Youth Hours 2009: An Invitation

February 4, 2009

Dear National Capital Region Higher Education Institutions,

Your institution is cordially invited to YOUTH HOURS 2009. This is an annual youth formation workshop on academic and professional excellence, leadership, and social responsibility. It will be held on March 7, 2009 (Saturday), from 8:00AM to 6:00PM at the PLDT Innolab Building, Dansalan, Mandaluyong City.

This annual event is hosted by The Outstanding Students of the Philippines Alumni Community – National Capital Region (NCR) Chapter and The Philippine Long Distance Telephone Company (PLDT), in cooperation with RFM Foundation, Inc., The Outstanding Students of the Philippines Alumni Community, and the Commission on Higher Education-NCR.

With the theme, “Now What? Actualizing the Youth’s Role in Nation-Building”, this year’s YOUTH HOURS aims to:

1. ignite an action-oriented spirit in student-leaders;
2. provide a platform for reflection and discourse on the youth’s response to the signs of the times;
3. ask and answer the question: “Where and how do we channel our efforts?”, and
4. foster sustainable networking as a tool for youth leaders to come together from diverse backgrounds and actively participate in nation-building activities.

Attached to this invitation is a detailed list of activities for your reference.

We are inviting your school to send a maximum of two (2) students and one (1) school administrator, preferably the Dean of Student Affairs, to participate in this youth-engaging event. At least one (1) of the two (2) student representatives must be a graduating student who may represent the school in the 2009 Search for the Ten Outstanding Students of the Philippines – National Capital Region. For all student participants, minimum qualifications include the following:

· being a Filipino citizen, not more than 30 years old;
· having excellent moral character, i.e. without any record of criminal conviction;
· being a bona fide student of a bachelor’s degree for the current school year;
· being an outstanding student in academic, leadership, and socio-civic involvements, and
· having no failing grade throughout his/her entire college stint.

Definitely, your participants will learn a lot from the leadership testimonies and shared experiences on nation-building that the TOSP program espouses. Moreover, they shall be enthused to apply what they have learned in their respective schools and communities.

Please feel free to visit http://youthhours.multiply.com or you may contact us through:

Mr. John Paul Uminga (+63915) 6400656
RFM Foundation, Inc. (+632) 6318101 local 7806
TOSP-NCR Alumni Community jpcuminga@live.com

Mr. Paul Andrew S. Gorgonio (+63917) 9337953
TOSP-NCR Alumni Community paulandrew_gorgonio@yahoo.com

Ms. Darlene R. Tan (+63920) 9001684
TOSP Alumni Community (+632) 3840363
darlene_tan@yahoo.com

Should our invitation merit your positive response, please pre-register on or before February 23, 2009 by sending the names of your student representatives and accompanying school official through youth.hours@gmail.com or by contacting John Paul Uminga through the aforementioned numbers.

We look forward to seeing you on March 7, 2009. We are confident that your school’s participation will add great value to the programme.

Thank you very much!

Sincerely yours,

(sgd.)
Mr. Paul Andrew S. Gorgonio
President
TOSP Alumni Community-NCR Chapter

(sgd.)
Ms. Marie C. Young
President
RFM Foundation, Inc.

(sgd.)
Mr. Jose Antonio T. Valdez
Vice President – Retail Marketing
Philippine Long Distance Telephone Company

TOSP 2009: Call for Nomination

Mabuhay!

We would like to inform you that the 2009 Search for the Ten Outstanding Students of the Philippines (TOSP) has officially started through the support of our partners, most especially the Commission on Higher Education (CHED)

TOSP is an annual search which honors Outstanding Filipino Students in Malacañang started in 1961. In recognizing the best students, the annual TOSP search looks for graduating college students who not only have excelled academically, but have dedicated their talents and leadership abilities in making a difference and becoming socially involved in their respective communities, organizations and fields of interest, for the greater good of their constituents and members.

Colleges and universities in Regions II, III, V, VI, VII, CAR, and NCR are under
Regionalized Areas. Those situated in Regions I, IV-A, IV-B, VIII, IX, X and CARAGA,
XI, XII, XIII, and ARMM are under Non-Regionalized.

For Regionalized Areas, all duly accomplished nomination forms and supporting documents (bid books) should be submitted to their CHED Regional Office for Regional Screening; for Non-Regionalized
Areas, to the 2009 TOSP National Secretariat, c/o RFM Foundation, Inc., through their CHED Regional Office. For NCR, the deadline is on 3 April 2009, Friday. Further details are mentioned in the Awards Rules, page vi.

The entire nomination kit can be downloaded through the PLDT MyPad website,

http://www.mypad.net/tosp/index.aspx.

In starting the year, we hope to contribute to an optimistic environment, which we trust will infect the rest of the country. Submitting your nominees is enough reason to be positive and be hopeful. We can only imagine the rays of hope that emanate from all institutions that submit to our regional and directly to our national search.

To know more about the Search for 2009 Ten Outstanding Students of the Philippines, you may also contact the TOSP National Secretariat in these numbers: (Telephone Number) (02) 6318101 local 7802 or 7806 or (Fax) (02) 6318101 local 7673 and look for Raffy Ortega, TOSP National Program Coordinator. You may also email us at tospnatsec@gmail.com.

We look forward with much anticipation in receiving your school nominations.

THE TOSP NATIONAL SECRETARIAT

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TOSP is a commitment of RFM Foundation, Inc., RFM Corporation, Philippine Long Distance Telephone Company, The Outstanding Students of the Philippines Alumni Community, National Bookstore, and regional partners & sponsors.

TOSP NCR 2008 Snapshots

TOSP NCR Batch 2008 finalists pose for a photo opportunity with Mr. Jose Concepcion, Jr., RFM Foundation & RFM Corporation Chairman & TOSP Founder, Ms. Marie Concep

cion Young, RFM Foundation President, and some of the alumni.

TOSP Batch 2008's Awardees together with Mr. Jose Concepcion, Jr. & Ms. Marie Concepcion Young

TOSP NCR Esteemed Board of Judges

Finalists enjoy the courtesy luncheon meal with Mr. Jose Antonio Valdez (PLDT Vice-President for Retail Marketing), Champion of the Search for the Ten Outstanding Students of the Philippines National Capital Region

Interview Phase

Finalists undergo a formation program spearheaded by TOSP Alumni Community

TOSP NCR 2008: Awardees & Finalists

The Outstanding Students of the Philippines

National Capital Region's Finest

BATCH 2008

1. Richardson Navor, University of the East Caloocan, BS Accountancy
2. Benjo Delarmente, University of the Philippines Manila, Doctor of Medicine
3. Marie Eugenie Dizon, Assumption College, BS Psychology
4. John Paul Uminga, Far Eastern University, AB English Language
5. Clark Cue, Ateneo De Manila University, BS Management Engineering & AB Economics Honors
6. Timothy James Yusun, Ateneo De Manila University, BS Mathematics
7. Rafael Calinisin, Ateneo De Manila University, Doctor of Jurisprudence
8. Karl William Ramoso, Far Eastern University, BS Accountancy
9. Ian Kristoffer Zamora, Centro Escolar University, BS Business Administration
10. Norman Giovanni Guevarra, Technological Insitute of the Philippines, BS Chemical Engineering
11. Jim Trinidad, University of Sto. Tomas, BS Nursing
12. Warren Bacorro, University of Sto. Tomas, Doctor of Medicine
13. Jen Ang, University of Sto. Tomas, BS Industrial Engineering