Birthdays and turnovers

Mark Ureta celebrated his birthday recently at Chicken House in Bacolod City. The son of architect Silverio and Carlota Lopez-Ureta, he is married to Tina Mirano, daughter of lawyer William and Conchita Mirano. Mark and Tina have a son, Marco.

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New Yorker Romy Ortaliz, the better half of Marie Antoinette Caram Lizaraga-Ortaliz, recently celebrated his birthday at L'Fisher Hotel with a night of music and dancing.

Brandon Yanson, son of Leo Ray and Pia Yanson and grandson of Ricardo and Love Yanson and Romy and Antoinette Ortaliz, started the program with a "Happy Birthday" song.

Romy's wife, Antoinette, is a cardio thoracic nurse for open heart in New York, and the founder and president of the Marie Antoinette Ortaliz Center, a school for continuing education for nurses and doctors.

She received an award from "Manchester's Who's Who" in the field of health care.

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Two top officials of Generali Pilipinas were in Bacolod City recently, to turn over their local office to their Bacolod partners.

Chief marketing officer Joe Ferreria, and Negrense BJ Joseph Legaspi, my classmate during high school, conferred the Bacolod's Top Performers award to their new office, headed by Rodrigo Legaspi.

Ferreria gave words of inspiration to the staff, and guests and the Generali Bacolod family were treated to a sumptuous breakfast.

The company is run by the Assicurazioni Generali of Italy, the Suok Group of Malaysia and the SM Group of Companies of the Philippines.

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Congratulations to RC Ciocon, son of hotelier Roseller and Ditas Ciocon, for winning the presidency of the La Salle-Integrated School Student Government!*