{"id":2538,"date":"2023-05-23T06:17:31","date_gmt":"2023-05-23T06:17:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mc.edu.ph\/alumni\/?page_id=2538"},"modified":"2026-02-10T07:57:08","modified_gmt":"2026-02-09T23:57:08","slug":"alumni-spotlight","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/mc.edu.ph\/alumni\/alumni-spotlight\/","title":{"rendered":"Alumni Spotlight"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"2538\" class=\"elementor elementor-2538\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has_ae_slider elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-49bce0f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default ae-bg-gallery-type-default\" data-id=\"49bce0f\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_ae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e6779f9 ae-bg-gallery-type-default\" data-id=\"e6779f9\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d9e35ae pp-equal-height-yes pp-posts-thumbnail-ratio pp-posts-image-stack-tablet elementor-grid-2 elementor-grid-tablet-2 elementor-grid-mobile-1 pp-post-thumbnail-align-left elementor-widget elementor-widget-pp-posts\" data-id=\"d9e35ae\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;news_columns&quot;:&quot;2&quot;,&quot;news_columns_tablet&quot;:&quot;2&quot;,&quot;news_columns_mobile&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"pp-posts.news\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pp-posts-container\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"pp-posts pp-posts-skin-news elementor-grid pp-posts-grid\" data-query-type=\"custom\" data-layout=\"grid\" data-page=\"2538\" data-skin=\"news\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pp-post-wrap pp-grid-item-wrap elementor-grid-item post-5118 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-alumni-in-the-spotlight\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pp-post pp-grid-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pp-post-thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"pp-post-thumbnail-wrap\" href=\"https:\/\/mc.edu.ph\/alumni\/blog\/alumni-in-the-spotlight\/dr-itto-agrava-miriam-college-high-school-1983\/\" title=\"DR. ITTO AGRAVA &#8211; MIRIAM COLLEGE HIGH SCHOOL 1983\">\n\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"618\" src=\"https:\/\/mc.edu.ph\/alumni\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/01\/DR.-ITTO-AGRAVA-SOCIAL-MEDIA-CARD-1024x791.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-5119\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mc.edu.ph\/alumni\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/01\/DR.-ITTO-AGRAVA-SOCIAL-MEDIA-CARD-1024x791.png 1024w, https:\/\/mc.edu.ph\/alumni\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/01\/DR.-ITTO-AGRAVA-SOCIAL-MEDIA-CARD-300x232.png 300w, https:\/\/mc.edu.ph\/alumni\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/01\/DR.-ITTO-AGRAVA-SOCIAL-MEDIA-CARD-768x594.png 768w, https:\/\/mc.edu.ph\/alumni\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/01\/DR.-ITTO-AGRAVA-SOCIAL-MEDIA-CARD-1536x1187.png 1536w, https:\/\/mc.edu.ph\/alumni\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/01\/DR.-ITTO-AGRAVA-SOCIAL-MEDIA-CARD.png 1999w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pp-post-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pp-post-terms-wrap\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"pp-post-terms\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"pp-post-term\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mc.edu.ph\/alumni\/blog\/category\/alumni-in-the-spotlight\/\">Alumni in the Spotlight<\/a><\/span>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"pp-post-title\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/mc.edu.ph\/alumni\/blog\/alumni-in-the-spotlight\/dr-itto-agrava-miriam-college-high-school-1983\/\">DR. ITTO AGRAVA &#8211; MIRIAM COLLEGE HIGH SCHOOL 1983<\/a>\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pp-post-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"pp-post-date\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"pp-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<i class=\"pp-meta-icon fas fa-calendar-alt\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"pp-meta-text\">\n\t\t\t\t01\/21\/2026\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<span class=\"pp-meta-separator\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pp-post-excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>Dr. Ma. Amparo \u2018Itto\u2019 Agrava\u2019s aspiration to become a physician began with a deeply personal realization: there was no health ...<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"pp-posts-button elementor-button elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/mc.edu.ph\/alumni\/blog\/alumni-in-the-spotlight\/dr-itto-agrava-miriam-college-high-school-1983\/\" title=\"DR. ITTO AGRAVA &#8211; MIRIAM COLLEGE HIGH SCHOOL 1983\" aria-label=\"Read more about DR. ITTO AGRAVA &#8211; MIRIAM COLLEGE HIGH SCHOOL 1983\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"pp-button-text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tRead More\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"pp-button-icon elementor-button-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-long-arrow-alt-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pp-post-wrap pp-grid-item-wrap elementor-grid-item post-5063 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-alumni-in-the-spotlight\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pp-post pp-grid-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pp-post-thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"pp-post-thumbnail-wrap\" href=\"https:\/\/mc.edu.ph\/alumni\/blog\/alumni-in-the-spotlight\/majella-tumangan-villaroman\/\" title=\"Majella Tumangan-Villaroman\">\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"618\" src=\"https:\/\/mc.edu.ph\/alumni\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/09\/msedge_QRQkEILlA6-1024x791.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-5064\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mc.edu.ph\/alumni\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/09\/msedge_QRQkEILlA6-1024x791.png 1024w, https:\/\/mc.edu.ph\/alumni\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/09\/msedge_QRQkEILlA6-300x232.png 300w, https:\/\/mc.edu.ph\/alumni\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/09\/msedge_QRQkEILlA6-768x594.png 768w, https:\/\/mc.edu.ph\/alumni\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/09\/msedge_QRQkEILlA6.png 1224w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pp-post-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pp-post-terms-wrap\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"pp-post-terms\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"pp-post-term\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mc.edu.ph\/alumni\/blog\/category\/alumni-in-the-spotlight\/\">Alumni in the Spotlight<\/a><\/span>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"pp-post-title\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/mc.edu.ph\/alumni\/blog\/alumni-in-the-spotlight\/majella-tumangan-villaroman\/\">Majella Tumangan-Villaroman<\/a>\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pp-post-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"pp-post-date\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"pp-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<i class=\"pp-meta-icon fas fa-calendar-alt\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"pp-meta-text\">\n\t\t\t\t09\/19\/2025\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<span class=\"pp-meta-separator\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pp-post-excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>Majella Tumangan-Villaroman once thought she would become a nun during her time at Miriam College High School, Batch 1979. Little ...<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"pp-posts-button elementor-button elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/mc.edu.ph\/alumni\/blog\/alumni-in-the-spotlight\/majella-tumangan-villaroman\/\" title=\"Majella Tumangan-Villaroman\" aria-label=\"Read more about Majella Tumangan-Villaroman\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"pp-button-text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tRead More\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"pp-button-icon elementor-button-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-long-arrow-alt-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pp-post-wrap pp-grid-item-wrap elementor-grid-item post-5060 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-alumni-in-the-spotlight\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pp-post pp-grid-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pp-post-thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"pp-post-thumbnail-wrap\" href=\"https:\/\/mc.edu.ph\/alumni\/blog\/alumni-in-the-spotlight\/dr-ceres-paulino-canto-miriam-college-high-school-1998\/\" title=\"Dr. Ceres Paulino-Canto &#8211; Miriam College High School 1998\">\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"618\" src=\"https:\/\/mc.edu.ph\/alumni\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/09\/msedge_xbPDOYlzKA-1024x791.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-5061\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mc.edu.ph\/alumni\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/09\/msedge_xbPDOYlzKA-1024x791.png 1024w, https:\/\/mc.edu.ph\/alumni\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/09\/msedge_xbPDOYlzKA-300x232.png 300w, https:\/\/mc.edu.ph\/alumni\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/09\/msedge_xbPDOYlzKA-768x594.png 768w, https:\/\/mc.edu.ph\/alumni\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/09\/msedge_xbPDOYlzKA.png 1224w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pp-post-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pp-post-terms-wrap\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"pp-post-terms\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"pp-post-term\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mc.edu.ph\/alumni\/blog\/category\/alumni-in-the-spotlight\/\">Alumni in the Spotlight<\/a><\/span>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"pp-post-title\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/mc.edu.ph\/alumni\/blog\/alumni-in-the-spotlight\/dr-ceres-paulino-canto-miriam-college-high-school-1998\/\">Dr. Ceres Paulino-Canto &#8211; Miriam College High School 1998<\/a>\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pp-post-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"pp-post-date\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"pp-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<i class=\"pp-meta-icon fas fa-calendar-alt\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"pp-meta-text\">\n\t\t\t\t09\/19\/2025\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<span class=\"pp-meta-separator\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pp-post-excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>Dr. Ceres Paulino-Canto, MD, FPPS, FPSPC, FPSE is a Pediatric Cardiologist and Miriam College High School alumna of Class 1998. ...<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"pp-posts-button elementor-button elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/mc.edu.ph\/alumni\/blog\/alumni-in-the-spotlight\/dr-ceres-paulino-canto-miriam-college-high-school-1998\/\" title=\"Dr. Ceres Paulino-Canto &#8211; Miriam College High School 1998\" aria-label=\"Read more about Dr. Ceres Paulino-Canto &#8211; Miriam College High School 1998\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"pp-button-text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tRead More\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"pp-button-icon elementor-button-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-long-arrow-alt-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pp-post-wrap pp-grid-item-wrap elementor-grid-item post-5057 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-alumni-in-the-spotlight\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pp-post pp-grid-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pp-post-thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"pp-post-thumbnail-wrap\" href=\"https:\/\/mc.edu.ph\/alumni\/blog\/alumni-in-the-spotlight\/chef-maidah-arugay-miriam-college-class-of-2011\/\" title=\"Chef Maidah Arugay &#8211; Miriam College Class of 2011\">\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"618\" src=\"https:\/\/mc.edu.ph\/alumni\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/09\/msedge_qD4bwmuIgm-1024x791.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-5058\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mc.edu.ph\/alumni\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/09\/msedge_qD4bwmuIgm-1024x791.png 1024w, https:\/\/mc.edu.ph\/alumni\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/09\/msedge_qD4bwmuIgm-300x232.png 300w, https:\/\/mc.edu.ph\/alumni\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/09\/msedge_qD4bwmuIgm-768x594.png 768w, https:\/\/mc.edu.ph\/alumni\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/09\/msedge_qD4bwmuIgm.png 1224w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pp-post-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pp-post-terms-wrap\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"pp-post-terms\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"pp-post-term\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mc.edu.ph\/alumni\/blog\/category\/alumni-in-the-spotlight\/\">Alumni in the Spotlight<\/a><\/span>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"pp-post-title\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/mc.edu.ph\/alumni\/blog\/alumni-in-the-spotlight\/chef-maidah-arugay-miriam-college-class-of-2011\/\">Chef Maidah Arugay &#8211; Miriam College Class of 2011<\/a>\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pp-post-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"pp-post-date\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"pp-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<i class=\"pp-meta-icon fas fa-calendar-alt\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"pp-meta-text\">\n\t\t\t\t09\/19\/2025\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<span class=\"pp-meta-separator\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pp-post-excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>Chef Maidah Kherina Arugay, a BA Psychology Batch 2011 alumna, has found a recipe for success in being an award-winning ...<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"pp-posts-button elementor-button elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/mc.edu.ph\/alumni\/blog\/alumni-in-the-spotlight\/chef-maidah-arugay-miriam-college-class-of-2011\/\" title=\"Chef Maidah Arugay &#8211; Miriam College Class of 2011\" aria-label=\"Read more about Chef Maidah Arugay &#8211; Miriam College Class of 2011\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"pp-button-text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tRead More\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"pp-button-icon elementor-button-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-long-arrow-alt-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pp-post-wrap pp-grid-item-wrap elementor-grid-item post-5054 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-alumni-in-the-spotlight\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pp-post pp-grid-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pp-post-thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"pp-post-thumbnail-wrap\" href=\"https:\/\/mc.edu.ph\/alumni\/blog\/alumni-in-the-spotlight\/ms-katrina-tala-ocampo-miriam-college-high-school-1999\/\" title=\"Ms. Katrina Tala Ocampo &#8211; Miriam College High School 1999\">\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"618\" src=\"https:\/\/mc.edu.ph\/alumni\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/09\/msedge_lAuThq7w2U-1024x791.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-5055\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mc.edu.ph\/alumni\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/09\/msedge_lAuThq7w2U-1024x791.png 1024w, https:\/\/mc.edu.ph\/alumni\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/09\/msedge_lAuThq7w2U-300x232.png 300w, https:\/\/mc.edu.ph\/alumni\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/09\/msedge_lAuThq7w2U-768x594.png 768w, https:\/\/mc.edu.ph\/alumni\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/09\/msedge_lAuThq7w2U.png 1224w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pp-post-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pp-post-terms-wrap\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"pp-post-terms\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"pp-post-term\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mc.edu.ph\/alumni\/blog\/category\/alumni-in-the-spotlight\/\">Alumni in the Spotlight<\/a><\/span>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"pp-post-title\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/mc.edu.ph\/alumni\/blog\/alumni-in-the-spotlight\/ms-katrina-tala-ocampo-miriam-college-high-school-1999\/\">Ms. Katrina Tala Ocampo &#8211; Miriam College High School 1999<\/a>\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pp-post-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"pp-post-date\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"pp-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<i class=\"pp-meta-icon fas fa-calendar-alt\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"pp-meta-text\">\n\t\t\t\t09\/19\/2025\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<span class=\"pp-meta-separator\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pp-post-excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>As a full-time professor in the University of the Philippines (UP) , a training and organization consultant, and one of ...<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"pp-posts-button elementor-button elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/mc.edu.ph\/alumni\/blog\/alumni-in-the-spotlight\/ms-katrina-tala-ocampo-miriam-college-high-school-1999\/\" title=\"Ms. Katrina Tala Ocampo &#8211; Miriam College High School 1999\" aria-label=\"Read more about Ms. Katrina Tala Ocampo &#8211; Miriam College High School 1999\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"pp-button-text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tRead More\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"pp-button-icon elementor-button-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-long-arrow-alt-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pp-post-wrap pp-grid-item-wrap elementor-grid-item post-5051 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-alumni-in-the-spotlight\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pp-post pp-grid-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pp-post-thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"pp-post-thumbnail-wrap\" href=\"https:\/\/mc.edu.ph\/alumni\/blog\/alumni-in-the-spotlight\/dr-abelaine-venida-tablizo-miriam-college-high-school-1999\/\" title=\"Dr. Abelaine Venida Tablizo &#8211; Miriam College High School 1999\">\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"618\" src=\"https:\/\/mc.edu.ph\/alumni\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/09\/msedge_Z4CQs6bPO1-1024x791.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-5052\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mc.edu.ph\/alumni\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/09\/msedge_Z4CQs6bPO1-1024x791.png 1024w, https:\/\/mc.edu.ph\/alumni\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/09\/msedge_Z4CQs6bPO1-300x232.png 300w, https:\/\/mc.edu.ph\/alumni\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/09\/msedge_Z4CQs6bPO1-768x594.png 768w, https:\/\/mc.edu.ph\/alumni\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/09\/msedge_Z4CQs6bPO1.png 1224w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pp-post-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pp-post-terms-wrap\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"pp-post-terms\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"pp-post-term\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mc.edu.ph\/alumni\/blog\/category\/alumni-in-the-spotlight\/\">Alumni in the Spotlight<\/a><\/span>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"pp-post-title\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/mc.edu.ph\/alumni\/blog\/alumni-in-the-spotlight\/dr-abelaine-venida-tablizo-miriam-college-high-school-1999\/\">Dr. Abelaine Venida Tablizo &#8211; Miriam College High School 1999<\/a>\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pp-post-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"pp-post-date\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"pp-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<i class=\"pp-meta-icon fas fa-calendar-alt\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"pp-meta-text\">\n\t\t\t\t09\/19\/2025\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<span class=\"pp-meta-separator\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pp-post-excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>With steadfast support and love, Dr. Abelaine Venida Tablizo, a Miriam College alumna, has undeniably touched many hearts through her ...<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"pp-posts-button elementor-button elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/mc.edu.ph\/alumni\/blog\/alumni-in-the-spotlight\/dr-abelaine-venida-tablizo-miriam-college-high-school-1999\/\" title=\"Dr. Abelaine Venida Tablizo &#8211; Miriam College High School 1999\" aria-label=\"Read more about Dr. Abelaine Venida Tablizo &#8211; Miriam College High School 1999\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"pp-button-text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tRead More\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"pp-button-icon elementor-button-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-long-arrow-alt-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pp-post-wrap pp-grid-item-wrap elementor-grid-item post-5048 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-alumni-in-the-spotlight\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pp-post pp-grid-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pp-post-thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"pp-post-thumbnail-wrap\" href=\"https:\/\/mc.edu.ph\/alumni\/blog\/alumni-in-the-spotlight\/thea-guanzon-miriam-college-class-of-2014\/\" title=\"Thea Guanzon &#8211; Miriam College Class of 2014\">\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"618\" src=\"https:\/\/mc.edu.ph\/alumni\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/09\/msedge_sbGO6PUOv9-1024x791.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-5049\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mc.edu.ph\/alumni\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/09\/msedge_sbGO6PUOv9-1024x791.png 1024w, https:\/\/mc.edu.ph\/alumni\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/09\/msedge_sbGO6PUOv9-300x232.png 300w, https:\/\/mc.edu.ph\/alumni\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/09\/msedge_sbGO6PUOv9-768x594.png 768w, https:\/\/mc.edu.ph\/alumni\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/09\/msedge_sbGO6PUOv9.png 1224w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pp-post-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pp-post-terms-wrap\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"pp-post-terms\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"pp-post-term\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mc.edu.ph\/alumni\/blog\/category\/alumni-in-the-spotlight\/\">Alumni in the Spotlight<\/a><\/span>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"pp-post-title\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/mc.edu.ph\/alumni\/blog\/alumni-in-the-spotlight\/thea-guanzon-miriam-college-class-of-2014\/\">Thea Guanzon &#8211; Miriam College Class of 2014<\/a>\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pp-post-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"pp-post-date\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"pp-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<i class=\"pp-meta-icon fas fa-calendar-alt\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"pp-meta-text\">\n\t\t\t\t09\/19\/2025\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<span class=\"pp-meta-separator\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pp-post-excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>International bestselling author of science fiction and fantasy, Thea Guanzon, published her first novel The Hurricane Wars in October 2023, ...<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"pp-posts-button elementor-button elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/mc.edu.ph\/alumni\/blog\/alumni-in-the-spotlight\/thea-guanzon-miriam-college-class-of-2014\/\" title=\"Thea Guanzon &#8211; Miriam College Class of 2014\" aria-label=\"Read more about Thea Guanzon &#8211; Miriam College Class of 2014\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"pp-button-text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tRead More\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"pp-button-icon elementor-button-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-long-arrow-alt-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pp-post-wrap pp-grid-item-wrap elementor-grid-item post-5044 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-alumni-in-the-spotlight\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pp-post pp-grid-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pp-post-thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"pp-post-thumbnail-wrap\" href=\"https:\/\/mc.edu.ph\/alumni\/blog\/alumni-in-the-spotlight\/julia-sucgang-bonoan-miriam-college-high-school-2012\/\" title=\"Julia Sucgang &#8211; Bonoan Miriam College High School 2012\">\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"618\" src=\"https:\/\/mc.edu.ph\/alumni\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/09\/msedge_PoKAFLaqNo-1024x791.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-5045\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mc.edu.ph\/alumni\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/09\/msedge_PoKAFLaqNo-1024x791.png 1024w, https:\/\/mc.edu.ph\/alumni\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/09\/msedge_PoKAFLaqNo-300x232.png 300w, https:\/\/mc.edu.ph\/alumni\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/09\/msedge_PoKAFLaqNo-768x594.png 768w, https:\/\/mc.edu.ph\/alumni\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/09\/msedge_PoKAFLaqNo.png 1224w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pp-post-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pp-post-terms-wrap\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"pp-post-terms\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"pp-post-term\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mc.edu.ph\/alumni\/blog\/category\/alumni-in-the-spotlight\/\">Alumni in the Spotlight<\/a><\/span>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"pp-post-title\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/mc.edu.ph\/alumni\/blog\/alumni-in-the-spotlight\/julia-sucgang-bonoan-miriam-college-high-school-2012\/\">Julia Sucgang &#8211; Bonoan Miriam College High School 2012<\/a>\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pp-post-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"pp-post-date\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"pp-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<i class=\"pp-meta-icon fas fa-calendar-alt\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"pp-meta-text\">\n\t\t\t\t09\/19\/2025\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<span class=\"pp-meta-separator\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pp-post-excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>Fitness is Ramona \u201cJulia\u201d Sucgang-Bonoan\u2019s tool in helping people become healthier and happier versions of themselves. Julia has been working ...<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"pp-posts-button elementor-button elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/mc.edu.ph\/alumni\/blog\/alumni-in-the-spotlight\/julia-sucgang-bonoan-miriam-college-high-school-2012\/\" title=\"Julia Sucgang &#8211; Bonoan Miriam College High School 2012\" aria-label=\"Read more about Julia Sucgang &#8211; Bonoan Miriam College High School 2012\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"pp-button-text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tRead More\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"pp-button-icon elementor-button-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-long-arrow-alt-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pp-post-wrap pp-grid-item-wrap elementor-grid-item post-4201 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-alumni-in-the-spotlight\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pp-post pp-grid-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pp-post-thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"pp-post-thumbnail-wrap\" href=\"https:\/\/mc.edu.ph\/alumni\/blog\/alumni-in-the-spotlight\/dr-jasmin-nario-galace-col-1985\/\" title=\"Dr. Jasmin Nario-Galace (COL 1985)\">\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"593\" src=\"https:\/\/mc.edu.ph\/alumni\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/03\/JasminGalace_cover2-1024x759.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-4202\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mc.edu.ph\/alumni\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/03\/JasminGalace_cover2-1024x759.png 1024w, https:\/\/mc.edu.ph\/alumni\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/03\/JasminGalace_cover2-300x222.png 300w, https:\/\/mc.edu.ph\/alumni\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/03\/JasminGalace_cover2-768x569.png 768w, https:\/\/mc.edu.ph\/alumni\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/03\/JasminGalace_cover2.png 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pp-post-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pp-post-terms-wrap\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"pp-post-terms\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"pp-post-term\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mc.edu.ph\/alumni\/blog\/category\/alumni-in-the-spotlight\/\">Alumni in the Spotlight<\/a><\/span>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"pp-post-title\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/mc.edu.ph\/alumni\/blog\/alumni-in-the-spotlight\/dr-jasmin-nario-galace-col-1985\/\">Dr. Jasmin Nario-Galace (COL 1985)<\/a>\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pp-post-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"pp-post-date\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"pp-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<i class=\"pp-meta-icon fas fa-calendar-alt\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"pp-meta-text\">\n\t\t\t\t03\/11\/2025\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<span class=\"pp-meta-separator\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pp-post-excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>Jasmin saves lives by teaching and advocating for peace. Lobbying for arms control and nuclear disarmament, speaking at the UN ...<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"pp-posts-button elementor-button elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/mc.edu.ph\/alumni\/blog\/alumni-in-the-spotlight\/dr-jasmin-nario-galace-col-1985\/\" title=\"Dr. Jasmin Nario-Galace (COL 1985)\" aria-label=\"Read more about Dr. Jasmin Nario-Galace (COL 1985)\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"pp-button-text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tRead More\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"pp-button-icon elementor-button-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-long-arrow-alt-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pp-post-wrap pp-grid-item-wrap elementor-grid-item post-4195 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-alumni-in-the-spotlight tag-billie-dumaliang tag-gs-2006 tag-hs-2010\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pp-post pp-grid-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pp-post-thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"pp-post-thumbnail-wrap\" href=\"https:\/\/mc.edu.ph\/alumni\/blog\/alumni-in-the-spotlight\/dumaliang-gs-2006-hs-2010\/\" title=\"Billie Dumaliang (GS 2006 | HS 2010)\">\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"593\" src=\"https:\/\/mc.edu.ph\/alumni\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/03\/BillieDumaliang_cover-1024x759.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-4196\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mc.edu.ph\/alumni\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/03\/BillieDumaliang_cover-1024x759.png 1024w, https:\/\/mc.edu.ph\/alumni\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/03\/BillieDumaliang_cover-300x222.png 300w, https:\/\/mc.edu.ph\/alumni\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/03\/BillieDumaliang_cover-768x569.png 768w, https:\/\/mc.edu.ph\/alumni\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/03\/BillieDumaliang_cover.png 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pp-post-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pp-post-terms-wrap\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"pp-post-terms\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"pp-post-term\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mc.edu.ph\/alumni\/blog\/category\/alumni-in-the-spotlight\/\">Alumni in the Spotlight<\/a><\/span>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"pp-post-title\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/mc.edu.ph\/alumni\/blog\/alumni-in-the-spotlight\/dumaliang-gs-2006-hs-2010\/\">Billie Dumaliang (GS 2006 | HS 2010)<\/a>\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pp-post-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"pp-post-date\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"pp-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<i class=\"pp-meta-icon fas fa-calendar-alt\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"pp-meta-text\">\n\t\t\t\t03\/11\/2025\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<span class=\"pp-meta-separator\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pp-post-excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>A true steward of the environment, Billie serves as a Trustee of the award-winning conservation project Masungi Georeserve. Billie\u2019s interests ...<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"pp-posts-button elementor-button elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/mc.edu.ph\/alumni\/blog\/alumni-in-the-spotlight\/dumaliang-gs-2006-hs-2010\/\" title=\"Billie Dumaliang (GS 2006 | HS 2010)\" aria-label=\"Read more about Billie Dumaliang (GS 2006 | HS 2010)\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"pp-button-text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tRead More\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"pp-button-icon elementor-button-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-long-arrow-alt-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pp-post-wrap pp-grid-item-wrap elementor-grid-item post-4187 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-alumni-in-the-spotlight tag-gs-1976 tag-hs-1980 tag-nina-daza-puyat\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pp-post pp-grid-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pp-post-thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"pp-post-thumbnail-wrap\" href=\"https:\/\/mc.edu.ph\/alumni\/blog\/alumni-in-the-spotlight\/nina-daza-puyat-gs-1976-hs-1980\/\" title=\"Nina Daza Puyat (GS 1976 | HS 1980)\">\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"593\" src=\"https:\/\/mc.edu.ph\/alumni\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/03\/NinaDazaPuyat_covercopy-1024x759.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-4188\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mc.edu.ph\/alumni\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/03\/NinaDazaPuyat_covercopy-1024x759.png 1024w, https:\/\/mc.edu.ph\/alumni\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/03\/NinaDazaPuyat_covercopy-300x222.png 300w, https:\/\/mc.edu.ph\/alumni\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/03\/NinaDazaPuyat_covercopy-768x569.png 768w, https:\/\/mc.edu.ph\/alumni\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/03\/NinaDazaPuyat_covercopy.png 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pp-post-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pp-post-terms-wrap\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"pp-post-terms\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"pp-post-term\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mc.edu.ph\/alumni\/blog\/category\/alumni-in-the-spotlight\/\">Alumni in the Spotlight<\/a><\/span>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"pp-post-title\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/mc.edu.ph\/alumni\/blog\/alumni-in-the-spotlight\/nina-daza-puyat-gs-1976-hs-1980\/\">Nina Daza Puyat (GS 1976 | HS 1980)<\/a>\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pp-post-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"pp-post-date\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"pp-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<i class=\"pp-meta-icon fas fa-calendar-alt\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"pp-meta-text\">\n\t\t\t\t03\/11\/2025\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<span class=\"pp-meta-separator\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pp-post-excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>Food has always been an integral part of Nina\u2019s life. As editor-in-chief of a food magazine and author of several ...<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"pp-posts-button elementor-button elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/mc.edu.ph\/alumni\/blog\/alumni-in-the-spotlight\/nina-daza-puyat-gs-1976-hs-1980\/\" title=\"Nina Daza Puyat (GS 1976 | HS 1980)\" aria-label=\"Read more about Nina Daza Puyat (GS 1976 | HS 1980)\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"pp-button-text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tRead More\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"pp-button-icon elementor-button-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-long-arrow-alt-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pp-post-wrap pp-grid-item-wrap elementor-grid-item post-4179 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-alumni-in-the-spotlight tag-col1970 tag-gs1962 tag-hs1966 tag-lourdes-ortiz-luis\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pp-post pp-grid-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pp-post-thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"pp-post-thumbnail-wrap\" href=\"https:\/\/mc.edu.ph\/alumni\/blog\/alumni-in-the-spotlight\/lourdes-ortiz-luis-gs-1962-hs-1966-col-1970\/\" title=\"Lourdes Ortiz-Luis (GS 1962, HS 1966, COL 1970)\">\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"593\" src=\"https:\/\/mc.edu.ph\/alumni\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/03\/LotOrtizLuis_cover-1024x759.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-4180\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mc.edu.ph\/alumni\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/03\/LotOrtizLuis_cover-1024x759.png 1024w, https:\/\/mc.edu.ph\/alumni\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/03\/LotOrtizLuis_cover-300x222.png 300w, https:\/\/mc.edu.ph\/alumni\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/03\/LotOrtizLuis_cover-768x569.png 768w, https:\/\/mc.edu.ph\/alumni\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/03\/LotOrtizLuis_cover.png 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pp-post-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pp-post-terms-wrap\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"pp-post-terms\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"pp-post-term\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mc.edu.ph\/alumni\/blog\/category\/alumni-in-the-spotlight\/\">Alumni in the Spotlight<\/a><\/span>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"pp-post-title\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/mc.edu.ph\/alumni\/blog\/alumni-in-the-spotlight\/lourdes-ortiz-luis-gs-1962-hs-1966-col-1970\/\">Lourdes Ortiz-Luis (GS 1962, HS 1966, COL 1970)<\/a>\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pp-post-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"pp-post-date\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"pp-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<i class=\"pp-meta-icon fas fa-calendar-alt\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"pp-meta-text\">\n\t\t\t\t03\/11\/2025\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<span class=\"pp-meta-separator\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pp-post-excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>After years of building a successful career in the private sector, Lot is now leading meaningful projects in civil society. ...<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"pp-posts-button elementor-button elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/mc.edu.ph\/alumni\/blog\/alumni-in-the-spotlight\/lourdes-ortiz-luis-gs-1962-hs-1966-col-1970\/\" title=\"Lourdes Ortiz-Luis (GS 1962, HS 1966, COL 1970)\" aria-label=\"Read more about Lourdes Ortiz-Luis (GS 1962, HS 1966, COL 1970)\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"pp-button-text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tRead More\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"pp-button-icon elementor-button-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-long-arrow-alt-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pp-post-wrap pp-grid-item-wrap elementor-grid-item post-3402 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-alumni-in-the-spotlight\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pp-post pp-grid-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pp-post-thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"pp-post-thumbnail-wrap\" href=\"https:\/\/mc.edu.ph\/alumni\/blog\/alumni-in-the-spotlight\/monina-gatan-gs-2001-hs-2005-col-2009\/\" title=\"Monina Gatan (GS 2001, HS 2005, COL 2009)\">\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"593\" src=\"https:\/\/mc.edu.ph\/alumni\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/11\/Nina-Gatan-ge_Alexandra-Maskarino-1024x759.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-5110\" alt=\"\" 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href=\"https:\/\/mc.edu.ph\/alumni\/blog\/alumni-in-the-spotlight\/monina-gatan-gs-2001-hs-2005-col-2009\/\">Monina Gatan (GS 2001, HS 2005, COL 2009)<\/a>\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pp-post-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"pp-post-date\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"pp-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<i class=\"pp-meta-icon fas fa-calendar-alt\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"pp-meta-text\">\n\t\t\t\t11\/18\/2024\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<span class=\"pp-meta-separator\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pp-post-excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>Nina never let deafness prevent her from achieving her dream of being in the fashion industry. 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