A cocktail party was hosted by Ambassador Roberto “Bobby” Romulo and his lovely wife Olivia in honor of Philippine Ambassador to the United States Joey Cuisia and his charming wife Vicky at the elegant Romulo residence in Makati City.
There was no need for prodding from the gracious hosts for the guests to proceed to Maria Luisa’s Garden Room where a splendid dinner awaited them.
The dinner guests included Foreign Affairs Secretary Albert del Rosario and his glamorous wife Gretchen, SGV & Co. founder Washington SyCip, former Finance Secretary Ramon del Rosario and senior officials of the Department of Foreign Affairs as well as close friends of the Cuisias and the Romulos.
Obviously, Ambassador Cuisia is highly regarded in social circles. Ambassador Romulo even praised Cuisia as being the “ideal diplomat for Washington.”
Here’s to you, Joey and Vicky!
A warm welcome
A very elegant sit-down dinner was tendered by the consummate hostess, Angola Consul Helen Ong, to welcome the Ambassador of Israel Effie Ben Matityau and his wife Lizia Lu.
Among the diplomats present at the party, held at Helen’s opulent Forbes Park residence, were Ambassadors Neil Reeder of Canada, Ivo Sieber of Switzerland, Lalduhthlana Ralte of India, Luis Lillo of Chile and Rolando Guevara of Panama.
After dinner, guests took turns singing their favorite tunes accompanied on the piano by Armiño Estalilla.
Welcome to the Philippines and Shalom!
GREETINGS
Happy birthday to our celebrators today, Lyra Rufino Maceda, Grace Padilla, international star Lea Salonga and architect Jorge Ramos.
Advance birthday greetings to Rhoda Campos-Aldanese, Beaver Ledesma and Ambassador Isabel Caro-Wilson, Feb. 24; Asia’s fashion czar Pitoy Moreno and Tess Colayco, Feb. 25; Louie Locsin, former German Club president Dr. Günter Matschuck, Louie Galvez, Lucille Villanueva and equestrienne Mikee Cojuangco-Jaworski, Feb. 26; Bea Zobel and Biboy Enriquez, Feb. 28.
So, how was your week?
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