12/07/2026
It is with profound sadness that we share the passing of a beloved brod, Alberto "Abet" Morillo. Brod Abet was a devoted family man, a loyal friend, and a visionary leader who gave so much of himself to AFAG and the Philippine geology community. He will be remembered for his passion and unwavering commitment to serve the profession and the country.
We invite Abet's geologist friends to join us as we celebrate his life and honor his remarkable legacy.
๐๐ก๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ข๐๐ญ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ฒ ๐จ๐ ๐ ๐๐๐ฆ๐๐ซ๐ค๐๐๐ฅ๐ ๐๐ข๐๐: ๐ ๐๐ซ๐ข๐๐ฎ๐ญ๐ ๐ญ๐จ ๐๐๐๐ญโฃ
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July 16, 2026 (Thursday)โฃ
๐ 6:00 PMโฃ
๐ Premiere Chapel, Loyola Memorial Chapels, Commonwealth Avenue, Quezon Cityโฃ
๐ป Via Zoom (for those unable to attend in person)โฃ
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https://us06web.zoom.us/j/82284815061?pwd=8JOdS2i8AMFns5X3Px8cogDT3U8Ybq.1โฃ
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Meeting ID: 822 8481 5061โฃ
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Below is a heartfelt tribute written by Brod Noe Caagusan, honoring Brod Abet's life, legacy, and enduring contributions to the geology profession.โฃ
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Abet belonged to a generation of petroleum geologists who came of age when oil exploration was still an adventure. He joined Basic Petroleum when Philippine oil exploration still carried a sense of national possibility โ the belief that the next well might uncover a resource capable of reshaping the country's future. He spent more than three decades at Basic Petroleum, through booms, disappointments, and the long wait for the next discovery. His professional world was not only his workplace but also his community. His friends, colleagues, competitors, and mentors were oil men and exploration geologists. The language of prospects, seismic lines, drilling risks, and frontier basins shaped both his career and his social life.โฃ
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His life was not measured by the discovery of a giant oil field or the creation of a global energy company. Instead, his legacy was something quieter, yet no less important: continuity. Through cycles of optimism and disappointment, shifting markets, and advancing technologies, Abet carried the institutional memory of the company from one era to the next. He became the company's living link to its origins, a reminder that today's renewable energy ambitions were built upon decades of geological exploration, technical discipline, and patient effort.โฃ
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Neither Basic nor Abet ultimately arrived at the exact future they may once have imagined. Yet history is seldom defined by the fulfillment of every ambition. More often, it is found in endurance: the capacity to persist through adversity and remain standing through the passage of time. Few lives become so deeply entwined with the fortunes of a company that one comes to mirror the other. Basic and Abet matured together, faced trials together, and, in doing so, forged a shared legacy that neither could have written alone.โฃ
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The true value of that relationship cannot be found in financial statements or corporate reports. It resides in something far more enduring: identity. โฃ
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Over time, when people think of Basic Petroleum, many will think of Abet Morillo. And when they think of Abet Morillo, they will think of Basic Petroleum. Few individuals ever become so inseparable from the institution they serve. Fewer still leave behind a legacy in which personal dedication and corporate history are woven together so closely.โฃ
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When all is said and done, that may be Abet's greatest achievement: not merely helping build a company, but becoming part of its history, its memory, and its dignity โ a rarity few men ever achieve.โฃ
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๐๐ข๐บ ๐บ๐ฐ๐ถ ๐ณ๐ฆ๐ด๐ต ๐ช๐ฏ ๐ฑ๐ฆ๐ข๐ค๐ฆ, ๐๐ณ๐ฐ๐ฅ ๐๐ฃ๐ฆ๐ต. ๐ ๐ฐ๐ถ ๐ธ๐ช๐ญ๐ญ ๐ฃ๐ฆ ๐ฅ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ฑ๐ญ๐บ ๐ฎ๐ช๐ด๐ด๐ฆ๐ฅ, ๐ง๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ฅ๐ญ๐บ ๐ณ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ฃ๐ฆ๐ณ๐ฆ๐ฅ, ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐ง๐ฐ๐ณ๐ฆ๐ท๐ฆ๐ณ ๐ข ๐ฑ๐ข๐ณ๐ต ๐ฐ๐ง ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ณ AFAG family.
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