Marivic Gutierrez:  

I went to Andres Bonifacio High School (arellano University) in Pasig (now City), Rizal from 1967-1970. As an active student leader, I joined and was elected officer of several campus organization notably the Student Council, President of the Girl Scout Club, Literary Editor of the Great Plebeian and most importantly, I was the first female student who ran as President of the student council and was defeated by Joven Gomez. I took pride in it even if I came out as the vanquished because no other female student in the past has done that. I joined and won oratorical contests and also represented the school in the search for the Mutya Ng Paaralan, a beauty and talent contest from among the high school branches of Arellano Uni iversity. Our high school days was the start of student activism and I remembered that we did not have any senior prom because the government launched its Austerity program that called for non celebration of lavish school parties,etc though we can not call ours lavish where the venue would be at the Pasig Municpal Hall or at the Rizal Capitol Building. I achieved academic excellence from my sophomore and junior years and graduated with hig...Expand for more