NEFESCO ready for NYC's YORP Application

The Nueva Ecija Federation of Student Councils (NEFESCO) will be soon accredited by the National Youth Commission as an Organization working toward youth/student development. The YOR Program or Youth Organization Registration Program was formulated to catered the need of the Commission' database of youth organization for a collective action targeting development and advancement.

After the YORP Application the federation was aiming to register to the Securities and Exchange Commission for us to have a legal identity and to strengthen the personality of the organizations.

Technical Working Group @ Work!

The Interim Officers of NEFESCO after three (3) days of their election as the pioneers and foundations of the organization already formulated the backbone of operation for the federation. It was Saturday, January 17, 2009 when these young persons gathered together to make a difference for the lives of the students all over the province of Nueva Ecija.

The group went to BM Agapito’s house, their host for the day and started to plant the tree of hope for the future student-friendly Nueva Ecija. Also with them were Dr. Emmanuel S. San Juan whoa acts as the Convener General of the group and Atty. Bembol Dl. Castillo as the federation adviser.

A rigorous scene for everyone was pictured when the group took their fields to work on. Reignfred L. Ruiz, Bernard Ramos, and Marife Magtalas all agreed to formulate the federation’s vision, mission and objectives. Jan Carlo De Leon, Jennylyn Narito, Nicholas Cortez and Eliseo Chiu squeezed up their creative minds to design the federation’s annual program and Darren J. Gonzales took the legal responsibility of drafting the organization’s constitution and by-laws alone.

The day was very fruitful for everyone, it was past 11 o’ clock in evening all were tired yet smiling for a job well done and for a future mindset of student advancement all over the province.

We would like to extend our heartfelt gratitude to BM Raquel Agapito who unintentionally became the “mother of NEFESCO” for hosting our snacks, dinners and the accommodation she gave us. And for the midnight snack thanks to Vice-Governor Edward thought, he did not make it to graced the gathering still, he was able to send us bits of energy boosting item (midnight snacks hehehe) to push through our work during the wee hours of the morning.

The group will present to the body all the papers already formulated to the 1st NEFESCO General Assembly come this February 2009.

The NEFESCO TWG with Dr. San Juan & BM Agapito

The group tasked to draft the annual program of activities

The Team who drafted the federation's vision, mission and objectives

The One-Man-Team of Sec.Gen. Darren drafted the Constitution and By-Laws

NEFESCO's Birth

Last January 13, 2009 at the College of theImmaculate Concepcion the day when the premier organization for students in Nueva Ecija was born thus, giving the limelight to the Nueva Ecija Federation of Student Councils or simply NEFESCO.

The said gathering was primarily an evaluation meeting for the recently councluded 3rd Season of the Nueva Ecija Colelleges and Universities Athletic Association (NECUAA) and the invited participants was the student councils presidents of different member and non-member schools of the said athletic association.

The event was spearheaded by the youngest (so far) Vice Governor of the province Hon. Edward Thomas F. Joson who took the initiative of gathering all promising student leaders to be united and work for a common cause-student development.

The event was also graced by Hon. Raqueliza Agapito who gave the student attendees' an inspiring message to push through to our chosen field of endeavor-student leadership. Atty. Bembol Dl. Castillo, the Sangguniang Panlalawigan Secretary whom during his days as a student served NEUST as its student government president gave a testimonial on how to overcome the challenges of being a student leader. the morning program ended with a bang when the vice governer treated all the participants over at lunch.

The afternoon session was facilitated by Dr. Emmanuel S. San Juan, the former PMTC Director and ex-SK Federation President of the municipality of Bongabon, and there came a suggestion of federating all the student councils/governments within the province of Nueva Ecija and the rest was history. An interim body was elected by the present delegates to facilitate the foundation of the federation as well as to formulate its policies and structure who will govern the whole organization. The elected interim officials are as follows:

1. President: Reignfred L. Ruiz / AU-PHINMA
2. EVp: Bernard C. Ramos / CIC
3. VP for Universities: Eliseo A. Chiu / WU-P
4. VP for Colleges: Jan Carlo De Leon / AMA College
5. VP for TVIs': Marife Magtalas / STI-San Jose
6. Secretary General: Darren J. Gonzales / AU-PHINMA
7. Finance Officer: Nicholas Cortez / ELJMC
8. Auditor: Jennylyn Naritor / ACLC-Cabanatuan

The abovementioned interim officers will serve up to 2010. The gathering ended with a strong and wide perspective toward student empowerment. A Technical Working Group was formed to facilitate the drafting of the organization's Constitution and By-Laws including its internal policies and proposed annual program of activities.

The Officers with VGov. Joson, BM Agapito, Atty. Castillo and Dr. San Juan