GOING FOR GOLD IN AVIATION EDUCATION
PATTS College of Aeronautics marked its 50th year of unsurpassed excellence in Philippine aviation education with a lavish Golden Gala at the Forbes Ballroom of Conrad Manila. Leading personalities of the country's aviation industry trooped to the elegantly decorated venue to help celebrate the momentous occasion with the learning institution's officials.
An interesting part of the event was the photo exhibit which chronicled the 50-year history of the school, tracing its origins to a vintage World War II hangar, and its classrooms and offices were contained in that small area near the old Domestic Airport.
Now, PATTS College of Aeronautics' modern campus sits on a sprawling field along Lombos Avenue in Paranaque, with a massive 5-storey building equipped with top-of-the-line facilities, its own sports gym, a multi-purpose quadrangle and its own chapel.
Leading the anniversary festivities were Chairman and CEO Atty. Ambrosio V. Valdez, Vice-Chair and CFO Felisa S. Valdez, and President and COO Engr. Jose Eduardo S. Valdez, who all made sure that the guests enjoyed the de luxe dinner menu, which was served with overflowing wine, and the musical extravaganza of leading artists headed by concert king Martin Nievera.
With the institution's tradition of excellence and its guiding principles of innovation and strategic partnerships that have become their trademark that other aviation schools could never duplicate, it is easy to predict that PATTS College of Aeronautics will continue to soar even higher throughout the next century.