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Mark Timothy J. Libunao is a 32-year old registered Medical Technologist, a father to a 5-year old amiable and smart little boy and a husband to a registered Physical Therapist. He is an accomplished campus journalist, student leader, businessman, salesman and most of all, a loving father and husband, an obedient son, a caring brother, a very loyal and dear friend.


An Editor-in-Chief of his high school and college publications, a student council president for three years in college, a volunteer grade school teacher and a social mobilizer who was able to spearhead various community projects in Quezon City. He led several national organizations including the Quezon City Red Cross Youth Council, College Editors' Guild of the Philippines, Jesuit Volunteers of the Philippines and Philippine Society of Medical Technology Students. His glorious years came when he was elected as a student commissioner of the National Youth Commission under the Office of the President of the Philippines last 2002 and 2003. He worked and was designated as the Chief Medical Technologist of Murphy Diagnostic & Multi-Specialty Center and Hope Medical & Multi-Specialty Center in Quezon City before he entered medical school.

He is the eldest son of Mr. Freddie Mandario Libunao & Mrs. Ma. Sonia Jaleco Jesena of Hughes St., Maasin, Iloilo. He has two siblings: Bryan Paul graduated with a Masters Degree in Integrated Marketing and Communications in the University of Asia and the Pacific and Maria Mikaela who is a second year Medical Technology student of Centro Escolar University.

His wife, Ma. Theresa Acay of Marikina City is a registered Physical Therapist while his son Mikhail Thaddeus is a pre-school pupil of Jesus Christ Saves Global Outreach Christian Academy (JCA) in Quezon City.

He finished his grade school and high school in Ateneo de Iloilo (formerly Santa Maria Catholic School). He earned his Bachelor's Degree in Medical Technology in World Citi Colleges and was awarded as the Most Outstanding Intern of the Year of Philippine Heart Center & World Citi Medical Center. He is presently on his third year Post Graduate course as Doctor of Medicine in Far Eastern University - Dr. Nicanor Reyes Medical Foundation where he served as the Treasurer of the Medicine Student Council last 2007 and 2009. He was a former faculty of the KATINKO Wellness Institute Foundation Inc. where he taught Anatomy & Physiology, Massage Economics, Microbiology, Parasitology and Public Hygiene to Massage Therapists. Presently, he is one of the board of directors of Healthville Inc., a wellness company he co-founded with his brother.



Thursday, March 3, 2011

DINAGYANG FESTIVAL - QUEEN FESTIVAL OF THE PHILIPPINES




DINAGYANG FESTIVAL OF ILOILO CITY
No grand introductions, no sugar-coated promotions,
no expensive venues & stages...
ONLY GRAND AWARDS & RECOGNITIONS
both locally and internationally.




PHILIPPINE REPRESENTATIVE TO:

World Folklore Festival in Portugal - 1998

World Expo in Portugal - 1998

Chinggay Festival & Parade in Singapore - 1999 & 2000

Northeast Minneapolis Chamber of Commerce Annual Parade 2007
State of Minnesota, USA
Best Parade Crown Pleaser

36th Texas Folklife Festival 2007
State of Texas, USA

St. Patrick's Day Annual Parade in Ireland - 2009

International Dance Congress in Manila - 2009
Opening Performance

Philippine Independence Day Celebration Parade
New York, USA - 2010 & 2011



CONSISTENT ALIWAN FIESTA WINNER:

2003 - 2nd Place
2004 - Grand Champion
2005 - 3rd Place
2006 - 2nd Place
2007 - 2nd Place
2008 - 2nd Place
2009 - 3rd Place
2010 - Grand Champion




LOCAL & INTERBATIONAL AWARDS & RECOGNITIONS:

Best Tourism Event of the Philippines - 2006, 2007, 2008 - ATOP & DOT

HALL OF FAME: 2009
Best Tourism Event of the Philippines -ATOP & DOT

Best Practice in the Promotion of the Localization of the
Millennium Development Goals - United Nations Development Program

Queen Festival of the Philippines - 2010 - ATOP & DOT

Festival of Excellent Folk Choreography - 2005 - NCCA

Palladium Balanced Scorecard Hall of Fame - 2009 - Palladium Asia

Festival with Best Executing Strategy - 2009 - Palladium Asia

Best Practices of the City Government - Institute for Solidarity in Asia

Best Practice in Public and Private Cooperation - Asian Devt Bank

5 comments:

Anonymous said...

Yan ,ang Dinagyang Festival ng Iloilo, totoo naman lahat yan ah. May aangal ba? Sa pagka Queen Festival of the Philippines ng Iloilo.

lowenprellanes said...

di nyo naranasan ang sinulog. dinagyang nilalangaw yan kumpara sa sinulog sa cebu. praise review. sinulog is the grandest in asia...

Anonymous said...

yeah...

Ati-atihan is the MOTHER OF ALL FESTIVALS

Sinulog is the GRANDEST OF ALL FESTIVAL; and

Dinagyang is THE QUEEN OF ALL FESTIVAL

Anonymous said...

strong ormyuipyeah...

Ati-atihan is the MOTHER OF ALL FESTIVALS

Sinulog is the GRANDEST OF ALL FESTIVAL; and

Dinagyang is THE QUEEN OF ALL FESTIVAL

James Abet Laguardia said...

yeah...

Ati-atihan is the MOTHER OF ALL FESTIVALS

Sinulog is the GRANDEST OF ALL FESTIVAL; and

Dinagyang is THE QUEEN OF ALL FESTIVAL