The CARD Mutually Reinforcing Institutions (CARD MRI), a
group of institutions with
a common goal of poverty eradication, launched a
Balagtasan Competition
among its staff and officers
in August 2022 in time for
the celebration of Buwan
ng Wika. After a series of
screening, eleven groups
competed in a final round
held on December 7-8, 2022 Finally, on the evening of December 8, 2022,
Balagtasan champions
were named in an awarding ceremony in Maharlika
Square Events Place, San
Pablo City, Laguna.
“In any country
that aspires for development, a strong sense of
self-identity as a nation is
very important. Programs
such as this Balagtasan
Competition allow us to
stay connected to our
roots as Filipinos. As our
National Hero reminds us
in perhaps his most famous quote, we should always look back where we
came from,” CARD MRI
Founder and Chair Emeritus Dr. Jaime Aristotle B.
Alip explained. He also
mentioned that engaging
CARD MRI staff and officers in such programs
also develops a deeper
appreciation of the core
values of CARD MRI and
its mission of nation-building.
Below are the
winners for each category:
Account Officer
(AO) category: Mr. Denver A. Pagunsan and Ms.
Sheena Kisha P. Abecia
from CARD Mutual Benefit
Association (CARD MBA)
and Ms. Charline P. Vela
from CARD MRI Rizal
Bank, Inc. (CARD RBI)
Unit Manager
(UM) Category: Mr. Joal D.
Modi from CARD RBI, Ms.
Dianne P. Palomares and
Ms. Elaine S. Rico from
CARD MBA
Area Manager
(AM) Category: Mr. Archie C. Dilao, Mr. Jimmar
E. Valencia, and Mr. Joemarie Jordan from CARD
Bank, Inc.
Lakandiwa ng
Taon: Mr. John Christopher Ulit from CARD
Bank, Inc. (AO Category); Mr. Joal D. Modi from
CARD MRI Rizal Bank,
Inc. (UM Category); Archie
C. Dilao from CARD Bank,
Inc. (AM Category)
Prinsipe ng
Balagtasan: Mr. Joel D.
Baquing of CARD Bank,
Inc. (AO Category); Mr.
Nicknel D. Nepumoceno
from CARD SME Bank,
Inc. (UM Category); Mr.
Joemarie Jordan from
CARD Bank, Inc. (AM Category)
Prinsesa ng
Balagtasan: Ms. Charline
P. Vela from CARD RBI
(AO Category); Ms. Dianne P. Palomares from
CARD MBA (UM Category); Ms. Ma. Rovi O.
Maṅalac from CARD, Inc.
(AM Category)
“At CARD MRI,
we aspire to build an environment that allows our
staff and clients not only to
grow professionally but to
also explore their endless
potentials as individuals.
We aim to create a workplace that nurtures the diversity of our talents and
skills. This 2023, we are
looking forward not only
for Balagtasan 2.0 but also
for other programs that
build the capacities of our
staff holistically,” CARD
MRI Managing Director
Aristeo Dequito concluded.
The said program
is facilitated by CARD MRI
Hijos Tours, the heritage
tour operator of the CARD
MRI group. Established
in 2017, Hijos Tours has
been offering both in-person and virtual heritage
tours not only to CARD
MRI clients and staff, but
also the general public.
To learn more about Hijos
Tours, visit its Facebook
page: www.fb.com/HijosToursOfficial. PR
