Viva Argentina!
“Our attitude toward life determines life’s attitude towards us.” — John Mitchell
The second largest nation in South America, Argentina, recently celebrated its 202nd 1810 May Revolution. The celebration commemorated the last step before the establishment of what is known today as the Argentinian government. Miles apart as Argentina and the Philippines may be, the people of both nations share a lot of things and ideas — the currency name, similarities in religion, culture as well as passion for freedom and upholding the welfare of their citizens. These, and the strong ties between the two countries, make the National Day of Argentina a special celebration for Argentine nationals and Filipino constituents in the Philippines.
United with jovial spirits, Argentine diplomats led by Argentine Ambassador Joaquin Daniel Otero and wife Marta welcomed the country’s A-listers at The Rockwell Club in Makati City to commemorate the triumph of Argentina. Diplomats, government leaders, top executives and other stellar personalities, including Apostolic Nuncio to the Philippines and dean of the Diplomatic Corps Giuseppe Pinto, Sen. Edgardo Angara and Foreign Affairs Undersecretary Esteban Conejos, Jr., among many others, all joined the Argentine delegation for a magnificent observance of this monumental day for Argentina.
Happy National Argentina Day! Cheers!
A return engagement
Chris Botti. On June 19, American smooth jazz instrumentalist Chris Botti will perform with an all-new repertoire and a few fresh faces in his band lineup at Resorts World Manila’s Newport Performing Arts. A pre-event show is set, featuring jazz singers Verni Varga and Richard Merk accompanied by top session musicians Elhmir Saison, Tots Tolentino, Roger Herrera and Mar Dizon. Botti’s decades-long career has earned for him several Grammy Awards nominations. Chris Botti Live in Manila! is made possible by Radio High 105.9.
(For tickets and reservations, call TicketWorld at 891-9999 or log onto www.ticketworld.com.ph.)
GREETINGS
Happy birthday to our celebrators today, Consul Jun Lagman, John Osmeña, Metrobank Foundation president Chito Sobrepeña and Willin Chan.
Advanced birthday greetings to Marissa Rocha and STAR’s Tammy Mendoza, June 18; FCCP’s Nena Borromeo and Kitten Zapata, June 19; Elvira Ledesma, lawyer Eric Puno and Frannie Jacinto, June 20; Gina Ledesma Lim, lawyer Rene Puno and Marcia Campos Fong, June 21; and RFM’s Jose Concepcion III, Dodi Sison, and Baby Antonio, June 23.
Happy wedding anniversary today to Alex and Marixi Prieto; lawyer Jerby and Pam Rebano, June 20; and Dingdong and Lea (nee Gallardo) del Rosario, June 22. May you have many, many more years of wedded bliss.
So, how was your week?
(For comments or inquiries, please e-mail me at jjlitton@indanet.com.)
