Philippine Airlines, the national carrier of the Philippines, held a holiday party last December at the Crowne Plaza hotels’ ballroom in Foster City. During the night’s festivities, PAL officers headed by Area Manager Dell Merano presided over a raffle where prizes included roundtrip tickets to the Philippines and other destinations. Top photo shows current and former PAL staff in the Bay Area (from left) Finance Manager Joseph Recio, former Sales Account Officer Paolo Gatmaitan, former Sales Account Officer Emelyn Roxas, Station Secretary Cherry Ricasata, Customer Sales Representative Cecile Murillo, Area Manager Dell Merano, CSR/Secterary Josephine Encarnacion, Station Manager Norman D’Souza, Valerie D’Souza, former HR Specialist Danilo Mirabueno and Sales Account Officer Joseph Callao.
Major winners of the raffle: Gener Bautista (JayB Travel & Tours [Skybird]) – 2 Mabuhay Lounge Access, SFO & NAIA; Gil Payumo (Little Quiapo [Skybird]), Joanne delos Reyes (Skybird Manager, LAX) – RT Choice Economy Seat Selection with Legroom; Heda Sales (WHR Tours & Travel [GTT]), Wilma Da Rosa (K&C Travel [GTT]) – Excess Baggage; Christie Dizon (Christie Dizon Travel [Skybird]), Crown Plaza gift certificate, Champagne Brunch for 2; Lyll Getubig (Mango Tours Travel Consultant), Nida Sylvester (SFPD/FALEO) – Roundtrip Economy Domestic Ticket from Manila; Fe Sucgang (DCP Realty-Bio-Lab), Ivan Desuasido (Desuasido Enterprises/Passport to Travel [GTT]) – Roundtrip Regional Economy Ticket from Manila; Benjie Madlambayan, Jubilee Golf Clob/PAL Interclub American Pacific – Roundtrip Economy Ticket (SFO/MNL/SFO); and Nona Tolentino, Join and Travel [Skybird]), Roundtrip Business Ticket (SFO/MNL/SFO).
AJPress photos by Joseph L. Peralta
