A balikbayan is home for Class Reunion

Dateline LIBACAO
By: Alex E. Dionela

The recent class reunion of Aklan College High School Class ’67 on August 25th & 26th has become an opportunity for balikbayan Racel Irabon Dumlao to again visit her relatives in the towns of Malinao and Madalag and also to renew acquaintances with old-time friends and classmates, including teenage pal now Libacao Mayor Charito Navarosa. The occasion had been so special to Racel and a very important event in her life which she will continue to treasure and remember. That is why she had verily looked forward to of this country visit. And so despite of the passing of years she had said that, this beautiful Aklan remains a home sweet home to her.
Racel who is as beautiful and versatile as ever is presently the Bank Loan Officer of Washington Mutual Bank in Sta. Barbara, California, USA. She is a graduate of BS Chemical Engineering at Mapua Institute of Technology, Manila in 1973 who after graduation had worked at the Development Bank of the Philippines . She is happily married to Albe Dumlao of the US Postal Service with whom she has three children, namely; Michael, Mitchel and James.
She was born in Alaminos, Madalag to spouses the late Jesus Irabon of Malinao and Crispina Briones of Numancia, both public school teachers who at that time were assigned in Alaminos but were later transferred to Janlud in Libacao until their retirement from the government service. That is why, Racel and the other siblings had spent their younger days in Libacao, adopted the place as their second home town that enabled all of them to have so many good friends, classmates and neighbors here.
She is the 4th out of 5 children who are all successful professionals and are having a good and comfortable life of their own. The other siblings are; Edison , Rose, Winston and Daisy.
Racel has the collection of native songs, poems and their adaptations as her hobby which she shares to her fellow Aklanons here and abroad. And while in this country visit she had stayed with elder brother Winston at the family-owned Dona Crispina Resorts and Hotel in Navitas Beach in the town of Numancia .
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