30 April 2014
After months of nationwide search, the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) announced it has chosen the finalists in the Tatak TESDA Video Making Contest.
The grand winners will come from the Top 20 entry senders composed of 10 technical vocational (tech-voc) graduates and 10 tech-voc institutions, which submitted the best videos documenting their success stories in taking the technical vocational education and training (TVET) path.
The Awards Night is scheduled on Thursday, May 1, at the Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corp. (PAGCOR) Grand Theater in Paranaque City.
Secretary Joel Villanueva, TESDA Director General, will lead the event, together with about a thousand tech-voc graduates; representatives of tech-voc institutions and industry organizations; heads of national government agencies; and other guests.
The winners – Best in Video, Best Story, People's Choice Award, Grand Winner – both in the individual and the institution categories will be selected during the awards night by a panel of judges.
Cash prizes and scholarship vouchers totalling to P2 million are at stake in the nationwide contest.
Villanueva hailed all tech-voc graduates and institutions who participated in the contest, and encouraged them to continue being the lead in inspiring the youth to get into TVET.
"We hope the extraordinary stories of ordinary people captured on video, like our finalists, will rouse other people to believe that technical vocational education can lead to fruitful results," he said.
The TESDA chief said the contest also gave the public a preview of the programs and projects of the agency, including the variety of courses that trainees can engage in.
The video entries submitted were in the form of dramatization, storytelling or music video and answered this question: How did your tech-voc training change your life? The closing statement included "Ako si ________, Tatak TESDA."
The 137 entries that passed the criteria of the screening committee were uploaded at TESDA's Facebook page.
The technical vocational institutions and their featured graduates that made it to the finals included the following:
Westmin Institute of Technology Inc. (Jerome Biaco), Zamboanga Sibugay Province
United Christian Academy College of Asia (Jetson Mabalot), Paranaque City
Regional Training Center-Tacloban/TESDA Auto Mechanic Training Center (Jonnalyn Navarossa), Tacloban City
Professional Electronics Institute Inc. (Marjo Lardera), Iloilo City
Philippine Womens University (Argie Roque), Balanga City, Bataan
Negros Occidental Language and Information Technology Center (Marc Joseph Escora), Bacolod City
I-Link College of Science and Technology (Allan Diola), Midsayap, Cotabato
Iligan Computer Institute (Mary Gold Albano), Iligan City
Greenmont Systems International Inc. (Cristina Reyes), Dagupan City
Cebu Science of Welding and Skills Technology Inc. (Ingrid Ponce), Lilo-an, Cebu
The individuals who made it to the finals are:
Elnard Ympal - San Juan, Siquijor
Danver Reyes - San Pablo City, Laguna
Oman Kevin Mohammad - Paranaque City
Ryan Manalang - San Fernando City, Pampanga
Noel Japitana - Villakananga, Butuan City
Bryan Hernandez - San Pablo City, Laguna
Ryan Cordova - Tibungco, Davao City
Maximo Closa Jr. - Calapan City, Oriental Mindoro
Henry Basilan - San Pedro, Laguna
Andylyn Barona - Polomolok, South Cotabato
Individuals and institutions whose entries garnered more than 500 Likes on Facebook will also receive a scholarship voucher each.
School Category
Caregiver Intl. Network Inc.- Occidental Mindoro
Primary Structures Educational Foundation Inc.- Cebu City
Negros Occidental Language and IT Center- Bacolod City
United Christian Academy College of Business and Technology- Paranaque City
Microcity Computer College Foundation- Balanga City, Bataan
Center of Allied Paramedical Studies Inc.- Bacolod City
Electrotechnical Institute Inc. - Balanga City, Bataan
Individual Category
Jonah Bernardo - Binmaley, Pangasinan
Mary Ann Bablis - Bantay, Ilocos Sur
Ramon Villanueva- Cauayan City, Isabela
Omar Kevin Mohammad- Paranaque City
Francis Bondoc- Matatalaib, Tarlac City
Remar Andrew Vallesteros - Atimonan, Quezon
Benjamin Vidallon - Western Bicutan, Taguig City
Regie Mangahas- Norzagaray, Bulacan
Ryan Paul Marquez - Atimonan, Quezon
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