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STARTING THEM YOUNG IN CREATIVITY, CRITICAL THINKING
Friday 17th of May 2013
Cebu City May 17 (PIA) -- Young Minds Academy (YMA) of the Ramon Aboitiz Foundation Inc. (RAFI) introduced 87 young Cebuanos to a seminar workshop on "Think Quest and Idea Lab" on April 26-27 to encourage creativity and critical thinking among the youth.
Eduardo Aboitiz Development Studies Center (EADSC) spearheaded the workshop with YMA's regular modules. It aims to help the scholars identify factors that influences their creativity and nourish their critical young minds.
The seminar also allows them to create 'out-of-the-box' ideas that are realistic by approach, and teach the value of open-mindedness.
According to EADSC executive direct...
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06Apr2013CEBU CITY, April 6 (PIA) -- The Ramon Aboitiz Foundation Inc. (RAFI) inked an agreement with the University of San Jose-Recoletos (USJ-R) to help improve the quality of instruction of teachers handling Kindergarten and Grades 1-3 pupils in public schools on March 21 at the Eduardo Aboitiz Development Studies Center. Through the “Certificate Program on Mother Tongue-Based Multilingual Education (MTB-MLE) for Public School Teachers”, 80 teachers from Cebu province will be given intensive tra...
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23Mar2013CEBU, March 23 (PIA) -- Forty-six public elementary and high school students from Naga City, Cebu experienced three-day robotics training through the Dr. Caridad C. Labe (CCL) Education CentrEx Robotics Team that was held on March 7-9 at the Naga National High School. President of CCL Education CentrEx School, Rachel Labe said “we wanted to promote robotics in as many schools as possible not only for students to have a fun way of applying what they learned in the said subjects, but for them t...
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22Mar2013CEBU, March 22 (PIA) -- The youths are expected to take a big part in this year’s Earth Hour celebration as experts believe that the youth can do much in propelling environmental advocacy forward. In a local radio program, Roxanne Hernaez, Young Minds Academy (YMA) 5 scholar by Ramon Aboitiz Foundation Inc. (RAFI), dwelt on the fact that battling the effects of climate change and global warming is a task not only for government and experts but also for the general public. “Youth can spark...
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19Mar2013CEBU, March 18 (PIA) -- Technical and vocational courses still remain to be one of the vital tool for individuals that seek employment. Technical Coordinator for Basic Education Department of Don Bosco Technology Institute (DBTI), Stephen Ferrer noted that time alone can change the public's perspective on technical vocational education that this is in demand of big industries. "Especially abroad, big industries need technically-skilled laborers," Ferrer said in a radio program, "Pagtuki" over...
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03Mar2013CEBU CITY, March 03 (PIA) -- The Eduardo J. Aboitiz Cancer Center (EJACC) of Ramon Aboitiz Foundation Inc. (RAFI) cited some facts as to how the implementation of the Sin Tax Reform Law (RA-. 10351) can be significant to prevent cancer. EJACC program coordinator, Ronald delos Reyes said that liver cancer and lung cancer are the leading cancers in Metro Cebu. “Lung cancer ranks first not just in terms of incidence but also in mortality cases,” Reyes noted. In a radio program “Pagtuki,...
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14Feb2013CEBU CITY, Feb. 14 (PIA) -- The Young Minds Academy (YMA) in Cebu is calling on interested youth leaders aged 12 to 20 to apply for their leadership and citizenship development training program. Interested applicants must form a team of five members under one of the following categories: Generation A (17–20 years old) or Generation B (12-16 years old). The list of requirements and application forms may be downloaded at www.rafi.org.ph/leadership-citizenship/young-minds-academy. Deadline ...
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12Feb2013CEBU, Feb. 12 (PIA) -- Local filmmakers in Cebu show optimism that the rapid increase of the Cebuano film will lead to a vibrant film industry here. An award-winning Cebuano director, Remton Zuasola envisions that there will be a Cebuano film industry. "We continue to produce quality films; we don’t lose hope because we know we’ll reach that goal. At present, its Cebuano film scene only, we can’t call it industry yet. It’s still a community of filmmakers,” he said. Zuasola, exp...
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18Jan2013CEBU CITY, Jan. 18 -- The Ramon Aboitiz Foundation Inc. (RAFI), in partnership with the Synergeia Foundation Inc., conducted a workshop, dubbed “Equip-CEBU (Educational Quality Improvement through Community Empowerment and Capacity Building) LEAD (Local Education Agenda Development) Workshop for Carcar City,” late last year at Diamond Suites Hotel and Residences, this city. The education planning workshop aimed to build a collaborative relationship with the Carcar City and develop strategic...
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18Jan2013CEBU CITY, January 18 -- Kool Adventure Camp (KAC) of the Ramon Aboitiz Foundation Inc. (RAFI) introduces the Integrated Learning through Adventure Education (iLead), the first KAC program integrated in the grade school curriculum of Sacred Heart School–Ateneo de Cebu (SHS-AdC). The program's pioneering group are a hundred grade 6 students of SHS-AdC last year. iLead is an urban backpacking program that provides students the opportunity to apply knowledge and skills learned through their ac...
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11Jan2013CEBU CITY Jan. 11 (PIA) -- Cebu Bloggers Society (CBS) organized the first World Blogathon wherein participating organizations from Cebu in the offline event include Ramon Aboitiz Foundation Inc. (RAFI), Island Rescue Organization (IRO), AIESEC, MIND7, Love Yourself, World Vision, and “Dok Buboy”. The said activity held last December intended to promote social advocacies through the digital media as representatives from each organization introduced their respective advocacies. RAFI commu...
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09Jan2013CEBU CITY, Jan. 9 (PIA) -- To promote social advocacies through digital media, Cebu Bloggers Society (CBS) organized the first World Blogathon held recently at Andy Hotel in Mandaue City. The Ramon Aboitiz Foundation Inc. (RAFI) was one of the participating organizations that attended the offline event. Other groups were Island Rescue Organization (IRO), AIESEC, MIND7, Love Yourself, World Vision, and “Dok Buboy”. Representatives from each organization introduced their respective advocaci...
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19Dec2012CEBU CITY, Dec 19 (PIA) -- Stakeholders from different sectors in Cebu City will gather for a Mega Cebu Communications Planning Workshop headed by the Metro Cebu Development and Coordinating Board (MCDCB) Research Program and Organizations Development (RPOD) with the Ramon Aboitiz Foundation Inc. (RAFI). The activity is designed to formulate and realize the vision, brand and planning process of making Mega Cebu a smart, inclusive and sustainable city. The workshop will be held on December 21,...
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18Dec2012CEBU, Dec. 18 (PIA) -- A private foundation rehabilitated several classrooms benefiting hundreds of pupils here. The Ramon Aboitiz Foundation Inc. (RAFI) through its School Rehabilitation Program (SRP), recently turned-over 15 classrooms to the teachers and school administrators of four public elementary schools in Asturias here. Four school buildings of Asturias Central School, Agbanga Elementary School, Agtugop Elementary School, and Tag-amakan Elementary School were repaired, benefiting ove...
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12Dec2012CEBU CITY Dec 12 (PIA) -- A book featuring the results of a research on urban form of governance in Cebu City from early 1990s to mid-2010 will be launched on December 12, 4:30 p.m. at Ayala Activity Center, Ayala Mall, Cebu Business Park. The book entitled: "People Participation in Urban Governance in Cebu: A Reader" is authored by Prof. Felisa U. Etemadi, a college professor from the University of the Philippines. It is published by Ramon Aboitiz Foundation, Inc. (RAFI) and reviewed by Dr....
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05Dec2012CEBU CITY, Dec. 5 (PIA) -- The Ramon Aboitiz Foundation Inc. (RAFI) Micro-finance participated in the 1st Pilmico Expo, held recently at the SM Cebu Trade Hall, this city. The event gave RAFI Micro-finance the opportunity to showcase its products and services, such as loans, capital build-up, and insurance. More than 400 expo attendees visited the RAFI Micro-finance exhibit booth. They were given an orientation on the RAFI Micro-finance program and other programs of RAFI. “Our exhibit gave ...
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17Nov2012From being old and dilapidated, 19 classrooms in five public elementary schools in Bantayan, Caraga are now good as new after the Ramon Aboitiz Foundation Inc. (RAFI), through its School Rehabilitation Program (SRP), and volunteers had conducted school repairs and clean-up. Last Oct. 12, RAFI turned over these classrooms to Tamiao Elementary School, Vito Elementary School, Sillon Elementary School, Baod Elementary School, and Kabac Elementary School. A total of 896 pupils benefited from the pr...
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14Nov2012CEBU, Nov 14 (PIA) - Ramon Aboitiz Foundation Inc. - Kool Adventure Camp (RAFI-KAC) will inaugurate the Philippines’ first fully dedicated adventure education center next year. This initiative is to continue transforming the lives of the youth and professionals for leadership and team development through expeditions, kayaking, ropes courses, service learning, adventure camps, and backpacking challenges. As of November 2012, the buildings and facilities in the center are close to completion...
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14Nov2012CEBU , November 14 (PIA) -- A non-government organization is set to inaugurate the country’s first fully dedicated adventure education center by next year. Roberto Aboitiz, president of the Cebu-based Ramon Aboitiz Foundation Inc. (RAFI), said the Kool Adventure Camp (KAC) will be located in Balamban. "It is a big responsibility we assume. There are other institutions in the Philippines involved in team building and adventure. Many also just for entertainment and leisure. Kool Adventure ...
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11Nov2012CEBU, Nov. 11 (PIA) --- Mga deboto dinhi sa Sugbo nagtoo nga ang kanonisasyon sa ikaduhang Filipino nga santo nga si San Pedro Calungsod nag-aghat sa mga kabatan-onan pagbag-o sa ilang pagtoo sa simbahang katoliko sumala sa gihulagway sa kinabuhi sa batan-ong santo. Si San Pedro Calungsod de Cebu kanhi usa ka sacristan ug misyonaryong katekista kinsa nag antos sa pagpanglutos ug martyrdom gumikan sa iyang hugot nga pagtoo sa Dios. Siya namatay sa edad nga 17. Sumala pa ni Mario Baylosis miy...
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06Nov2012Parenting styles affect the character children develop as they grow to adulthood. During the October First Friday Affair (FFA) of Ramon Aboitiz Foundation Inc. (RAFI), employee-participants underwent a learnshop on character-centered parenting, wherein theories and practices of developing a child’s character were discussed. “A child grows in the family. The type of parenting goals you have will affect you and your child. We should be the person we want our children to become,” Joanne An...
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18Oct2012CEBU, Oct 18 (PIA) -- About 1,200 community volunteers composed of parents, teachers, barangay officials in Asturias town in Cebu, nanays (mothers) of the Ramon Aboitiz Foundation Inc. (RAFI) Micro-finance Balamban Branch, members of the Barangay Luz Youth Coalition (BYLC), and Coalition for Better Education initiated a schools clean-up of eight elementary schools in Asturias and Tuburan towns in Cebu. The beneficiary schools include Agtugop Elementary School, Agbanga Primary School, Tag-amakan...
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13Oct2012CEBU CITY, Oct. 13 (PIA) -- Fast Auto World Philippines Corporation (FAPC) Mandaue Branch employees went through a Team Synergy Integration Program held recently at the Sacred Heart Ateneo de Cebu organized by Kool Adventure Camp (KAC) Professional Development Programs of Ramon Aboitiz Foundation Inc. (RAFI) The program aims to promote and share best practices among FAPC employees and to inspire commitment in applying learning from the activities. The participants underwent activities that pr...
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14Aug2012CEBU CITY, Aug 14 (PIA) -- A non-government organization here led the campaign in promoting Cebu as a cultural and heritage destination as it partnered with the academe to tap, prepare and strengthen youth volunteers of the Kabataan, Kultura ug Kabilin (KKK) in the promotional drive. The Ramon Aboitiz Foundation Inc. (RAFI) Culture & Heritage established a partnership with the University of San Carlos Department of Anthropology, Sociology and History (USC-DASH), in creating a team building acti...
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14Aug2012CEBU CITY Aug 14 (PIA) -- The Ramon Aboitiz Foundation Inc. (RAFI) and its partners have turned over 12 classrooms in the four public elementary schools of Asturias town. These include Bago Elementary School, Tubigagmanok Elementary School, Manguiao Elementary School and Ubogon Elementary School. The local government of Asturias shouldered the P1.3 million labor cost of the renovation of the classrooms while the RAFI donated the P4.4 million for the material costs of the repair and rehabilitati...
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08Aug2012CABANATUAN CITY, Agosto 8 -- Umaasa ang mga magsasaka na hindi masyadong apektado ng mga ulan ng habagat ang mga palayan sa Nueva Ecija. Sa pag-uusap nila ni Gobernador Aurelio Umali sa Channel 48-DWNE 900, inihayag ni Provincial Agriculturist Serafin Santos na sinusuyod pa lang ng mga magsasaka ang mga palayan at taniman matapos ang maghapong pag-ulan kahapon sa kanilang mga bayan at lungsod. Ayon kay Santos,malalaman nila sa loob ng mga tatlong araw simula ngayon kung may napinsalang palay ...
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08Aug2012CEBU CITY, August 8 (PIA) -- Implementing the “purok system” as a good governance approach is a legacy Governor Gwen Garcia hopes the next leadership of Capitol will sustain. Garcia in a press conference this morning said the best governance strategy is still community involvement down to the grassroots level and this she wants to be adopted down to the ‘purok’ units in all cities and municipalities in the province of Cebu. “The purok system transcends beyond personalities and admini...
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12Jul2012BUTUAN CITY, July 12 (PIA) -- The Ramon Aboitiz Foundation (RAFI) is now accepting nominations for the 6th RAFI Triennial Awards for the Ramon Aboitiz Award for Exemplary Individual and the Eduardo Aboitiz Award for Outstanding Institution. The RAFI Triennial Awards is conferred every three years to honor men, women, and organizations who through their efforts and selfless commitment bring about change in the lives of the less privileged in various groups and communities in the Philippines. Th...
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12Jul2012CEBU CITY, July 12 (PIA) -- Fifteen Cebuanos including 12 youth leaders were sent to an exchange visit in the cities of Haarlemmermeer in the Netherlands and Kortrijk in Belgium from April 14 to May 6 through the Young Minds on Xplore (YMX) Season 3 program of the Ramon Aboitiz Foundation Incorporated (RAFI). The program was made possible through the partnership with Vereniging Haarlemmermeer Cebu (VHC), the Meerlanden Youth Cebu, and the City of Kortrijk. This was also intended to have a cultu...
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05Jul2012CEBU CITY, July 5 (PIA) -- Two mayors from Tuburan and Asturias in northwest Cebu as well as the school heads of eight beneficiary schools in both towns inked an agreement with a private foundation to have decrepit schools rehabilitated. The memorandum of agreement was signed last June 13 at the Eduardo Aboitiz Studies Center in Cebu City. The eight school-beneficiaries in said towns are the second batch of recipients of the Ramon Aboitiz Foundation Incorporated's (RAFI) School Rehabilitation ...
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04Jul2012CEBU CITY, July 4 -- The School Community Brigade initiated by the Ramon Aboitiz Foundation Inc. (RAFI) mobilized around 1,000 volunteers to conduct school rehabilitation in the municipal communities of Catmon and Bantayan last May 24 and 26. Various stakeholders from different organizations, volunteers and other concerned individuals through the brigade gathered together with collaborative endeavors to improve school facilities with the aim of giving schoolchildren of the two municipalities a...
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03Jul2012CEBU CITY, July 3 -- Twelve youth delegates and three adult leaders from Cebu were sent to an exchange visit in the cities of Haarlemmermeer in the Netherlands and Kortrijk in Belgium through the program Young Minds on Xplore (YMX) Season 3 of the Ramon Aboitiz Foundation Inc. (RAFI) from April 14 to May 6 this year. In a press statement, RAFI's communication team writer Hanna Aranas said, the program was in partnership with Vereniging Haarlemmermeer Cebu (VHC), the Meerlanden Youth Cebu and th...
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03Jul2012CEBU CITY, July 3 (PIA) -- A team of youth leaders from Cebu belonging to the Young Minds Academy (YMA) partnered with a local people’s organization Kadasig Parents Association Inc. (KAPAI) for a road improvement project in Barangay Tisa, Cebu City. The road improvement is seen to provide better access to vehicles and safety to children. With the collaborative efforts, the footpaths were manually created by mixing garbage with cement. KAPAI members worked together in placing the footpaths ...
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28Jun2012CEBU CITY, June 28 (PIA) -- About 1,000 volunteers joined the School Community Brigade initiated by the Ramon Aboitiz Foundation Inc. (RAFI) in the municipalities of Catmon and Bantayan last May 24 and 26. The brigade is a collaborative endeavor that seeks to involve various stakeholders from different organizations, volunteers, and other interested individuals in improving school facilities to provide students a better learning environment. Participants of the two-day activity include paren...
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25Jun2012CEBU CITY June 25 (PIA) -- The Badjao community in Cebu City is exerting effort in making their community in Sitio Pungtod, Alaska Mambaling, Cebu City, a clean and orderly area through the aid and support of Ramon Aboitiz Foundation Inc. (RAFI) Bajau Integrated Area Development Project (BIAD-P). The 10 cluster leaders of the Badjao community were designated to lead the community’s efforts of keeping their surroundings clean and safe as the rest of the community were also taught proper sanita...
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20Jun2012CEBU CITY, June 20 (PIA) -- An official from the Department of Education (DepEd) here declared, there was a “slight difference” in this year’s opening of classes now that the K to 12's implementation is in full swing affecting the basic education system in the country. Edgar Baring, Lapu-lapu City DepEd program supervisor, bared this during the June 2 episode of "Pagtuki," the official radio program of the Ramon Aboitiz Foundation Inc. (RAFI), as he said that the national government will...
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20Jun2012CEBU CITY, June 20 (PIA) -- The Ramon Aboitiz Foundation Inc. (RAFI) Micro-finance, Cebu-based NGO, is set to establish more branches in the provinces of Leyte, Bohol, and in Cebu City to serve and help more women micro-entrepreneurs. In a press release, Micro-finance Leyte area manager Noneto Gonzales said that there are plans of putting up additional branches in Central and Eastern Visayas, especially in rural areas. A branch in Jagna will soon open for Bohol clients. More branches in the no...
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01Jun2012CEBU CITY, June 1 (PIA) -- Two elementary schools in Tuburan, Cebu are recipients of the native tree nurseries set up by the Ramon Aboitiz Foundation Inc. (RAFI) and a group of volunteers during the School Community Brigade on April 21. The two participating schools were Bagasawe Elementary School and Tominjao Elementary School. These schools are beneficiaries of the Foundation's School Rehabilitation Program. The Foundation will provide technical assistance to elementary schools of Bagasawe a...
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01Jun2012CEBU CITY, June 1 (PIA) -- The Cebu provincial government and the Ramon Aboitiz Foundation Inc. (RAFI) are working together for a project aimed on educating local government units (LGUs) on how to improve and uplift their status through the Expanded Green and Wholesome Environment that Nurtures Our Cebu program on Sugbo TV, which began last May 22. Dubbed "Atong Sugbo," the show is a series of segments aired three times a week on primetime telecast which will highlight the best practices and s...
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01Jun2012CEBU, June 1 (PIA) -- The Ramon Aboitiz Foundation Inc. (RAFI) Kool Adventure Camp (KAC) offers a kayak program that aims to develop and enhance leadership skills. The program is open to both corporate professionals and youth groups. “This is not just a recreation program. This is a leadership development program using kayak as a tool. With all the beautiful and rich marine biodiversity and potential islets in Cebu, there is no reason for us not to have this kind of water activity,” Antho...
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21May2012DUMAGUETE CITY, May 21 (PIA) -- The Ramon Aboitiz Foundation Inc. (RAFI), a Cebu-based NGO launched the 2012 “Run 2 Plant 4 GREENIN Philippines” program recently at the Cebu Provincial Capitol Conference Room. This year, 'Run 2 Plant 4 GREENIN Philippines' is a running and planting activity which targets to plant 220,000 native tree seedlings on June 30 all over Cebu Province. RAFI chief operating officer Dominica Chua said “the idea of this activity is not just to plant or for photo p...
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10May2012CEBU CITY May 10 (PIA) --- A Cebu-based Ramon Aboitiz Foundation Inc. (RAFI), University of San Carlos College of Architecture and Fine Arts-Conservation and Heritage Research Institute and Workshop (USC CAFA-CHERISH) and the United Architects of the Philippines (UAP) Cebu District-1 signed an agreement recently to focus energies on the Conservation Management Plan Training Workshop for architects. It was held on April 3 at the University of San Carlos Main Campus with a pool of architects fro...
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09May2012CEBU CITY May 7 (PIA) --- Eighty-four Cebuano youths scholars joined the 6th season of the Young Minds Academy (YMA) initiated by the Ramon Aboitiz Foundation Inc (RAFI) through its Eduardo Aboitiz Development Studies Center in Cebu. In a press release from RAFI, the YMA is a youth leadership and citizenship development program of RAFI-EADSC that aims to develop young leaders who are ready to serve the public and its interests. RAFI-EADSC executive director Evelyn Nacario-Castro said that the...
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05May2012CEBU CITY May 5 (PIA) --- The Eduardo J. Aboitiz Cancer Center (EJACC) of the Ramon Aboitiz Foundation Inc. (RAFI) urges for the early detection and prevention of cancer among children. EJACC-RAFI program coordinator Ronald delos Reyes said cancer among children causes so much sufferings in them, terrible reputation with the pain from the disease and the suffering experienced during treatment. Delos Reyes said, “the intense and extensive medical treatment required to have a cure often creat...
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18Apr2012DUMAGUETE CITY, April 18 (PIA) -- After attending a national micro-entrepreneurs convention recently, three clients of a Cebu-based foundation became invigorated and more determined to improve their business. Salome Cabido, Elvira Pantaleon and Zenaida Nunez are clients of Ramon Aboitiz Foundation, Inc. Micro-finance (RAFI Microfinance) from Cebu who were selected by the foundation to attend the ME Naman Micro-Entrepreneurs Convention in Metro Manila in February this year. “I learned a lot...
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18Apr2012DUMAGUETE CITY, April 18 (PIA) -- The Visayan leg of a traveling exhibit on Spanish-era Churches of the Philippines was launched on April 18 at the Cathedral Museum of Cebu. The exhibit dubbed “Hidden Treasures: An Exhibit of Spanish-era Churches of the Philippines” was conceived by the Ortigas Foundation to inspire pride in the Filipinos’ cultural heritage. The exhibit’s arrival in Cebu and Bohol provinces is hosted by the Ramon Aboitiz Foundation, Inc. (RAFI) in partnership with t...
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11Apr2012CEBU CITY, April 11 (PIA) -- Community development work needs people who are dedicated, committed and passionate about their job of community service. Ramon Aboitiz Foundation Inc. (RAFI) human resource recruitment in-charge Mileesa Lumanog said, the interest and passion to serve are very important factors in working in community development. “Social development is also a good venue for personal and professional growth because of in-depth exposure to community work,” Lumanog added. Accord...
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21Mar2012CEBU CITY, March 21 (PIA) – A Cebu-based non-government organization in its bid to promote hope and inspiration by recognizing the selfless contributions of individuals and organizations in uplifting the lives of the poor in the respective communities they serve presented the 10 finalists of the 5th Ramon Aboitiz Foundation, Inc. (RAFI) Triennial Awards. The 10 finalists were featured in the PIA Kapihan that briefly touched on their dedicated efforts in going the extra mile of bringing ab...
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21Mar2012CEBU CITY, March 21 (PIA) -- A Cebu-based non-government organization, Ramon Aboitiz Foundation Inc. (RAFI) donated P500,000 to Xavier Science Foundation in Cagayan de Oro City for the victims of Typhoon Sendong that hit Northern Mindanao on December 15, 2011. RAFI allocated the funds to provide basic typhoon victims with basic items, such as food, clothing, water, and medicine. Twenty-five thousand pesos of the relief assistance was used to buy 100 pieces of filled-up five g...
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18Mar2012CEBU CITY, March 18 (PIA) -- After three years of nominations, extensive screenings, and validations, two winners out of ten finalists will be honored during the 5th Ramon Aboitiz Foundation Inc. (RAFI) Triennial Awards on Mar. 22 at Marco Polo Plaza, Cebu. The winners will receive a trophy, cash prize of not less than P400,000, and the opportunity to travel in the Visayas and Mindanao to share their expertise with various groups. The RAFI Triennial Awards is the premie...
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15Mar2012MANILA, Mar. 15 (PIA) -- After three years of nomination, extensive screening, and validation, two winners out of 10 finalists will be honored during the 5th Ramon Aboitiz Foundation Inc. (RAFI) Triennial Awards on Mar. 22 at Marco Polo Plaza. The winners will receive a trophy, cash prize of not less than P400,000, and the opportunity to travel in the Visayas and Mindanao to share expertise to various groups. The RAFI Triennial Awards is the premier servic...
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10Mar2012DUMAGUETE CITY, March 10 (PIA) --The Ramon Aboitiz Foundation, Inc. (RAFI), a Cebu-based NGO, is to present its 6th Triennial Awards for outstanding individual and institution in the Visayas on March 22 at the Grand Ballroom, Marco Polo Plaza in Cebu City. According to Chief Operating Officer Dominica Chua the RAFI Triennial Awards is conferred every three years. The awards are given in two categories, the Ramon Aboitiz Award for Exemplary Individual and the Eduardo Aboitiz Awar...
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02Mar2012CEBU CITY, March 2 (PIA) --- In celebration of the Colorectal Awareness Month in March, a Cebu-based cancer Center urged the public to undergo early screening to fight colorectal cancer. The Eduardo J. Aboitiz Cancer Center (EJACC) of the Ramon Aboitiz Foundation Inc. (RAFI) also advised the public to observe a healthy lifestyle through regular exercise and maintenance of a well-balanced diet. EJACC project coordinator Ronald delos Reyes urged the public to take this counsel ser...
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12Feb2012DIGOS CITY, Davao del Sur, Feb. 12 (PIA) -- Several municipal local chief executives and heads of various schools here committed to join and give support to an environment cause dubbed “Run to Plant for Greenin Philippines.” Mayors of eight municipalities and 15 Catholic school administrators in Davao del Sur have agreed to participate in the tree planting activity spearheaded by the Ramon Aboitiz Foundation, Inc. (RAFI) and Holy Cross of Bansalan College (HCBC) in c...
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10Feb2012CEBUCITY, February 10 (PIA) -- The Ramon Aboitiz Foundation Inc (RAFI) is conducting a 5-day learning event aimed at crafting solid and integrated plans in creating a smart and sustainable Metro Cebu. The activity which began on February 6 will end today. Government officials, planners, architects, engineers, educators business people, NGO leaders community members and students gathered in a productive exchange of ideas and in drafting methods and techniques...
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01Feb2012CEBU CITY, February 1 (PIA) --- Local chief executives of four Cebu towns are set to replicate the purok system of San Francisco, Camotes Island, Cebu-- a recipient of various awards from both local and foreign institutions for disaster risk reduction and sustainable development. Puroks are small units within the barangay established to help in the implementation of development programs. The municipal mayors of Alcoy, Alegria, Tuburan and Catmon to...
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31Jan2012CEBU CITY, January 31 (PIA) -- As part of the GREENIN Philippines Program, a Cebu-based NGO, Ramon Aboitiz Foundation, Inc (RAFI) calls on the public to collect and propagate seeds to contribute to the creation of native tree forests in Central Visayas. Executive director of the Integrated Development unit of the Ramon Aboitiz Foundation Inc. (RAFI) Rowena Alensonorin pointed out the urgent need to replace trees cut down for construction purposes after some parts of the cou...
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30Jan2012DUMAGUETE CITY, Jan. 30 (PIA) -- The Ramon Aboitiz Foundation Inc. (RAFI) has created a native trees nursery recently to collect and propagate seeds and wildlings to establish native tree forests all over the Visayas region. RAFI executive director Rowena Bandola-Alensonorin pointed out the urgent need to replace trees cut down for construction purposes after some parts of the country experienced the tragic effects of flashfloods and landslides. Accordingly, RAFI has called on the public t...
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24Jan2012Young Minds Academy season-6 now accepts applications CEBU CITY, Jan 24 (PIA) -- Young Minds Academy (YMA) of a Cebu-based non-government organization Ramon Aboitiz Foundation, Inc. (RAFI) now accepts applications for its season-6 scholarship program. According to RAFI, YMA is a youth leadership and citizenship development program of the Eduardo Aboitiz Development Studies Center (EADSC) that aims to develop young people to become responsible and accountable lea...
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24Jan2012CEBU CITY, Jan. 24 (PIA) – Forty-two Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) Federation officers of Mandaue City underwent a 3-day leadership challenge through the Ramon Aboitiz Foundation, Inc. ‘Kool Adventure Camp’ a unique adventure-based education program on competence and leadership. The training was conducted at the Girl Scout of the Philippines (GSP) Camp at barangay Lahug, Cebu City with the SK officers coming from Barangays Alang-alang, Bakilid, Banilad, Basak, Cabancalan, ...
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15Aug2011CEBU, August 15 (PIA) -- The Department of Education (DepEd-7), the Akademiyang Binisaya Foundation (ABF) and the Ramon Aboitiz Foundation Inc. (RAFI) held a training workshop on multi-lingual education for elementary teachers recently at Casa Gorordo Museum in Cebu City in celebration of the National language Month or “Buwan ng Wika” this August. The seminar dubbed “Translation of Mother Tongue-Based Multilingual Education (MLE) Competencies for Grade 1,” aimed ...
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15Aug2011CEBU, August 15 (PIA) -- The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR-7) in Central Visayas lauded the Ramon Aboitiz Foundation Inc. (RAFI) for its environmental contribution by establishing a native tree seedling production and plantation. The recognition was held in a simple awarding ceremony during the culmination of the 2011 Philippine Environment Month celebration at the DENR Regional Office in Banilad, Mandaue City. The environment agency also acknowledged RAFI for sp...
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07Aug2011CEBU, Aug. 7 (PIA) –- The micro-finance team of the Ramon Aboitiz Foundation, Inc. (RAFI) got to experience its “Leadership Sea Expedition” program as 25 of its managers, supervisors and officers paddled their way across the Hilutungan Channel to the Islands of Olango, Pangan-an and Caohagan, braving the big waves and rains recently. A fleet of 13 kayaks travelled an average of 20-km per day for four days (July 14-17) to experience the Leadership Sea Expedition ...
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25Jul2011CEBU, July 25 (PIA) -- The Ramon Aboitiz Foundation, Inc. (RAFI) will provide education assistance worth P1.4 million to 100 vocational technical students of the Don Bosco Training and Youth Center-Pasil over the next five years starting this year. After signing a memorandum of agreement with the Don Bosco Training and Youth Center-Pasil, RAFI will provide for the one-year training cost of 10 voc-tech students every year for five years in the amount of P22,565 per student. RAFI will als...
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24Jul2011CEBU, July 24 (PIA) -- Some 650 folks from Ronda, Cebu braved the early morning cold winds to run and plant native tree species in their town during the recent Run 2 Plant 4 GREENIN Philippines in support to the National Greening Program of the Aquino government. Ronda Mayor Mariano Blanco III, municipal officials and employees, teachers, parents, students, and volunteer-professionals came in green shirts. They gathered at the town hall at 5 a.m. and ran to the planting site in Barangay...
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24Jul2011CEBU, July 24 (PIA) -- Thirty-six clients of the Ramon Aboitiz Foundation Inc. (RAFI) micro-finance program received Loyalty Awards in recognition of their support in promoting the values of credit and savings at the countryside. Micro-finance is a program under the Micro-finance & Entrepreneurship focus area of RAFI that provides financial resources and know-how to women micro-entrepreneurs to nurture financial independence and entrepreneurship. RAFI Micro-finance executive directo...
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10Jul2011CEBU, July 10 (PIA) --- The Ramon Aboitiz Foundation Inc. (RAFI), a leading NGO in Cebu presented the top five finalists per category of its 5th RAFI Triennial Awards for the Visayas and Mindanao in a public forum at the Eduardo Aboitiz Development Studies Center recently. The top five finalists for the individual category include Fr. Angelo Buenavides; Prof. Estrella Cantallopez; Apolinario Leyson, Sr., Fr. Dennis Tamayo and Rene Vendiola. For the institution category, ...
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16Apr2011Cebu, April 16 (PIA) – About 37 local storytellers and museum personnel in the Visayas region gathered in Cebu recently for a two-day training workshop held at the Cathedral Museum of Cebu to improve the writing and presentation skills of storytelling. The culture and heritage unit of the Ramon Aboitiz Foundation, Inc., (RAFI) in working partnership with the National Commission for Culture and the Arts (NCCA), organized the capability building for local storytellers and museum pers...
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13Apr2011CEBU, April 13 (PIA) – The local government unit of Sogod town in Cebu and a local NGO, the Ramon Aboitiz Foundation, Inc (RAFI) initiated the first ‘Brigada Eskwela’ in Cabalawan Elementary School in Sogod, Cebu recently. Through the School Rehabilitation Program of RAFI, it mobilizes a multi-sector volunteerism movement to raise awareness in the community by participating in the construction and rehabilitation of dilapidated classrooms. Sogod mayor Lissa Marie Durano...
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05Apr2011CEBU, April 05 (PIA) -- The Vicente Sotto Memorial Medical Center (VSMMC), a government hospital held a forum on Colorectal cancer for the employees of the Mandaue City government in observance of March as Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month. The forum was in cooperation with the Eduardo J. Aboitiz Cancer Center (EJACC) of the Ramon Aboitiz Foundation Inc. (RAFI) Dubbed as “Defeating Colorectal Cancer”, the forum featured Dr. Loreto B. Ong, a private practitioner on colorectal su...
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26Feb2011CEBU, Feb. 26 (PIA) – Eighty-nine young students from various schools and universities in Cebu signed up for the 5th Season of the ‘Young Minds Academy’ training program of the Ramon Aboitiz Foundation Inc. (RAFI) that will run for eight months starting March this year. These youth are called scholars that signified their willingness to fully participate in and complete the 8-month course that will include experiential education, learning visits and youth exchanges, capa...
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11Feb2010CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY (10 February) -- An intensified information package on the El Niño phenomenon will be waged by the Dept. of Agriculture (DA) in Northern Mindanao. "Although we do not yet experience the very dry spell that has occurred in other parts of the country, specifically in Northern Luzon, it would still be very helpful for our farmers to know what to do in order to mitigate its effects," Regional Executive Director Lealyn A. Ramos of DA, region 10, said. ...
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