Taking Charge

Alex, 38, manages his own businesses, the Watchdog Automation Sales and Services and the PLC Systems Technique, Inc. With his experience in PLC throughout his working career, he is able to design as well as sell his engineering solutions. But Alex came from humble beginnings. From the outskirts of Samboan, 139 kilometers away from the […]

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Creating Technologies. Enriching Lives.

Clad in blue collared polo, Ian Arila patiently waits in line for a cursory body check at the main entrance. As he passes through the production area, he can’t help but notice how the space was well kept to its tip-top shape with everything seems to fit in its right place. Ian Arila is a […]

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Upclose and Personal

As a businessman, he has more latitude and his words carry more weight.  He is the Chairman and CEO of Cebu Landmasters, Inc, Cebu’s premier real estate development company and a successful full-time businessman. But stripped off with these titles, Jose Soberano III or Joe as he is fondly called, simply wants to be recognized […]

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Taking It to the Next Level

While many have believed that our social fabric is torn asunder by rapid technological advancement, a revolution is actually underway to restructure the world economy and system of governance. Because of technologies, boundaries have become more porous allowing a freer flow of people, goods, and services. Take for example the emergence of regional communities such […]

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Tutors Turned Grantors

Whoever says that a teacher needs credentials to be called one has never taught at all. Sometimes it only takes a relentless heart, an inspiring soul, or just a disarming smile to teach the toughest students a lesson or two. Dara Lynn, Ernesto, and Glenn know these and despite the efforts made to build more […]

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The Real McGyver

In the 1980’s, MacGyver was a household name for someone who can fix anything broken, taken eponymously from a TV icon who always finds his way out despite the odds and scarce resources. If he were a real-life hero, he would go simply by the name of Reynaldo Gimena Sr. At 53, Rey is literally […]

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Crossing the Threshold

Roland Doming came to Canada for the same reason that most immigrants have— to provide the best for his family. Now he has more reasons to stay. His job as CNC (Computer Numeric Control) Programmer and Machinist at Standard Machine Canada has provided him the best opportunity to better hone his skills in machining. For […]

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Life Behind the Lens

He captures every moment at the speed of his shutter. He doesn’t want to miss an inch of the detail. Even in the most mundane assortment of life, he finds its beauty worth taking the picture. That aptly describes how Dennis Sapong turns out to be. Dennis is now Canada’s one of the most sought-after […]

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A Simple Request

Roque Joaquin thumbs through the list of passers posted on a university bulletin board. Four days ago, he was sure he nailed the qualifying interview for the scholarships given to aspiring college freshmen for marine courses. Not finding his name, he felt his whole world come apart. “I would disappoint my family,” he told himself. […]

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Going Places

A word to the wise: Life is short and it is something that should not be put to waste. That is why Leonell Henry Lim, 29, grabs every opportunity that comes his way to make his life better and excel in his chosen career. Nell, as he is fondly called, is a graduate of CADD […]

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Small Beginnings

In Rolando Roma’s ideal world, there would be accuracy and preciseness. He learns that after considerable time spent grappling with metalworking, strong know-how and years of experience gained from taking on customers’ needs define what a true technician is. A Mechanical Technology graduate in 1996, Rolando started working in Philippine Iino Corporation as a machine […]

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“Kuya”

He stands a little over 5 feet dressed up in coveralls. You can barely put a name to his face as he drowns himself in the pack of employees inundating the gates of PASAR, a smelting company in Leyte. He looks ordinary, but there is more than what meets the eye. Simply put, there is […]

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Manpower Acceleration and Resource Center: Leading the Course

Sprawling on a hectare located about 109 kilometers north of Cebu City, the training facility houses the Manpower Acceleration and Resource Center in San Remigio. Every year since its inception 2007, about 200 enrollees from 27 barangays and nearby towns are accommodated to take short courses in Dressmaking, Automotive Servicing, Driving, Cookery, and Welding. The […]

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All Shapes and Sizes

“If there’s a thing or two that CITE has taught me, that would be loving one’s work and continually seeking improvement,” says 30-year old Lonmars Gorre, a Mechanical Technology graduate. Lonmars works as a CNC machinist in Vanguard Oil Tools and Services, company in Muscat, Oman that provides oil sector with oil tool design, innovative […]

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A Bountiful Yield

The ground breaks into fresh wounds as he starts to plow through the field. Rudy Molejon braves the sweltering heat to prepare his small farm for the next planting season, while his wife Gigi is in the thick of preparing the meals for their visiting grandkids at their modest home. Three years ago, the Molejon […]

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Letter from the Prelate

First pastoral letter of Monsignor Fernando Ocáriz for the faithful of the prelature of Opus Dei. My dear children: may Jesus watch over my daughters and sons for me! You will understand how moved I am in writing you, and calling you my daughters and sons for the first time. Right from the evening of […]

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CITE To Mark 27th Year!

Twenty-seven years ago, a school was founded in response to Opus Dei prelate Blessed Alvaro del Portillo’s call to close the enormous gap between the poor and rich in the country. To this day, the fight to end poverty is far from over as the gap continuously to widen leaving a score of  young Filipinos […]

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Dr. Jason Cabahug, School Physician

Love for craft and service to humanity. This drives then-40-year old internist Dr. Jason B. Cabahug to be here at CITE on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays from 8:30 am to 10:30 am. Dr. Jason wants to make sure that the staff and students are in the pink of their health. Third from the eldest of […]

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