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| Behind the Scenes with Ivy Visitacion |
The ladies looked fabulous in their smart uniforms and the guests enjoyed themselves immensely during the Soroptimist International of Bacolod’s installation of officers and induction of new members, held recently at L’Fisher Hotel.
The noontime affair opened with the processional of past presidents, officers and members of the club. Lunch followed immediately after the acknowledgement of the guests and welcome remarks by president-elect Sonya Verdeflor. A special entertainment number was performed by Haironezza Abdullah, who enchanted the audience with her brilliant soprano as she sang the haunting love theme, “A Thousand Years”, from the movie, “Twilight”.
A funny moment occurred when the emcee introduced Bacolod Vice Mayor Greg Gasataya as “Vice-President”, which made Gasataya look quizzically around the room. He said later he thought Vice President Jejomar Binay had arrived!
After the induction of new members and installation officers, a moving candle lighting ceremony was held. Melba Tan gave a wonderful valedictory address. The new president, Em Ang, impressed the crowd with her splendid acceptance speech. After Dr. Cecile Salvador’s rousing introduction of the guest speaker, we were all raring to listen to Myra Paz Abubakar, SIPR governor, who braved the bad weather due to typhoon “Luis”, to come all the way from Zamboanga City to attend the affair. She looked like a beauty queen with her towering height and dusky complexion. She was after all, a former Miss Zamboanga. (We noticed her similarity to our own beauty queen, Miss Centennial Carmela Arcoles Gamboa). Her excellent speech did justice to her impeccable credentials. She is also a city councilor of Zamboanga.
Kudos to the Soroptimist Int’l of Bacolod for a successful and well-organized affair.*
