SMAW GRADUATES

*August 13 - August 31, 2008
Batch 49

AILEEN RIODIQUE
ALBERT DOMDOM
ALEJANDRO ARTILLERA
ARNEL NAPOLES
EDWIN FERRER
ERICKSON TORIO
HARRY TAPISPISAN
HAZEL ABRIGO
JEFFERSON ALMONTE
JHONNY ALEGRE
JONATHAN FERNANDEZ
LESTER SISON
LILIFER BONGGOT
LITO MEDINA
MANILYN BONGGOT
MILAGROS OMAGTANG
MYLENE CAPISTRANO
NELSON GIRON
NIÑO RAQUINO
PHILIP JAIME
RAMEL DALUSONG
REGGIE JARDIN
RODEL RICO
RODOLFO LASTRILLA JR.
ROGELIO GUILLENO JR.
RONALDO FRIAS
VILLAMOR SORIANO
MARIA ARTILLERA
PIA QUIJANO
BONIFACIO CASTILLEJOS JR.
NIÑO TORIO
JAYSON ARCEGA
BRIEGS CASTILLEJOS II
MARK DECASA
ANTHONY PANGANIBAN
GARY LEE AMISTOSO
ARNEL QUIJANO
ROLANDO ESCARPE

Adults return to school for welding

With PGMA's TW scholarship, adults return to school for welding

Catbalogan City -- With President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo's training for work scholarship coupon of P10,000.00 each, some 15 adults, including graduates of BS courses returned to school particularly Tiburcio Tancinco Memorial Insitute of Science and Technology (TTMIST) in Calbayog City.

Today, August 28, they received their scholarship certificates from TESDA-Samar Provincial Director Cleta Omega.

Rosalino Narciso is a former OFW who now works as a driver in Calbayog City. He learned from his friends about the third batch of recruitment for Shielded Metal Arm Welding (SMAW). He and four others trooped to register with Mr. Virgilio Galvez, their instructor in welding at TTMIST.

Narciso, 35 and another classmate Ricardo Galbos 37 seem more mature than the first year college freshmen who also received scholarship coupons, yet the group does not mind.

They are keen on seeking surefire jobs that they perform better in their welding lessons, said their instructor.

Classes here are really hands on! Everyone is given the chance to apply the theories learned in the early part of their classes, explained Narciso.

Still another classmate, Julius Juntilla who is a graduate of BS in Industrial Technology (BSIT) and who remains jobless up to now, returned to TTMIST to learn welding.

Juntilla said he was inspired by another graduate of SMAW named Mark Sagarol who now works at Our Lady of Porziuncula Hospital as welder.

A classmate whispered that Mark would be hired by a shipbuilder in Subic once his papers are processed.

These good news of employment has inspired these 'jobless' adults to try welding.

"Madali makatrabaho," Galbos said. He said that he used to work as a casual employee at the DPWH but with his time in training at welding full time, he intends to focus on his training and perfect his skill.

Come September, this group of men would be undergoing an assessment from TESDA for them to get a National Certificate on welding.

The NC ll certificate would qualify them to work as welders either in Hanjin at Subic or a shipyard in Cebu, offered Mr. Ben Mar from TESDA.

In an LCD presentation done by Ms. Omega, it showed that more than a thousand welders are needed in the shipbuilding industry. (By Ninfa B Quirante - PIA-Samar)

SMAW GRADUATES

*August 6 - August 24,2007
Batch 48

EDGARDO TORRES
ACE PASAMONTE
ADONIS FONTANILLA
ALEXANDER NAVARRO
ALEXANDER AGUSTIN
ALPHA VALIDO
ANALIZA GONZALES
ANGELO ALARMA
ANNIELYN MARMOL
ANTHONY CANONIZADO
BLOWIE MADAMBA
CARLO TINAGAN
CESAR FRONDARINA
CHRISTIAN LIM
CHRISTOPHER PARREÑAS
CHRISTOPHER DIZON
DENVER COLORADO
DIANDY MARTINITO
EDWIN GALANIDO
FEDERICO NAVARRO
FELIX LIM
FLORDALIZA EDNALAN
GLEN LOPEZ
GRACE ANNE LIM
JEFFREY CATOLICO
JENNIFER PUZON
JIM PATRICK POBLETE
JIMMY EJAUS
JOHN CARWIN NODADO
MAR BERNABE CABULOY
MARK JOSEPH MANALASTAS
MICHAEL ABAYA
MICHELL ABELLA
REDEL LACBAYEN
RICHARD JOHN DE LEON
ROMEO ASIS
ROMMELITO DAMPIL
RONALD TAMAYO
ULYZESS PARSACALA
VIRGILIO DELA CRUZ
MARY GRACE ROME
RALYN ISLAO
KRISTINA JOY FABIAN
ROMA KRIS MENDOZA
DARYL LAXAMANA
MARVIN EDQUILANG

SMAW GRADUATES

*July 30 - August 17,2007
Batch 47

ANDREL CEÑIDOZA
ANNABELLE DELSOCORRO
ARIEL REGUINDIN
ARMANDO CARPIO
BERNARDO ORPILLA
BLITZ BARSI NONAY
CHARLES AGYAO
CHRISTOPHER ACABODILLO
CONCHITA BUNGAY
ELSA MERTO
FELIX MUNAR
FREDERICK ARTILLERA
GILBERT MANLA
HAYDEE DAYRIT
HEZEKIAH DAVE UMIPIG
IAN GARETTE PAJE
JAMES MORENO
JEMARIE VIERNES
JENENIE FAMA
JENNIFER REYES
JEOVANNE SARMIENTO
JOMAR BUENO
LENIE DELOS SANTOS
LUCKY RAYMAN CERA
MANOLO CONCEPCION
MARCIAL MACALALAG
JOHN PHILIP JONOS
REA ROSE AGUÑA
REINHARD LLADOC
RITCHIE BAJAS
RIZALDO RUMERAL
ROLLY DIAN
ROMMEL LUSTADO
ROMNICK ESTEBAN
RONALDO MANOLOTO
RONNIE ARTILLERA
SEVERINO ESPINOSA
SIONY FALCUNITIN
WILLIAM GADIOSO
ABELARDO LUZONG
ALBERT GAYEN
CARLOS REYES
DENNIS RAGADIO
DEXTER LEOVERAS
DOMINADOR DELA CRUZ III
EDWARD MUNAR JR.
EMMANUEL GABRIEL JR.
FELIPE SANTOS JR.
FRANCIS CANTERO
GERALD GARAPAN
GRACE FRANCISCO
HELEN VELEZ
JAIMY CAMPOS
JEFFER CONCEPCION
JOJO CAGUILLO
JONAS CARBONELL
JONATHAN LADERA
JONATHAN MARDO
JUN PUNU
LAMBERT REYES
LORELEI RODRIGUEZ
MARICHU FELICIANO
MARK FRANCIS TAMAYO
MENELLENE BAUTISTA
MICHAEL BRYAN MARCE
MONTROSS MALIXI
PRINCE OSCAR OLARTE II
QUENNIE LYNN GARZON
RENAN BALAYANTO
RICHARD DE GUIA
RICKY LAURIANO
ROBENSON MAHUSAY
ROMMEL DACO
RONALDO COMPANION
ROSARIO RAMOS
ROWELL NILO
RUBEN AQUINO II
STEVEN JOHN SILAO
VERNALYN ABUAN
JUDY ANN RAMIL
JOMAR BUENO
JOSE VARGAS
REYNALDO LUPIAN
REYNALDO LUPIAN
NIÑO ATENCIO

SMAW GRADUATES

*July 23 - August 10,2007
Batch 46

HAZEL MAE VALE CRUZ
AARON TAYO
BRENDA LALUAN
ACE DELA CRUZ
ARISTEO BARRUGA
ARNOLD LUIS ARMADA
BRIAN ALONZO
BRYAN MILAGROSA
ELMER ESPINOSA
ERLINDA OBLIGAR
FRANCISCO OLAIS JR.
JAYSON LLOYD PALASIGUE
JEFFERSON TY
JOEL CONSUNTOJOEL CANTORIA
MA.ARLYN FERRER
JOHN PAUL MARQUEZJOHN
RAFAEL ARIAS
JOJO FERNANDO REYES
JOSEPH ROQUE
JOSEPH GARCIA
JUDITH SORTIJAS
MARIA TERESA PIAMONTE
MARK ANTHONY BUSEL
JULIUS NAVARRO
MARY FE DAQUIOAG
MICHAEL DEANG
PAG-ASA TAJONERA
ROLAN DAVID
SUZETTE PALASIGUE
ALBERTO LUZON JR.
ARMANDO DOMONDON
ARTURO GALICIA
ARVIN VALENZUELA
CHARILSTONIÑO BELTRAN
CHRISTOPHER LUNA
ERNESTO GABIASO
FIDEL GUILLENO
FRANCISCO PADUL
GOLDIVAR FLORES
HELEN ALMAZAN
HERNAN ESTEBAN
HERNANDO AMPONIN JR.
JADE DUHAYLUNGSOD
JANETTE FABRERO
JESSIE TABRA JR.
JESUS GONZALES
JOEL MENDOZA
JOEL DELA CRUZ
JOSEPHINE OBIÑA
LIEZL CORPUZ
LOUIE BALAOING
MARCIAL WAGUIS
MICHAEL GARCIA
PRINCESS MAYUMI ORTEGA
RANDOLPH STRADER
RENALYN TEODORO
RICHARD MARTINEZ
RODANTE ALIPIO
RONALD RITCHIE RAMIREZ
VERNIE KEITH ANIBAN
WILLIAM ESCARILLA
LIZA JAVELOSA
RONNIE BARRIENTOS
LEA PADILLA
ANITA GERMINAL
MARY ROSE ADA
GEORGE MARCELINO
FANCISCO BADANOY JR.
REGGIE CALING
CHRISTOPHER DOBLE

SMAW GRADUATES

*July 16 - August 3,2007
Batch 45

MARY ANN SANTOS
REGGIE DE LEON
RICHARD BASADA
MERVIN DOMENDEN
ERIK AMADO
HEHERSON MENDOZA
HOMER TUMANUT
JOEL MANILA
ANALYN DADIOS
MABELLE VALENZUELA
EDMELYN DOLOPO
ALFREDO MARTIN JR.
LUCIA DE LEON
ALMA ESTEBAN
MARY CRIS RAMIDO
JESSA BELTRAN
JOHN CASTILLO
JOHN BULATAO
NATHANIEL CUNANAN
RONNIE GINGCO
IRINEO BONDAL JR.
ALFIE SIWA
DEMOSTHENES CARIG
MICHAEL ACTOY
MICHAEL CATIGAWAN
BARBARA EDNALAN
BOBBY SANTILLANA
CHIO MARTINEZ
DONNIE ANICKER
ERREL DOMONDOM
EVER MAQUIO
GALVIN ALCASID
JEFFREY MORALES
BARTLEY DE VERA
JOHN LUIS DIMALANTA
JOSEPH CARBONEL
JOSIE MIGUEL
JULIE MONTEVIRGEN
LORENZO RAMONEDA
LORETO YULO JR.
MA. OLIVIA DELOS SANTOS
MARGIE FLORENTINO
MARITA VILLANUEVA
NEIL MONTERO
NORBERT MEJIA
NORMAN BOHOL
REYNALDO MANFOSTE JR.
SUSAN EDNALAN
WILSON LAYUG
RICHARD RONQUILLO
ROBERTO ESCAÑO
MARK JOSEPH RAVANA
JASMIN BARANDA
ALEXANDER VALDEZ
ARMANDO MAQUILAN
BENCIANO MESIANO
BENJAMIN PONIENTE JR.
CRISTONIÑO RAZON
DARWIN BRANDON
ENRICO ANTONIO
ERICK ALMINIANA
GREGORIO DUMAPIT
GRINGO OLAGUER
JALLY RIANZARES
JESTONI PABLO
JOEFEL BOLANTE
JOEL LIBANAN
JOHN LOUIS DIMALANTA
JONATHAN DEMETRIO
JOSEPH ABUNDO
LADY FAIR SUNIEL
MICHAEL GARCIA
MICHAEL DOCENA
MITCHELL SANTOS
NELSON LAYUG
PRECIOUS MARTY
RAMIL BARCELON
RODERICK MAHAN
ROEL VINGCO
ROMNICK CHIONG