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“God has a plan for you. Nothing is an accident.” 

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YMA is a youth leadership and citizenship development program of the Eduardo Aboitiz Development Studies Center (EADSC) of RAFI aimed at developing young people to become responsible and accountable leaders and proactive citizens ready to serve the public and its interests.

It was launched last October 2006 and already ran for four seasons, including a special summer edition held in 2009 for Region 8.

It is one of the programs under RAFI’s Leadership & Citizenship focus area, one of the five key focus areas in RAFI’s comprehensive approach to elevating lives and communities. Its other focus areas are Integrated Development, Micro-finance & Entrepreneurship, Culture & Heritage, and Education.

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 Young Minds Academy Season 6 (YMA) launching last January 21, 2012. RAFI is now accepting applications for the program.

To join the sixth season of YMA, interested applicants must form a team of five members under one of the following categories: Generation A (17-20 years old) and Generation B (12-16 years old). To become responsible citizens and accountable, proactive leaders ready to serve the public and its interests. List of team and individual requirements and application forms may be obtained from the Eduardo Aboitiz Development Studies Center, or downloaded at www.rafi.org.ph.

Deadline for the submission of applications is on February 20, 2012.

Submit completed application forms and requirements to RAFI for short listing and screening.  You may mail or submit in person at the following address:

The Executive Director

Eduardo Aboitiz Development Studies Center

Ramon Aboitiz Foundation, Inc.

35 Lopez Jaena St. Cebu City 6000

For your queries, please feel free to contact us through Mel Yan at 418-7234 loc 110 or email mel.yan@rafi.org.ph.

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In recent years, people have stopped trying to find a clone and just searched for a similarly dominant great player. If you ever wondered why LeBron James is seen as such a failure, a lot of it has to do with his inability to meet the example set by Jordan.

There are many great players in the NBA these days, most of whom have never been directly compared to Jordan. Nevertheless, His Airness says only one player comes close enough to his greatness to merit the comparison. Not surprisingly, that player is Kobe Bryant

Kobe's ultimate competition is MJ. That's why MJ watches him. MJ made people think what he was doing wasn't human. Ditto the Kobester.

I never said Kobe was better than MJ. MJ just told me Kobe's the only one to have done the work, to deserve comparison.

Congratulations, Kobe: Your life's work has meant something. All that time spent aping Jordan's movements and skills has paid off. He acknowledged you. You made it.

the notoriously petty Jordan was going to mention anyone, it makes that he'd single out Kobe, and not just because he'd consider the mimicry flattering. Bryant really does work harder than everyone else, and he's been good for long enough (with no signs of slowing down) that he may eventually top Jordan's longevity. They're similarly insane competitors.

The "Next Jordan" idea was always a silly one, but Bryant is certainly the player most like Jordan in all aspects of his game — even if he eventually becomes something less than the greatest player of the post-MJ era, which I'm sure many of you will argue in the comments. That's an accomplishment in itself. Even coming close to the top means something.

source by:

http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/nba-ball-dont-lie/michael-jordan-thinks-only-kobe-bryant-deserves-comparisons-222702003.html 

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Let's Visit CEBU!

 VIVA PIT SENYOR!!! 

SINULOG

Why they called it " SINULOG? " 

The word Sinulog comes from the Cebuano  adverb sulog which roughly means "like water current movement;" it describes the forward-backward movement of the Sinulog dance. The dance consists of two steps forward and one step backward, done to the sound of drums. The dance is categorized into Sinulog-base, Free-Interpretation. Candle vendors at the Basilica continue to perform the traditional version of the dance when lighting a candle for the customer, usually accompanied by songs in the native language. 

The Sinulog is an annual festival held on the third Sunday of January in Cebu City, Philippines. The festival commemorates the Cebuano people’s pagan origin, and their acceptance of Roman Catholicism.

The festival features a street parade with participants in bright coloured costumes dancing to the rhythm of drums, trumpets  and native gongs. Smaller versions of the festival are held in various parts of the province, also to celebrate and honor the Santo Niño. There is also a "Sinulog sa Kabataan" performed by the youths of Cebu a week before the parade. Recently, the festival has been promoted as a tourist attraction, with a contest featuring contingents from various parts of the country. The Sinulog Contest is usually held in the Cebu City Sports Complex. 

The Sinulog celebration lasts for nine days, culminating on the final day with the Sinulog Grand Parade. The day before the parade, the Fluvial Procession is held at dawn with a statue of the Santo Niño carried on a pump boat from Mandaue City to Cebu City, decked with hundreds of flowers and candles. The procession ends at the Basilica where a re-enactment of the Christianizing (that is, the acceptance of Roman Catholicism) of Cebu is performed. In the afternoon, a more solemn procession takes place along the major streets 

of the city, which last for hours due to large crowd participating in the event.

VIVA PIT SENIOR!!! 

List of MMFF 2011 Awards

Taking home the huge awards was the movie Manila Kingpin: The Asiong Salonga Story in the Awards night of the 37th Metro Manila Film Festival. The event was held at Resorts World Manila Performing Arts Theater in Pasay. A total of 11 trophies were bagged by Manila Kingpin  which includes: Best Picture, Best Screenplay for  Roy Iglesias and Ray Venura, Gatpuno Villegas Cultural Award, Best Supporting Actor for  John Regala, and Best Director.

 The Best Actress was Maricel Soriano for their movie Yesterday Today Tomorrow. Earlier, it was reported that the actress will not attend the awards night along with the other actors after the controversial disqualification of their movie by the festival committee.  The disqualification came about after knowing that  the movie violated the rules of MMFF. In the Best Actor category, Dingdong Dantes  was the winner, however the actor was not present. He starred in the suspense-thriller movie Segunda Mano with Kris Aquino.

Here is the list of Metro Manila Film Festival (MMFF) 2011 Winners:

Best Picture:

Manila Kingpin: The Asiong Salonga Story

2nd Best Picture:

Enteng ng Ina Mo

3rd Best Picture:

Shake, Rattle and Roll 13

Best Director:

Gary dela Cruz (Asiong Salonga)

Best Actress:

Maricel Soriano (Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow)

Best Actor:

Dingdong Dantes (Segunda Mano)

Best Supporting Actor:

John Regala (Asiong Salonga)

Best Supporting Actress:

Eugene Domingo (My Househusband)

Best Child Performer:

Bugoy Cariño (Shake, Rattle & Roll 13)

Best Original Story:

Shake, Rattle & Roll 13: Lunod

Best Screenplay:

Roi Iglesias and Rey Ventura (Asiong Salonga)

Gatpuno Antonio Villegas Cultural Award:

Manila Kingpin: The Asiong Salonga Story

Best Production Design:

Manila Kingpin: The Asiong Salonga Story

Best Editing:

Jason Cahapay and Ryan Orduna (Asiong Salonga)

Best Musical Score:

Nonong Buencamino (Asiong Salonga)

Best Sound Recording:

Mike Idioma (Asiong Salonga)

Best Visual Effects:

Riot, Inc. (Ang Panday 2)

Best Make-Up:

Enteng ng Ina Mo

Best Original Theme Song:

“La Paloma” by Ely Buendia (Asiong Salonga)

Best Cinematography:

Carlo Mendoza (Asiong Salonga)

Gender Sensitivity Award:

My Househusband, Ikaw Na!

Best Float:

Panday 2

Success of VBS 2011

Yes! I was there…

The Visayas Blogging Summit 2011 was successfully done with the passion, learning & smile.  Cebu Bloggers Society Inc.  organized the event in partnership with the following sponsor(SM City Cebu, )  It was a full blast of speakers that trigger me blog & blog & blog! I’ve learned something new about blog as a newbie. I’ve been blogging for 2 years. But I know that there’s a lot of stuff about blog that I need to know. The VBS 2011 was a big opportunity I didn’t missed. It was done perfectly!!!

It's Time BCB

Best Cebu Blog 2011 is the most awaited event I’ve waited for so long. WHY?  Because this year I am nominated  as one of the http://www.bestcebublogs.com. I don’t have any idea about it. Why not I try to be one of them? To be on the next level in the world of BLOG! It’s really an admiration why I started to blog. I admired so much with my dearest  friend Jaysee John Pingkian, he’s the best person I’ve meet in my life. He always told me to blog & blog even if your not that good but it’s enough.  http://mcjobz.blogspot.com/ being nomineted for Best Cebu Blog 2011. Now Best Cebu Blog announced the 40 bloggers to be qualify as Best Cebu Blog Awards Finalists. 

I’m so proud that I’m one of the nominees in both Personal and Travel Category and YES! I will be attending the awards night I’m a scared & shy because it’s my first time. I’m just hoping for the best, & also hoping that I will win for the raffle.. hehe..!!! hopefully! :-) 

The 4th Annual Best Cebu Blogs Awards December 9, 2011 @ 5pm – SM City Cebu Conference Hall A

In partnership with the following sponsor   Nokia Philippines, Maribago Bluewater Beach Resort, SM City Cebu, Timex Philippines, GT Cosmetics Manufacturing, GT & Me, Globe Telecom, Wacky Tots PhotoBooth,Orange Brutus, Cebu Bloggers Society Inc., Empress Of Drac, Bjorn Cebuano, Face Cebu, Pulso.PH andOld’s Cool Online.

Most Awaited Event of this year

Yes! I was there…

     

The Visayas Blogging Summit 2011 was successfully done with the passion, learning & smile.  Cebu Bloggers Society Inc.  organized the event in partnership with the following sponsor (SM City Cebu,Ramon Aboitiz Foundation Inc.,PR Works,GeiserMaclang).

me with Jaysee John Pingkian & Jomar Lipon

      It was a full blast of speakers that trigger me to be onto it and blog & blog & blog! I’ve learned something new about blog as a newbie. I’ve been blogging for 2 years. But I know that there’s a lot of stuff about blog that I need to know. The VBS 2011 was a big opportunity I didn’t missed. It was done perfectly!!!