JCI Mandaue Crew (L-R) Ramil Montealto, JCI Mandaue President Marc Phua, MCCI President Eric Mendoza, Jon Castañares, Michael Brian Yu and him

The day started with a walk and a short awarding ceremony at the Mandaue City Sport Complex, then followed by a Business & Trade Promotion Forum with the ambassadors, and then dinner with the ambassadors and other delegates.

JCI Mandaue was awarded with a Plaque of Appreciation for its contribution to the City of Mandaue. A shout out to all the JCI Mandaue members! HHOOAAHHH! (^^,)

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This Summit is organized by Mandaue Chamber of Commerce & Industry (MCCI) in partnership with JCI Mandaue , Province of Cebu, City of Mandaue, and Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry (PCCI). This serves as one of the highlights in the Mandaue Business Movement 2010. The main objective of this Summit is to show to the world the changing face of free enterprise geared towards developing a sustainable economy where business takes on a leadership role in using environmentally friendly technology, practicing social responsibility, integrating human resource development and enforcing policies that promote responsible business performance while achieving growth.

This one-day business and sustainability summit is composed of several prominent speakers such as :

• Atty. Alexander “Pinoy” Lacson (Philippine 2010 Senatorial candidate and author of “Twelve Little Things Every Filipino Can Do To Help Our Country”)
• Hon. Elisea “Bebet” Gozun (Former Deparment of Environment and Natural Resources Secretary)
• Mr. Erramon “Montxu” Aboitiz (President & CEO of Aboitiz Equity Ventures)
• Mr. Antonio “Tony” Meloto, Jr.(Founder of Gawad Kalinga)
• Ms. Yolanda Ong (Group Chairman of Campaigns Group)
• Arch. Felino Palafox, Jr.(Renowned urban planner & founder of Palafox Associates)
• Mr. Emmanuel Aligada (Corporate & SME Business Head of Globe Telecom, Inc.)
• Mr. Brad Reddersen (CEO and founder of Stranova.com),
• Ms. Maria Goolsby (Executive Director, Corporate Philanthropy & Social Responsibility, Union Bank of the Philippines)

“THE SUSTAINABLE BUSINESS REVOLUTION: A CALL TO ACTION” established JCI Mandaue primarily as a LEADERSHIP organization, and principally as a BUSINESS organization acting as the mainstay of innovation and an endorser of sustainable development. Regular tickets were sold at only 1,500 per participant – a relatively cheap price for Summit held in a prime location (the Plenary Hall of Cebu International Convention Center), executed in decadent business fashion, and arrayed with a line up of speakers worthy of international acclaim! All JCI Members, Early birds and partner organizations enjoyed a 30% discount while corporate participants were granted a 10+2 promo. The Participating Delegates enjoyed a rare treat as they spent breaks and exited into the extravagant and jam-packed One Cebu Expo 2010 sponsored by Cebu Gov. Gwendolyn Garcia in the sprawling complex.

Each participant also walked away with the souvenir program, identification cards, business contacts, and the conference kit composed of exciting freebies from our corporate sponsors. Around 50 lucky delegates won generous door prizes from major sponsors.

Proceeds generated were allocated to fund the upcoming Medical Mission at Mandaue Sports Complex on September 18, 2010 in partnership of the Mandaue Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Province of Cebu, and City of Mandaue.

Pres. Marc Phua

www.jci.cc JCI asks, what matters to you? With so many issues facing the world today, young people have the passion and inspiration to decide what matters to them and take action to create positive change within their communities. So what matters to you? How can you be the change you wish to see? Learn how you can help address the issues facing your community at www.jci.cc.

We were invited by San Miguel Corporation to join their tree planting activity at the Marcelo Fernan Bridge, Mandaue City.

The program started at around 6:30 with several volunteers from San Miguel Corporation, Mandaue Chamber of Commerce & Industry, PNP, USC students, and the JCI Mandaue!

We were able to plant around 2,000 seedling along the UN Avenue. After the tree planting, we had breakfast (thanks to San Miguel) along with the volunteers at the bridge park.

I’m looking forward for another round of tree planting activity!

I am a beloved child of God, like everyone else in our world, no less than the stars above or anyone else below. As such, I have equal right and claim to all the beauty and bounty that God provided in my country and in the world.

I am an equal part of the family of humanity. I am therefore a sibling to all the men and women of our world, a brethren to all Christians, to all Muslims, to all Jews, to all Buddhists, and all other peoples whose faiths lie somewhere else.

I am Filipino. My Creator planted me on a specific spot on earth, where the sun always shines, in an archipelago of 7,107 wonderful islands, which the whole world calls the “Pearl of the Orient”. Pilipinas is the country God gave to me and my people. It is the birthplace of my race. It is the home of the Filipino.

The beauty and richness of my country lured many mighty powers of the world to invade our shores. So today, my blood is a mixture of the best and the finest of the west and the east. My mind is an heir to all the great thoughts of the west, and the great virtues of the east. My heart beats the romanticism of the west and the passion of the east.

I am Jose Rizal, Andres Bonifacio, Juan Luna, Ninoy Aquino and all those who fought for our land to become a nation of free people. I am the grandeur of Banawe, the enchantment of Boracay, the serenity of Manila Bay, and the depth and breadth of Tubbataha Reef.

I am Filipino. My Creator’s plan is for me to live my life as a Filipino and therefore, in my heart and in my mind, I shall always be a Filipino wherever I may be in the world. God wants me to belong to the Filipino family and as such, I am a kapatid to anyone and everyone who is Filipino, wherever he or she may be on earth.

You will know me by the word “po” in my sentences. You will know my children by their “mano po”. You will know me by the smile on my face and the warmth of my hospitality. Most important of all, you will know me by my loving and caring heart when you are in need of help, even if you are a stranger.

As a child of God, my Creator has a beautiful story for me and my people. And the story we see today is but a fleeting portion of that beautiful story that has yet to fully unfold before the eyes of the world.

I am Filipino. I am who I am today because of the role God wants me to play.

I am born to succeed. God has equipped me, within me and around me, with all the essentials I need to succeed in this world. God truly wants the highest, the best, and the most beautiful for me, because I am His child.

I am destined to be great. God planted seeds of beauty and greatness in me. He truly wants me to be great and beautiful, for God truly wants me to add more beauty and greatest to our world.

I am Filipino. I am born of freedom, in a free country. As such, I dedicate my freedom to ensuring that my people and country shall always remain free. I shall use my freedom to help other peoples, in my country or in other parts of the world, gain their own freedom.

I am born of love, out of God’s immeasurable love, in a country and in a world that can only be made beautiful by love. Love is the reason why God made me. It is what He wants me to bring into this world, so love shall be who I am.

I am born as part of the whole, as part of the answer to the question, as part of the solution to the problem, as part of the hope to our people. I am born to help the Filipino become great not only in the eyes of the world but moreso in the eyes of our Lord.

I am Filipino. I am a faithful child of God. I shall live my life to do God’s work on earth, to help build a beautiful country for my Filipino family, and a better world for all humanity. And soon the world shall see the full measure of the greatness of Filipino, for truly the world has yet to see what God can do to and through a child, like the Filipino, who is faithful to the Lord.

I am Filipino.

by: Alex Lacson
check out his website on http://alexlacson.net/pinoyalexlacson/i-am-filipino

To be attended by top business executives, the business summit has the theme “The Sustainable Business Revolution: A Call to Action”.   The intent of the summit is to leave the participants of an understanding of what they need to do to contribute to sustainable development and the strong commitment to do something about it.

What is this all About?

Experts agree that making a shift to  a sustainable business economy is critical to the future of the Philippines and the world.  Without making the leap the environment we so cherish will continue to deteriorate at an increasingly rapid pace, which in turn will affect the quality of life for all of us.  By taking on the challenge of  “Becoming Sustainable”, we as a  business community can reverse that trend and truly create a lasting legacy of sustainable long-term growth for business, our community, and the natural world around us.

Making that happen requires a “revolution” both in thinking  and in action on the part of business leaders throughout the world. In this first of a series of summits,  the Mandaue Chamber of Commerce and Industry will be hosting in 2010 and 2011, you as an attendee will have a unique opportunity to join  that revolution and build a Sustainable Business legacy for your company, your community, and our country.

What will I get if I join this Event?

LEARN why sustainability is so important and what you need to do to make the transformation in your own business.

CONNECT with major business leaders who have made the leap to sustainability and who can help you with your own challenges, as well as with other attendees around you who may provide unique partnership opportunities going forward.

COMMIT to specific steps your company needs to take to move into this new world of Sustainable Business.

ACT on the first of those steps you just committed to, so that when you go back to your company afterward you are already moving toward your long-term goals.

Who should attend?

CEOs and Other Senior Executives within Corporations, Senior Government Policy Managers, Investment Executives, Educational Leaders and members of Business Support Organizations.

JCI Mandaue in partnership with Mandaue Chamber of Commerce and Industry kicked off Mandaue Business Movement today with Mandaue Run For Life.

The marathon run serves as a triple goal event for the JCI Mandaue and the Mandaue Chamber of Commerce and Industry. First, it promotes the beneficiaries of this marathon run, the Dasig Kabataan Foundation; which is a youth empowerment movement; and the upcoming 3rd leg of JCI Mandaue Med-Surg Mission this coming August 28, 2010. Second, is to gather running enthusiasts and allow them to exchange knowledge and expertise within each other at a route long considered “too difficult”. And finally, to officially recognize Mandaue Chamber of Commerce and Industry’s partnership with the JCI Mandaue.

Congratulations to participating runners JCI Member Paul Villacorta, Ramil Montealto, Dip-dip Mendoza, Jenny Tan, Johnson Tan, Aya Phua and yours truly. Thanks to JCI Member Jon Castañares, ALora Maturan, Andy Arnado & Goody Acuña for the coverage, Edson Osmeña for the prof. security and Brian Yu for supervising as overall Mandaue Business Movement Chair. Congrats to Mandaue Run For Life Chair Paul for winning one of a kind Presidential Inaugural watch!

Mandaue Business Movement started with a BLAST!

Hope to see you on the One Cebu Business Summit at CICC.

Dr., Atty. Marc Phua
JCI Mandaue President

JCI Mandaue President Marc Phua with wife Aya

JCI Mandaue runners! (L-R) Jon Castañares, Alora Maturan, Edson Osmeña, Aya Phua, Marc Phua, Andy Arnado, Brian Yu, Goody Acuña and Ramil Montealto

JCI Mandaue Crew (L-R) Brian Yu, Edson Osmeña, Jon Castañares, Alora Maturan, Andy Arnado and Goody Acuña

(L-R) Alora Maturan, Edson Osmeña, Jos Castañares, Marc Phua, Aya Phua, Andy Armado, Goody Acuña and running Ramil Montealto

Alora, Andy & Jon

Kids Run - 300m

Dasig sa Kabataan the Beneficiary of the Event Run For Life

MCCI President Eric Mendoza awarding the Inaugural Watch to Paul Villacorta