EDUCATION SUMMIT 2013

The Chambermaid went to the EDUCATION SUMMIT 2013 conducted by the Department of Education Region XII in Partnership with the Local Government Unit of General Santos City on August 23, 2013 at the Family Country Hotel.

Councilor Rosalita Nunez, head of the Education Committee said that the current administration is serious in solving the issues and concern of the education system in the city, thus she encouraged all the participants to contribute to the success of the summit as this will greatly help the legislators and the DepEd in coming up with the best programs.

During the summit students, teachers, principals, representatives from diffferent stakeholders: NGOs & GOs were able to come up with a shopping list of obectives and recommendations to be able to achieve the EFA (Education for All) Goals for 2015. Some of the common issues identified during the workshop were: Teacher's Competence, Lack of Educational facilities, Increased rate of Dropouts, among others.

Presenting the output from the workshop representing the GO's & NGO's

Mr. Diosdado Ablanido, Schools Division Superintendent said the Department would want to come up with a program that will sustain the educational reforms and they are very happy with the opportunity that this summit will be able to bring.

Present to answer his constituents' concern was Hon. Ronnel C. Rivera, Mayor of this city. Mayor Rivera assured the summit participants that the input from the summit will be studied diligently and will be incorporated in the City's Executive-Legislative Agenda along with the proposed EFA programs. Mayor Rivera spearheaded in the signing of commitment for the achievement of the EFA Goals.

As of this writing, your chamber has already turned over 186 units of 2-classroom buildings to different areas across the city. This ongoing project is in partnership with the Local Government of General Santos City and the good friends of the South. Cotabato Fil-Chinese Chamber of Commerce, Inc.

 

ECONOMIC SUMMIT

Attended a consultative meeting/ workshop yesterday ( Sept. 12, 2013)  at the M Place in Osmena Street this City ,for the Commerce and Trade Sector. This is a prelude to the Economic Summit happening on October 3, 2013 through the initiative of the Local Government of General Santos City in Partnership with the GSC Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Inc.

The workshop is aimed to formulate the Sustainable Economic Development Strategic Plan of General Santos City for the CY 2014-2016.

This is just the first in a series of 12 workshops covering  different sectors.

FIL-CHINESE VOLUNTEER FIRE BRIGADE: Celebrating 30 Years of Dedication & Volunteerism

The South Cotabato Filipino-Chinese Chamber of Commerce Volunteer Fire Brigade recently Celebrated its 3Oth Foundation Anniversary. Founded on August 31, 1983, during the Presidency of Tay Song Pei and Chairmanship of Melchor Young, the SCFCCCIVFB has grown to be one of the most dependable partners of the Local Government Unit of General Santos and the Bureau of Fire Protection in keeping  the lives and properties of the people, Generals or not, safe from Fire Incidents.

The celebration kicked off with a motorcade participated by our partners from the different Volunteer Fire Brigades of KCC, TSP Marine Industries, RD Fishing Group of Companies and the Bureau of Fire Protection .  

This was followed by a simple fellowship night in honor of the brave people behind the operations of the SCFCCCI Volunteer Fire Brigade. The Past Presidents were given recognition for the unwavering support they have extended to the Fire Brigade. El Capitan Mr. Felipe Lim was also recognized as the Fire Marshal to have served the longest for the past 30 years.

Mr. Domingo Teng, Past President , former chairman and the First Fire Marshal of the SCFCCCI -FB gave a very touching  and inspiring speech which melted the heart of the audience. 

Also present during the celebration were the Honorable Members of the Sangguniang Panglungsod :Richard Atendido, Ed Leyson IV, Art Cloma, Brix Tan, and Rosalita Nunez . The councilors together with Mr. Rogel Bitoon, Executive Assistant III , representing Mayor Ronnel Rivera, accepted six (6) units of fire fighting hose for the Bureau of Fire Protection.

also in the picture: Mr. Felipe Lim, Mr. Philip Tan ( FB Chairman)

 and Mr. Kerwin Cue (Chamber president)

Mr. Rogel Bitoon, Executive Asistant III, CMO

The Mayor, through his message, expressed his gratitude for the equipment donated to the Bureau and likewise assured the chamber of his support to its worthy endeavor.

The event was hosted by Mr. Allan Kim S. Villanueva, banker and a Volunteer Fire Fighter himself.

The Director

The Chambermaid

My life in China has recently perked up!

Invitation to summits here and seminars there started coming in and it definitely fired my veins up. Suddenly, China is not so boring anymore. The world out there was actually glad that finally, somebody will be able to represent the Chamber regularly. The pleasure is mine, of course.

And with all these developments, I decided to change this supposedly "Boredom-ranting-blog" into my very own Chamber Journal, thus, from being the "Chix & China", I renamed it "THE CHAMBERMAID."

I'm gonna go and try to dust my archive for the past activities I've represented the Chamber and will be updating this baby with the recent activities. Ah! This is going to be fun...sweeping the  possibilities and opportunities as the Executive Director of thisChamber.