Civic Development Society, Inc.

28/12/2025

20/09/2025

𝗖𝗮𝗺𝗮𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀 𝗡𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗲 𝗔𝘁𝗵𝗹𝗲𝘁𝗲𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗥𝗲𝗴𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗔𝗿𝗺𝘄𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗧𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗻𝗮𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁

The Province of Camarines Norte proudly extends its congratulations to our very own athletes;
1. 𝗠𝗮𝗶𝗰𝗼 𝗜𝗯𝗶𝘁𝗮 (TOP 3 - 76KG UP REGIONAL CATEGORY)
2. 𝗛𝗲𝗻𝗿𝘆 𝗕𝗮𝗴𝗮𝗽𝗼𝗿𝗼 (TOP 3 - 75KG BELOW REGIONAL CATEGORY)

𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗿𝗲𝗽𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝘃𝗶𝗻𝗰𝗲 with excellence in the recently concluded armwrestling competition held in Naga City, Camarines Sur.

Also with us from Camarines Norte were Sir Jhun Layusa, Sir Arjie Sepra Ojeda, Sir Arnold Layosa, Sir Jison Agbuya, and KingAce Ibita.

This regional tournament gathered 𝗖𝗮𝗽𝘁. 𝗖𝗮𝗹𝘃𝗶𝗻, 𝗚𝗲𝗱𝗶𝘀𝗼𝗻 𝗕𝗿𝗮𝗴𝗮, and Gino Dela Pena — a professional athletes and representatives from various regions. The event was successfully 𝗼𝗿𝗴𝗮𝗻𝗶𝘇𝗲𝗱 𝗯𝘆 𝗕𝗶𝗰𝗼𝗹 𝗣𝘂𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗿𝘀, under the leadership of 𝗖𝗼𝗮𝗰𝗵 𝗩𝗮𝗻, whose efforts have helped strengthen the visibility of armwrestling in the Bicol Region.

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𝘛𝘩𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩 𝘪𝘯𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘴 𝘴𝘶𝘤𝘩 𝘢𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘴𝘦, 𝘢𝘵𝘩𝘭𝘦𝘵𝘦𝘴 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘷𝘪𝘥𝘦𝘥 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘰𝘱𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘶𝘯𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘦𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘥𝘦𝘮𝘰𝘯𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘪𝘳 𝘤𝘢𝘱𝘢𝘣𝘪𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘦𝘴 𝘰𝘯 𝘢 𝘣𝘳𝘰𝘢𝘥𝘦𝘳 𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘨𝘦 𝘸𝘩𝘪𝘭𝘦 𝘧𝘰𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘤𝘢𝘮𝘢𝘳𝘢𝘥𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘦, 𝘴𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘴𝘮𝘢𝘯𝘴𝘩𝘪𝘱, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘮𝘶𝘵𝘶𝘢𝘭 𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘱𝘦𝘤𝘵 𝘢𝘮𝘰𝘯𝘨 𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘪𝘤𝘪𝘱𝘢𝘯𝘵𝘴.

𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘗𝘳𝘰𝘷𝘪𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘊𝘢𝘮𝘢𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘴 𝘕𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘦 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘥𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘰𝘳𝘨𝘢𝘯𝘪𝘻𝘦𝘳𝘴, 𝘢𝘵𝘩𝘭𝘦𝘵𝘦𝘴, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘴𝘶𝘱𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘸𝘩𝘰𝘴𝘦 𝘤𝘰𝘭𝘭𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘦𝘧𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘴 𝘮𝘢𝘥𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘱𝘰𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘣𝘭𝘦. 𝘞𝘦 𝘳𝘦𝘮𝘢𝘪𝘯 𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘢𝘥𝘧𝘢𝘴𝘵 𝘪𝘯 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘮𝘪𝘵𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘵𝘰 𝘶𝘱𝘭𝘪𝘧𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘴𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘦𝘮𝘱𝘰𝘸𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘢𝘵𝘩𝘭𝘦𝘵𝘦𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘤𝘩 𝘨𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘩𝘦𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵𝘴, 𝘣𝘰𝘵𝘩 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘣𝘦𝘺𝘰𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘳𝘦𝘨𝘪𝘰𝘯.

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07/09/2025

𝐎𝐩𝐞𝐧 𝐂𝐚𝐦𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐬 𝐍𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐞 𝐀𝐫𝐦𝐰𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟓

Mercedes, Camarines Norte – September 6, 2025
Camarines Norte Armwrestling Open 2025 has concluded. Athletes from across the province battled in both right-hand and left-hand divisions, split into weight and category classes.

𝐑𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭-𝐇𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐃𝐢𝐯𝐢𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐮𝐥𝐭𝐬

Lightweight Champion:
🥇 John Michael “Gibo” Castro
🥈 Runny Panotes
🥉 Anthony

Middleweight Champion:
🥇 Henry “Lolo-loin” Bagaporo
🥈 John Michael “Gibo” Castro
🥉 Runny Panotes

Heavyweight Champion:
🥇 Maico “Bang” Ibita
🥈 Euger Arcilla
🥉 Henry “Lolo-loin” Bagaporo

𝐋𝐞𝐟𝐭-𝐇𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐃𝐢𝐯𝐢𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐮𝐥𝐭𝐬

74kg & Below Champion:
🥇 Varra Mj
🥈 Henry Bagaporo
🥉 John Michael Castro

75kg & Above Champion:
🥇 Maico Ibita
🥈 Varra Mj
🥉 Euger Arcilla

𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐆𝐫𝐨𝐰𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐒𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭 𝐢𝐧 𝐂𝐚𝐦𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐬 𝐍𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐞

The competition was organized to promote sportsmanship, strength training, and community spirit. Proceeds will support civic development and youth initiatives in the province.

Organizers expressed gratitude to the athletes, and spectators who made the event a success. With such strong participation, the Camarines Norte Armwrestling Open is poised to become an annual tradition in the local sports calendar.

👕 Don’t forget to check out our official 𝐂𝐚𝐦𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐬 𝐍𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐞 𝐀𝐫𝐦𝐰𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐦𝐞𝐫𝐜𝐡 – 𝐥𝐢𝐦𝐢𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐜𝐤𝐬 𝐨𝐧𝐥𝐲! Wear your pride and support the growth of our local athletes.
https://bit.ly/4864WwR

03/09/2025

𝐀𝐑𝐌 𝐖𝐑𝐄𝐒𝐓𝐋𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐂𝐎𝐌𝐏𝐄𝐓𝐈𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍 𝐅𝐎𝐑 𝐀 𝐂𝐀𝐔𝐒𝐄

Join us this September 6, 2025, Saturday at Mercedes, Camarines Norte for an exciting arm wrestling competition that supports a greater purpose.

𝐂𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐠𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐬:
💪 64kg & Below (Lightweight)
💪 65–74kg (Middleweight)
💪 75kg & Above (Heavyweight)
💪 Open Left

𝐑𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 Arm Category: 𝐑𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐅𝐞𝐞: ₱50,
𝐑𝐞-𝐄𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐲 𝐅𝐞𝐞: ₱20
🥇1ST - Cash prize, T-shirt, Recognition
🥈2ND - Cash prize, T-shirt, Recognition
🥉3RD - Cash prize, T-shirt, Recognition

Open 𝐋𝐞𝐟𝐭 Category: 𝐑𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐅𝐞𝐞: ₱20,
𝐑𝐞-𝐄𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐲 𝐅𝐞𝐞: ₱20
🥇1ST - Cash prize, Recognition
🥈2ND - Cash prize, Recognition
🥉3RD - Cash prize, Recognition

Proceeds will go to the furtherance of Civic Development Society, Inc. initiatives in youth leadership and community development

Everyone who participates will be part of a cause worth supporting.

𝐄𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐃𝐞𝐭𝐚𝐢𝐥𝐬:
Date: September 6, 2025 - Saturday
Venue: Mercedes, Camarines Norte - Fishport
Time: 1pm weighing and registration

For registration and inquiries, please contact us. You may also join our community by joining our group chat.

18/08/2025

𝐂𝐢𝐯𝐢𝐜 𝐃𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐥𝐨𝐩𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐒𝐨𝐜𝐢𝐞𝐭𝐲 𝐒𝐮𝐜𝐜𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐟𝐮𝐥𝐥𝐲 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐜𝐥𝐮𝐝𝐞𝐬 𝐒𝐡𝐨𝐫𝐭 𝐅𝐢𝐥𝐦 𝐒𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐲𝐭𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐞𝐭𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧; 𝐖𝐢𝐧𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐀𝐧𝐧𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐝

Daet, Camarines Norte, August 17, 2025 - Civic Development Society, Inc., 𝐢𝐧 𝐜𝐨𝐨𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐒𝐊 𝐁𝐚𝐠𝐚𝐬𝐛𝐚𝐬, proudly announces the successful conclusion of its Short Film Storytelling Competition, an event that showcased the talent, and social awareness of young filmmakers.

The competition, which aimed to engage the community and provide a platform for participants to express their ideas and perspectives through the art of film.

It aimed to raise awareness on social issues, inspire dialogue, and strengthen community connections by celebrating diverse voices and stories. This event brought together 7 teams and individuals from different baranggays and localities in Camarines Norte. Each short film served as a platform to inspire, inform, and engage the community.

𝐖𝐈𝐍𝐍𝐄𝐑𝐒 𝐎𝐅 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐂𝐎𝐌𝐏𝐄𝐓𝐈𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍:

🥇 1ST PLACE : KUBLI
🥈 2ND PLACE : MENTAL HEALTH
🥉 3RD PLACE : LAHI NG LAKAS

𝑊𝑖𝑛𝑛𝑒𝑟𝑠 𝑎𝑟𝑒 𝑟𝑒𝑞𝑢𝑒𝑠𝑡𝑒𝑑 𝑡𝑜 𝑐𝑜𝑛𝑡𝑎𝑐𝑡 𝑢𝑠 𝑡𝑜 𝑐𝑙𝑎𝑖𝑚 𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑖𝑟 𝑝𝑟𝑖𝑧𝑒𝑠.

This event would not have been possible without the invaluable support of our sponsors and partners. Civic Development Society extends its deepest gratitude to our

𝐌𝐀𝐉𝐎𝐑 𝐒𝐏𝐎𝐍𝐒𝐎𝐑𝐒: (to be announced)

Special thanks to everyone who helped make this event a success. 🙌

This is only the beginning. Let’s continue creating spaces where stories can shape communities. 💙 Stay tuned for our future projects!

08/08/2025

Mabini Colleges Intramurals x Bunong Braso? 💪🇵🇭

CDSI has officially submitted a proposal to Mabini Colleges to include Bunong Braso (Arm Wrestling) in their sports and extracurricular programs! 🏫✨

Under House Bill 8466, Bunong Braso approved by the House of Representatives and is currently in review in Senate. Bunong Braso is recognized as a traditional and competitive Filipino sport and we believe it’s time to bring it into our schools.

We’re inviting more schools across Camarines Norte and beyond to join the movement. Whether you’re a student, teacher, parent, coach, or someone who loves the sport.

Committee Member Registration Form:
https://bit.ly/3HpsEt6

Participants Registration Form:
https://bit.ly/3Hp1imY

Sponsorship and Partnership Form:
https://bit.ly/3Hn4yiJ

📍 Tag your school or educator if you’d love to see them join this!
📩 Message us

Disclaimer:
This document is a proposal and does not yet represent an official program. The ex*****on of this initiative is subject to approval and partnership development. Furthermore, the number of volunteers and partner institutions who express their intent to participate will be considered a vital metric in assessing the feasibility and demand for this event. Your support and interest will help determine whether this initiative will move forward.

08/08/2025

| MAIN FILM “MUKLAT”

“Totoong Kwento ng Pilipinas” – Real stories of Filipino struggles, hope, and resilience.

CRITERIA:
- 70 percent audience impact
- Winners will be based on the number of reactions to your main short film at our page post. Sharing and mentioning of friends are allowed.)
- 30 percent creativity and originality

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Disclaimer: All video entries, documents, and materials submitted to the organizers of “Totoong Kwento ng Pilipinas: A Video Storytelling Competition” are assumed to be the original work of the participants or submitted with proper authorization. The organizers, Civic Development Society, Inc., do not claim ownership or verify copyright of the submitted content. All rights remain with the respective creators.

By submitting an entry, participants confirm that their materials do not infringe on any third-party rights. The organizers shall not be held liable for any copyright issues or claims arising from submitted works.

08/08/2025

| MAIN FILM “KUBLI”

“Totoong Kwento ng Pilipinas” – Real stories of Filipino struggles, hope, and resilience.

CRITERIA:
- 70 percent audience impact
- Winners will be based on the number of reactions to your main short film at our page post. Sharing and mentioning of friends are allowed.)
- 30 percent creativity and originality

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Disclaimer: All video entries, documents, and materials submitted to the organizers of “Totoong Kwento ng Pilipinas: A Video Storytelling Competition” are assumed to be the original work of the participants or submitted with proper authorization. The organizers, Civic Development Society, Inc., do not claim ownership or verify copyright of the submitted content. All rights remain with the respective creators.

By submitting an entry, participants confirm that their materials do not infringe on any third-party rights. The organizers shall not be held liable for any copyright issues or claims arising from submitted works.

08/08/2025

| MAIN FILM “LAHI NG LAKAS, KWENTO NG TAPANG”

“Totoong Kwento ng Pilipinas” – Real stories of Filipino struggles, hope, and resilience.

CRITERIA:
- 70 percent audience impact
- Winners will be based on the number of reactions to your main short film at our page post. Sharing and mentioning of friends are allowed.)
- 30 percent creativity and originality

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Disclaimer: All video entries, documents, and materials submitted to the organizers of “Totoong Kwento ng Pilipinas: A Video Storytelling Competition” are assumed to be the original work of the participants or submitted with proper authorization. The organizers, Civic Development Society, Inc., do not claim ownership or verify copyright of the submitted content. All rights remain with the respective creators.

By submitting an entry, participants confirm that their materials do not infringe on any third-party rights. The organizers shall not be held liable for any copyright issues or claims arising from submitted works.

08/08/2025

| MAIN FILM “PINTABANG”

“Totoong Kwento ng Pilipinas” – Real stories of Filipino struggles, hope, and resilience.

CRITERIA:
- 70 percent audience impact
- Winners will be based on the number of reactions to your main short film at our page post. Sharing and mentioning of friends are allowed.)
- 30 percent creativity and originality

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Disclaimer: All video entries, documents, and materials submitted to the organizers of “Totoong Kwento ng Pilipinas: A Video Storytelling Competition” are assumed to be the original work of the participants or submitted with proper authorization. The organizers, Civic Development Society, Inc., do not claim ownership or verify copyright of the submitted content. All rights remain with the respective creators.

By submitting an entry, participants confirm that their materials do not infringe on any third-party rights. The organizers shall not be held liable for any copyright issues or claims arising from submitted works.