Ambassadors show off their talent for charity

Once again, the Spouses Head of Mission (Shom) group organized a very successful event at Pardon My French restaurant where several ambassadors displayed their talent all for a good cause. Bravos, among others, go to Singapore Ambassador Gerard Ho who belted several popular ditties, Thai Ambassador Tull Traisorat who sang songs from ‘Notting Hill,’ Argentinian Ambassador Ricardo Bocalandro — together with his guitar — who sang several fast numbers, and the wife of Brazilian Ambassador with her danceable Brazilian songs like “The Girl from Ipanema.”

Canada Amb. David Hartman and Israel Amb. Ilan Fluss

Irene Montemayor, Mahe Torres, Cocoy Cordoba and Nene Leonor

Alexandra Lamb Moran, New Zealand Amb. Peter Kell and Colombian Amb. Marcela Ordonez

Maricris Herras, Dra. Liza Quirolgico, Miguel Merida

Enrique Pamplona, Anagine Guevara, Anna Pamplona, Thelma Francisco, Helen Ong and Madame Pamela Manalo

Carolyn Tanchay, First Lady Liza Marcos, Blanca Mercado and Turkiye Ambassador’s spouse Madame Indri Akyol

Finland Amb. Juha Pyykko and Ritta Laakso

Connie and Amb. Vic Garcia

Ranny and Indonesian Amb. Agus Widjojo

Singaporean Amb. Gerard Ho Wei Hong, Gherns Calina, New Zealand Amb. Peter Kell, Gisela Zincone, Ireland Amb. William Carlos, Thailand Amb. Tull Traisorat, Emil Pyykkö and Argentina Amb. Ricardo Bocalandro

Dr. George Sarakinis and H! Society

Betany and Canada Amb. David Hartman, Israel Amb. Ilan and Gina Fluss

Fortune and RJ Ledesma

Singaporean Amb. Gerard Ho and Greek Amb. wife Madam Aliki Pappas

Gisela Zincona, Sergio Taam and Thailand Amb. Tull Traisorat

Thailand Amb. Tull Traisorat and Papal Nuncio Charles Brown

Mache and David Ackerman

Mellie Ablaza, Chichi Laperal, Jianping Xue Sheng, Suzy Fong, (standing) Ania Gamble, Raffy Guevara and Czarina Syquia

Feliox and Drace Ang

Chile Amb. Alvaro Bucarey, Netherland Amb. Maria Geraedts, Manuel Bocalandro and Pieter Ten Bosch

Nikki and Gibo Teodoro

Also in attendance were Gherns Calina, Brazil Ambassador’s wife Gisela Zincone, Emil Pyykkö, and Irish Ambassador William Carlos. But the star of the night was New Zealand Ambassador Peter Keller who sang Tagalog songs and was well applauded. He also did a group finale performance with the other ambassadors.

First Lady Liza Araneta Marcos also graced the event as well as Foreign Affairs Secretary Enrique Manalo’s wife Pamela, The Manila Times President and COO Blanca Calilung Mercado, Gilbert and Nikki Prieto Teodoro, David and Mache Torres Ackerman, Consul Helen Ong, Consul Mellie Ablaza, Consul Fortune Ledesma, Greek Ambassador’s wife Aliki Pappas and Indonesian Ambassador Agus Widjojo.

Congratulations to SHOM led by Shom President Riitta Laakso of Finland for the successful event.

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Ambassadors show off their talent for charity

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