ARAGON

LOIDA ARAGON-CAMACLANG

LOIDA WITH HUSBAND, MARIO AND KIDS, MARK ('83), LEI ('85), LEN & LOU ('89)

Kilalang kilala siya noong highschool days bilang isang huwarang mag-aaral na may mahabang buhok, nagtataglay ng mala sutla, makinis at maputing kutis, may balingkinitang pangangatawan at may chinitang mga mata.
Naging kilala rin siya sa angkin niyang galing sa pagbigkas ng tula (in vernacular). Sino ang makakalimot sa kanyang tulang "Mga Ibong Sawi"; na naghatid sa kanya ng Unang Karangalan noong taong 1974 .
Mula una hanggang ika- apat na taon, hindi siya bumitiw sa kinalalagyan niya sa talaan ng may karangalan. Siya ay nagtapos na Valedictorian ng buong clase ng 1976.
Mapalad na nakapasa sa Pamantasan ng Pilipinas noong 1976. Ginugol niya ang dalawang taon sa UP Manila at lumipat sa Diliman noong 1978 kung saan tinapos niya ang kursong BS. in Hotel and Restaurant Administration.

Philipppine Plaza (then owned and managed by Cultural Center of the Philipppines) hired her as Front office Desk Clerk in 1981. From then on she has been promoted in several positions until she was appointed Rooms Division Secretary in 1983. She received the much coveted award "Employee of the Month" in 1987 for her exemplary job performance.
Taong 1983 nang makipag-isang dibdib siya kay Mario Camaclang (isa ring kapwa mag-aaral sa Del Pilar Academy, batch '74). Siya ay biniyayaan ng apat na anak, Mark Louie (16), May Ann Lei (14) at Marie -Len at Marie-Lou (10)-(twin girls).
Year 1988, she left Manila and went to Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates and spent two years with her husband. It was in Abu Dhabi Where the twins were conceived and born.
In 1990, duing the Gulf War, Mario and Loida decided to go back to the Philippines and it was in the same year that she was re-hired by the Westin Philippine Plaza. That time she joined the Marketing Division until she was appointed as Executive Secretary in 1994. Currently she works as the Executive Assistant to the GM, a position she truly enjoys. In fact she already served four GMs, A Canadian, an American, an Australian, and the current GM, a Filipino.
As a mother she takes pleasure from spending quality time with her children on the weekends. She and husband Mario don't see each other except during Christmas season. Mario is working in San Diego, California. Being a single mom most of the time, she gives credit to the Lord our God for His guidance in helping her face the daily challenges of life.