SMAW GRADUATES

*August 11,2008 to August 29,2008
Batch 96

EDUARDO MORENO,JR.
RICHEL FRONDA
ENGLEBERT BACANI
JEFFREY PEÑALBA
AL KENNETH PLACENTE
ERIKA DADO
HARON MEDINA
JASON DE LUNA
ROMULO PAULE
ROLANDO SORIANO
MARK ANTHONY LAGARDE
BRIAN CLARK
ADOR BALA
MARIO ORCA
ARNOLD SALITA
ERLINDA MERCARDO
REINAN GARCIA
ARIEL LAXAMANA
RODEL DE DIOS
JESSIE SABALO
ANTHONY SOLANO
VILMA EDAÑO
RODELIA BASALLA
LEONEL ALORRO
ALEJANDRO NAVARRO
ANTHONY FLORES
RUDYMEL SALIVIA
MICHAEL ANGELO LOPEZ
RALF BRIAN MACEDA
EDWARD DESIERTO
ANTONIO SALVADOR,JR.
CRISANTO PILO
THOMAS SORIA
ARNILDA DALAMPASIG
SHERYL POSTRADO
JOMAR LABTUON
ANGELA LABTUON
VIRGELIUO ELEUTERIO
ROBINSON TUASON,JR.
ALICIA HERNANDEZ
LLOYD BYRON SILVA

SMAW GRADUATES

*August 4,2008 to August 22,2008
Batch 95

SHERWIN TORRES
JEFFREY MATA
JUN WILFREDO MARTINEZ
MARK ANTHONY GADDI
ALVIN EDAÑOL
NELSON ARCILLA
ROMEO LADO
JANAERO APILADO
CHRISTOPHER SAAYO
JABBAR MACARIK
MARLON BUGAYONG
IKE MANUEL ZERNA
ALVIN BAGOLOR
CHRIS EVERT LLOYD MANONGSONG
DANILITO RAMOS
KRIS IAN LABRADOR
JOEL GALANG
EMMANUEL GUTIERREZ
ALLAN SABENIANO
ERWiN RONCAL
JOHN CHRISTOPHER DE LEON
MERWIN DURO
IMELDA BAILEY
NORBERT PASTRADO
JAYSON REYES
ACE LINTAG
JAY-R MARTINEZ
RONNIE ZARATE
ERWIN SANTOS
MARK JOSEPH RAVANA
IRISH JUSTO
MARK DOMME JULIANO
MICHAEL MORANTE
ROCHELLE TATOY
ELIAH KRISTY ITOL
EMMAN SOLOMON
JAYSON ESGUERRA
JEFFREY DELA TORRE
ALVIN CUNANAN
MARISSA SORIA

Olongapo Welders ackowledged by PGMA during SONA

Olongapo Welders ackowledged by PGMA during SONA

Graduates of Welding Skills Training under the PGMA Scholarship for Work Program now employed at shipbuilding projects were acknowledged by the President during her State of the Nation Address at the Philippine Congress. The lady welders are proof of her administration's aggressive training programs led by TESDA.

7.74 million benefited from training and vocational courses in the last seven years, doubling the number in the last 14 years.

In 2007 alone 1.7 million workers were bestowed with knowledge, skills and ability to excel in a globally competitive work environment.

The fruit of PGMA-TESDA and Mayor Bong Gordon's Skills Training Program resulted in more than five thousand workers employed by Hanjin shipbuilding and other companies in Subic freeport and overseas.

TESDA Officials visits Olongapo City

TESDA Officials visits Olongapo City

Councilor Edwin Piano demonstrates to TESDA Region III DriectorMarty Hernandez and Zambales Provincial DirectorElizabeth Manio, an innovative training tool - Virtual Welder Trainor during their visit to the Olongapo Skills Training Center last Tuesday 28 July 2008

Olongapo City has recently won the TESDA Kabalikat Awards in the Provincial and Regional Level.

Selection of awardees in both the regional and national search levels was based on the following criteria: training scholarships, donations, placement assistance, technical services, social responsibility, promotion and advocacy.

All 2008 Kabalikat winners will receive their award during the TESDA anniversary in Manila in August.

The Kabalikat Award is one of TESDA’s reward mechanisms to recognize and honor its outstanding partners in the promotion and enhancement of technical-vocational education and training in the country.

‘GAPO, TESDA KABALIKAT AWARDEE

‘GAPO, TESDA KABALIKAT AWARDEE

Olongapo City Mayor James “Bong” Gordon Jr. received two (2) trophies from the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) recently during the 14th Kabalikat Awards under the local government unit category.

Mayor Gordon, along with City Councilor and Sangguniang Panlungsod Labor Committee Chair Edwin Piano received the award from TESDA Sec. Augusto ‘’Boboy’’ Syjuco, TESDA Deputy Director-General for Fields Operations Rogelio C. Peyuan and Deputy Director-General for Sectoral TVET Milagros Dawa-Hernandez.

One of the major merits of Olongapo for receiving the award was the establishment of Olongapo City Technical Education Center (OCTEC) which became a community center and is now Gordon College, one of the premier educational institutions in the city.

The college, along with TESDA holds free trainings like housekeeping, welding and computer education. Over six thousand (6000) Olongapenos have already trained under the program and more are still undergoing training.

The trainings, which are TESDA accredited, usually run for six months and afterwards, the trainees, receive a ‘certificate of completion’.

The ‘Kabalikat Award’ is a TESDA annual institutional award. It aims to give recognition to the different institutions which has helped TESDA to strengthen and continue technical education and skills development.

Awardees in the LGU category also include the Office of Congresswoman Nanette Castelo Daza (NCR), Municipality of Tadian (CAR), City Government of Passi (Rgion VI), Provincial Government of Zamboanga del Norte (Region IX), Office of Congresswoman Thelma Z. Almario (Region XI) at City Government of Bislig (CARAGA).

The awarding ceremonies was held also in celebration of the 14th year anniversary of TESDA on August 14, 2008.

Mayor Bong Gordon at the awarding of ‘’14th TESDA Kabalikat Award’’. Together with Mayor Gordon are (from R-L): Deputy Director-General for Sectoral TVET Milagros Dawa-Hernandez, DOLE Under-secretary for Labor Relation Romeo C. Lagman, TESDA Secretary General Agusto ‘’Buboy’’ Syjuco and TESDA Deputy Director General for Communities and Local Government Unit Services Pastor Z. Guiao.

SMAW GRADUATES

*July 28,2008 to August 15,2008
Batch 94

SHIELA MARCIA
JENELYN SANGCO
JUSTO MAGNO TORALLO
RODEL MERGAL
RODRIGO FLORES
HAEL ALBERT DE GUZMAN
JEDA PAMBID
MICHELLE FLOR
CINDY ISIDRO
BEVERLY ISIDRO
ROLANDO DE GUZMAN
MELIROS ELICANO
ARVIN QUINTO
RANDOLF ALGO
RAYGY VILLANUEVA
EDDISON SUASO
SHERMAN LEONARD SABAN
ROGELIO CAYABYAB
JEAN PAUL TUAZON
LUCKY JUSTO
RIXELL BON
DONALD MACALINAO
MICHAEL GALANG
CHRISTIAN CABUSO
ALLEN OCAN
EVANGELINE GARCIA
EDWIN DAVID
MON JOVIN GALANG
EXEQUIEL TAYAG,JR.
JASON IZON
JARWIN LALAP
JOMAR GALANG
CARLITO TIMBANG
JAY-R AQUINO
NICK DUMLAO
MICHAEL GELIDO
EDSON PEDRONAN
EFRAIM DESCUTIDO
JAY-R OCBIAN
EDWIN ABULENCIA
RENE BOY SABORDO
GERARD GIL ALIPIO
ARJAY REGULACION

SMAW GRADUATES

*July 21,2008 to August 8,2008
Batch 93

ANDREW VILLANUEVA
JAYSON DE BODA
ROSE ANN CADIENTE
ROSE MARIE YUZON
LER GUZMAN
RUDEL QUINTO
CHRISTIAN TOLEDE
JONATHAN MAGLENTES
JAY MACANAS
JEFFREY BELISARIO
MARK ANTHONY BANDONG

SMAW GRADUATES

*July 14,2008 to August 1,2008
Batch 92

NEIL JOHN GARCIA
JEFFREY JADULCO
MERCY YAP
KRISTNE MAY REMORIN
RHAYN SALAZAR
MARK ANTHONY ECLARINAL
ALBERTO MONTERO
ANDREW MARK ESTERO
CRISANTA CAMISERA
ARLENE CIRIACO
MAY BERGADO
JONATHAN RAY SIERTE
LUISITO JIMENEZ,JR.
MARK MYCO QUINTANA
CAROL DELA CRUZ
NIÑA MADROGABA
MARIE JOY CAÑA
LEO HERMOSILLA
FELIX FAGUTAN
RICHARD APIADO
RONNIE LAGUERTA
ROSALYN SUBA
LEONORA PARAS
DENNIS IZON
RAMON DEL FIERRO