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THE OUTSTANDING YOUNG MEN OF 2007 AWARDEDSeven(7) distinguished young Filipinos have made it to the final cut of this year’s search for The Outstanding Young Men (TOYM). .The formal awards ceremonies was held at the Malacañang Palace last December 10, 2007 with Her Excellency President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo as the Guest of Honor. The TOYM Award, widely recognized as the country’s most prestigious recognition for young men & women whose selfless dedication to their field resulted to significant contributions to the country and our countrymen. The award is now on its 49th year, being organized by the Junior Chamber International, Philippines or Philippine Jaycees since 1959. The distinguished Board of Judges was Chaired by Supreme Court Chief Justice Reynato S. Puno with members Camarines Sur Gov. Luis Raymund F. Villafuerte, Ms. Teresita Sy- Coson, Chairperson of Banco de Oro, Cebu Gov. Gwen F. Garcia, Mr. Ambeth Ocampo, Chairman, National Historical Institute, Atty. Miguel B. Varela, PCCI Chairman Emeritus and Mr. Jose Victor I. Luciano, President and CEO, Clark International Airport Corporation. The members of the screening panel was composed of past TOYM Awardees chaired by Dr. Jaime C. Montoya, with Dr. Ma. Corazon De Ungria, Atty. Ipat Luna , Atty Romero Quimbo, Dr. Windell Rivera, Mr. Josiah Go, Mr. Edgardo Herbosa, Jr. as the co members. The seven awardees will join the elite circle of more than 400 awardees since its inception in 1959. From more than a hundred nominees nationwide, the seven awardees were; Kara Patria C. David (Broadcast Journalism) - She is currently the co-host of award winning TV program “I-witness” the first ever full-length documentary program in the country, what has been dubbed as “Philippine Television’s Finest Hour”. She also host “100% Pinoy” a weekly magazine program that showcases Filipino arts and culture. Joseph Victor G. Ejercito (Government/Public Service)- He is currently the Mayor of San Juan City, since he assumed the public spotlight, JV believes that he is called upon to serve and make positive difference in the lives of the Filipino masses, especially the youth. Under Mayor JV’s leadership, the municipality of San Juan had emerged triumphant City amidst the economic and political crises besting the nation. Captain Giemel O. Espino (Military Services) - He spearheaded successful rain making operations in regions 2, region 6 and region 7 for socio-economic development of the country the height of the “El Nino” phenomenon in 2005.With all might Captain Espino’s small rain making unit under the Philippine Air force, he responded to the call of President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo to the armed forces of the Philippines to intensify and extensity cloud seeding operation to fight drought at various region of the country this year 2007. Anthony Rolando T. Golez, Jr. (Disaster Management) - He was appointed to serve as the current deputy Administrator of NDCC. Aside from this he was designated as Government Spoke person on Disaster Information and Management on all natural disasters. He has spearheaded a lot of programs like Be Better, Build Better Program and to name a few. He was a recipient of the PAGASA’s Wind Vane Award for helping the country’s weather bureau during times of calamities in its advocacy and preparedness campaigns. Dennis B. Mendiola (Business Leadership) - He is the founder and CEO of Chikka Asia, Inc. Is the creator of popular chikka Text Messenger service, and today’s leading provider of enhanced mobile messaging service. A remarkable leader and visionary in the internet and mobile space, Dennis has done more than set-up a profitable venture built around the high value and universal utility of Chikka. Fr. Fernando Suarez CC (Religious Service) - He was born in Batangas in 1967. After spending much of his life living and working in the Philippines, with a Chemical Engineering degree, he came to Winnipeg, Canada in 1995. IN Canada, he continued to pursue his desire to follow the Lord as a Roman Catholic Priest, something he strongly felt God was calling him to become. He found that as he sensed God calling him to pray with people who were sick, these people he ministered to were getting healed. Tobias Reynald M. Tiangco( Community Service)- He is a believer in innovative solutions. Mayor Toby succeeded where his predecessors failed: stopping the floods in Navotas City. Since Navotas City lies below sea level;, two-thirds of the city sinks underwater as the tide rises. Recurrent floods due to high tide result in frequent suspension of classes even on sunny days and exposure to water borne diseases. The annual search is jointly presented by Junior Chamber Intl Philippines (Philippine Jaycees) with the TOYM Foundation Inc. and the Gerry Roxas Foundation Inc., together with this year’s corporate sponsors Banco De Oro , PLDT and Camsur Water Sports Complex (CWC), and in cooperation with Cebu Pacific Air and Philippine Star. This year’s Overall Chairman is JCI Sen. Soledad V. Magtuto, 2006 JCI Philippines National Senior EVP assisted by members of the search committee namely; JCI Mem. Ramfel R. Pleclaro-Deputy Chairman, JCI Mem. Judith Montenegro, Pre-Screening, JCI Mem. Larry Alcantara, Screening Chairman, JCI Mem. Josel Gaston, Judging Chairman, Ms. Gemma Sapnu-Awarding Chairman, JCI Sen. Reginald T. Yu, Publication and Souvenir Program with JCI Sen. Hilario G. Cruz II, TOYM Foundation Exec. Director and 2002 JCI Phils. National President, Atty. Mabel V. Mamba. as advisers. About TOYM Click here... |
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