JCI chooses 3 awardees for LEADavao

A POLICE officer, a dance teacher, and a doctor are the honorees of this year's Leaders and Achievers of Davao, a search project organized by the Davao Jaycee Senate.

The LEADavao awarding ceremony was held last December 19, 2015 at the Marco Polo Hotel and was attended by JCI Senate luminaries such as former Vice Mayor and Past Chapter President Louie Bonguyan, former City Councilor and Past President Nilo Abellera, incumbent first district Congressman and Chapter Director Karlo Nograles, JCISP Past National Presidents’ Joe Custodio and Nonoy Villa-Abrille, Past JCIP National President Anggie Angliongto and incoming JCI Senate Philippines National President Atty. Rogelio Garcia.

LEADavao was first held in 2003 under the presidency of Manuel "Bobby" Orig and was chaired by Nilo Claudio. There were five LEADavao honorees namely: Joji Ilagan Bian (business and education), Carolyn O. Arguillas (journalism), Jose Iñigo l. Ayala (arts and music), Margie Moran Floirendo (community service), and Antonio T. Uy (government service).

The awarding ceremony was held at the Marco Polo Davao during the JCI Senate Philippines National Convention hosted by the Davao Jaycee Senate that same year.

Through the leadership of 2015 President Jocy Tagle-Ledesma, the LEADavao Search Project was revived and chaired by Chapter Director Toto Mabaquiao, assisted by Vice Chair Steve Arquiza.

The event featured three outstanding Dabawenyos who best exemplified the JCI values. Honored were… Retired Police Supt. Dionisio C. Abude who was cited for his leadership role in various functions in the Davao City’s police force, having received 50 medals and 104 commendations as well as community service where he initiated the Ecological Youth Camp Program for Children in Conflict with the Law (CICL).

He currently serves as Assistant Operations to the City Mayor’s Office, and as Consultant of the Davao City Anti-Smoking Task Force. Dance maestra Lourdes Carmen D. Locsin who not only excelled individually but made a lifelong commitment to propagate and promote our local Arts and Culture by serving as mentor, artistic director and dance instructor at LCB Performing Arts Center Foundation.

Her notable works include being Director and Choreographer of “House built by tunes”, “Alay sa Bayan”, and “Rico… AngBatangKalye”. Rico was Davao’s first original musical theater production that included actual street children as talents in 2001. And honored in the field of Public Health Service and Hospital Administration was Dr. Leopoldo J. Vega who, as Medical Center Chief, transformed SPMC into a first class Government Health Facility thus, providing the much needed healthcare for Dabawenyos in all walks of life. He also served as Medical Director of the Davao Medical School Foundation from 2004 to 2008 and is currently the Medical Center Chief II of SPMC.

The Board of Judges led by Panel Head and past LEADavao Awardee Joji Ilagan-Bian with members One Network Bank President Alex Buenaventura, DLPC Executive Vice President and COO Art Milan, DSWD Regional Director Priscilla N. Razon and DOT ASEC Art Boncato, Jr. were present during the awarding.

After the awarding, the Davao Jaycee Senate went on to celebrate its Annual Christmas Party and Chapter Elections on the same night.

This 2016, the Davao Jaycee Senate will be led by its newly elected President Richard Eric Tandoc.

Davao Jaycee Senate’s event would not have been possible without the support of its corporate partners namely; Aboitiz Power, CITI Hardware, Marco Polo Davao, APM, Eden Nature Park and Resort, The Island Buenavista, Davao, King Printers Davao, Tristar Fuels, The Linden Suites, Sea Wind Residences, Florsheim, Naturalizer and Petro Trade Philippines.

LEADAVAO is an annual project of the Davao Jaycee Senate. The Davao Jaycee Senate is an organization of Junior Chamber International (JCI) members who, in recognition of their outstanding achievements and contribution to the JCI movement, have been awarded a lifetime membership as JCI Senators.

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