Mr. & Mrs. Renato Castillo & Family


Rene Castillo must be one Abaknon that has not been seen for some years now. If you're wondering where he is, he and his family are now based in the United Kingdom.  They've established residence in Radstock, Bath (about a hundred miles west of London) for more than five years.  He works as a chef in a government hospital while his wife, Aleth, works as a nurse.


For the younger readers of this site, Renato or Rene Castillo is the  only son of Mr. Moling  Castillo and Glory Castillo (both retired teachers of Capul). Honestly, I too haven't known him as much - all I could remember is that he was one of my Father's favorite  boy scouts, and one of the more popular and talented men of his batch. From what I heard, he was among the recognized heartthrobs of his generation (a title contested only by Pio Jao hehe). The pictures here of course would confirm that the luster has not faded (bali na sito mahal bayad hehehe).

The couple has two beautiful kids, Karen (also a nurse) and Joy. The photos here featured were taken during their oathtaking as British citizens and during their recent birthday treat for Rene and Karen.

Rene confesses to missing Capul so much, more so when he was forced to walk down memory lane as he saw pictures of friends and batch-mates featured here. He just might surprise us with a visit to Capul soon.

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