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HAPPY NEW YEAR 2012 TO ALL ! 
 

April 1, 2011
 
 
Dear Sir/Madam:
 

Christmas Gift

Giving
 
 
 

 

 
Greetings of Peace!
 
Our organization, The FRIENDS OF BISLIG (FOB), INC., is a non-profit, non-government organization registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). Our vision is to contribute to the welfare of Bislig City, Surigao del Sur, its nearby barrios and its people, now and in the years to come. Along with the mission, we provide assistance for religious and humanitarian causes, scholarships, family welfare programs and to venture into sustainable environmental friendly projects for the benefit of Bislig, its immediate environs and its populace.
 
On December 3, 2011, FOB, Inc. will be holding the 3rd “Christmas Gift Giving” (to be hosted by FOB-Mindanao Chapters) for the benefit of the indigent families of Bislig City and its immediate environs. This will be held at Mangagoy Elementary School Gym. Over two thousand families are expected to be the recipient in this event.
 
In the spirit of love and sharing, we invite you to be part of this event through your generous contribution. We cannot do this alone. We rely on individuals with generous hearts who can share their blessings with the less fortunate members of the community. We intend to give assorted goodies worth Php 300.00 per bag.
 
May it be in cash or in kind, your gift will surely put in high spirits over our brothers and sisters.
 
Thank you very much.
 
God bless you,
 
 
 
NORMA U. GUERRERO
Chairperson - Solicitation Committee
Christmas Gift Giving - 2011
Mobile No.: (+63939) 1800850
E-mail: congomist@yahoo.com            


FOBI ELECTED OFFICERS FOR 2011

PRES. - Jing Quijada
VICE-PRES. - Bert Dormendo
SECRETARY - Roxanne Jocson
TREASURER - Minda Torre
AUDITOR - Rene Gawat
PRO - Tess Ines

RH Luzon/Manila - Eldie Uba
RH Visayas/Cebu/Australia/New Zealand - Vicvic Adriano
RH Mindanao - Mario Buenaventura
RH U.S.A. - Winda Villanueva
RH Canada - Joselito Ronquillo
RH U.K./Middle East - Grace Anderson



FRIENDS OF BISLIG (FOB), INC.
SEC Registration Number: CN200831928


 
April 2, 2011
 
 
T O        :    ALL FOBI MEMBERS
 
FROM     :    SECRETARY
 
SUBJECT :   FOBI NOTICE GENERAL ASSEMBLY  MEETING 
                     and ELECTION
________________________________________________________________________
 
April 30, 2011 at Cendet, Jones Avenue, Cebu City.
 
Notice is hereby served to all FOBI members that the Second General Assembly Meeting and Election of the members of the Board of Trustees is scheduled on
 
1.   Presentation of the Report on the Resolutions submitted to SEC, Cebu.
 
2.   Presentation and Approval of the minutes of the meeting taken up during the Planning in Davao last February 28 - 29, 2011 and minutes of the Meeting of December 3, 2010 held in Bislig which requires 2/3 votes of the General Assembly.
 
3. Nomination and Election of the Board of Trustees 2011
 
4. Other matters.
                                     
 
In behalf of the FOBI Board of Trustees 2010, we encouraged everyone to join us make the Second General Assembly a success.
 
To ensure quorum in the GA meeting, we should work to secure duly accomplished proxy forms unless we can be sure of the attendance of our membership. Considering our geographic locations, it will be difficult for members to go to Cebu and just attend the GA. Therefore, a member who execute the proxy form will consider him/her as being present in the GA and included as basis to declare a quorum (20% + 1 of all the members) of members in attendance.
 
We earnestly request your attendance and active participation in the General Assembly meeting. See you in Cebu City!
 
ROXANNE A.JOCSON
FOBI Secretary
 
 
n.b.
 
To Follow:
·        Program and agenda of the General Assembly Meeting and Election for your information and guidance.

  • The following compose the committee during the GA, April 30, 2011
          COMELEC  Chairman:   BhongDecorina                                       
                         Members:   Jocelyn Perales-Hedriana 
                                         Ethel Estrella
                     
          NOMELEC  Chairman:   Tess Ines
                                         Victoria Resilla
                                         Norma  Guerrero 
 
===============================================

14 March 2011 

this day following will be taken up:FOBI GRAND REUNION

I am formally announcing the FOBI grand reunion on Dec 2, 2011 in Mangagoy, Bislig City. Registration fee is peg at 2 thousand pesos and schedule of activities, as follows:
 
8am - assembly time at La Salle Pension House, John Bosco District
 
8:30-9:00am- the group will be carried through a designated tourist bus(es) to
                    Mangagoy Port where participants are oblige to ride big fishing boat(s)
                    waiting at the port
9:00-11:00am- Islands hopping /Sightseeing within the Bislig/Hinatuan area, 
                    Participants will have the chance to tour the beautiful islands that
                    engulfs Bislig and Hinatuan
 
11:00-11:45 - Tour makes a quick stopover at Hagonoy Island for Souvenier Shots
 
11:45- 12:05- Tour goes back to Mainland (Mangagoy) for Lunch
 
12:15- 1:30 -Lunchtime (Venue still being negotiated)
 
1:30 - 3:30 -Tour resumes by going first to Florland Resort in San Vicente, then 
                 passes by Forest Drive Village, then enters Bislig Poblacion and 
                 courtesy call at Bislig city Hall, our chance to meet the current Mayor
                 and morale boost his ongoing projects like Uli Bislig where it has a
                 symbiotic vision with our Grand Reunion
 
3:40- 4:30 -Tour heads for Mangagoy for the final round, where we have the 
                 chance to see Mangagoy once again starting from Gamaon, 
                 Mangawong, Market site, Central District, Tabon then John Bosco, 
                 I'm sure during this time , almost all participants will reminisced the 
                 good old days ,especially looking at familiar places na maagihan
                 during the tour
 
4:30 -6:30 - End of day tour and preparation for the fellowship night tha comes 
                 later in the evening
 
6: 45-7:00 - Participants headed for Sheila's restaurant
 
7:00 -up to Sawa - FOBI Fellowship Night at Sheila's Restaurant
 
 
 - the following day, December 3,2011, is the Christmas Gift giving in Mangagoy
   Central School, participants are encourage to join the activity  then lunch at 
   Tinuy-an Falls follows.
    So guys, this announcement serves also as an invitation to everybody to please
    come and attend our Grand Reunion and dont forget to bring more Bisliganons
    with you whether member na siya ng FoB or not, this is open to all people who
    have made Bislig a part of their life, see you guys


Valentino "Bhong" Decorina
Coordinator
valentinodecor@yahoo.com
 
 
          
 
            


  "ULI BISLIG" Project

Hi mga amigos of  FOB .  though unsolicited, i wish to share this.  i was at the
Grand reunion of bisliganons Manila Chapter last night March 5 at the Hongkong
Chef Restaurant just adjacent to PNB- Macapagal Avenue (near MOA). Mayor and Mrs
L. Navarro and all the Bislig city Councilors were present.  PNB's Eugene
Acevedo was likewise present and gave an assuring statement of support for the
Mayor's move for the betterment of Bislig city. it was really sort of Grand
reunion of old faces  but young at heart siempre ! really exciting , and  it was
also an induction of officers handling the Luzon chapter headed by Atty Layno

Mayor Navarro exhorted all Bisliganons ( at heart)  residing in Luzon to just go
home and see the difference in Bislig minus PICOP. He said it was blessing in
disguise that PICOP shut down, for Bislig to rise up show its resources. 

Civic organization like the FOBI was specially mentioned and thanked by the
Mayor to be one of the movers of helping the project of the city government. if
there will be ideas formed after visiting Bislig, then the mayor can sit down
with group  and start from there to help the city's economy and its people.

i was fortunate to have talked to one of the councilors during the fellowship,
and i learned that the City council is allocating  P180Million for the
development of Tinuy-an Falls based on international standard, complete with
cottages, hotel etc . A foreign Construction company will be handling
the project .

During the Caraga Festival (Bislig being the host city)  mayor Libb  said, Guest
from all over the region was overwhelming and overflowing in number and what
fell short was the Hotel accomodation.  Mayor Libb said .. the time is NOW for
us Bisliganons (at heart) from all parts of the world to work hand in hand for
the bettement of Bislig .

Bebing S



The Mayor of Bislig City, Surigao del Sur, Mayor Librado Cubil Navarro invited all bisliganons who are now based in Cebu City to have dinner with him last night at Vienna Kaffehaus, Mabolo at 7pm. Since I was the secretary of my batch, JBS '85. I was tasked by my Presiden, Mdm. Jonah Lafuente to dessiminate information about this event. I came to the venue 1 hour earlier since I am incharge of the registration of the attendees.

@ 6:45 Ms. Janet Pontevedra, Ms. Jerrisa Junasa and Ms. Eubs Culango arrived.
@ 7:15 Ms. Gina Cantay Kikuchi and Ms. Nonieta Percy followed.
@ 7:20 onwards Ms. Jonah Lafuente arrived and the attendance increased.
@ 7:30 Mayor Librado Navarro and company arrived so we all settled in and started the dinner.

Ms. Janet Pontevedra did the honors to lead the prayer before eating. While eating, everyone seems excited to see and meet fellow Bisliganons since some of the attendees have known each other only in facebook, the famous social networking site nowadays and also because of the organization, FOB.

Dinner was over, the meeting started right away.

Mayor Navarro informed Bisliganons of his purpose why he came to Cebu, his visions for Bislig City, the place where most of us were born, grew up ,educated, and build life with our family.

The mayor's focus:
Promoting Eco-Tourism in Bislig
Inviting Business Investors through Agricultural Approach ( Vegetable and Rice production) Proper trainings of rice and vegetable production will be conducted in various baranggays in Bislig City. Local government aims to develop the agricultural lands of our province.
Advertise the locality's natural beauty like the famous Tinuy-an Falls so that visitors come to Bislig City and explore the wonderful scenery Bislig city could offer them.
Question was raised by Sir Noning Sanglay on what the Local government can give to the entrepreneurs like incentives to the investors, availability of establishments for leasing. Mayor Navarro assured the body that they already have considered about it and that any investors can benefit if they invest and put up business in Bislig City.

Mr. Expedito Damiao also ask Mayor Navarro about the safety and security of visitors and investors. Mayor Navarro ensure the body that when it comes to the security of visitors and investors he guarantees Bislig is a safe place to explore and invest. He further informed everyone that during his term as the Vice Governor of Surigao del sur, it was a peaceful time during his reign.

Ms. Goyen Baz-Sanglay also suggested about exporting handicrafts such as fashion accessory made by local people so that those unemployed can earn income at the same time export handmade products to other provinces.

Ms. Grace Capiton-Melasa announced that in the recent magazine of Zest Airlines, Tinuy-an Falls was advertised as the pride of Southern Davao. Furthermore, Ms .Melasa also said that Bislig city Local Government must not let this happen. We can use Tinuy-an Falls as gateway to tourist and this can be a way to re-open our local domestic airport which has been closed for quite a long time already.

Engr. Emmanuel Nosdo, worked in Mactan National Airport for years, suggested to Mayor Navarro that he will post tarpaulins in Mactan International Airport showcasing the beautiful version of Niagara Falls - our very own Tinuy-an Falls, the famous "Jumping Salad", and other tourist destinations to attract local and foreign visitors to come to Bislig.
Morevoer, Engr. Nosdo also suggested to the mayor to consider opening to the public andto nearby localities the seaport. Bislig City has a good sea port however, no big ships has ever docked yet.

Also, Ms. Jonah Lafuente mentioned about availability of accomodations to backpackers. Share-A-Room can be a good idea. Like homestays, residents who are near a tourist destination can do business by sharing a room in their homes for travellers.

Mayor Navarro welcomed the ideas of Ms. Goyen, Ms. Melasa ,Ms. Lafuente and Engr. Nosdo. He appreciated all suggestions and he will discuss it to his constituents.

Election of Officers for "ULI SA BISLIG" program Cebu City Chapter follows