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RAFU, ADDU, Brokenshire and partners just recently held the 2nd Leaders of Change Forum for the public last November 23, 2010 at the Ateneo de Davao University, Roxas Avenue, Davao City.

The RAFI Triennial Awards 2nd Leaders of Change Forum is part of the RAFI Triennials Public Exposure and post awards engagement program that provides a venue for the RAFI Triennial Awards laureates to share their inspiring stories and works through public fora, conferences and learning visits.

The Forum provided sessions on leadership, innovation, teamwork, team play and engaging the successor generation, bringing about awareness and inspiration from applied principles and approaches and paving the way for collaboration in future initiatives between the laureates and the different stakeholders in Mindanao.

The event was graced by Davao City mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio; Fr. Antonio Samson, Ateneo de Davao university president and Evelyn Nacario-Castro, executive director of the Eduardo Aboitiz Development Studies Center of RAFI.

RAFI Triennial Awards Laureates from the Visayas and Mindanao also joined the forum, which tackled topics on valuing teamwork, and the like. The RAFI Triennial Awards is the premier service and humanitarian award in the Visayas and Mindanao that recognize philanthropic, humanitarian, and holistic efforts of individuals and institutions in enhancing the quality of life of various groups and communities.

The RAFI Triennial Awards was created in 1996 to give recognition to individuals and institutions in the Visayas and Mindanao who make significant contributions to social development. Beyond the recognition, RAFI believes that the work of the finalists and awardees should be documented and their inspiring stories continuously shared. Hence, RAFI initiated the RAFI Triennials Public Exposure and post awards engagement program, including the RAFI Triennial Awards 2nd Leaders of Change Forum.

The forum was organized in partnership with the Ateneo de Davao university through its Political Science and History Program under the Social Sciences and Education Division and the School of Arts and Sciences; Samahan ng mga Mag-aaral ng Aggham Pulitika ng Ateneo; Brokenshire Integrated Health Ministries Inc.; Institute of Primary Health Care; and Davao Light and Power Co.

For more information about the RAFI Triennial Awards and the RAFI Triennial Awards 2nd Leaders of Change Forum, please contact Cathy Margate through (032) 418-7234 loc. 105.

Nature's Legacy's Earth Week Celebration will be on December 8-11, 2010. Nature's Legacy Ex-Import will also be launching their I Volunteer to ♥ Earth campaign.


About Nature's Legacy:
Nature's Legacy is a rising global manufacturer of home furnishings and garden accessories based in the Municipality of Compostela in Cebu, the furniture capital of the Philippines. With its pioneering stonecast manufacturing process as its core competency, Nature's Legacy has become one of the prime movers in the stone casting industry.

Aboitiz Leaders of Excellence Christmas Shoebox: Kahon Pahalipay sa Sugbu "Amihanan Edition." Deadline of shoebox submission will be on December 14, 2010. The Shoebox Caravan will be on December 21, 2010. Drop center will be in Eduardo Aboitiz Studies Center (EADSC) - RAFI (Ramon Aboitiz Foundation Inc.) look for Mel Yan.

Check out the poster as to how you can participate in this program of ALEx - Aboitiz Leaders of Excellence and also what to put in your own shoebox!

ACOUSTICS FOR AUTISM is brought to us by the University of San Carlos, Junior Philippine Institute of Accountants (JPIA). The Acoustics for Autism will be on December 11, 2010 at the USC-SC Pentagon 6pm Onwards. Ticket prices for this acoustic concert will be at Php100.00.

The Acoustics for Autism is an open house band concert for the benefit of the REACH Center - Autism Society of the Philippines. Check out the poster/image above to know more about this Acoustics for Autism. Show your support and know more about Autism.

Batibot makes grand TV comeback on TV5 this November 27!! Today’s young viewers will finally get to watch the most popular and well-loved Pinoy children’s show as TV5 and Philippine Children’s Television Foundation, Inc. (PCTVF) reintroduce Batibot to the new generation beginning this Saturday, November 27, 8:30-9:00am.

Almost a decade after 18 years of providing smart teaching tools to generations of kids, Batibot returns on TV in its new home, TV5. “Batibot is our response to the growing need for an intelligent educational show on TV. While TV5 continues to deliver child-friendly programs, it’s high time that we supplement child’s growth with a children’s program generations of Filipinos have grown up with,” expressed Roberto Barreiro, TV5 Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer.

Batibot welcomes the new generation of Filipino kids, the Batang Batibot, into the world full of fun and learning. Anchored on research-based developmentally-appropriate curricula, the show teaches the ABCs of life and essential skills they need to learn in their early years. The kids’ new play buddies, Kuya Fidel (Abner Delina) and Ate Maya (Kakki Teodoro), will help children explore the world fuelled by their inquisitive minds.

The most-awarded children’s show also brings back some of its iconic characters well-loved by millions of kids. Meet Ningning and Gingging, the sister muppets who set admirable traits that value relationships and emotions. Another character, Manang Bola, peeks into her “perlas na bilog” to respond to kids’ interests. Meanwhile, Kapitan Basa guides beginning readers to an exciting journey in the world of words and meanings, equipped by his powers derived from curiosity and desire to learn.

The all-new episodes of Batibot introduce modern-day kids to a various range of art styles. It also introduces the latest approach in storytelling that is sensitive to the changing landscape, while weaving excellent stories and contents visualized in a virtual set provided by leading media production outfit Unitel Productions.

Feny de los Angeles-Bautista, Executive Producer, affirms that Batibot’s comeback is attuned to the needs, interests and learning styles of the present generation. “We’re making sure that every show’s episode is relevant to what the kids need today. The show focuses on essential life skills that children need to learn as they grow in an increasingly complex and fast-changing world,” Teacher Feny shared.

Viewers will wake up to the tune of the Batibot’s original theme song, with music by Louie Ocampo, lyrics by Rene O. Villanueva and arrangements by Mel Villena. Batibot veterans like Director Kokoy Jimenez, Producer/Director Lem Garcellano, Chuck Escasa, Andy Cawagas and Production Designer Dwight Gaston are part of the Creative Team. But this time children and teens and many young artists are also part of creating Batibot. This “for kids, by kids” is one of the exciting features of Batibot 2010.

The Batibot Animation Team is composed of old-timers like Wayie Canoy and artists-teachers Andrew Villar and Upper School and High School students of Community of Learners. Artists like Nono Ignacio, Keni Ken and Rommel Estanislao who grew up with Batibot are also among the contributing artists and animators.

Bring child-oriented fun and learning to your home with Batibot every Saturday, 8:30-9:00am, with 5-minute daily educational shorts on the family-friendly station, TV5.
Batibot magbabalik-telebisyon na sa Nobyembre 27 sa TV5.

Mapapanood na ng makabagong kabataan ang pinaka-popular at natatanging programang tumanim sa isipan ng ilang henerasyon ng batang Pilipino, ang Batibot. Ihahatid ng TV5 at Philippine Children’s Television Foundation, Inc. (PCTVF) ang programa simula Sabado, Nobyembre 27, 8:30-9:00 ng umaga.

Mahigit isang dekada matapos ang labing-walong taon ng pamamayagpag sa ere, ipagpapatuloy ng Batibot ang naiibang paraan ng pagtuturo sa mga bata sa bago nitong tahanan sa telebisyon, ang TV5. “Ang Batibot ang tugon natin sa panawagan para sa matalinong programang pambata sa telebisyon. Habang patuloy ang paghahatid ng TV5 ng mga palabas na akma sa mga bata, kailangan din ng programang tutulong sa paghubog sa kanila. Ibinabalik natin ang Batibot para ituloy ang paglinang sa mga bata ng bagong henerasyon,” ayon kay Roberto Barreiro, Executive Vice President at Chief Operating Officer ng TV5.

Dadalhin ng programa ang mga bagong Batang Batibot sa mundo ng kwela at eskwela. Gagabayan din nito ang mga bata sa pamamagitan ng research-based developmentally-appropriate curricula na siyang huhubog sa kanilang paglaki. Sina Kuya Fidel (Abner Delina) at Ate Maya (Kakki Teodoro) ang bagong makakasama ng mga bata sa pagtuklas ng mga mahahalagang konsepto at ideya.

Ibinabalik din ng most-awarded children’s show ang mga karakter na tumatak sa puso ng ilang henerasyon ng mga kabataan. Tiyak na mapapamahal ang mga chikiting kina Ningning at Gingging, ang magkapatid na muppet na mabuting ehemplo ng pagpapahalaga sa emosyon at relasyon sa kapwa. Gamit ang kanyang “perlas na bilog,” susubukan sagutin ni Manang Bola ang mahahalagang tanong ng mga bata. Samantala, gagabayan ni Kapitan Basa ang mga nagsisimula pa lang bumasa sa makulay na mundo ng salita at kahulugan.

Ipakikilala rin sa modern-day kids ang iba’t ibang sining at makabagong paraan ng storytelling. Mas magiging kapana-panabik ang mga kwento gamit ang virtual set na ihahatid ng leading media production outfit na Unitel Productions.

Samantala, asahan ang makabagong Batibot na magtuturo ng mga kaalamang kailangan ng makabagong henerasyon. “We’re making sure that every show’s episode is relevant to what the kids need today. The show focuses on essential life skills that children need to learn as they grow in an increasingly complex and fast-changing world,” ayon pa kay Feny de los Angeles-Bautista, executive producer ng programa.

Magigising ang mga manunuod sa himig ng original theme song ng Batibot (musika ni Louie Ocampo, lyrics ni Rene O. Villanueva at arrangements ni Mel Villena). Bahagi rin ng Creative Team ng programa ang mga laking-Batibot na sina Director Kokoy Jimenez, Producer/Director Lem Garcellano, Chuck Escasa, Andy Cawagas at Production Designer Dwight Gaston. Mas kaabang-abang din ang Batibot 2010 dahil kasama sa pagbuo rito ang mga grupo ng mga kabataan mula sa iba’t ibang larangan. Parte naman ng Animation Team ang mga nagbabalik na sina Wayie Canoy at Andrew Villar, at mga Upper School at High School students ng Community of Learners. Magbabahagi naman ng husay sa sining at animation ang mga artistang lumaki sa impluwensya ng Batibot; sina Nono Ignacio, Keni Ken at Rommel Estanislao.

Maghahatid ng saya at karunungan ang Batibot tuwing Sabado, 8:30-9:00 ng umaga. Abangan din araw-araw ang 5-minute daily educational shorts sa istasyong nagpapahalaga sa bawat bata, TV5.

Kerygma Conference 2010, or KCon, is an annual gathering of Light of Jesus Family members and other supporters of Catholic lay preacher and bestselling author Bro. Bo Sanchez. KCon is his brainchild. The conference is now on its fourth year.

The KCON will revolve on the main topics of "Family Restoration" and "Serving as a Happy Christian." At the same time, this year's KCON 2010 will be for the benefit of the six ministries of Sanchez namely: Anawim Kat Missions Foundation, Inc., Grace to be Born Inc., Tahanan ng Pagmamahal Children's Home Inc., Pagasa ng Pamilya (Hope of the family) Scholarship Foundation Inc., HE Cares Foundation Streetchildren Caring Center Inc., Light of Jesus Counseling Center, and Shepherd's Voice Radio and Television Foundation Inc.

The basic elements of a Kerygma Conference are worship, entertainment, talk and Mass. This year, the first three elements will be incorporated in a classroom-type setting called streams to be held on the first two days of the event. Mass and another set of worship and entertainment will also be held in a plenary session style on the third day.

Kerygma Conference Briefer:

An annual gathering of all members of the Light of Jesus ministry under Kerygma leader Bro. Bo Sanchez, the first Kerygma Conference was held in 2007 with more than 5,000 attendees. It has grown quickly year-on-year with attendees coming from the Philippines and all over the world. Last year, more than 8000 participants filled the Araneta Coliseum for the "Dream Big, Win Big!" conference and 2,000 more attended the Cebu event.

KCon 2010 goes even bigger with an optional Leadership Restoration conference to be held on Friday, Nov 26, and simultaneous streams on the second day, November 27, to be capped by a half-day Grand Feast on November 28. There will also be simultaneous day-long sessions in Cebu and Davao the following week, December 4.

Tickets are priced at Php200 for the back and side seats. The front row and center seats are priced at Php500 inclusive of meal. The Tickets are available at Gillamacs, SM and Sanciangko. For more info. or inquiries, you may Visit Kerygma Conference 2010 Site.

The SOCCSKSARGEN BLOGGERS Group presents the SOCCSKARGEN BLOGFEST 2010 on Saturday, December 11, 2010 · 7:30am - 9:00pm. The BLOGFEST will be in New Grand Ballroom, East Asia Royale Hotel, National Highway, General Santos City, Philippines

YOU ARE INVITED TO THE FIRST EVER BLOGFEST SOCCSKSARGEN 2010 to be held on December 11, 2010 here in GenSan. Be sure to register because of limited # of participants only.

BLOGFEST SOCCSKARGEN will feature speakers who will reinforce our skills, knowledge and the passion for blogging. The initial lineup includes a a good number of experts in blogging and related fields flying in from the US, Manila, Davao and Zamboanga.

We will be charging a minimal fee of P150 as REGISTRATION which includes 2 snacks and 1 meal, a mini-Kit plus a Raffle Ticket.

Deadline for your Registration is on FRIDAY, NOV 26, 2010. Register Now!

Expansion beyond the shores of Cebu to other Visayan Islands and Mindanao for a local cosmetics maker could not have been as fast this year without a boost from social media particularly bloggers based in Cebu, Davao, Cagayan de Oro, and Iloilo Cities.

This developed after the Cebu-based GT Cosmetics began expanding its market for products like its carrot and whitening soaps this year with a series of media launches in key urban centers in the Visayas and Mindanao. GT Cosmetics products are now displayed in practically all major malls in the Visayas and Mindanao and convenience stores like Watsons.

“Aside from members from the local media like print, radio and television, we also extended invitations to bloggers. Not only was I surprised by the interest of the blogging community, the impact of write-ups in blogs continues to astound me,” said Engineer Leonora Salvane, owner of GT Cosmetics.

She noted that even after the initial excitement weeks after each launch, the articles posted in the online versions of local media outlets and the blogs continues to stimulate interest and interaction online.

“The articles even got posted and commented in a Las Vegas online paper and product review websites,” an excited Salvane said. Because of this, the company now intends to develop this presence in social media especially with its goal of expanding its present foothold in Metro Manila and Luzon.

For GT Cosmetics, this foray into social media has a lot of promise considering that the Philippines, which has a population of some 99 million Filipinos, already has 29.7 million Internet users.

Internet World Stats recorded that the number of Internet users in the Philippines has grown tremendously from a mere 2.6 percent of the population in 2000 or a growth of 27.1 percent in ten years.

Doris Mongaya, PRworks Inc. managing director, noted that in 2009, Filipino Internet users numbered 24 million. This means there was tremendous growth of some 5.7 million Filipino users by July 2010.

Growing communities of bloggers, people who put up and regularly write in web logs popularly called blogs, are making their presence felt online and offline.
Concentrated in Visayas and Mindanao urban centers, many bloggers are attending and writing about community developments including their experiences with GT Cosmetics products, said Mongaya.

PRworks, which has been helping GT Cosmetics in its expansion plans, is now laying down preparations for broadening the online presence of the cosmetics maker especially in popular social media platforms such as Facebook.

“We, however, recognize that building successful online communities for GT Cosmetics is earned and a result of hard work. The recognition and support online are a result of experiences with quality products. It is largely free but must be won through word-of-mouth online,” said Mongaya whose agency has also made its mark online.

The PRworks Online blog (prworks.wordpress.com), which now has over 12,000 unique views, has earned for the agency choice clients like NEO Laptops, Toshiba and a cell phone manufacturer.

“We believe our experiences with marketing online will further boost GT Cosmetics as its looks forward to markets beyond Visayas and Mindanao,” Mongaya said.

RCTV Channel 36 (Real Cebu Television) in cooperation with Artist ko presents the Matahum Nga Cebu in celebration of 7 years of real cebu television. Matahum Nga Cebu will Feature artists like Womb, Wongoys, and Cattski together with the launch of the official Music Video Launch of the Song "MATAHUM NGA CEBU."

Matahum Nga Cebu will happen on November 26, 2010, this Friday at the Parkmall Grounds/Veranda starting at 8:00PM.

There will be a 5th CIT-University IE RESEARCH EXPO this 8AM to 12NN Saturday November 27, 2010 at the MassCom Theatre. This year's IE RESEARCH EXPO has a theme: Paying it Forward through research. See more information via the image or picture provided above!

Presentations for the Research Expo shall cover the following:

ROXANNE M. HERNAEZ, IE-3
IE321 Methods of Research
Exposure of CIT University High School Students to Internet Pornography
Adviser: Engr. Anna Marie L. Arnoco

KAREN S. ABELLA, IE-4
IE412 Human Factors Engineering
Mismatch Analysis of Pedicab Sidecar Dimensions and Commuters' Anthropometric Measures: Basis for Ergonomic Design Intervention
Adviser: Engr. Nendell Hanz R. Corbeta

MARY GRACE A. HAINES, IE-5
IE513 Occupational Safety and Health
Improvement of Safety Practices of Michael Tin Shop
Adviser: Engr. Aries M. Rivero

ANA MARIE S. YONGCO, IE-5
IE521 Industrial Research Project
Work Posture Assessment of Workers at Absolute Jewelry Export
Adviser: Engr. Alein B. Navares

DARYL V. LASQUITES, IE-5
IE523 Design Project
Simulated Design of Manufacturing Decorative Cement Tiles: Proposed Livelihood Project for the Inmates of Talisay City Jail
Adviser: Engr. Aries M. Rivero

Watch out for the 5th CIT IE RESEARCH EXPO this 8AM to 12NN Saturday November 27, 2010 at the MassCom Theatre!

There will be a De Talyado: Tattoo Convention in Cebu on December 21, 2010 at 10:00AM until 11:00PM in Cebu Internation Convention Center (CICC). De Talyado: Tattoo Convention will also have contests which will be from a Contest Time of 10:00AM until 6:00PM.

Contests Categories for the Tattoo Convention:

• Ready Made
• Best in Colored
• Best in Black and Grey

Don't miss this TATTOO CONVENTION FOR A CAUSE. A Cause for the children and women in the Rise Above Foundation for this coming Christmas.