User talk:Marcelo P. Reyes

Marcelo Pacheco Reyes was born on February 14, 1948. The first born child out…. of twelve children from the marriage of Anastacio Cenon Reyes and the former Aurora Cruz Pacheco of Sampaloc, Manila, Philippines.

As a neonate, Marcelo or “Cheloy” as they call him was born pre-maturely, less than 37 weeks age of gestation. His name was derived from his grand father, Marcelo Santos Reyes, a pioneer in Philippine Publishing Business with the Liwayway Publications. The event was significant because, His parents branded the incident like he was born with a mission, and his mother, Aurora was a prima/gravida at the age of 16 years old. His lungs were prematurely developed and with the thriving lungs of less surfactant, he always was rescuscitated by his dad, whose experience as a hospital corpsman from The American Depot/General Hospital benefited him. He developed wheezing episodes that lingers until he was about 17 years old.

Bright and talented, he excels diligently and academically. He is a graduate/alumnus of Manila Public Schools, henceforth earning the honors of having a hundred per cent government scholarships at: Legarda Elementary School (1963), Ramon Magsaysay High School (1967), and Pamantasan ng Lungsod ng Maynila (1971/1972). Before dwelling into Police Science course works, he enrolled and excelled well at FEATI University as engineering student both in Nautical and Chemical Engineering. He also pioneered the course on IBM 80/80 punch card and programming academics. Financial blunders forced him to get a job as checker/chemist at Pepsi Cola Bottling, Muntinlupa, Rizal.

The goal and dream of attaining college education lingered, and when Pamantasan ng Lungsod ng Maynila opened the door for full-absolute scholarship programs for the poor but deserving Manila residents, he took the opportunity. Being on the top ten percentile of the Manila High School graduates, he and two other siblings: Ester Pacheco Reyes and Arturo Pacheco Reyes won nomination and selection in the stringent academic and psychological processes offered by Pamantasan ng Lungsod ng Maynila.

Marcelo along with two other siblings were the first three of a kind siblings that ever attended and graduated simultaneously with honors during the eve of the birthday anniversary of their dad on April 27, 1971. He is the first ever graduate with double CUM LAUDE honors!

Graduating with Cum Laude honors from Associate of Arts and Bachelor of Science in Police Science, He won selection at the Police Academy and earned the badge of Manila's Finest Police Officer. As Police Officer, he won many efficiency awards and accolades from the force.

His family started migrating to the United States of America when his third sibling, Arturo Pacheco Reyes, also a Pamantasan alumnus (Class of 1971) joined the United States Navy and subsequently earned his United States citizenship when all their family members followed migration to the greatest land of opportunity during the 80’s. He joined the Honolulu Police Department as Police Officer, and subsequently settled as Chief Security of The Kapiolani Medical Center for Women and Children. Marcelo and his family resides at Honolulu, Hawaii.