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Gabii sa Kabilin 2011 Route Maps, Tartanilya Routes and Museums

By Miong - Friday, May 20, 2011

In time for National Heritage Month and International Museum Day this Month, Ramon Aboitiz Foundation Inc. (RAFI) once again hold Gabii sa Kabilin (Night of Heritage) on May 27, 2011. This would be the 5th Gabii sa Kabilln which started 2007. Below are useful information regarding the event, from Gabii sa Kabilin Route Map, Tartanilya Routes, Bus Routes, Gabii sa Kabilin 2011 Participating Museums, Gabii sa Kabilin 2011 Participating Heritage Sites and Attractions & Activities by Participating Museums & Heritage Sites. For only P150 ticket, a visitor can already enter all the participating museums and heritage sites and avail of bus and tartanilla (horse-drawn carriage) rides. You can choose where to start first.

Gabii sa Kabilin 2011 Participating Cebu Museums
1. Casa Gorordo Museum
2. Cathedral Museum of Cebu
3. Fort San Pedro
4. Yap-Sandiego Ancestral House
5. Museo Sugbo,
6. University of Southern Philippines Foundation (USPF)
7. Rizal Museum, Museo Parian sa Sugbo (1730 Jesuit House)
8. Sacred Heart Alternative Gallery
9. Cebu Normal University (CNU) Museum
10. Cebu City Museum
11. Mandaue City Central Plaza
Gabii sa Kabilin 2011 Participating Cebu Heritage Sites
12. Plaza Independencia
13. Cebu Metropolitan Cathedral
14. Basilica del Sto. Niño
15 Sacred Heart Church
16. Heritage of Cebu Monument (Plaza Parian)
17. Plaza Hamabar
18. Plaza Sugbo

Gabii sa Kabilin 2011 Route Map, Tartanilya Rides

Participating Cebu Museums Cultural Attractions
1. Museum Casa Gorordo - performances by Izarzuri Vidal and Children’s Orchestra Marigondon Public School. 2. Cathedral Museum of Cebu - Storytelling
3. Fort San Pedro - Tribal Band Perforamance
4. Parian - Santacruzan
5. Yap-Sandiego Ancestral House - Procession
6. Museo Sugbo - Cebuano dances
7. USPF Rizal Museum - Nigh market by Colon Street Vendors
8. Museo Parian sa Sugbo - Cebuano songs and harpist performance
9. Sacred Heart Alternative Gallery - Art Fair
10. CNU Museum - World War II memorabilia collections
11. Cebu City Museum - Reknown Artist Paintings
12. Mandaue City Central Plaza - Cooking demonstration of native delicacies of Mandaue
13. The upcoming Gabii sa Kabilin will also feature a walking tour of the participating plazas in Cebu City to be conducted by Ka Bino Guerrero.
Gabii sa Kabilin (Night of Heritage) is the only one of its kind in the Philippines and in Asia, aims to reinforce the belief that local museums are venues for the understanding and appreciation of Cebuano history and culture. But beyond that it also discounts the stereotype of museums as mere repositories of “dead objects”; rather, as venues for live cultural activities.
Gabii sa Kabilin 2011 - Cebu Night of Heritage 2011 posted at Cebu Events Blog

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RAFI breaks ground for an OUTDOOR EDUCATION Center in Balamban Cebu

By Miong - Friday, April 08, 2011

Ramon Aboitiz Foundation Inc. (RAFI) pioneers the creation of KOOL ADVENTURE CAMP, an Outdoor Education Center in the Philippnes situated at Barangay Cansumoroy, Balamban, Cebu last Mar. 26.
It will house outdoor high and low challenge courses, indoor challenge courses, corporate conference halls, training halls, trekking trails, dining & kitchen facilities, tent areas, youth bunks and corporate cabins. It will also feature the High Element Challenge Cluster, a challenge course that combines both low initiatives and high ropes courses in one, and an Iconic Structure, a multi-face, a multi-element high challenge ropes course.

The groundbreaking was graced by RAFI President Roberto E. Aboitiz, RAFI Executive Committee Chair Ma. Cristina C. Aboitiz, RAFI Chief Operating Officer Dominica B. Chua, Balamban Mayor Ace Stefan V. Binghay, and Department of Education 7 Regional Director Recaredo G. Borgonia.
Representatives from corporate partners—Aboitiz Equity Ventures, City Savings Bank, Cebu Industrial Park Development Inc., and Julie’s Franchise Corp.—wasl also around to attend the groundbreaking event.
“We have a 10-year-old program that deals with the hearts and minds of the youth in the Philippines. We have graduated close to 8,000 campers. What we promise is that those who will attend our program will never be the same again. You may come into the program with different backgrounds but when you graduate from our program, you will be enthusiastic, you will engage in various activities, and you will become leaders of tomorrow,” Aboitiz said.

Kool Adventure Camp, launched in 1999, is one of the programs under RAFI’s Leadership & Citizenship focus area, with program offerings that include youth adventure camps, adventure training and consulting, corporate adventure workshops, land and sea expeditions, urban backpacking, games and initiatives, and trainer’s training, among others.
RAFI breaks ground for an OUTDOOR EDUCATION CENTER posted at Cebu Events Blog

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RAMON ABOITIZ FOUNDATION Inc. RAFI, An Architect of Change in VISMIN

By Miong - Wednesday, February 02, 2011

The Ramon Aboitiz Foundation Inc. (RAFI) introduced the refreshed RAFI to its communication partners in a launching last Jan. 25 at Casino Español de Cebu.
The event was the first of the series of external brand launches that RAFI will hold this year after the Foundation launched its brand internally last Sept. 7, 2010. It was attended by RAFI’s communication partners, including media, suppliers, service providers, and academe, among others.
The refreshed identity of RAFI manifests the Foundation’s decision to upscale its core initiatives and ensure that its more than 160 employees have a uniform and comprehensive understanding in order to bring more impact in the communities where it works.
RAFI’s Vision is “Touching People, Shaping the Future.”
“Because so much time has past, it was a good time to revisit our core principles, philosophy and programs. A time to insure we have a uniform and comprehensive understanding of who we are and what our vision is. The ‘Branding Project’ we have been working on for one and half years is designed to secure this alignment. I think we now have a refreshed and powerful definition of our soul and purpose as an organization, and a clear understanding of what we want to achieve. Now we are in a position to bring this to the world,” RAFI President Roberto Aboitiz said during the launching.

Roberto Aboitiz, president of the Ramon Aboitiz Foundation Inc. (RAFI), tells the Foundation’s communication partners—media, suppliers, service providers, and academe—that RAFI now has a “refreshed and powerful” definition of its soul and purpose as an organization. RAFI Communications Officer Haidee Palapar (inset, standing) explained the communication guidelines that come with RAFI’s refreshed brand.

RAFI’s vision and tagline is “Touching People, Shaping the Future.” RAFI’s brand idea defines the 44-year-old foundation as an “Architect of Change.” RAFI’s brand promise is “elevating lives through a comprehensive approach that champions best practices in community development.”
The Foundation’s brand attributes include collaborative as it continues to work with partners; holistic as it carries out multiple initiatives to address complex issues; and role model as it leads by example.
RAFI now have five key focus areas—Integrated Development, Micro-finance & Entrepreneurship, Culture & Heritage, Leadership & Citizenship, and Education.
RAFI has been Serving the people in the VisMin for 44 years.
To carry out the programs under these focus areas, RAFI will capitalize on its capabilities, which include Grants & Awards that provide opportunities for concepts to become effective interventions in uplifting human dignity and that recognize role models in the community, respectively; Institutional Development & Planning that help out partners and communities organize for sustained change; Knowledge Sharing & Advocacy that enables RAFI to share its best practices and equip individuals with knowledge to drive change; and Service & Facilities that allows the foundation to provide support for its communities and partners.
The new logo introduced the Foundation also as RAFI. The shield has been sustained as a reference back to the Aboitiz family. Visually, RAFI’s new identity had been given a modern three-dimension appearance and a professional sans-serif typographic treatment.
RAFI’s new colors—Steel Blue, Ice Blue, and Saffron Yellow—reflect the professional but still warm attitude that RAFI brings in its undertakings.
“In the past, we made use of different logos, colors of uniforms, so it is not surprising that RAFI may be known in different ways. Today, we will begin to change this. Today, we will discipline ourselves to use our logo, our colors and our visual material in a consistent way,” Aboitiz explained.
RAFI has been serving the people in the Visayas and Mindanao through Various Programs and Projects in Development work for the past 44 years.“Over time, we aim stand out even further as architects of change, as having touched people and shaped a better future. This is an exciting point in our history and a good time to position ourselves in the public eye and tell our story. Help us to bring our story—the RAFI Story—out to our recipients and partners. Be part of the RAFI Story!” Aboitiz addressed RAFI’s partners in communications.
RAMON ABOITIZ FOUNDATION INC. (RAFI) posted at Cebu Events Blog

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RAFI Joins Dia del Galeon Festival to promote Culture and Heritage to Youth

By Miong - Saturday, October 02, 2010

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Cebu's Enriched Hidden Valley Resort, add to your Summer Wishlist!

By Miong - Monday, April 19, 2010

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Ramon Aboitiz Foundation Triennial Awards Cebu launches

By Miong - Monday, December 07, 2009

Ramon Aboitiz Foundation Triennial Awards is again looking for unsung heroes in the Visayas and MindanaoCall for Nominations open until July 16, 2010

RAFI Triennial Awards trophy

CEBU CITY, CEBU-The Ramon Aboitiz Foundation (RAFI) Triennial Awards is calling on the public to nominate unsung heroes in the Visayas and Mindanao for the fifth run of the Ramon Aboitiz Award for Exemplary Individual and the Eduardo Aboitiz Award for Outstanding Institution.
Nominations are also accepted from government agencies, non-government organizations, people’s organizations, civil society, academe and the business sector.
Deadline for submission of nomination is July 16, 2010. The online nomination form and more information on the RAFI Triennial Awards are available on the RAFI website at www.rafi.org.ph or contact the Secretariat at (032) 418-7234 Local 109 and look for Alfred Domingo or Catherine Margate at (032) 418-7234 Local 105.
The Ramon Aboitiz Award for Exemplary Individual is open to every Filipino, natural born or naturalized citizen, at least 30 years old and of good moral character whose dedication to their profession has made significant contributions to the advancement of the well-being of fellow Filipinos.
The Eduardo Aboitiz Award for Outstanding Institution is open to all organizations established for at least three years with functional programs and services and dedicated partnerships with other groups in bringing about comprehensive and responsible development.
Individuals and institutions nominated for these awards will undergo an extensive screening process. Each award category will be given a trophy, cash prize of not less than P400,000 (four hundred thousand pesos) and the opportunity to travel in the Visayas and Mindanao to share expertise to various groups.
The Ramon Aboitiz Foundation Triennial Awards is the premier service and humanitarian award in the Philippines to recognize the philanthropic, humanitarian and holistic efforts of individuals and institutions in enhancing the quality of life of various groups and communities.
The Ramon Aboitiz Foundation Triennial Awards post at the Cebu Events Blog.

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Gabii sa Kabilin 2011 Route Maps, Tartanilya Routes and Museums

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