SOLID BLOCK. Southern Tagalog volleybelles jump in unison to block their opponent’s spike in the on-going 2006 Private Schools Athletic Association National Games in Lingayen. (Photo courtesy of Willie Lomibao, LNU)

LINGAYEN — Host Ilocos Region ruled in 24 events, nine of them held Thursday afternoon, to win the championship in athletics but it remains fifth in the overall standing, still trailing fourth-running Southern Tagalog.

The final tally in athletics released at 12 noon Friday showed Ilocos region bagging 24 golds, 26 silvers and four bronzes.

“I was surprised but happy with this phenomenal performance by our boys and girls in athletics,” said Dr. Gonzalo T. Duque, president of the Ilocos Region PRISAA and of Lyceum-Northwestern University in Dagupan City.

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NEW GASOLINE STATION. A new gasoline station operated by the Jimenez family of Mangaldan has risen in barangay Guiguilonen to serve the needs of motorists from the town and adjoining areas. Part of the AVJET Trans-Care Center located along the highway in that part of the bustling town, the new facility completes the center’s services to motorists that includes a one-stop-shop for car accessories, car wash and polish, upholstery cleaning, body repainting and other basic and advanced motoring needs. Inset is Alberto V. Jimenez, who has been preserving the family’s tradition of business excellence. (Pangasinan Star Photo by Eva S. Estrada)

IT WAS an easy, natural shift, by his own account, from being banker to being businessman. And just as easily as shifting his weight from one leg to the other, he has been managing allied interests, the latest of which is a gasoline station at the AVJET Trans-Care Center, seat of the family’s local business, in Guiguilonen, Mangaldan, Pangasinan.

Alberto V. Jimenez, at 58, is sprightly for his age. His secret probably lies in his unending diverse interests, from cars to golf and guns to banking and real estate where he invests more than just money but real time and real effort.to polish his skills and acumen.

Married to the former Eleanor M. Gorrez, his college sweetheart, when she was studying nursing in the University of the Philippines, they have two son. Jet, the youngest is taking up Computer Science at De la Salle University while Ian is enrolled at the City University of Hongkong for his master’s degree, majoring in Digital Fine Arts.

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