues to be a leader in
fund-raising events for various causes
such as the Philippine Cancer Society,
Catholic Women’s Club, Friends for
Cultural Concerns of the
Philippines
and has contributed much of her time and
talent to the Maryknoll/Miriam College
Alumni Association and the Chi Rho
Champions.
OLIVIA LA
O’-CASTILLO
Coll ‘67
Committed to
eradicating poverty and achieving
sustainable development, she is the
chair and president of the Asia Pacific
Roundtable for Cleaner Production with
28 member countries, and president of
the Philippine Pollution Prevention
Roundtable. Her urgent mission is the
active implementation of the United
Nations Secretary General Kofi Annan’s
Water and Sanitation Plan. She is a
member of the Advisory Board on Water
and Sanitation which aims to galvanize
global action as part of international
efforts to raise awareness, help
mobilize funds, and encourage new
partnerships in providing safe and
affordable drinking water, and securing
water resources. She has worked with all
kinds of people from different walks of
life creating and re-creating a better
future for humanity.
MILAGROS
EUSTAQUIO-SYME
Coll ‘65
As an indefatigable
and compassionate leader, she devotes
her time to assisting and empowering
disenfranchised fellow Filipinas in Canada. In various capacities, she
has lobbied and provided advocacy before
government ministers on issues such as
mail order brides, domestic violence,
racism, accreditation of degrees and
relevant work experience outside Canada, and employment equity. Her
recent appointment as Justice of the
Peace of Ontario has earned the
admiration of her classmates and brought
honor to Maryknoll and our country.
ASUNCION
ABELLA-RELOZA
GS ‘52, HS ‘56
A well-respected
practitioner of pediatrics with a
special interest in pediatric
cardiology, she has received accolades
and awards for her contributions to
medicine, education, civil and social
work. She was the first woman at the
Colegio de San Juan de Letran to be
honored as the most outstanding alumnus
in the field of medicine. Her personal
involvement in medical missions, women’s
health issues, and scholarships for
children and teenagers are a testimony
to her generosity of spirit imbibed in
her grade school and high school years
at Maryknoll.
SR. MARGARITA
E. JAMIAS,
M.M.
Coll ‘56
An educator and an
advocate for the enhancement of all life
though the Maryknoll Sister's Center for
Justice, Peace and Integrity of Creation
(JPIC), Sister Margarita’s response to
her mission call as a religious
missionary is emphasized by her passion
for Christ, compassion for her
fellowmen, and her concern for this
planet created by God. She led a life
filled with meaning by working for peace
anchored on justice and genuine love as
she hopes to bring about renewed vision
and transformation of persons and
communities through the promotion of
economic and social justice. In Nicaragua, she has advocated the
empowerment of women to recover their
self-esteem and dignity through seminars
and livelihood projects.
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