A Chronicler’s Choices

Meldy Ongsiako Cojuangco, music and art patron and head of the Opera Guild of the Philippines, was one of the main sponsors who made the Il Trovatore presentation at the CCP possible. With her is Fil-Spanish piano virtuoso Felipe Ramirez, Jr. for whose concert at the CCP she served as main patron.

Leonor Moreno O’Leary, past president of the Soroptimist Club and prominent member of the Chaine de Rotisseurs based in Paris, is elegance personified. Here she is pictured with Tereret Tambunting Liboro (in blue) who was in last year’s Ten Best Dressed list along with Gracie Glory Go, Marissa Orosa Concepcion, among others.

Carmen "Menchu" Dayrit Padilla was unanimously elected president of the International Organization of Folk Art in Deva, Romania, by delegates from 50 countries. She is the first Filipina to head a world organization. She will serve it for the next four years.

Cecile Guidote Alvarez, brilliant actress, TV director and scriptwriter, organized the Dreams Ensemble which consists of disadvantaged performers who draw glowing praise abroad.

Fortune Ledesma, Consul to Monaco: best dressed diplomat.

George F. Sison, composer, poet, philosopher, also assumes the dual roles of restaurateur and impresario. He recently presented famed singers Lorna Llames and Josephine Roces following a gourmet dinner at Stars of Giorgio. Whatever role George plays, he is always a model of sartorial elegance.

Rachy Cuna’s creative genius converts the commonplace into exquisite art objects as home decor.

Milagros Araneta Villasor, civic leader and GSP’s builder.