The Last Pistang Pinoy of My High School Life

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We celebrate “Buwan ng Wika” every August of every year. This year, the "Buwan ng Wika" was scheduled last August 19. In our school we named it “Pistang Pinoy” where students are required to wear Barong Tagalog, Marongs, Filipiniana, and other traditional Filipino wear.

I was also awarded for winning the 2nd place in the category called "Pick Up Lines". I really didn’t expect to win in that event because all of the contestants were all good. After the awarding ceremony, it was our time to shine. We had our own performance on stage to dance for the teachers and the students to make them happy. I really appreciated the students because of the cheering that they’ve made when we were dancing.

After the program it was the time to eat which I am always looking forward to during events like these. We also rented an ice cream cart  which offered "sorbetes" or dirty ice cream  for everyone. After that, our batch mates celebrated their last Pistang Pinoy together.

PMAP President Grace Sorongon Retraces 50 Annual Conferences

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Here is another article written by Ernie Cecilia that talks about the Welcome Remarks of People Management Association of the Philippines President Grace Sorongon. The PMAP President delivered her Welcome Remarks last September 25, the first day of the three-day PMAP 50th Annual Conference. 

"Pres. Grace believed that PMAP has achieved much over the past 50 years, saying, “First, we mined PEOPLE… Then we mined COMPETENCY, as we transformed from Personnel to Human Resources, and we mined our driver’s seat with a new paradigm of INNOVATION. These three things are our LEGACY for the next 50 years…”

Past annual conferences were retraced and the relevant themes recalled. It was a milestone to reach the golden years, even though there might have been some "worst times", and the need to embrace "change" and understand that "we are the change that we have been waiting for."

AC News Editorial : PMAP Aims for More Relevance as it Holds Golden Conference

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I am posting an Editorial written by Ernie Cecilia for the 50th Annual Conference of the People Management Association of the Philippines. The article was posted on the PMAP official website and the link to this article was also shared on the official PMAP Facebook page during the second day of the PMAP golden celebrations. The golden celebration is made up of three days of various activities and events with a huge number of delegates coming from the Human Resources department of many companies and corporations, as well as some students from prestigious schools.

The grand three-day event aims to provide a lot of learning experiences thru talks shared by high-profile guest speakers from both government and private institutions, and to give recognition to the outstanding men and women, along with their companies, to bring about a better and more exemplary Human Resources management and workforce.

The topics discussed aim to strengthen and revitalize the knowledge and skills of the delegates composed mostly of HR practitioners. It aims to inspire many to appreciate their role in their respective companies, and offers a more responsive PMAP that will play a greater role in all HR related efforts.