The Foundation for Development through Education, Incorporated (FDTEI) has changed lives of hundreds of students by empowering the youth through their scholarship programs for the past 15 years.
To celebrate this milestone year, the organization and its scholars, both alumni and existing, recognizes the many people who have helped them make their dreams a reality, especially Carlos P. Dominguez, its founder. The celebration also paves the perfect opportunity for the organization to look back and recognize the choices, the sacrifices, and the ups and downs of the journey towards excellence.
From General Santos City is Podia Kudanding. An AB-Economics graduate of NDDC, she is now working as part of the staff of Sarangani Provincial Hall. People are amazed by her passion. She aims to serve the Sarangani constituents and hope to bring improvements in her work.
Social worker Pasutan Norhata Paglas is a UM graduate who is now working as a teacher at Manindolo, Datu Paglas National High School. Her dreams include educating the youth while encouraging her constituents to improve the lives of their families and community as a social worker graduate.
Lily Grace Barlizo, RN took Nursing at San Pedro College and graduated in 2003. Presently, she is the Head Nurse at Rivera Hospital. Being a self-motivated individual helped her to gain the admiration of the people she worked with and the institution as a whole.
Edres Sacurat from Tagum City is a UIC graduate of 2003. Presently, he is the Supervisor at Mead Johnson, Dubai, KSA. He once worked as a dietitian at Tagum Provincial Hall. He is one person who is optimistic, open-minded, and persuasive.
Abdulnasser Salahi of Tibungco, Davao City is an AMACC graduate of BS-Information Technology in 2003. His expertise in technology allowed him to become an IT Supervisor at Nazrani Group of Companies, Saudi Arabia.
From Paglas, Maguindanao is Noraisa Tudon. She is a graduate of Social Work at the University of Mindanao and is seeking to improve the quality of life and wellbeing of those in need. Presently, she is a Municipal Link Officer at the Department of Social Welfare and Development Field Office, Region XII.
Life has been so good to Engr. Jerome Sabdula of Sta. Maria, Davao del Sur. A UIC graduate of BS-Computer Engineering in 2004, he is now an Analyst Engineer at Accenture Philippines, Makati City.
Engr. Jessimer Enriquez of Tagum City “made his dreams happen” while bagging numerous academic awards along the way as he studied at USEP and passing the Electrical Engineering Licensure Examination in 2004. Presently, he is a Transmission Line Engineer at Aboitiz Power Generation at Navotas City.
Another one from FDTEI’s second batch of scholars is Tammy Kakim Egkayogen from Paglas, Maguindanao. He took Agricultural Engineering at Mindanao State University, General Santos City. He has come a long way and is now a Software Engineer at Mazroe Technical House and Computers, Jeddah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
Odessa (Ulambay) Mamayog from Datu Paglas, Maguindanao graduated with a degree of BS-Agriculture at the University of Southern Mindanao in 2004. However, things took a slight turn when she became a policewoman at Sultan Kudarat.
We also have a Doctor of Medicine. From Davao City, Dr. Wiljun Pangarintao graduated at Davao Medical School Foundation in 2004. Presently, he is a Resident Doctor at Mati Provincial Hospital.
Another noble profession is teaching at Madrazah, Pantukan. The teacher’s name is Esnayra Parium of Pantukan, Compostela Valley. She is a graduate of BS-Computer Science at UM-Tagum. She hopes to bring his constituents closer to God and make them more responsible and productive citizens.
Monniza Ishmael, RN of General Santos City graduated with a degree in Nursing at NDDC. Presently, she is an ICU Nurse at Medina, Saudi Arabia. Her subtle personality has made her admirable and her courage and enthusiasm brought her success.
From Maitum, Sarangani, we have a graduate of MSU. Her name is Asma Usman-Akmad and she took AB-Economics. She is currently working as the Local Legislative Staff Officer II at the Vice Gov Office, Alabel, Sarangani Province. And she has recently earned her masteral degree on Business Administration at NDDC in 2012.
From Batch 2 of FDTEI, we have a girl who took BS-Economics at the Ateneo de Davao University and graduated in 2004. From Maco, Compostela Valley, Edmee Malepiro Linasa is now an Administrative Officer of the Provincial Budget Office at the Provincial Government of Davao del Norte.
Rene Quibo, a Pharmacist, graduated at UIC in 2004. Presently, she is connected with NCCC-HBI and at the same time an instructor at Mindanao Medical Foundation College.
A smart, female engineer who can work equally with male engineers in a mining industry is Johanny Brillantes. She took Chemical Engineering and graduated in 2006 at the Ateneo de Davao Universty. She is now working as a Metallurgist at Greenstone Resource Corporation, Surigao del Norte.
Another engineer from FDTEI’s fourth batch of scholars graduated at the Ateneo de Davao University in 2006. She is the resourceful and highly adept Engr. Lolita Estores from Tagum City. She has worked at Wireless DATA Middle East, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. Presently, she’s back in the Philippines as a Software Development Engineer at NCR Cebu Development Center, Inc.
Another engineer that goes by the name of Joffel Pompong. Engineer Pompong is from Brgy. Manindolo, Datu Paglas, Maguindanao. He graduated at the Mindanao State University, General Santos City with a degree of Bachelor of Science in Agricultural Engineering. He is now an Agricultural Technologist at the Department of Agriculture-Maguindanao.
To endure sleepless hours of providing compassionate care to patients of all ages is a noble task. This is the kind of life that Cyrian Lumuma, RN from Madaum, Tagum, Karen Andang-Abbas, RN from General Santos City, Jonalyn Asani, RN from Tibungco, Davao City, and Laysa Causing, RN from Sta. Cruz, Davao del Sur chose. Coming from FDTEI’s third and fourth batch of scholars, their keen response towards the needs of others is a manifestation of a responsible and reliable nurse.
Goal-oriented and self-motivated Karen is presently a nurse and technical assistant at the Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office in Alabel, Sarangani. She graduated in 2006 at Notre Dame University, GenSan.
When offered a hosting job by GMA Davao, Cyrian turned it down to serve those in need. He is now working as a Staff Nurse of the Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory (CCL) at King Fahad Medical City in Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
Annalie Edday of Malungon, Sarangani, a petite but persuasive woman, can penetrate the hearts of her constituents as she has served as a Manager of QUEST (Quality Education for Sarangani Today) Program of Sarangani Province under Gov. Miguel Dominguez.
An unassuming woman of simplicity, Relane Mondelo, a computer Engineer, graduated at UIC in 2006. Presently, she is a Cadette Engineer at Davao EFSR Farm Corporation.
Another promising lady is Faudzia Adams-Abdullah from Paglas, Maguindanao. She is a Computer Science graduate specifically Cum Laude at AMA Computer University in 2006. Presently, she is a Senior Software Computer Engineer at Accenture, Cebu City.
Hasser Waraji from Samal, is a graduate at UIC-Pharmacy in 2006 and is now a Pharmacist at Riyadh National Hospital.
FDTEI’s sixth batch of scholars includes Sholyn Rose Yagco Mangob, Valenzuela Reygon, RN, and Yaser Darindigon, RN. All of them graduated from Davao Doctors College in 2009. All of them also dedicate their lives to serve those in need by becoming nurses.
Sholyn’s in-depth knowledge and unique skills allowed her not only to assist doctors but to become a pre-school teacher as well. She is currently a clinical instructor at Mati Doctors College.
Yasser passed the Philippine Nursing Licensure Exam in 2009 with a PRC rate of 80%. From being a nurse volunteer of Operation Smile at Davao City Chapter to a trainee at SMH, he is now also a member of Operating Room Nurses Association of the Philippines. Presently, he is connected at Southern Philippine Medical Center Hospital (SPMCH).
Maido Hasim from Paglas, Maguindanao is a graduate of BS-Computer Science at UIC. He is now a segment producer and television ads producer at GMA-7 Network, Magsaysay, Davao City.
Maila Banzil from Laak, Davao Norte, is a graduate of the Ateneo de Davao University in 2010. She took BS-Accountancy and is now a Certified Public Accountant since October 2010. She works as an Auditor at Tagum Cooperative and aims to study Law in the future.
Two graduates of BS-IT are Abskan Abdul and Sofia Labawan. Both of them are from Davao City. Smart and outgoing Abskan is a graduate of UIC in 2010. He is presently working as an EDP Engineer at Call Box, Landco, Davao City. Meanwhile, Sofia Labawan is working as EDP Staff at NCCC, Davao.
Another group of four nurses in Batch 4 are Roldan Diambulang, RN, Dianil Santiago, RN, Junifel Taglos, RN, and Almera Tudon, RN. All of them graduated in 2010 and passed the licensure exam in December of the same year.
Roldan is from Davao City and he is a graduate of BS-Nursing at DDC in 2010. Now, he works as a Nurse at Rivera General Hospital, Panabo City.
Dianil is a trainee nurse at Bishop Regan Memorial Hospital, Tagum City.
Junifel is a nurse trainee at the Southern Phil. Medical Center, Davao City.
Almera is is now a staff nurse at Dr. Leila H. Medical Center, New Rayyan, Doha-Quatar.
The following are three graduates of BS-Management Accounting.
Baihenia Diga from General Santos City is a graduate of the Ateneo de Davao University and is now working as a Staff of Sarangani Capitol, Sarangani Province.
Farida Sandigan from Paglas, Maguindanao is a graduate of the University of the Immaculate Conception and is presently connected with Retail Specialist, Inc., Davao Branch as a bookkeeper.
Irvin Nacito from Asuncion, Davao del Norte is also a graduate of UIC and is now working at CD Technologies Asia, Inc., Davao City as a Marketing/Customer Service Representative.
These brilliant people have grown so much. From them, we learn that scholarship is not merely about getting straight A’s. It is a life-long love of learning and applying these learnings to meaningful and fruitful endeavors. FDTEI aims to embrace more people and change more lives.
