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Happy 70th birthday!
I honor you for love and dedication to your 9 children, they all have grown up to be good Christians, disciplined, finished their College and successful with their chosen career! And a loving husband to your wife! despite of the trials and challenges you encountered. You are truly an inspiration in our community! From: rose yumang

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Happy birthday, Joe. As your years increase in number, may your spirit continue to remain young. God bless you always!
Mae

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This is our prayer for you as you enter a new year in life. Happy 70th, Tito Joe!

Marlo and Cherry Valencia

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Thanks po Kuya Joe for being a kind brother to us.  We miss seeing you not just in Ligaya but in PIArb events as well.  We pray for your good health always so you can have many more fruitful years ahead! Happy 70th birthday po, Kuya Joe! May you enjoy this milestone birthday to the fullest!
Warm greetings from Julius and Beh Omila

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Hi Bro Joe, a warm & blessed Birthday greetings. Kinalulugdan ng Diyos ang taong mapagmahal at mapagpakumbaba. Ang iyong ika 70 taong kaarawan ay isang malaking pagpapala sa isang magiting, matapang at mapagmahal na ama at asawa.Purihin ang Diyos na tunay nating Ama. Mabunying kaarawan! Gil at Edith. 

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Hi Bro Joe, a warm & blessed Birthday greetings. Kinalulugdan ng Diyos ang taong mapagmahal at mapagpakumbaba. Ang iyong ika 70 taong kaarawan ay isang malaking pagpapala sa isang magiting, matapang at mapagmahal na ama at asawa.Purihin ang Diyos na tunay nating Ama. Mabunying kaarawan! Gil at Edith. 

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I honor you, my dear brother, for your quiet strength and fortitude. The injustice you went through as a youbg executive speaks of the man of steel that you are -- a bright career nipped at the bud, your reputation unjustly tarnished, and most of all, losing prospects of getting a job when you have a growing family to support! I never heard you speak negatively or bitterly about it. You've always been good-natured. Really admirable. On the other hand, I marvel at how God has faithfully blest and provided your family. It may have been a rough journey but it certainly was a most meaningful one. Now that you have reached this milestone, you can indeed smile with much confidence. Life is beautiful! Enjoy your special day.

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Happy, happy Birthday, Joe!

Really thankful God paved the way for our paths to meet again… this time to work in the same company, His vineyard, with a common goal just to serve and please our Boss, the One and only One.

Our remuneration is eternal provision, peace, and contentment, di ba ang galing…no one can grab from us, something we can bring to the other life…

May the Lord grant you all your heart’s desires and May He always keep you safe n protected and May He give you more healthy years to enjoy the true beauty of the world we live in🙏🙏🙏

- Celee Tang

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Such a momentous occasion to celebrate 70 years of God's goodness and faithfulness. We wish you the best and enjoy the rest of your life healthy, fruitful and joyful. May God bless you always in what ever plans that he has in store for you.

"May he grant you your heart's desire and fulfill all your plans! " (Psalm 20:4)

We love you.

From Allen and Bangge🎂🎵🎶🍾🥂🎊🎉

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Happy 70th Birthday, kuya Joe!!! “A tree is  known by its fruits” as a very popular proverb goes. You and Ate Celsa have successfully brought up wonderful and God-fearing children, a clear testimony of the kind of parents that you both are. We honor you for leading your family closer to the Lord by your sheer perseverance and faithfulness to live out this way of life that you are called to live. Thank you for inspiring us to keep on keeping on. May today be just the start of more fruitful, healthier and greater days ahead. God bless you more!!!🙏❤️🙏🍾🎁🎂

Ronald and Olive

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Happy birthday Kuya Joe! Even if we have not had the pleasure of being in the same group, having served with some of your kids in YA, and seeing you solid and steady in NDC, has has revealed how quietly real your influence is to those you encounter! And we are fortunate to be among those, plain and simple and chill.
- Eric & Joee Picart

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God bless Kuya Joe on your 70th birthday 🙂 all the best and have many more to come…your faith & trust in God in time of great trial is truly inspiring 😇 Alex & Thess Hilario

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It was truly an honor to be assigned as one of your pastoral leaders a few years back. Though it lasted only for two years, in those short period of time, I have come to know Joe Uy up close, and in a very personal way. I came to know the story of your life, your victories and challenges, your beautiful marriage with Ate Celsa and your beautiful and blessed children.

Kuya Joe, I enjoyed and learned a lot through those times of sharing of stories and conversations with you - very witty, insightful, may kasama pang humor 😊,  passionate, very transparent, full of wisdom.

I honor you Kuya Joe for your love for the Lord through your zeal and faithful meditation and spread of the Word, through your excellent service to the bigger Church (Institute for Pastoral Devt) with Ate Celsa; for your selfless love and care to Ate Celsa and your beautiful family as a protector, provider, governor, provider, priest; for your untiring service , love and presence to the Community that serves as a blessing and inspiration to us and to many!

Just as how you have anchored steadily your faith in Christ by His grace, how you have made Him your refuge and joy in your 70 years of life, I pray for you Philippians 4:6-7….”Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.”

The Lord bless you and keep you, the Lord make His face shine upon you and be gracious to you, the Lord lift up His countenance upon you and give you peace. Amen!

Have a great and special

70th birtday celebration, Kuya Joe! The Lord bless your purest intentions; the Lord bless you and your beautiful family even more!

With much love and respect,

Gerric and Weng

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Well Pa, you are well known for your service to us. Right from my early memories of you making sure I have my hot milk before going to bed... Then being our "driver" to and from school. And patiently teaching me different techniques to solve my math problems and even teaching me how to commute on my own when I insisted I don't want to take the school bus anymore because the whole trip takes hours vs. commuting to the school directly.

One thing that I would always remember from you is reminding me to apply myself and make an effort. "Honor na wala naman effort. Eh kung nag aral ka pa?" It goes to show that you value effort more than raw talent and now that I'm an adult I can see how it can pay off. You're right, I can't always rely on raw talent. I need to be disciplined to apply myself and exert the effort because, in the end, my learning grows by doing that.

Pa, ingat kayo lagi ni Mama. And even when you are in service of others, don't forget to also take care of yourself!

I love you!

Angel

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Kuya Joe we have been blessed to journey with you and ate Celsa for over a quarter of a century since the scripture venture glory days, And today in our common goal to make a difference in people's lives @ work alongside our community.
You have been one of our true inspirations on so many levels as a father, husband, lifelong learner, and disciple on mission. How you entrusted your tribe to the Lord's provision through many trials and countless blessings! You never stop learning and growing! Heres to 70 more joyful years to eternity with the angels and saints!

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Happy 70th Birthday Joe! Wishing and praying for many more celebrations to come! May the Lord grant you your heart’s desires!

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Papa you have been a man of service to everyone and most especially to your family.  I remember you giving your time and best at helping me and my siblings (extra lang sila since I’m the eldest 😂 ) with school work, hatid at sundo, money, advise, someone to talk to, and everything else you do for your love ones.

And now your service carries on to the next Uy generation.  You have been very patient in tutoring Miguel in Math and playing chess with him.  I guess service never end for a man like you.

Now that it’s mainly just you and mama at home.  I wish that you’d think more of yourself and take care of yourself and recharge from all the sacrifices you had to endure.  (At long last my prodigal siblings are gone and out of the way.  joke hahaha!).   Enjoy your day and we are all just a FaceTime or Skype away if you need anything besides a new roof  (Angel’s got that one lol).

Czar, Miguel and I are looking forward to see you again here at Bentonville Arkansas.  Happy birthday and we love you !

Always,

your pogi son Jan Uy.

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May God be good to you and keep you and your family safe during this difficult time.  May you continue to inspire us by your faithfulness, dedication and service to our Lord.  Wishing you peace, joy and good health for many years to come.  Have a Blessed Birthday celebration.  Cheeeeeers !!!!!
From Bertie, Letlet and Raffy

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Hi Joe,

As the nation celebrate today the Feast of the Santo Niño, we also want to celebrate specially your milestone-70yrs birth anniversary! With joy, we want to honor you like the Child Jesus of the Sto. Nino, as you were a model of humility , obedience, respect, wisdom and faith in The Father, society, the cmty, and family.

Wishing you more happiness and good health! Viva Sto. Nino!

Romy and Nancy

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Dear Joe🥳
I honor you for your faith & trust in God’s providence. You have remained faithful, steadfast, constant, persevering & humble in your personal & communal walk with the Lord. The witness of your family is a testimony of how you have grown in God’s abounding love, mercy & grace.😇
Thanks & praise be to God for your 70 years🙏🏻
Happy birthday, Joe🎁🎉🎂
Love & greetings…Yola🤓

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Dearest Joe,

Our paths have crossed in so many ways over the years...from IPD, CELI, MWG, ACMC, and all form of business ventures in between!

Through it all, I am witness to your strength thats clad in humility, your full-on-faith, your perseverance amindst all sorts of curve balls, and your faithful love for Celsa, your children, and our Community's way of life.

Napaka predictable mo,Joe: kahit anong nanyayari, may ngiti ka, may konting patawa, at nandyan ka.

70 years is a lot of time yet you dont look it! Iba na ang ang pusong bata!

There's much to be grateful for and yet in God There's more to come. Praying for your health, wealth, and happiness 😊

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Hi Tito Joe,

I hope this message finds you well. I would like to honor you for your unwavering faith in God. You have persevered in your faith and walked the talk.

You inspire us on how to raise our own family.  Looking at your children and how they live their own lives give us hope that someday our children would be the same: grounded in faith, determined to succeed, loving God wherever they may be.

Thank you for your constant presence in our meetings and for generously sharing your faith journey with us.

We love you.

-Ryan, Cherry, Celine, Ren

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Happy birthday po. I wish you good health and more years to come.
- Paolo

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Hi Papa,

Happy happy birthday!

I love having you as my father, my photo shows it diba? 😂

Thank you for tolerating my weird antics growing up. Thank you for giving me your pen every time I lost mine. Thank you for buying me shoes when yours had holes in it. Thank you for picking me up past midnight when I attend overnights, concerts, hang-out with friends, or do school projects. Thank you for preparing my milk with mumug, Milo with powder topping, and rice with oil/soy-sauce when I asked for it in the past. ❤️

And, thank you for being more than a father to me. You were my tutor, my declamation speech director, my research partner, and my career adviser.

We planned an outing for your birthday pero madami nagka-COVID sa atin ngayong January so most of us are in quarantine. I hope you still enjoy your day at home. ☺️

I love you. When COVID’s gone, let’s travel again. ❤️

- Joan

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Thank you for accepting me to be your daughter in law, luckily now I have two Papa's😊 Today, I honor you for being a loving husband to Mama Celsa. A responsible father to your children. Cool lolo to Miguel and Thea. A good friend to community and most importantly a devoted follower of God. Again, Happy Birthday, Papa! We all love you.
May God continue to bless you with more years and happiness in life.

Marifer

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Luray Cavern, VA.... whereto next?

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had a blast....

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1st snow experience in NY going to Niagara Falls

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Happy 70th Birthday, Kuya Joe!

We join you in thanking the Lord for reaching this milestone – a celebration of 70 years of God’s faithfulness to you and your family. You inspire us by your unshakable trust in the Lord. You always hope in His enduring love, regardless of your circumstance. You are firmly anchored on His truths and promises and clear on your purpose in this life. You never fail to see the hand of the Lord in your experiences and thus, constantly acknowledge His goodness. Your joy is the Lord himself. Our MGWG is blessed by your (you and Ate Celsa) witness.

We pray that you continue to draw even closer to the Lord and be filled with His love and special blessing this year. May the Lord protect and sustain you, Ate Celsa, and your children. May His grace be upon you and your family so you would continue to love and serve according to His will.

Linus & Ethel

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some fun times with the Maqui's of York...

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looking forward to travel together again anywhere in MD

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Hi Papa, I want to thank you for being steadfast in your love and service to God, and to our family. I think a lot of people already mentioned a good chunk of what I wanted to honor you with. So I'll share some memories that remind me of your being service-oriented.

I will always treasure my occasional early morning rides to school with you (dahil na late ako ng gising haha). You would still offer to give me a ride even up until college just to make it on time for an early morning activity or class I have. And even back in the US, when I needed help with a project. Those rides are simple reminders of how you show your love in concrete ways.

Up until today, when I needed a little confidence boost as a driver before a long drive, you supported me by accompanying me to attempt to drive to NLEX where we just ended up stuck in traffic dahil late na ako nakauwi for our practice drive. But I will never forget how you made me feel confident whenever you tell me, "kaya mo na yan" / "mas mahirap pa tong traffic kaysa sa expressway eh".

Thank you for believing in me and showing that you believe in me, in big and small but concrete ways.

I hope that we get to share more experiences and memories together in the next few years. I love you, Papa.

- Pauline

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Thank you for always welcoming me in your home.  Hope you stay in good health while enjoying good food in moderation (especially the desserts).
-Jobe Arenas

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Hi Pa! Happy birthday! I want to honor you and tell you that I appreciate both small and great decisions you made for me and the family. You’ve been an example of steady commitment to the life of the family especially through your difficult life experiences. May you continue to be fruitful in your life. I love you!

-Joseph

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Happy 70th birthday Manong Joe😃 We thank God each time we think of you and doubling our thanksgiving today as you’ve reach another milestone! We honor you for your faithfulness to God and for you great
love, care, protection to my sister  & the children you’ve brought into this world. May the rest of your life be the best of your life, may God visit you divinely as another year start.

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We thank God for giving you 70 years! May He give you many more birthdays with Celsa and the family. You continue to inspire us with your humble and gracious ways.

From Gil and Letty

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A blessed birthday Joe @ 70,

We thank God for allowing us to be part of your life. Over these many years together as a brother, I have witnessed your strength of character that withstood great trials and difficulties.  I have seen your love for Celsa and your children, that of sacrificial love. You have shown us how to be a good husband, a good father and a good brother in community.  I found some old photos when we were younger. Happy Birthday Joe.  May the Lord grant you many more years of good health, joy and peace.  Rey

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Joe, a Happy, Healthy and Blessed Birthday!

Your passion to serve the Lord is truly inspirational and heartwarming.   For over two decades, my experience in working with you in IPD reveals a dedicated, professional and God-centered steward.

May the good Lord give you many more years as you join the septuagenarian club, then as an octogenarian and as a nonagenarian…

MABUHAY KA!

- Jess Gallegos

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Thank you for being a good father to us. For your hardwork and dedication for the family. For being strong that serves as a pillar during difficult times. Raising a big family is no easy feat, specially pasaway kalahati sa amin lalo na si...... Hahaha, but we all turned out ok naman diba? That's because of you and mama. We are indeed so lucky and blessed to have you as our papa. God bless, may you have many many more birthdays and grandkids to look forward to. We love you papa.

-Mark pogi

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Happy Birthday to my one and only brother. May you have God's best in everything. Have a wonderful birthday! God Bless and stay safe! ❤️❤️❤️

With love, Ate Gilda

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May your heart be towards serving God through various endeavors most especially through IPD!

May you always remain joyful!

May you have many more to come!

Willie & Sheila Arias

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Happy happy birthday Uncle! I consider you the most "chill" husband/ father/uncle sa tanan, and I'm lucky to have married a husband as chill as you haha. Thank you for the financial advices & guidance. Thank you for being our example of patience & perseverance through life's ups & downs. May God continue to bless you with good health , happiness, love and abundance. Hope to be able to celebrate with you soon, when it's safe!!! Love you!!! -- Gina Lyn A :)

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Happy 70th birthday Joe. May Our Lord continue to bless you with many more happy and healthy years ahead! Abe & Sylvia

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Happy 70th birthday Joe. May Our Lord continue to bless you with many more happy and healthy years ahead! Abe & Sylvia

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A blessed 70th birthday to you kuya Joe. Its another milestone of your life. We honor you for being faithful and perseverance specially when you are facing challenges and difficulties. You have the heart of a true servant of God. We pray what's in your heart's desire be also blessed.
-rene & rose

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May God bless all the works that you do. May your life be always surrounded with peace joy and love.

Cheers!
Rita

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I honor you for being a faithful disciple of God, a tireless worker in His vineyard, a loving and caring husband to Celsa, and an ever-supportive brother in Christ.
I wish you more healthy and fruitful years ahead.
Stay safe and keep well.

Jess V.

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Honoring for a Faithful Servant of the Lord.

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Honoring for a Faithful Servant of the Lord.

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Happy Birthday Joe!

70 is a milestone indeed. And I want to honor you for being a humble and faithful Servant of the Lord. Time and again I have heard your story of you being a VP of Finance for a big organization and yet your demeanor in our mission service has always been of humility and having the desire  to serve the Lord. You do not call attention to yourself and to the immense knowledge and experience you have in the corporate world. I have worked with you in many trainings that we have given together, and observed how you patiently presented to the many participants of the Dioceses  and other Religious groups on how they can do their work better.

I also honor you for being a good husband. I have observed your service to Celsa being a loving and supportive husband. Traveling with her just to accompany her for that service. Being her support.

Last, I honor you for being a good father, I see your children being active in community, which shows how you have influenced them to be who they are today.

I pray the Lord continue to bless you as a faithful servant of the Lord. May He continue to give you good health and continued wisdom in all the roles you serve the Lord in. God bless.

Your fellow servant in IPD,
Steve

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Please write a message to honor Joe for his  70th birthday 🎉🥳

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