Partnership forged with Metrobank Foundation and Aurora Rep. Angara
excerpts from MTKalaw Institute

The Metrobank Foundation, the corporate social responsibility arm of the Metrobank Group and the office of Congressman Juan Edgardo Angara are extending donation to the Maximo T. Kalaw Institute for Sustainable Development's Earthling journal project. Over 2000 public school students in Pangasinan will benefit from the donations from the Metrobank Foundation, and 186 public and private schools in Aurora Province will benefit from the donations from Cong. Angara.

MTKISD forged partnership with Metrobank Foundation and Cong. Angara through their education programs. Earthlings shall serve as the take-off project for integral citizenship building, as the entire education system is looped into a program for environmental conservation and nation development. To ensure that teachers are primed in the use of the journals, Teachers' Guides are bundled into each distribution, and shall be monitored to assess the impact.

Earthling Journals are designed to instill values of respect for and promotion of human and ecological security, Filipino identity, sustainable lifestyle and consumption patterns.

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Dr. Romeo S. Cabanilla, ASCOT President grabbed the semi-finalist nomination of Presidential or Lingkod Bayan Award conducted by Civil Service Commission.

The Presidential or Lingkod Bayan Award is conferred on an individual or group of individuals for exceptional or extraordinary contribution/s resulting from an idea or performance that had nationwide impact on public interest, security and patrimony. The contribution may be a suggestion, innovation, invention or superior accomplishment.

The Civil Service Commission requests any information, positive or negative, about the aforementioned semi-finalists. Please submit information on or before July 13, 2006 to the CSC Honor Awards Program (HAP Secretariat, Public Assistance and Information Office, Civil Service Commission, Constitution Hills, Quezon City through:

Telephone numbers : 931-7993; 932-0381; and 932-0111
Fax number : 932-0179
TEXTCSC : 0917-8398272
E-mail address : csc_2006awards@yahoo.com.ph
: paio@csc.gov.ph

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picture of Dr. Cabanilla link here

Military Soldiers waiting for their turn.




(Above photos) Wreath laying proper at the Shrine of the Siege of Baler with Cong. Sonny Angara, Vice Governor Annabelle C. Tangson(Acting Governor), Mayor Arthur J. Angara, a representative from National Historical Institute and other guests and visitors.

Officials, military and locals join hand in hand in salute to our national flag(minus the flag photo).

Mayor Arthur J. Angara of Baler

Vice Governor Annabelle C. Tangson delivered a remarkable speech in celebration of Phil-Spanish Friendship Day.

>>in the news::
Of Friends and Allies
By EDGARDO J. ANGARA
Manila Bulletin 07/02/06

PALENCIA, CASTILLA Y LEON – For the first time since its inaugural celebration in Baler, Aurora in 2003, the Philippines-Spanish Friendship Day was commemorated in this province of Castilla on Friday, June 30. This was made possible through the efforts of Jesus Valbuena, a grandson of Corporal Jesus Garcia Quijano, one of the 33 Spanish soldiers who survived the siege of Baler.

Photo taken by Carrie Emmanuel