3 November 2011

Nicolas Ojeda Elemia

34 years old, born on 6 December 1976, and a bona fide resident of Brgy. Villareal, Bayawan City, Negros Oriental. Married to the former Myra P. Villanueva, 36 years old, a Licensed High School Teacher connected with Saint Augustine Academy of Bayawan, Inc. (SAA), a Catholic learning institution administered by Augustinian Recollect (AR) Sisters. Child: Lou Israel V. Elemia, 5 years old; born on 17 February 2006. ______________________________________________________________________________ 1) CERTIFICATE of ELIGIBILITY (Professional) from Civil Service Commission (Released on 26 April 2002 @ Negros Oriental High School) with a General Rating of 80.27%. 2) MASTER of PHILOSOPHY (M. Philo) Degree received from the Graduate School of the University of San Carlos, P. Del Rosario St., Cebu City (Graduated on 10 October 2009). ______________________________________________________________________________ Special skills: 1) Group management and community organizing 2) Facilitating seminars, workshops, and recollections 3) Copy-editing files and documents via MS Word 2007 and Altova Authentic programs 4) Essay, speech, and fiction story writing 5) Research and documentation 6) Pastoral and peer counselling ______________________________________________________________________________ EDUCATION Bais City Pilot School Sacred Heart Academy St. Joseph Seminary College 19841990 19901994 19941999 Class Salutatorian Essayist of the Year Award Bachelor of Arts Major in Philosophy

Seminario Mayor de San Carlos Genaro Goi Memorial College

19992001 2001

Bachelor of Sacred Theology (2 Years) Bachelor in Secondary Education (9 Units) M.A. in Religious Education (24 Units) Master of Philosophy (NT Program)

St. Paul University of Dumaguete 20042005 University of San Carlos 20072008

______________________________________________________________________________ EMPLOYMENT St. Joseph Manpower Services (SJMS) I am designated as Full-Time Marketing Supervisor. Saint Augustine Academy of Bayawan, Inc. (SAA) 20102011 2011

On a Part-Time basis, I handle Christian Living Education classes for Third and Fourth Year High School students. La Consolacion College Bais 20092010

I was a Full-Time College Instructor in Philosophy and Religion. My worthwhile contribution to LCC-Bais was my intense work as Editor-in-Chief of Tolle Lege, the first and only published academic research journal of the institution. I also prepared and edited the final draft of the schools documented history from 1946 to 2010. Eventually I had to resign because of family and financial reasons. DSWD Natl Household Targeting Survey for Poverty Reduction 2009

I was hired by contract for only a month by the local Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) office as Area Coordinator specifically for the NHTS-PR survey. My areas of responsibility included the towns of Zamboanguita, Siaton, Sta. Catalina, and Bayawan City, Negros Oriental. Research & Environment Education Center for Studies (REECS) 2008

I worked by contract as Enumerator for REECS for barely four weeks. A baseline study was commissioned by World Bank concerning the alarming status of water, hygiene, and general sanitation of particular rural areas in the country. In effect, we surveyed and documented the water and sanitation levels of several selected barangays of Bayawan City. Negros Oriental State University Bayawan Campus 20062008

I was a Guest College Instructor for four semesters, and my focus was on teaching Philosophy and related Literature subjects. I founded the NORSU Debating Society and initiated annual inter-campus student debates on key socio-political issues. I later shifted my attention to completing my graduate studies in Cebu City and tried my skills and abilities in various fields other than the teaching profession. Negros Oriental State University Bais Campus 1 20052006

I was hired as a Guest College Instructor for two semesters. I handled Philosophy and other related Anthropology subjects, and organized the first ever NORSU inter-campus contest debate. After that academic year I had to transfer residence to Bayawan City to live permanently with my new family and joyfully started the first years of married life. St. Paul University Dumaguete 20022005

I was a Guest College Instructor for six semesters. I taught Religious Education subjects and was also involved in outreach programs and activities. I formally organized altar servers to

serve during Eucharistic celebrations, and I also coached student-debaters for inter-university contest debates. Sacred Heart Academy

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I was teaching Values Education and History subjects. I was also designated as the school paper adviser and was involved in other outreach programs. ______________________________________________________________________________ SEMINARS/WORKSHOPS VOICE Philippines: Seminar on Interactive Model for Teaching @ Integrated Business Center, Bayawan City (25 January 2011) SPi Global: For three (3) months (at 4 hours per day) Copy-Editing Learning Program (CELP), Bacong, Negros Oriental (15 March9 July 2010) City Government of Bayawan and The Center for Family Ministries (CEFAM) Ateneo de Manila University: Counseling Workshop @ Function Hall 1, Integrated Business Center, Bayawan City (2931 May 2010) REX Book Store, Inc.: National Convention on A Comprehensive Knowledge of Understanding by Design (UbD) @ Subic Freeport Zone, Olongapo City (2730 January 2010) Department of Education (DepEd): Regional Training of School Paper Advisers and Campus Journalists @ DepEd ECOTECH Center, Lahug, Cebu City (2930 October 2009) Department of Social Welfare & Development (DSWD): Training on Effective Supervision for Area Coordinators and Supervisors @ Plaza Maria Luisa Suites Inn, Dumaguete City (78 April 2009) La Consolacion College (LCC-Bais): Seminar-Workshop on Fundamental or Basic Research @ AVR, LCC-Bais City Campus (26 March 2009) City Government of Bayawan [Character First! Program]: AGIMAT NI APO Leadership Workshop @ Emmaus Training Center, Bagacay, Dumaguete City (1720 August 2008) Negros Oriental State University (NORSU): A WRITESHOP on Research and Development Capability Enhancement Training @ Integrated Bayawan Bus Terminal, Bayawan City (3 June 2008) 31st Annual Philosophical Association of the Visayas and Mindanao (PHAVISMINDA) Conference with the theme: Philippine Politics and Philosophy @ Tubod Spring Resort, Minglanilla, Cebu (2628 May 2008) Department of Science & Technology (DOST) and Confederation of Scientific and Professional Organizations: Seminar on BASIC MULTI-MEDIA Presentations @ Sugbahan Restaurant, Mandaue City (17 October 2007) City Government of Bayawan [Character First! Program]: HALIGI (San Jose) Father & Son Seminar Workshop @ La Vista del Mar Beach Resort, Bayawan City (57 August 2007) Dumaguete Cathedral Credit Cooperative, Inc. (DCCCO): DCCCO Facilitators Updating @ Emmaus Training Center, Bagacay, Dumaguete City (29 July 2007) Dumaguete Cathedral Credit Cooperative, Inc. (DCCCO): Trainors Training Course @ Emmaus Training Center, Bagacay, Dumaguete City (28 January 2007)

PATHWAYS Intl: PAGPADAYAG: The 1st Negros Oriental Education Summit @ Silliman University, Dumaguete City (20 October 2006) Department of Education (DepEd): Literacy Enhancement Program (Phase 1) @ Bayawan East Central School, Bayawan City (810 December 2006) Department of Education (DepEd): Seminar-Workshop on English and Mathematics Remediation @ Bayawan East Central Elementary School (1415 September 2006) TV Academy [Rheinland Philippines] thru St. Paul University Dumaguete: ISO 9001:2000 Awareness @ St. Paul University Dumaguete (1213 August 2004) ASSOCIATION of SCHOOLS of the AUGUSTINIAN SISTERS (ASAS)-Visayas: ASAS Visayas Teaching & Non-Teaching Personnel General Assembly @ La Consolacion College, Bacolod City (2123 February 2002) University of San Carlos (Divine Word Social Communications Center): NEWS and Editorial Writing Seminar-Workshop @ USC Main Campus, Cebu City (1011 August 2001) PHILOSOPHICAL ASSOCIATION of the PHILIPPINES (PAP): Annual National Convention with the theme Philosophy in the Third Millenium @ Escaler Hall, Ateneo de Manila University (57 April 1999)

RECOGNITIONS/AWARDS Silliman University, Department of Speech and Theater Arts: Participation in the ProvinceWide Oratorical Contest on the question How Do You Develop Something So Beautiful? @ Luce Auditorium, Silliman University, Dumaguete City (11 December 1998) Diocese of Dumaguete, Commission on Catechesis: Active participation in the Diocesan Summer Formation on the theme Evangelization in an Age of Information @ San Lorenzo Ruiz Catechetical Center, Sibulan (78 April 2001) Diocese of Dumaguete, Ministry on Pastoral Formation: Completion of 12 Months Apostolate Exposure @ St. Catherine of Alexandria Parish (3 March 1996) Negros Oriental Electric Cooperative, Inc. (NORECO): Scholarship Grant after qualifying in the district-wide Scholarship Examination for the School-Year 19901991. Given @ Bindoy, Negros Oriental (30 May 1990)

MEMBERSHIP Columbian Squires Knights of Columbus (V.I.P Club) Philosophical Association of the Visayas & Mindanao (PHAVISMINDA) Philosophical Association of the Philippines (PAP) St. Joseph Seminary Alumni Association (SJSAA)

PUBLISHED WORKS I have authored two (2) academic articles duly published in La Consolacion College Tolle Lege Research Journal Volume 1, Number 1: 1. An Inquiry on the Internet Revolution via Eric Hoffer This is a full-length critical study on the phenomenon of Interactive Network as it governs all the various significant areas of contemporary life. As a perspective, I employ the mindset of Eric Hoffer, American philosopher and social critic.

2. A Synthesis of the Doctrine of the Trinity

OTHER SERVICES Resource Speaker and Facilitator Local Government Unit of Mabinay: Team-Building and Information-EducationCommunication Workshop for the Implementation of the Integrated and Ecological Solid Waste Management @ Mabinay Spring, Mabinay, Negros Oriental (27-28 May 2011) Organizer and Moderator 2nd St. Augustine Academy of Bayawan, Inc.: Intramural Contest Debate with the proposition Resolved: That the Internet Be Censored by the Catholic Church @ SAA, Bayawan City, Negros Oriental (28 August 2009) Guest Speaker Negros Oriental State University (NORSU-BSC): Student Government Leadership Seminar Workshop @ Emperado Beach Resort, Dauin, Negros Oriental (3 August 2008) Organizer and Moderator 1st St. Augustine Academy of Bayawan, Inc.: Intramural Contest Debate with the proposition Resolved: That Breastfeeding Be Mandatory to All Filipino Mothers @ SAA< Bayawan City, Negros Oriental (31 July 2008) Keynote Speaker Interim City Schools Division of Bais: Echo Leadership Training for all Secondary Student Government Officers with the theme Becoming A Leader of Value @ Bais City Cultural Center, Bais City, Negros Oriental (13 January 2006) Guest of Honor and Speaker Genaro Goi Memorial College: Class Symposium on the theme: Nature, Theories, and Application of Motivation Needs and Values @ GGMC, Bais City, Negros Oriental (9 August 2004)

CHARACTER REFERENCES Mr. Atilano Jude Cabangal CF! Technical Working Group Head #09184885295

Mr. Cabangal was a contemporary in the College Seminary. I volunteered to work with him in the various undertakings of Bayawan City CF! Program. Rev. Fr. Mark Anthony S. Vilos Chaplain, San Francisco Chaplaincy #09156481892

Fr. Mark was actually a classmate for seven years of Seminary training. He now heads the Mission Team of the Clergy of the Diocese of Dumaguete. Mr. Amorsolo Benjamin Public School Teacher #09184885295

Mr. Benjamin is a very close friend of the family. He is the President of our Tomas O. Villanueva Clan.

Thank you very much. Be the change you want to see in the world. -Mahatma K. Gandhi