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๐ŸŽจ๐ŸŒฟ ๐—Ÿ๐—œ๐—ž๐—›๐—” ๐—ž๐—”๐—ง๐—จ๐—ง๐—จ๐—•๐—ข: ๐—–๐—ข๐—Ÿ๐—ข๐—ฅ๐—ฆ ๐—ข๐—™ ๐—œ๐—ก๐——๐—œ๐—š๐—˜๐—ก๐—ข๐—จ๐—ฆ ๐—›๐—˜๐—ฅ๐—œ๐—ง๐—”๐—š๐—˜ ๐ŸŒฟ๐ŸŽจ๐—ฃ๐—ข๐—ฆ๐—ง๐—˜๐—ฅ-๐— ๐—”๐—ž๐—œ๐—ก๐—š ๐—–๐—ข๐—ก๐—ง๐—˜๐—ฆ๐—ง๐—”๐—ฆ๐—˜๐—”๐—ก ๐— ๐—ข๐—ก๐—ง๐—› ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฌ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฒ๐ŸŒ โ€œ๐—ก๐—ฎ๐˜ƒ๐—ถ๐—ด๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ข๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐—™๐˜‚๐˜๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ฒ, ๐—ง๐—ผ๐—ด๐—ฒ๐˜๐—ต...
20/08/2026

๐ŸŽจ๐ŸŒฟ ๐—Ÿ๐—œ๐—ž๐—›๐—” ๐—ž๐—”๐—ง๐—จ๐—ง๐—จ๐—•๐—ข: ๐—–๐—ข๐—Ÿ๐—ข๐—ฅ๐—ฆ ๐—ข๐—™ ๐—œ๐—ก๐——๐—œ๐—š๐—˜๐—ก๐—ข๐—จ๐—ฆ ๐—›๐—˜๐—ฅ๐—œ๐—ง๐—”๐—š๐—˜ ๐ŸŒฟ๐ŸŽจ

๐—ฃ๐—ข๐—ฆ๐—ง๐—˜๐—ฅ-๐— ๐—”๐—ž๐—œ๐—ก๐—š ๐—–๐—ข๐—ก๐—ง๐—˜๐—ฆ๐—ง
๐—”๐—ฆ๐—˜๐—”๐—ก ๐— ๐—ข๐—ก๐—ง๐—› ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฌ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฒ
๐ŸŒ โ€œ๐—ก๐—ฎ๐˜ƒ๐—ถ๐—ด๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ข๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐—™๐˜‚๐˜๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ฒ, ๐—ง๐—ผ๐—ด๐—ฒ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ฟโ€

VMA Global College and Training Centers, Inc. invites student representatives to showcase ๐—œ๐—ป๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐—ด๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ผ๐˜‚๐˜€ ๐—ฐ๐˜‚๐—น๐˜๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ฒ, ๐—ถ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜๐—ถ๐˜๐˜†, ๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐˜๐—ฎ๐—ด๐—ฒ, ๐—ฐ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐˜ƒ๐—ถ๐˜๐˜†, ๐˜‚๐—ป๐—ถ๐˜๐˜†, and ๐˜€๐˜‚๐˜€๐˜๐—ฎ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐—ฏ๐—ถ๐—น๐—ถ๐˜๐˜† through art.

๐Ÿ‘ฅ ๐—ฃ๐—”๐—ฅ๐—ง๐—œ๐—–๐—œ๐—ฃ๐—”๐—ก๐—ง๐—ฆ
One (1) official student representative from each:
โ€ข BSMT
โ€ข BSMarE
โ€ข BSHM
โ€ข BSTM
โ€ข BSCRIM

๐Ÿ“… ๐—–๐—ข๐—ก๐—ง๐—˜๐—ฆ๐—ง ๐——๐—”๐—ง๐—˜
๐—”๐˜‚๐—ด๐˜‚๐˜€๐˜ ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฑ, ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฌ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฒ
โฐ ๐Ÿญ:๐Ÿฌ๐Ÿฌ ๐—ฃ๐— โ€“๐Ÿฐ:๐Ÿฌ๐Ÿฌ ๐—ฃ๐— 
๐Ÿ“ ๐—ฅ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฐ๐—ต ๐—ฃ๐—น๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐˜† ๐—ฅ๐—ผ๐—ผ๐—บ

๐Ÿ• ๐—œ๐—บ๐—ฝ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐˜๐—ฎ๐—ป๐˜ ๐—ฆ๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ฑ๐˜‚๐—น๐—ฒ
โ€ข ๐Ÿญ๐Ÿฎ:๐Ÿฐ๐Ÿฑ ๐—ฃ๐—  โ€“ Arrival & Registration
โ€ข ๐Ÿญ:๐Ÿฌ๐Ÿฌ ๐—ฃ๐—  โ€“ Contest Starts
โ€ข ๐Ÿฐ:๐Ÿฌ๐Ÿฌ ๐—ฃ๐—  โ€“ Submission & End of Contest
โ€ข ๐Ÿฐ:๐Ÿฌ๐Ÿฌ ๐—ฃ๐—  onwards โ€“ Same-Day Judging
โ€ข ๐Ÿฑ:๐Ÿฌ๐Ÿฌ ๐—ฃ๐—  โ€“ Online Voting Opens

๐ŸŽจ ๐— ๐—”๐—ง๐—˜๐—ฅ๐—œ๐—”๐—Ÿ๐—ฆ
The CED Officeโ€“KAPAWA will provide one (1) 1/4 illustration board and plastic cover per participant. Participants shall bring their own art materials.

๐—ฃ๐—”๐—ฆ๐—ง๐—˜๐—Ÿ ๐—œ๐—ฆ ๐—ง๐—›๐—˜ ๐—ฃ๐—ฅ๐—œ๐— ๐—”๐—ฅ๐—ฌ ๐— ๐—˜๐——๐—œ๐—จ๐— .

๐ŸŒ ๐—–๐—ข๐—ก๐—–๐—˜๐—ฃ๐—ง
Entries should creatively interpret โ€œ๐—ก๐—ฎ๐˜ƒ๐—ถ๐—ด๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ข๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐—™๐˜‚๐˜๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ฒ, ๐—ง๐—ผ๐—ด๐—ฒ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ฟโ€ through Indigenous culture and traditions, identity and heritage, unity, inclusion, sustainability, ancestral lands, livelihood and entrepreneurship, education, empowerment, ASEAN solidarity, and partnerships.

๐ŸŒฑ ๐—จ๐—ก๐—ฆ๐——๐—š ๐—œ๐—ก๐—ง๐—˜๐—š๐—ฅ๐—”๐—ง๐—œ๐—ข๐—ก
Participants are encouraged to meaningfully incorporate relevant UNSDGs, particularly:
๐—ฆ๐——๐—š ๐Ÿฐ โ€“ Quality Education
๐—ฆ๐——๐—š ๐Ÿด โ€“ Decent Work & Economic Growth
๐—ฆ๐——๐—š ๐Ÿญ๐Ÿฌ โ€“ Reduced Inequalities
๐—ฆ๐——๐—š ๐Ÿญ๐Ÿฑ โ€“ Life on Land
๐—ฆ๐——๐—š ๐Ÿญ๐Ÿณ โ€“ Partnerships for the Goals

๐Ÿ† ๐—๐—จ๐——๐—š๐—œ๐—ก๐—š & ๐—ข๐—ก๐—Ÿ๐—œ๐—ก๐—˜ ๐—ฉ๐—ข๐—ง๐—œ๐—ก๐—š
๐—๐˜‚๐—ฑ๐—ด๐—ฒ๐˜€โ€™ ๐—˜๐˜ƒ๐—ฎ๐—น๐˜‚๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป โ€“ ๐Ÿฑ๐Ÿฌ%
๐—ข๐—ป๐—น๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฒ ๐—ฉ๐—ผ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด โ€“ ๐Ÿฑ๐Ÿฌ%

๐Ÿ“ฒ ๐—ข๐—ก๐—Ÿ๐—œ๐—ก๐—˜ ๐—ฉ๐—ข๐—ง๐—œ๐—ก๐—š ๐—ฃ๐—˜๐—ฅ๐—œ๐—ข๐——
๐—”๐˜‚๐—ด๐˜‚๐˜€๐˜ ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฑ, ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฌ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฒ โ€“ ๐Ÿฑ:๐Ÿฌ๐Ÿฌ ๐—ฃ๐—  to ๐—”๐˜‚๐—ด๐˜‚๐˜€๐˜ ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿณ, ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฌ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฒ โ€“ ๐Ÿฑ:๐Ÿฌ๐Ÿฌ ๐—ฃ๐— 

Only valid votes/reactions within the official voting period will be counted. Fake accounts, bots, purchased votes, automated reactions, or other fraudulent means may result in disqualification.

โœจ ๐—–๐—จ๐—Ÿ๐—ง๐—จ๐—ฅ๐—˜ โ€ข ๐—œ๐——๐—˜๐—ก๐—ง๐—œ๐—ง๐—ฌ โ€ข ๐—จ๐—ก๐—œ๐—ง๐—ฌ โ€ข ๐—ฆ๐—จ๐—ฆ๐—ง๐—”๐—œ๐—ก๐—”๐—•๐—œ๐—Ÿ๐—œ๐—ง๐—ฌ โœจ

Let your creativity speak. Let Indigenous heritage inspire. Let every color tell a story of who we are and the future we buildโ€”๐—ง๐—ข๐—š๐—˜๐—ง๐—›๐—˜๐—ฅ. ๐Ÿ’š

BUILDING CAPACITY, STRENGTHENING EXTENSIONCapability Building & Strategic Extension Planning 2026VMA Global College and ...
19/08/2026

BUILDING CAPACITY, STRENGTHENING EXTENSION

Capability Building & Strategic Extension Planning 2026

VMA Global College and Training Centers, Inc. actively participates in the two-day Capability Building & Strategic Extension Planning on August 19โ€“20, 2026, held at the ST AVR of Negros Oriental State University (NORSU).

This meaningful initiative is initiated by the Extension Managerโ€™s Council โ€“ Negros Island Region (EMC-NIR), in partnership with the Philippine Knowledge and Extension Foundation, Inc. (PHILKOFA) and co-hosted by Negros Oriental State University (NORSU).

The activity brings together representatives from various State Universities and Colleges (SUCs), Local Universities and Colleges (LUCs), and Private Higher Education Institutions (PHEIs) across the Negros Island Region, providing a valuable platform for learning, collaboration, knowledge sharing, and strategic planning.

Representing VMA Global College and Training Centers, Inc. are Mr. Chester John C. Ferrer, CED Director, and Ms. Alyssa C. Paulma, CED Assistant, who actively participate in this capacity-building activity focused on strengthening extension planning, community engagement, and sustainable extension programs.

Through this initiative, participating institutions gain valuable insights and innovative approaches in developing responsive, inclusive, and impactful extension programs that address the needs and priorities of communities.

More than a capacity-building activity, this gathering strengthens institutional partnerships and regional collaboration, fostering a shared commitment toward more relevant, sustainable, and meaningful community extension services.

VMA Global College and Training Centers, Inc. continues to invest in continuous learning, collaboration, and professional development as it strengthens its commitment to community engagement and sustainable development. ๐ŸŒฑ๐Ÿค

Building Capacity. Strengthening Partnerships. Advancing Extension. Creating Community Impact.














HAPPY BIRTHDAY, SIR NHYNE GUADALUPE! ๐ŸŽ‚๐ŸŽ‰Warmest birthday greetings to our dedicated CHTM - BSHM Project Leader, Mr. Niรฑo ...
19/08/2026

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, SIR NHYNE GUADALUPE! ๐ŸŽ‚๐ŸŽ‰

Warmest birthday greetings to our dedicated CHTM - BSHM Project Leader, Mr. Niรฑo G. Guadalupe! ๐Ÿฅณ

May your special day be filled with happiness, good health, and wonderful moments with your loved ones. Your leadership, commitment, and valuable contributions continue to inspire and make a meaningful difference in every project and initiative you lead.

May this new year of your life bring you greater success, new opportunities, and countless blessings. May you continue to lead with passion, purpose, and excellence. ๐Ÿ™โœจ

Once again, Happy Birthday, Sir Nhyne! ๐ŸŽˆ๐ŸŽ
Wishing you a fulfilling and prosperous year ahead!

From your Community Extension and Development Office - KAPAWA Family ๐Ÿ’™

๐—œ๐—ฃ ๐—ง๐—”๐—Ÿ๐—œ๐—ก๐—ข | ๐—ž๐—ก๐—ข๐—ช, ๐—–๐—ข๐—ก๐—ก๐—˜๐—–๐—ง & ๐—–๐—˜๐—Ÿ๐—˜๐—•๐—ฅ๐—”๐—ง๐—˜๐—ฆ๐—”๐—ง๐—จ๐—ฅ๐——๐—”๐—ฌ ๐—ž๐—”๐—”๐—Ÿ๐—”๐— ๐—”๐—ก | ๐—œ๐—ฃ ๐—ง๐—ฅ๐—œ๐—ฉ๐—œ๐—” & ๐—œ๐—ก๐—™๐—ข๐—ฅ๐— ๐—”๐—ง๐—œ๐—ข๐—ก ๐—”๐—ช๐—”๐—ฅ๐—˜๐—ก๐—˜๐—ฆ๐—ฆ๐ŸŒฟ ๐——๐—œ๐—— ๐—ฌ๐—ข๐—จ ๐—ž๐—ก๐—ข๐—ช?๐—”๐—จ๐—š๐—จ๐—ฆ๐—ง ๐Ÿต is obs...
15/08/2026

๐—œ๐—ฃ ๐—ง๐—”๐—Ÿ๐—œ๐—ก๐—ข | ๐—ž๐—ก๐—ข๐—ช, ๐—–๐—ข๐—ก๐—ก๐—˜๐—–๐—ง & ๐—–๐—˜๐—Ÿ๐—˜๐—•๐—ฅ๐—”๐—ง๐—˜

๐—ฆ๐—”๐—ง๐—จ๐—ฅ๐——๐—”๐—ฌ ๐—ž๐—”๐—”๐—Ÿ๐—”๐— ๐—”๐—ก | ๐—œ๐—ฃ ๐—ง๐—ฅ๐—œ๐—ฉ๐—œ๐—” & ๐—œ๐—ก๐—™๐—ข๐—ฅ๐— ๐—”๐—ง๐—œ๐—ข๐—ก ๐—”๐—ช๐—”๐—ฅ๐—˜๐—ก๐—˜๐—ฆ๐—ฆ

๐ŸŒฟ ๐——๐—œ๐—— ๐—ฌ๐—ข๐—จ ๐—ž๐—ก๐—ข๐—ช?

๐—”๐—จ๐—š๐—จ๐—ฆ๐—ง ๐Ÿต is observed annually as the ๐—œ๐—ก๐—ง๐—˜๐—ฅ๐—ก๐—”๐—ง๐—œ๐—ข๐—ก๐—”๐—Ÿ ๐——๐—”๐—ฌ ๐—ข๐—™ ๐—ง๐—›๐—˜ ๐—ช๐—ข๐—ฅ๐—Ÿ๐——โ€™๐—ฆ ๐—œ๐—ก๐——๐—œ๐—š๐—˜๐—ก๐—ข๐—จ๐—ฆ ๐—ฃ๐—˜๐—ข๐—ฃ๐—Ÿ๐—˜๐—ฆ. The date commemorates the first meeting of the ๐—จ๐—ก๐—œ๐—ง๐—˜๐—— ๐—ก๐—”๐—ง๐—œ๐—ข๐—ก๐—ฆ ๐—ช๐—ข๐—ฅ๐—ž๐—œ๐—ก๐—š ๐—š๐—ฅ๐—ข๐—จ๐—ฃ ๐—ข๐—ก ๐—œ๐—ก๐——๐—œ๐—š๐—˜๐—ก๐—ข๐—จ๐—ฆ ๐—ฃ๐—ข๐—ฃ๐—จ๐—Ÿ๐—”๐—ง๐—œ๐—ข๐—ก๐—ฆ, held in Geneva on August 9, 1982.

On ๐——๐—˜๐—–๐—˜๐— ๐—•๐—˜๐—ฅ ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฏ, ๐Ÿญ๐Ÿต๐Ÿต๐Ÿฐ, the United Nations General Assembly adopted ๐—ฅ๐—˜๐—ฆ๐—ข๐—Ÿ๐—จ๐—ง๐—œ๐—ข๐—ก ๐Ÿฐ๐Ÿต/๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿญ๐Ÿฐ, deciding that August 9 would be observed annually as the International Day of the Worldโ€™s Indigenous Peoples.

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In connection with the ๐—”๐—ฆ๐—˜๐—”๐—ก ๐— ๐—ข๐—ก๐—ง๐—› ๐—–๐—˜๐—Ÿ๐—˜๐—•๐—ฅ๐—”๐—ง๐—œ๐—ข๐—ก ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฌ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฒ and the ๐—œ๐—ก๐——๐—œ๐—š๐—˜๐—ก๐—ข๐—จ๐—ฆ ๐—ฃ๐—˜๐—ข๐—ฃ๐—Ÿ๐—˜๐—ฆ ๐——๐—”๐—ฌ ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฌ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฒ, ๐—œ๐—ฃ ๐—ง๐—”๐—Ÿ๐—œ๐—ก๐—ข: ๐—ž๐—ก๐—ข๐—ช, ๐—–๐—ข๐—ก๐—ก๐—˜๐—–๐—ง & ๐—–๐—˜๐—Ÿ๐—˜๐—•๐—ฅ๐—”๐—ง๐—˜ highlights the rich history, culture, traditions, identity, knowledge, and contributions of Indigenous Peoples.

This weekly ๐—ฆ๐—”๐—ง๐—จ๐—ฅ๐——๐—”๐—ฌ ๐—ž๐—”๐—”๐—Ÿ๐—”๐— ๐—”๐—ก initiative promotes cultural awareness, appreciation, respect, inclusivity, and meaningful connections with Indigenous communities.

๐—ž๐—ก๐—ข๐—ช ๐—ง๐—›๐—˜ ๐—›๐—œ๐—ฆ๐—ง๐—ข๐—ฅ๐—ฌ. ๐—–๐—ข๐—ก๐—ก๐—˜๐—–๐—ง ๐—ช๐—œ๐—ง๐—› ๐—–๐—จ๐—Ÿ๐—ง๐—จ๐—ฅ๐—˜. ๐—–๐—˜๐—Ÿ๐—˜๐—•๐—ฅ๐—”๐—ง๐—˜ ๐—œ๐—ก๐——๐—œ๐—š๐—˜๐—ก๐—ข๐—จ๐—ฆ ๐—œ๐——๐—˜๐—ก๐—ง๐—œ๐—ง๐—ฌ. ๐ŸŒฟ๐Ÿค

๐—ž๐—”๐—ฃ๐—”๐—ช๐—” ๐—จ๐—ฃ๐——๐—”๐—ง๐—˜๐—ฆ | ๐—ž๐—”๐—ง๐—จ๐—ง๐—จ๐—•๐—ข ๐—–๐—ข๐—ก๐—ก๐—˜๐—–๐—ง: ๐—œ๐—ฃ ๐—–๐—ข๐— ๐— ๐—จ๐—ก๐—œ๐—ง๐—ฌ ๐——๐—œ๐—”๐—Ÿ๐—ข๐—š๐—จ๐—˜ & ๐—Ÿ๐—œ๐—ฉ๐—˜๐—Ÿ๐—œ๐—›๐—ข๐—ข๐—— ๐—˜๐— ๐—ฃ๐—ข๐—ช๐—˜๐—ฅ๐— ๐—˜๐—ก๐—งIn celebration of ๐—”๐—ฆ๐—˜๐—”๐—ก ๐— ๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜๐—ต ๐—–๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ฒ๐—ฏ๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ...
15/08/2026

๐—ž๐—”๐—ฃ๐—”๐—ช๐—” ๐—จ๐—ฃ๐——๐—”๐—ง๐—˜๐—ฆ | ๐—ž๐—”๐—ง๐—จ๐—ง๐—จ๐—•๐—ข ๐—–๐—ข๐—ก๐—ก๐—˜๐—–๐—ง: ๐—œ๐—ฃ ๐—–๐—ข๐— ๐— ๐—จ๐—ก๐—œ๐—ง๐—ฌ ๐——๐—œ๐—”๐—Ÿ๐—ข๐—š๐—จ๐—˜ & ๐—Ÿ๐—œ๐—ฉ๐—˜๐—Ÿ๐—œ๐—›๐—ข๐—ข๐—— ๐—˜๐— ๐—ฃ๐—ข๐—ช๐—˜๐—ฅ๐— ๐—˜๐—ก๐—ง

In celebration of ๐—”๐—ฆ๐—˜๐—”๐—ก ๐— ๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜๐—ต ๐—–๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ฒ๐—ฏ๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฌ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฒ, carrying the theme โ€œ๐—ก๐—ฎ๐˜ƒ๐—ถ๐—ด๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ข๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐—™๐˜‚๐˜๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ฒ, ๐—ง๐—ผ๐—ด๐—ฒ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ฟ,โ€ and in recognition of ๐—œ๐—ป๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐—ด๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ผ๐˜‚๐˜€ ๐—ฃ๐—ฒ๐—ผ๐—ฝ๐—น๐—ฒ๐˜€ ๐——๐—ฎ๐˜† ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฌ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฒ, the ๐—–๐—ผ๐—บ๐—บ๐˜‚๐—ป๐—ถ๐˜๐˜† ๐—˜๐˜…๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐——๐—ฒ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ผ๐—ฝ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜ ๐—ข๐—ณ๐—ณ๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ฒ โ€“ ๐—ž๐—”๐—ฃ๐—”๐—ช๐—”, in collaboration with the ๐—ฆ๐˜๐˜‚๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜ ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—˜๐˜…๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—”๐—ณ๐—ณ๐—ฎ๐—ถ๐—ฟ๐˜€ ๐—ข๐—ณ๐—ณ๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ฒ and ๐—–๐—ผ๐—บ๐—บ๐—ถ๐˜๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฒ ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—œ๐—ป๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐—ด๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ผ๐˜‚๐˜€ ๐—–๐—ผ๐—บ๐—บ๐˜‚๐—ป๐—ถ๐˜๐˜† ๐—”๐—ณ๐—ณ๐—ฎ๐—ถ๐—ฟ๐˜€, successfully conducted ๐—ž๐—ฎ๐˜๐˜‚๐˜๐˜‚๐—ฏ๐—ผ ๐—–๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ป๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐˜: ๐—œ๐—ฃ ๐—–๐—ผ๐—บ๐—บ๐˜‚๐—ป๐—ถ๐˜๐˜† ๐——๐—ถ๐—ฎ๐—น๐—ผ๐—ด๐˜‚๐—ฒ & ๐—Ÿ๐—ถ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ถ๐—ต๐—ผ๐—ผ๐—ฑ ๐—˜๐—บ๐—ฝ๐—ผ๐˜„๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜ on August 14, 2026, in the Municipality of Murcia, Negros Occidental. As a continuing intervention connected to ๐—ฃ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—ท๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐˜๐—Ÿ๐—˜๐—ก๐—ฆ (Livelihood Enhancement and Net Sustainability), an Entrepreneurial Seminar was conducted featuring Ms. Jenny E. Pavillar on Business Documentation and Financial Reporting and Ms. Krishelle Anne S. Arcolas, MBA, on Business Concept and Management System of an Association. The seminar strengthened participantsโ€™ knowledge and skills in entrepreneurship, financial management, documentation, and organizational management to help sustain their community-based livelihood initiatives. VMA Global College and Training Centers, Inc. also presented a ๐—ฝ๐—ผ๐˜€๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ฏ๐—น๐—ฒ ๐˜€๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—ผ๐—น๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐˜€๐—ต๐—ถ๐—ฝ ๐—ด๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐˜ for qualified Indigenous Peoples students of VMA, supporting greater access to education and skills development.

The dialogue further strengthened partnerships among the community, academe, government, and public officials. The ๐—ข๐—ณ๐—ณ๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ฒ ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐— ๐˜‚๐—ป๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ถ๐—ฝ๐—ฎ๐—น ๐— ๐—ฎ๐˜†๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐— ๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ฐ๐—ถ๐—ฎ, led by ๐—›๐—ผ๐—ป. ๐—ฉ๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐˜๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐—š๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฑ๐—ผ ๐— . ๐—ฅ๐—ผ๐—ท๐—ฎ๐˜€, provided financial assistance for the establishment of an ๐—œ๐—ฃ ๐—ฆ๐˜๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ, which was already granted and formally turned over to the IP beneficiaries through VMA Global College. The initiative aims to provide a community-based platform for promoting and marketing Indigenous products and livelihood outputs. VMA Global College likewise provided an update regarding the requested ๐—•๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฑ ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—ฃ๐—ฎ๐˜€๐˜๐—ฟ๐˜† ๐—ฃ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—ฑ๐˜‚๐—ฐ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป (๐—•๐—ฃ๐—ฃ) ๐—ก๐—– ๐—œ๐—œ training/certification through TESDA, with continuing coordination and support from the ๐—ข๐—ณ๐—ณ๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ฒ ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐—–๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ด. ๐—๐—ฎ๐˜ƒ๐—ถ ๐—•๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ถ๐˜๐—ฒ๐˜‡. These initiatives build upon the gains of ๐—ฃ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—ท๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐˜๐—Ÿ๐—˜๐—ก๐—ฆ and strengthen the connection between education, technical skills, entrepreneurship, and sustainable livelihood development. Through ๐—ž๐—ฎ๐˜๐˜‚๐˜๐˜‚๐—ฏ๐—ผ ๐—–๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ป๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐˜, KAPAWA continues to embody the spirit of โ€œ๐—ก๐—ฎ๐˜ƒ๐—ถ๐—ด๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ข๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐—™๐˜‚๐˜๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ฒ, ๐—ง๐—ผ๐—ด๐—ฒ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ฟโ€ by creating opportunities, strengthening partnerships, honoring Indigenous culture, and transforming community dialogue into meaningful and sustainable action. ๐Ÿ’™๐Ÿ’š๐Ÿ’›

๐ŸŒฟโœจ ๐‚๐„๐‹๐„๐๐‘๐€๐“๐ˆ๐๐† ๐ˆ๐๐ƒ๐ˆ๐†๐„๐๐Ž๐”๐’ ๐๐„๐Ž๐๐‹๐„๐’ ๐ƒ๐€๐˜ | ๐€๐’๐„๐€๐ ๐Œ๐Ž๐๐“๐‡ ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ” ๐ŸŒโœจThis month, ๐•๐Œ๐€ ๐†๐ฅ๐จ๐›๐š๐ฅ ๐‚๐จ๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ž๐ ๐ž ๐š๐ง๐ ๐“๐ซ๐š๐ข๐ง๐ข๐ง๐  ๐‚๐ž๐ง๐ญ๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ, ๐ˆ๐ง๐œ. joi...
09/08/2026

๐ŸŒฟโœจ ๐‚๐„๐‹๐„๐๐‘๐€๐“๐ˆ๐๐† ๐ˆ๐๐ƒ๐ˆ๐†๐„๐๐Ž๐”๐’ ๐๐„๐Ž๐๐‹๐„๐’ ๐ƒ๐€๐˜ | ๐€๐’๐„๐€๐ ๐Œ๐Ž๐๐“๐‡ ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ” ๐ŸŒโœจ

This month, ๐•๐Œ๐€ ๐†๐ฅ๐จ๐›๐š๐ฅ ๐‚๐จ๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ž๐ ๐ž ๐š๐ง๐ ๐“๐ซ๐š๐ข๐ง๐ข๐ง๐  ๐‚๐ž๐ง๐ญ๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ, ๐ˆ๐ง๐œ. joins the celebration of Indigenous Peoples Day and ASEAN Month 2026 through meaningful activities that promote ๐š๐ฐ๐š๐ซ๐ž๐ง๐ž๐ฌ๐ฌ, ๐ซ๐ž๐ฌ๐ฉ๐ž๐œ๐ญ, ๐ข๐ง๐œ๐ฅ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ข๐จ๐ง, and ๐ž๐ฆ๐ฉ๐จ๐ฐ๐ž๐ซ๐ฆ๐ž๐ง๐ญ of the Indigenous Peoples (IP) community.

๐Ÿ“šโœจ Throughout the month, we will feature:

๐ŸŒฑ ๐ˆ๐ ๐Š๐ง๐จ๐ฐ๐ฅ๐ž๐๐ ๐ž ๐“๐ซ๐ข๐ฏ๐ข๐š๐ฌ
๐Ÿซ ๐’๐œ๐ก๐จ๐จ๐ฅ-๐๐š๐ฌ๐ž๐ ๐€๐œ๐ญ๐ข๐ฏ๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐ž๐ฌ
๐ŸŽญ ๐‚๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ญ๐ฎ๐ซ๐š๐ฅ ๐‹๐ž๐š๐ซ๐ง๐ข๐ง๐  ๐€๐œ๐ญ๐ข๐ฏ๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐ž๐ฌ
๐Ÿค๐Ÿฝ ๐ˆ๐ ๐‚๐จ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ง๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ ๐•๐ข๐ฌ๐ข๐ญ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ฌ

These activities create opportunities for our students and community to ๐ฅ๐ž๐š๐ซ๐ง, ๐ž๐ง๐ ๐š๐ ๐ž, ๐œ๐จ๐ง๐ง๐ž๐œ๐ญ, and ๐œ๐ž๐ฅ๐ž๐›๐ซ๐š๐ญ๐ž the rich culture, knowledge, traditions, and identity of Indigenous Peoples.

๐ŸŒ ๐€๐ฅ๐ข๐ ๐ง๐ž๐ ๐ฐ๐ข๐ญ๐ก ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐”๐ง๐ข๐ญ๐ž๐ ๐๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ฌ ๐’๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ญ๐š๐ข๐ง๐š๐›๐ฅ๐ž ๐ƒ๐ž๐ฏ๐ž๐ฅ๐จ๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ž๐ง๐ญ ๐†๐จ๐š๐ฅ๐ฌ (๐”๐๐’๐ƒ๐†๐ฌ):

๐ŸŽฏ ๐’๐ƒ๐† ๐Ÿ โ€“ No Poverty
๐Ÿ“š ๐’๐ƒ๐† ๐Ÿ’ โ€“ Quality Education
๐Ÿ’ผ ๐’๐ƒ๐† ๐Ÿ– โ€“ Decent Work and Economic Growth
๐Ÿค ๐’๐ƒ๐† ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ โ€“ Reduced Inequalities
๐ŸŒฟ ๐’๐ƒ๐† ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ“ โ€“ Life on Land
๐ŸŒ ๐’๐ƒ๐† ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ• โ€“ Partnerships for the Goals

From the ๐œ๐ฅ๐š๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ซ๐จ๐จ๐ฆ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐œ๐จ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ง๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ, let us continue to build a culture where Indigenous voices are ๐ก๐ž๐š๐ซ๐, ๐œ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ญ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ž๐ฌ ๐š๐ซ๐ž ๐ซ๐ž๐ฌ๐ฉ๐ž๐œ๐ญ๐ž๐, and ๐ก๐ž๐ซ๐ข๐ญ๐š๐ ๐ž ๐ข๐ฌ ๐œ๐ž๐ฅ๐ž๐›๐ซ๐š๐ญ๐ž๐.

โœจ ๐’๐ญ๐š๐ฒ ๐œ๐จ๐ง๐ง๐ž๐œ๐ญ๐ž๐ ๐š๐ง๐ ๐ฌ๐ญ๐š๐ฒ ๐ฎ๐ฉ๐๐š๐ญ๐ž๐ ๐ฐ๐ข๐ญ๐ก ๐ฎ๐ฌ ๐ญ๐ก๐ซ๐จ๐ฎ๐ ๐ก๐จ๐ฎ๐ญ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐ฆ๐จ๐ง๐ญ๐ก as we learn, celebrate, engage, and promote a ๐๐‘๐Ž๐”๐ƒ ๐€๐๐ƒ ๐ˆ๐๐‚๐‹๐”๐’๐ˆ๐•๐„ ๐ˆ๐ ๐‚๐Ž๐Œ๐Œ๐”๐๐ˆ๐“๐˜! ๐ŸŒฟ๐Ÿค๐Ÿฝ

๐ŸŒ โ€œNavigating Our Future, Together.โ€

Happy Birthday Vic Philip L. Pracia! ๐ŸŽ‰ Your willingness to help, your passion to serve, and your genuine heart inspire e...
01/08/2026

Happy Birthday Vic Philip L. Pracia! ๐ŸŽ‰

Your willingness to help, your passion to serve, and your genuine heart inspire everyone around you. You are truly a blessing to our community, and we are grateful for all the efforts you continuously share.

May this special day be filled with love, joy, and unforgettable moments. As you step into another year of your life, may you be guided towards more opportunities, success, and happiness. Keep shining, keep serving, and keep being the wonderful person that you are. Enjoy your day๐Ÿ’›๐ŸŒŸ

Greetings from the Community Extension and Development Office โ€” KAPAWA Family

๐—”๐—ง๐—  | ๐——๐—ฒ๐—ฝ๐—˜๐—ฑ ๐—”๐—ฑ๐—ผ๐—ฝ๐˜-๐—ฎ-๐—ฆ๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—ผ๐—ผ๐—น ๐—–๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐˜ƒ๐—ฎ๐—ป โ€“ ๐—ฉ๐—ถ๐˜€๐—ฎ๐˜†๐—ฎ๐˜€ ๐—–๐—น๐˜‚๐˜€๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฌ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฒ | ๐—ฆ๐— ๐—ซ ๐—–๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—–๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฟ, ๐—•๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—น๐—ผ๐—ฑ ๐—–๐—ถ๐˜๐˜†VMA Global College and Tr...
30/07/2026

๐—”๐—ง๐—  | ๐——๐—ฒ๐—ฝ๐—˜๐—ฑ ๐—”๐—ฑ๐—ผ๐—ฝ๐˜-๐—ฎ-๐—ฆ๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—ผ๐—ผ๐—น ๐—–๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐˜ƒ๐—ฎ๐—ป โ€“ ๐—ฉ๐—ถ๐˜€๐—ฎ๐˜†๐—ฎ๐˜€ ๐—–๐—น๐˜‚๐˜€๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฌ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฒ | ๐—ฆ๐— ๐—ซ ๐—–๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—–๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฟ, ๐—•๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—น๐—ผ๐—ฑ ๐—–๐—ถ๐˜๐˜†

VMA Global College and Training Centers, Inc. is honored and grateful to be part of this meaningful convergence through the invitation and endorsement of our adopted partner school, ๐—ฆ๐˜‚๐—บ-๐—ฎ๐—ด ๐—˜๐—น๐—ฒ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐˜† ๐—ฆ๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—ผ๐—ผ๐—น. This gathering strengthens collaboration among government agencies, educational institutions, and private sector partners committed to improving the quality of education and creating sustainable opportunities for every Filipino learner in support of ๐—จ๐—ก ๐—ฆ๐˜‚๐˜€๐˜๐—ฎ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐—ฏ๐—น๐—ฒ ๐——๐—ฒ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ผ๐—ฝ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜ ๐—š๐—ผ๐—ฎ๐—น ๐Ÿฐ โ€“ ๐—ค๐˜‚๐—ฎ๐—น๐—ถ๐˜๐˜† ๐—˜๐—ฑ๐˜‚๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป and ๐—ฆ๐——๐—š ๐Ÿญ๐Ÿณ โ€“ ๐—ฃ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐˜๐—ป๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜€๐—ต๐—ถ๐—ฝ๐˜€ ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—š๐—ผ๐—ฎ๐—น๐˜€.

Representing ๐—ฉ๐— ๐—” ๐—š๐—น๐—ผ๐—ฏ๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—–๐—ผ๐—น๐—น๐—ฒ๐—ด๐—ฒ ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—ง๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—–๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜€, ๐—œ๐—ป๐—ฐ. is ๐— ๐—ฟ. ๐—–๐—ต๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐—๐—ผ๐—ต๐—ป ๐—–. ๐—™๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ, ๐—–๐—ผ๐—บ๐—บ๐˜‚๐—ป๐—ถ๐˜๐˜† ๐—˜๐˜…๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐——๐—ฒ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ผ๐—ฝ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜ ๐——๐—ถ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐˜๐—ผ๐—ฟ, who joined fellow education stakeholders during the event. The caravan was also graced by ๐—ง๐—˜๐—ฆ๐——๐—” ๐—ฆ๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐˜๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐˜† ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐——๐—ถ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐˜๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐—š๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—๐—ผ๐˜€๐—ฒ ๐—™๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—ถ๐˜€๐—ฐ๐—ผ "๐—ž๐—ถ๐—ธ๐—ผ" ๐—•. ๐—•๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ถ๐˜๐—ฒ๐˜‡, ๐—ฃ๐—ต.๐——., reaffirming the shared commitment of DepEd, TESDA, and partner institutions to strengthen educational partnerships and advance lifelong learning opportunities across the Visayas.

๐ŸŒฟ Empowering Women. Building Livelihoods. Creating Sustainable Communities. ๐Ÿ’™Join us as VMA Global College and Training ...
27/07/2026

๐ŸŒฟ Empowering Women. Building Livelihoods. Creating Sustainable Communities. ๐Ÿ’™

Join us as VMA Global College and Training Centers, Inc. โ€“ Community Extension and Development (CED) Office, in collaboration with the College of Hospitality and Tourism Management, officially launches PROJECT L.E.N.S. (Livelihood Enhancement and Net Sustainability)โ€”a community-based research and extension initiative dedicated to equipping women with knowledge, skills, and opportunities for a more sustainable future.

๐Ÿ“… July 28โ€“29, 2026

๐Ÿ“– Day 1 | Seminar and Training

โœจ Topic 1: Women Empowerment
๐Ÿ‘ฉโ€๐Ÿซ Speaker: Ms. Ann Jeaneth M. Guardiano

โœจ Topic 2: Sustainable Livelihood Program and Financial Capability
๐Ÿ‘จโ€๐Ÿซ Speaker: Mr. Chester John C. Ferrer

โœจ Topic 3: Food Preparation and Handling
๐Ÿ‘จโ€๐Ÿซ Speaker: Mr. Niรฑo G. Guadalupe

๐Ÿ‘ฉโ€๐Ÿณ Day 2 | Skills Training

๐Ÿฅฅ Food Production Demonstration
๐Ÿฅค Beverage Production Demonstration

Together, let us inspire change by empowering women with practical knowledge, entrepreneurial skills, and sustainable livelihood opportunities. Every lesson learned and every skill acquired brings us one step closer to stronger families, resilient communities, and a brighter tomorrow.

This initiative contributes to the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by advancing:
๐ŸŒ SDG 1 โ€“ No Poverty
๐Ÿ‘ฉ SDG 5 โ€“ Gender Equality
๐Ÿ“ˆ SDG 8 โ€“ Decent Work and Economic Growth
๐Ÿค SDG 17 โ€“ Partnerships for the Goals

Be part of this meaningful journey where knowledge becomes opportunity, skills become livelihoods, and hope creates lasting impact.

๐ŸŒฑ Empowering lives today. Sustaining communities for tomorrow. Together, we build a future where no one is left behind.

Happy Birthday Julia A. Cara-at! ๐ŸŽ‰ Your willingness to help, your passion to serve, and your genuine heart inspire every...
19/07/2026

Happy Birthday Julia A. Cara-at! ๐ŸŽ‰

Your willingness to help, your passion to serve, and your genuine heart inspire everyone around you. You are truly a blessing to our community, and we are grateful for all the efforts you continuously share.

May this special day be filled with love, joy, and unforgettable moments. As you step into another year of your life, may you be guided towards more opportunities, success, and happiness. Keep shining, keep serving, and keep being the wonderful person that you are. Enjoy your day๐Ÿ’›๐ŸŒŸ

Greetings from the Community Extension and Development Office โ€” KAPAWA Family

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