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Former bank manager heads Laoag City’s Brgy. 15 seniors

 Atty. Ameurfina Respicio inducts the officers (from right) Mariano Eugenio, outgoing president; Ernesto S. Tamayo, retired manager of PNB Laoag, president; Avelina Alipio, vice-president; Dolores C. Pedro, secretary; Romana S. Fernandez (insect) treasurer; and Merlene S. Alvarez, Segundina S. Julian, Loida R. Fausto, Genera Matias, Ramon Tumaneng, and Rogelio Domingo, members of the board.

The Barangay 15 Senior Citizens Association of Laoag City Board of Trustees were inducted in to office by Atty. Ameurfina Respicio, former provincial board member of Ilocos Norte on February 20, to perform duties with excellence and honor, and pray to Almighty to send out the light and thy truth; to be pure and gentle, truthful and high minded, brave and able, courteous and generous, dutiful and useful.


(From left) Rogelio Domingo, escort; Queen of hearts, Leonora Cariño, Atty. Amuerfina Respicio, guest of honor and Ernesto S. Tamayo, president of Brgy. 15 seniors.

The Barangay 15 senior citizens’ association of Laoag City celebrate Valentine’s Day as a reminder of undying love with each as a family. Valentine’s queen of hearts of the year was crowned by Atty. Amuerfina Respicio, former Board member of the province of Ilocos Norte.

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