Notable members
The achievements of notable members have brought pride to Gamma Kappa Phi. In fact, it produced a national hero, Late Julhasan Arasain, a Navy petty officer 2 (Philippine Navy), who was honored as a Hero on the 71st founding anniversary of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (Armed Forces Day). In his honor, the Philippine Navy Station in Rawis, Legazpi City, Albay – Headquarters of NAVFORSOL was named Naval Station Julhasan Arasain after his name.
Moreover, Gamma Kappa Phi is proud to have the current Mayor of Tagum City, Honorable Rey Chiong Uy, as its most prominent figure in politics. He served for many years in Davao Del Norte as a former provincial Board member and Vice-Governor, following his long-term tenure as City Mayor of Tagum City.
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POLITICS
- Maximo B. Rodriguez Jr. – Congressman (House of Representatives of the Philippines), Party List – Abante Mindanao
- Rey T. Uy – Current City Mayor of Tagum City, Former Vice Governor of Davao del Norte Province
- Datu Akmad M. Ampatuan – former Vice Governor of Maguindanao province. He remained in police custody and still upheld the finding of probable cause against him with the involvement of members of his ‘Ampatuan Family Political Clan’, for multiple murder in connection with the gruesome Maguindanao massacre. Together with his uncle, Andal Ampatuan Sr., his brothers Zaldy Ampatuan, Andal Ampatuan Jr., and other prominent members of his family were accused as respondents in criminal cases pertaining to the killing of 57 people, mostly journalists and female members of the Mangudadatu political clan, on November 23, 2009, in Ampatuan, Maguindanao.
- Ernesto T. Uy – municipal mayor of Mabinay, Negros Oriental
- Godofredo Balansag – municipal mayor of Lantapan, Bukidnon
- Eric Espinosa – city councilor of Toledo
- Cyril Ruiz LL.B., city councilor and action officer of Dipolog City Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (CDRRMO), Dipolog City, Zamboanga del Norte
- Myrna Repalda, Councilor, Municipality of Quezon, Bukidnon
- Michael Babela, Ex-Councilor, Valencia city, Bukidnon
- Florante Cimagala (Founder), Ex-Mayor, Municipality of Candijay, Bohol
MILITARY & POLICE
- Julhasan Arasain – Navy petty officer 2 (Philippine Navy)[9][10] Honored as Hero on the 71st founding anniversary of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (Armed Forces Day), who died heroically when he was swept away by mudflow while he was rescuing his neighbors in Barangay Busay on Nov. 30, 2006. He saved eight families or some 30 people as mudflows as high as two feet swept through Barangay Busay during the Super typhoon “Reming”(see 2006 Pacific typhoon season), which dumped 466 millimeters of rain in just seven and a half hours, triggered mudflows from the slopes of Mount Mayon, leaving 566 dead, 1,394 injured and 650 missing in Albay’s three cities and 14 municipalities. In his honor, the Philippine Navy Station in Rawis, Legazpi City, Albay – Headquarters of NAVFORSOL was named Naval Station Julhasan Arasain after his name.
- General Christopher Laxa – (Philippine Military Academy 1982), Philippine National Police, police senior superintendent, acting executive officer, Directorate for Investigation and Detective Management, Camp Crame, Quezon City
- P/SUPT Romil Avenido- (Philippine National Police Academy) Commander 5 Special Action Battalion
- 1st Lt. Homer Estolas – (Philippine Military Academy 1995) member of ‘Scout Rangers’ or officially known as 1st Scout Ranger Regiment. Acquitted in November 2010 and dismissed charges against him as one of the members of nine retired and active officials in the military for an “attempt to create a mutiny” in February 2006 against the Arroyo Government. The military tribunal concluded there was insufficient evidence against him and six others to show that they committed “overt acts” to overthrow the previous Arroyo government.
- Maj. Eugene Osias Jr. – (Philippine Military Academy) spokesman of the 4th Infantry Division of the Philippine Army, Cagayan de Oro, Commander of the Fourth Civil Military Operations Battalion
- Esmael A. Panda (LL.B), OIC, Office of the Asst. Regional Director, National Police Commission (NAPOLCOM), Autonomous Region of Muslim Mindanao, Cotabato City
- Col. Ukol M. Paglala (LL.B), Chief Judge Advocate General, Armed Forces of the Philippines Headquarters, Camp Aguinaldo, Quezon City, Philippines
EDUCATION
- Dr. Ricardo Rotoras, DEng’g – president, Mindanao University of Science and Technology, Cagayan de Oro City. However, it was unfortunate that he was murdered by an assassin on December 2, 2017. A great loss to the Gamma Kappa Phi and to the academic community and Mindanao
- Lordino Cabigon, Ph.D. – PhD in Chemistry, Universität Hannover, Germany, Former vice president for administration, Central Mindanao University, Maramag, Bukidnon
- Dr. Sergio Andolero – Director, Agricultural Training Institute (Philippines) Regional Training Center, Region 9, Ipil, Zamboanga Sibugay
- Dr. Herminio M. Pava – Former Professor VI and Scientist III, Central Mindanao University, Maramag, Bukidnon. He is an agronomist, plant breeder, seed technologist, agro-forester, researcher, and writer. He is most distinguished for his work on MUSUAN (Mindanao Upland Stabilization and Utilization Through Proper Agroforestry Networking Program). He was conferred as Scientist III by the Department of Science and Technology and was the recipient of the Most Outstanding Agricultural Scientist Award in 2004.
- Dr. Myrna G. Ballantes- Dean of Graduate School, Central Mindanao University http://www.cmu.edu.ph/the-university/cmu-officials/
- Engr. Nicasio Pamisa-Professor, College of Engineering, Central Mindanao University http://www.cmu.edu.ph/the-university/cmu-officials/
- James Roger Cuerques- BS Mathematics Cum Laude, Central Mindanao University, Ph.D. in Applied Mathematics, New York University, USA, President, Association of Filipino Teachers and Educators in America Inc.
PUBLIC SERVICE
- Bai Rebecca Ampatuan – former chief of staff of the Autonomous Region of Muslim Mindanao
- Dr. Raymundo Luzano, Jr. – former director, Bukidnon Provincial Hospital, Malitbog, Bukidnon
RELEGION
- Fr. Geoffrey Adolfo – (Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Cebu). Fr. Adolfo is presently serving in the Diocese of Lurín, in Parroquia Nuestra Señora de La Paz (Our Lady of Peace Parish), Lima, Peru.
- Fr. Rene Moreno Antonio – (Roman Catholic Diocese of Prince George). Ordained to the Sacred Diaconate in Prince George, British Columbia, Canada.
- Sr. Joy Carmel Jumawan, Carm.OL – executive secretary at Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines Episcopal Commission on Mutual Relations Between Bishops and Religious (CBCP-ECMR), Intramuros, Manila
- Pastor Kenneth P. Villaluz – senior pastor at Cornerstone Assembly of God, Needham, Massachusetts, US
- Rev. Arnold Zamora – parish priest at Holy Name of Jesus Parish, San Francisco, California, US. Founding Member of the Singing Priests of Tagbilaran
- Fr. Roger Lumbre – pastor at St. Michael Parish Church, Kansas, US, and St. Joseph Parish Church, Kansas, US
- Pastor Fidelcastro Quintana – Clergy at the Lutheran Church in the Philippines, Davao City.
- Fr. Elvin Miraflor, Parish Priest, SAN ANTONIO DE PADUA PARISH CHURCH(Tuburan, Cebu)
- Pastor Alberto P. Lopez, Clergy at United Church of Christ in the Philippines, Lugait, Misamis Oriental
AWARDEES
- Lamberto Vasquez – University of the Philippines College of Music, University of the Philippines, Diliman, Quezon City – 1st prize winner, classical guitar, 1977 National Music Competitions for Young Artists (National Music Competitions for Young Artists Foundation)held in Cultural Center of the Philippines
- Angelito “Jim” Jimenez – Award of Excellence – category winner, 1991 Annual International Competition of Architectural Illustrations, 9th Architecture in Perspective (AIP) Awarded in Chicago, Illinois, US, and Tour Exhibition Venues in the United States and Overseas.
- Engr. Daniel G. Cabasa – 2016 Bagong Bayani National Awardee for Most Outstanding Employee Category (conferred by POEA, DOLE & The Bagong Bayani Foundation). 2014 Recipient of the Gawad ng Pangulo-Banaag Award representing the IIEE Central region Chapter-Riyadh SA (conferred by His Excellency, The President of the Republic of the Philippines). 2014 Leadership Awardee (conferred by the Institute of Integrated Electrical Engineers of the Philippines, IIEE). 2013 Most Outstanding Electrical Practitioner in the Field of Project Management (conferred by the Institute of Integrated Electrical Engineers of the Philippines, IIEE).