APO Toast Song: Slight Differences
The Toast Song is sung differently by members of APO-USA and APO-Philippines, necessarily so because "Alma Mater" is part of the American cultural life, but it is alien to Filipinos as any other imported product. Brother Sol Levy of Gamma Alpha chapter might have sung it in tune when he introduced APO to Philippine Eagle Scouts in 1947, but could we fault him if he didn't or if the first Filipino APO members had tin ears? Of course not.
AN OPEN LETTER: APO essay from mid-1970s
The following article gave me goose bumps when I found it. I just love the Internet for finds like this. This was one of the essays I wrote as APO-Philippines national editor/media relations director (1975-81). The article also went under the title "An unaffected APO."
NP Paredes bats for unity in APO
NEW installed national president Luis Paredes wants unity in the Alpha Phi Omega (APO) International Fraternity by inviting everyone including his rivals in the recent elections to support his administration and join their programs in leadership, friendship and service. Paredes, a lawyer and a commissioner of the Housing and Land… Read More
APO receives UPAA Lifetime Achievement Award
Congratulations to Bro. Ruffy Ignacio (Eta Chapter 1960) In Dec. 2014, Bro. Ruffy Ignacio received the UP College of Engineering, and the UP Alumni Engineers Award for Global Achievement for Engineering Consultancy. This year, it is the UP Alumni Association Lifetime Achievement Award! Bro. Rufino S. Ignacio (Eta Chapter 1960) brings… Read More
Message from the National President
NEW installed national president Luis Paredes wants unity in the Alpha Phi Omega (APO) International Fraternity by inviting everyone including his rivals in the recent elections to support his administration and join their programs in leadership, friendship and service. Paredes, a lawyer and a commissioner of the Housing and Land Use Regulatory Board (HLURB), won the presidency during the National Biennial General Assembly (NBGA) held recently in Dumaguete City.
APO Sister is Director at Philippine Textile Research Institute
The Department of Science and Technology (DOST) is stepping up its support for the local fabrics industry with the launching yesterday of its P54 million Innovation Center for Yarns and Textiles (ICYT). ICYT is housed at DOST’s Philippine Textile Research Institute (PTRI) in Bicutan, Taguig City. It is a facility for… Read More
The newly elected National Officers DY 2015-17
The newly elected National Officers DY 2016-17 are as follows...
Official 28th National Biennial Program & Schedule
OFFICIAL PROGRAM AND SCHEDULE OF ACTIVITIES 28th NATIONAL BIENNIAL GENERAL ASSEMBLY MAY 21-24, 2015. Download here… Read More
APO National Presidents League
Officers and Members of the APO National Presidents League took their oath of office and oath of membership before VP Jojo Binay (Eta'60) last March 26. The APONPL is composed of the incumbent and past national presidents of Alpha Phi Omega Philippines.