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| ==[[Mindoro Oriental News]]== | | ==[[Mindoro Oriental News]]== |
| '''Mayor Leachon to represent PhL young leaders summit in India''' | | '''Search on for Outstanding Calapeños''' |
| *Source: http://pia.gov.ph/?m=7&r=mim&id=64542 | | *Source: http://pia.gov.ph/?m=7&r=mim&id=65489 |
| *Thursday, November 17, 2011 | | *Thursday, November 24, 2011 |
| :by PIA Press Release | | :by Louie T. Cueto |
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| CALAPAN CITY, Oriental Mindoro, November 17 (PIA) -- Calapan City Mayor Paulino Salvador C. Leachon has been named recently among the 150 next generation leaders from 30 countries in the Asia Pacific region to participate in the Asia Society’s sixth annual Asia 21 Young Leaders Summit in New Delhi, India from November 18 to 20, 2011. | | CALAPAN CITY, Oriental Mindoro, November 24 (PIA) -- Nomination for the ‘Outstanding Calapeño Awards 2012’ or ‘Gawad Rotary’ of the Rotary Club of Calapan is now open. |
| Leachon joins a multi-sectoral network of his peers, all under age 40, who will engage in discussions about “Worlds Apart Together: Shared
| | Working on the theme, “Reach Within to Embrace Humanity,” the Rotary Club of Calapan is set to identify outstanding men and women of different fields of expertise for them to become an inspiration to others. |
| Values for an Asia-Pacific Community.” The diversity of representation – from business, government, academia, media, civil society, and the arts - brings a wide range of perspectives to the discussions, which will explore issues such as developing a sustainable energy policy for
| | Gawad Rotary is the highest award bestowed on an individual from this city. |
| Asia, whether corruption is hampering the region’s development, and whether food security should take precedence over civil rights,
| | The search is open to all bonafide city residents aged 15 and above and with extraordinary |
| amongst others.
| | performance in their services and dedication to the development of the city. |
| The Asia Society’s Asia 21 Young Leaders Summit is part of a larger initiative designed to help emerging leaders from across the region to develop common approaches to meet its shared challenges.
| | The awardees will be chosen according to the criteria, HOPE, for holistic, ownership-based, participative, and empowering. |
| “The Asia 21 young leaders represent the future of the Asia-Pacific region. The work that this incredible community of leaders is doing today and will do in the future is laying a strong foundation for regional collaboration for decades to come,” said Asia Society Executive Vice President Jamie Metzl.
| | The categories or fields for nominating individuals are as follows: 1) Agriculture, 2) Arts/Culture/History, 3)Community/Humanitarian Service/Heroic Acts, 4) Ecclesiastical /Religious Work, 5) Ecological/Environmental Conservation, 6) Education, 7) Government/Public Service Recognition, 8)Literature/Journalism/Media, 9) Military/Police work, 10) Sports, 11) Youth Development, 12) Health, 13) Engineering, 14) Science/Invention, and 15) Special Recognition. |
| The Asia 21 Summit is supported by founding international sponsor Bank of America Merrill Lynch. “Bank of America is committed to making a | | Documents to be submitted are executive summary of the candidates which includes nomination of not more than 40 pages, impact on public welfare and citywide development, participation in government (professional, socio-civic, religious organizations and non-governmental organizations), awards and recognition and impact on their fields of endeavor. |
| positive impact on the social and cultural fabric of the society that we live and work in. As such, we are particularly pleased that the Asia 21 Young Leaders Summit is being hosted in India this year,” said Kaku Nakhate, President and Country Head for India.
| | Also to be submitted are important documents like the original copy and five photocopies of nomination form and nomination book, six pieces of 2 x 2 ID pictures, original copy of birth certificate from the National Statistics Office, and original copy of NBI clearance. |
| “By partnering with global initiatives such as Asia 21, Bank of America can leverage its resources to encourage and support young leaders from across sectors, including social enterprise, non-profit, media, economic and arts, to enable a better and brighter future for business, politics, and civil society in Asia,” Nakhate added.
| | A candidate is to be nominated in one category only. Nominations may be submitted anytime now until February 1 next year to the office of the Rotary Club of Calapan at the Mindoro Rescue and Training Center in barangay Camilmil. (DOS/Louie T. Cueto/PIA-4B) |
| Mayor Doy Leachon is the National Vice Chairman of the League of Cities of the Philippines where he also serves as the focal person for the Local Disaster Risk Reduction Management. He is the man behind the cultural transformation of Calapan City, Oriental Mindoro, which, under his leadership as Mayor, was recognized by the Asian Institute of Management in 2008 as one of the Most Competitive Cities of the Philippines.
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| In a breath-taking sweep, Calapan City was promoted from a 4th Class City in 2007 to a 2nd Class City in 2010, on account of its innovations in public service, modernization programs, increased revenue collection, and overall economic improvement.
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| It can be recalled that last September 2011, Calapan City was adjudged as one of the 12 Most Business-Friendly Cities in the Philippines. The
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| historic Oplan Sandbag in 2005 was his brainchild as City
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| Administrator and Operations Head of the City Disaster Coordinating Council. During the tragedy in December 2005 that struck Calapan City thrice in the form of floods, he was able to summon a people power of 35,000 volunteers to make sandbags and construct a sand dike along the
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| river banks.
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| More than .5 million bags were produced and almost a kilometer of sand dike was constructed. Not only did it save the city from flood waters,
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| but it also saved P62-M worth of reconstruction, which only took 10 days of rebuilding instead of 2 years.
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| Mayor Doy juggled odd jobs as taxi driver and fastfood chain crew before he became a full- fledged lawyer and eventually a public servant
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| in a position of immense national influence.
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| Established by the Asia Society with support from Founding International Sponsor, Bank of America Merrill Lynch, the Asia 21 Summit is the pre- eminent gathering of Asia’s most dynamic young
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| leaders from the Asia-Pacific region, from banking and global markets businesses of Bank of America and is among the world's leading wealth
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| management companies and is a global leader in corporate and investment banking and trading across a broad range of asset classes, serving corporations, governments, institutions and individuals around the world.
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| In the Asia Pacific, Bank of America Merrill Lynch has a long history and has had an on-the-ground presence for over 60 years. Today, it is
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| one of the region’s leading financial services firms with a full service platform encompassing Global Markets, Corporate and Investment Banking, Global Treasury Solutions, Research and Global Wealth Management across 12 countries, five time zones and more than a dozen languages. (Abigael Pacquing/CGC-CIO/Louie T. Cueto/PIA-4B)
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| ==Photo Gallery of Mindoro Oriental, Philippines== | | ==Photo Gallery of Mindoro Oriental, Philippines== |