NOVEMBER is consistent. It’s still fun! Wednesday night was the Finale Session of my Virtual Public Speaking Course. As usual, it was enjoyable, engaging, and full of life. The evening was a blast!
The following individuals delivered their 5-minute speeches Wednesday night: a) Riztheod Gabrielle Z. Israel, Medical Technologist/Entrepreneur; b) PLT Jerard Mark Oliver T. Jubelag, a licensed criminologist and policeman; c) Rejamna Pandangan Jubelag, Human Resource Head and People Champion; d) Cirilo A. Lagnason, Jr., Assistant Protected Area Superintendent, DENR; e) ENS Julie Pearl Marie C. Jubelag, Philippine Coast Guard; and f) Altherese Sirach A. Dayap, Grade 12 student of General Santos Hope Christian School.
Our guest speakers were Fiel Angeli Espejo Araoarao-Gabin, administrative officer IV (Public Relations Officer) of the local government unit of Tagbilaran City and Atty. Ronan Y. Villagonzalo.
Fiel engages in youth development through capacity-building and skills enhancement, and culture and the arts promotion.
In Toastmasters, Fiel has achieved the level of Competent Toastmaster in 1995, and Competent Communicator in June 2015. Her former club was the Sandugo Toastmasters Club while her present club is the Bohol Toastmasters Club where she served as president in July 2014.
Our second guest, Atty. Villagonzalo, advocates leadership education. In Toastmasters, he is a Competent Communicator and is a member of the Sultan Toastmasters Club in Quezon City.
Kudos to my committed six participants and special thanks to our invited guest speakers.
Thank you also for the priceless services of my in-house artist who did all the video clips and other technical requirements of the short course, the pretty Shiloh Ruthie S. Canlas.
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Police News
On Nov. 17, 2021, personnel of Sarangani Provincial Police Office (SPPO) spearheaded by PCOL Nicomedes P. Olaivar, Jr., provincial director, together with Governor Steve Chiongbian Solon, MGEN Ernesto C. Torres, PA, BGEN Potencio C. Camba, PA, and PCOL Oliver Maquiling, INF PA, held a press conference on Ending Local Communist Armed Conflict at 1002nd Infantry Brigade, Camp Agaab in Barangay Malandag, Malungon, Sarangani.
The press conference participated by PNP and AFP counterparts with the Sarangani governor and other line agencies of government is a collaborative effort to attain the goal of ending the armed struggle between the New People’s Army and the Philippine government.
The activity was highlighted by the success stories of former rebels who are beneficiaries of the Enhanced Comprehensive Local Integration Program as they reintegrated in the community.
Meanwhile, the SPPO held a groundbreaking ceremony of the Association of Police Officer via Lateral Entry (APOLE) Quarters on Nov. 11, 2021.
The APOLE quarters is a joint project initiated by Boholano provincial director, PCOL Nicomedes P. Olaivar, Jr. and the APOLE national office under its founding chairperson and president, PLTCOL Carlo Manuel represented by PCAPT Robert B. Fores, APOLE regional coordinator for Region 12.
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Woman Talk is on its third month and so far, everything is still consistently exciting! We have sent an invitation to the office of the Vice President to guest her in the show. We are hopeful that we can have VP Leni Robredo soon.
We have communicated with her office and complied with some information required by her communications team. Fingers crossed!
Meanwhile, our guests tomorrow are Joel Catipay, Sr., Chairperson SIKATODA Riders Group Association of Barangay Sinawal, General Santos City, and former Chairperson Leonardo Camahalan, also of the same group.
It will be exciting to listen to the stories of these gentlemen and their experiences as leaders especially at the onset of the pandemic and the succeeding months.
While at this, we want to thank our loyal sponsors for their trust and confidence in the quality of our show: Sweet Things Cakes and Pastries which is owned and managed by my childhood friend, Emma Ingking Ytol; my mother’s childhood friend, Nang Neria Te of Tagbilaran City; the South Cotabato Swine Producers Association; Dr. Jan Miranda of GenSan Hip and Knee Center, and the SOCSKSARGEN Federation of Fishing and Allied Industries, Inc.-Secretariat of the Pacific Community partnership.
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Food for Thought
If you are in a relationship with a person who has the propensity to lie, be careful. Either you confront his lies, and he realizes it, or you tolerate his lies, and he can get away with it.
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Writer can be reached at belindabelsales@gmail.com. Twitter @ShilohRuthie/PN
