Celebrating Benildeans and Partners at the Heart of Service
Celebrating Benildeans and Partners at the Heart of Service
19 April 2024
Last April 12, at the Benilde Design and Arts Campus, the 5th Floor Theater, master of ceremonies RJ Damian, NSTP-02 Deployment Officer, on behalf of the Center for Social Action (CSA), welcomed the audience to the prestigious annual Saint Benilde Romancon Community Engagement Awards.
Now in its second year, these awards extend recognition to esteemed partners, including Benildean students, associates, and valued community collaborators. Their steadfast commitment to community engagement epitomizes the essence of the Lasallian Mission, underscoring its indispensability in the collective pursuit of societal betterment.
This year’s event celebrated community achievements for the academic year A.Y. 2022-2023 as Center for Social Action Director Ms. May Flor B. Artagame reflected on the legacies of St. Benilde Romancon and St. John Baptist de la Salle in her opening remarks and the importance of their teachings towards a path of service and empowerment, “It is fitting to have our awarding ceremony in April when we celebrate the beatification of St. Benilde Romancon, our Saint. And the birth and feast day of Saint John Baptist de la Salle, our founder,” she said. “On behalf of the Center for Social Action, I congratulate all the awardees for this year’s award.”
For the recognition awards for volunteers of the Benildean Community, given to the students and associates for their selfless contributions as volunteers to the Center for Social Action for AY 2022-2023 programs and activities, Ms. Chona Rodulfa, Director – People and Organization Development Office and Mr. Ron Malaluan, Head, Center for Social Action – Benildean Engagement Unit handed out certificates to the following volunteers: Jeanne Gabrielle Daza (student), Athena Trifonia Tiglao (associate), Liberato Umali, Jr. (associate), Cromwell Taduran (associate), and Henry De Guzman (associate).
Recognition awards for Community partners were awarded to institutional and Kapitbahayan partners who made an impact on the lives of our students and members of the Benildean Community through NSTP-02, Community Service and Outreach for Academic Year 2022 – 2023, by Mr. Noni Odulio, Vice Chancellor for Administration and Mr. Joel Anonuevo, Coordinator, Center for Social Action – Institutional Partnership and Development Unit.
Institutional Partners:
- Akap Sa Bata Phils., Inc. (Akap sa Bata ng mga Guro-Kalinga)
- Bantayog ng mga Bayani Foundation, Inc.
- Children’s Rehabilitation Center
- Enhancing Nurturing Disciplining Empowering Restoring Daycare Inc. (IT Tender)
- Friendship Home Fr. Luis Amigo Foundation, Inc.
- Gems Heart Outreach Development, Inc.
- Grace Family Helper Project, Inc.
- Honor 1000 Movement, Inc.
- Hope Worldwide Philippines Inc.
- Ignacio Villamor Senior High School
- Kaibigan Ermita Outreach Foundation, Inc.
- Koinonia Community Church
- Minstrels Rhythm of Hope, Inc.
- Onesimo Bulilit Foundation, Inc.
- Open Heart Foundation Worldwide, Inc.
- Our Lady of Sorrows Outreach Foundation, Inc.
- P. Villanueva Elementary School
- Rafael Palma Elementary School
- Salinlahi Alliance for Children’s Concerns Inc.
- Self-Reliance & Development Konkokyo Center, Inc.
- St. Vincent Foundation for Children and Aging, Inc. – Unbound Manila
- Sun For All Children, Inc. (SFAC)
- Tondo Blessed Hope Bible Baptist Church
- Unang Hakbang Foundation, Inc.
- Unyon Ng Mga Manggagawa sa Agrikultura, Inc. (UMA Pilipinas)
They were later joined by Ms. Jane Paula Roxas, Head of the Center for Social Action – Kapitbahayan Partnership and Development Unit, to give out the Recognition Award for Community partners to Kapitbahayan partners who made an impact on the lives of students and members of the Benildean Community through NSTP-02, Community Service and Outreach for Academic Year 2022 – 2023:
- Barangay 41 Zone 06, Pasay
- Barangay 42 Zone 06, Pasay
- Barangay 43, Zone 06 Pasay
- Barangay 44 Zone 06, Pasay
- Barangay 45 Zone 06, Pasay
- Barangay 46 Zone 06, Pasay
- Barangay 48 Zone 06, Pasay
- Barangay 742 Zone 80, Manila
- Barangay 743 Zone 80, Manila
- Barangay 745 Zone 81, Manila
- Barangay 752 Zone 81, Manila
- Barangay 755, Zone 82, Manila
- Barangay 733 Zone 80, Manila
- Barangay 728 Zone 79, Manila
- Barangay 731 Zone 80, Manila
- Barangay 746 Zone 81, Manila
For the last batch of Recognition Awards for Community Partners, special recognition was awarded to the organization who have donated with CSA on various projects for AY 2022-2023. Ms. Nikki Templo-Perez, Vice President for Lasallian Mission and Student Life, and Ms. May Flor Artagame, Director, Center for Social Action, were onstage to receive the Benildean Parents in Action and Life of Joy Foundation, Inc.
Finally, the presentation of major awards to the Benildean Community capped the night.
- The Most Engaged Volunteer Student award is given to the student with the most volunteer hours from the School of Environment and Design, Jeanne Daza.
- Most Engaged Volunteer Associate is awarded to the associate with the most volunteer hours from the School of Hotel and Restaurant Institution Management (SHRIM), Ms. Athena Tiglao.
- Most Engaged School is awarded to the school with the most volunteers and outreach projects with the Center for Social Action, the School of Hotel, Restaurant, and Institution Management.
- Most of Engaged Office is awarded to the office with the most volunteers and outreach projects with the Center for Social Action, the Museum of Contemporary Arts and Design (MCAD).
- Most Engaged Institutional Partners awarded to the institutional partner with the most engagements through NSTP and CS, outreach projects, special projects, and participation in formation programs and various community engagement activities of the Center for Social Action: Bronze Awardee, Self-Reliance and Development Konkokyo Center, Inc.; Silver Awardee, Akap sa Bata Phils, Inc. (Akap sa Bata ng mga Guro-Kalinga); and Gold Awardee, Ignacio Villamor Senior High School.
- Most Engaged Kapitbahayan Partner awarded to the Kapitbahayan partner with the most engagement through NSTP and CS, outreach projects, special projects, and participation in various community engagement activities of the Center for Social Action: Bronze Awardee, Barangay 745, Manila; Silver Awardee, Barangay 45, Pasay; and Gold Awardee, Barangay 743, Manila.
As the awards ceremony unfolds, the room is filled with stories of dedication, perseverance, and the commitment to effecting positive change. Each recipient embodies the ethos of the Benildean Community—a community guided by the principles of service, compassion, and social responsibility.
