Sr. Gervasia Cabel

Professor of Theology and Spanish Mauri Cabrido and I visited Sr. Gervasia Cabel at La Verna 16th Street in New Manila. She belonged to the Franciscan Sisters of the Immaculate Conception of the Holy Mother of God. I had the acquaintance of Sister when she was still the Vice President at Adamson University. Fr. Rolando Dela Goza was president at that time.

It wasn’t a planned visit. We both went to Ortigas Center that Saturday morning: me to see Dr. Victor Caparas at Medical City and Mauri to get his Life Member's identification card at Philhealth. Since it was the feast of the Assumption, we thought we could pay sister a visit. We found her at this Franciscan house at the back of St. Joseph’s College.

We talked about the students and faculty at Adamson University. Lino Estadilla who has entered the priesthood after his stint at the US Navy, Cory who was her faithful secretary, Alfred Paterno who is an administrator for the Diocese of Quezon City, Venus Quevedo who is now Adamson's Director for Research, Evaluation, and Continuing Education, and Dr. Rosario Alberto who was then Dean of Graduate School.