Mr. Teodorico Haresco has been instrumental in the conceptualization and practical development of the Philippines’ President’s Bridge Program (PBP), which has been credited with energizing the Philippines’ rural economic development. The President’s Bridge Program in the Philippines has been used as a model for bridge programs in such countries as Siberia, Sri Lanka, and Papua New Guinea. Mr. Teodorico Haresco’s personal investment in the Special Zone in Peace and Development phase of the President’s Bridge Program earned him particular attention: Mr. Haresco was a noted vital factor in PBP, aptly dubbed the “Bridges of Hope.” Under the watchful eye of Teodorico Haresco, the project completed 526 bridges nine months ahead of schedule, no small feat for the country’s only dedicated bridging project.
A graduate of such economic institutions as De La Salle University in Manila and McGill University in Montreal, Mr. Teodorico Haresco is the Chairman of Winace Holdings Philippines, the mother company of several subsidiaries powerful in their own rights, including Winsource Solutions, Inc., Winace Land Development Co., One White Beach Land Development Corp., Chaikofi, Inc., Eco-Coral & Technostrat Corp and Boracay I-Land Group, Inc.
Teodorico Haresco is a man dedicated to country, family, and community. The happily married father of four is the principal developer of a nationwide scholarship fund for children of slain journalists. Teodorico Haresco is credited in “The British Legacy to the Philippines: 425 Years of Philippine-British Relations” as one of 19 Filipinos who have directly contributed to Philippine development through work driven by commitment, dedication, and nationalism.
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By Sheila Crisostomo (The Philippine Star) Updated July 15, 2010 12:00 AM
MANILA, Philippines – Party-list group Ang Kasangga sa Kaunlaran said yesterday the Commission on Elections (Comelec) no longer has jurisdiction over its nominee, Teodorico Haresco, so the ruling of its First Division to disqualify him “has no legal basis and must be withdrawn.”
In a statement, Ang Kasangga said the Comelec’s First Division “no longer has jurisdiction to hear and pass upon the qualifications” of Haresco.
The party-list group said the Comelec, sitting as the National Board of Canvassers, already proclaimed it last May 31 and awarded it one seat in the House of Representatives after bagging 296,368 votes “representing the clear mandate bestowed to Ang Kasangga to represent its constituents.”
“This proclamation has been reaffirmed on June 23, 2010, when the chairman and commissioners of the Comelec… issued the certificate of proclamation of Teodorico Haresco,” it added.
Ang Kasangga argued that the proclamation declared Haresco as its “qualified nominee” to sit as House representative and “to serve for a term of three years ending June 30, 2013 in accordance with Section 7, Article VI of the Constitution.”
“It is undisputed that Rep. Haresco was already proclaimed, took his oath of office, and assumed office as member of the House of Representatives last June 30, 2010,” it said.
“Hence, it is the House of Representatives Electoral Tribunal and not the Comelec which has sole and exclusive jurisdiction to pass upon the elections, returns, and qualifications of its members. This is explicitly provided in Article VI, Section 17 of the Philippine Constitution,” it added.
Ang Kasangga said the Senate and the House of Representatives should each have an electoral tribunal which serves as the sole judge of all contests relating to the election returns, and qualifications of their respective members.
Ang Kasangga said Haresco is a “bona fide member (who) comes from the ranks of micro-entrepreneurs,” the sector that the group said it represents.
“He has started micro-enterprises that proved successful and generated livelihood and employment for hundreds of individuals and their families. He has worked in various programs and projects that alleviated the plight of micro-entrepreneurs through the provision of capital, training, education, and support services,” the group added.
The Comelec’s First Division has granted the petition of various groups to disqualify Haresco, citing his business interests that supposedly made him ineligible to represent the marginalized sector of small and micro-entrepreneurs.
Haresco has filed a manifestation with the Comelec seeking to declare the First Division’s ruling “moot and academic.”
“Rep. Haresco is prepared to hail the Comelec to the Supreme Court in order to protect the interest of Kasangga sa Kaunlaran Inc. and its constituents,” the group said.
Source:
http://www.philstar.com/Article.aspx?articleId=593238&publicationSubCategoryId=67
After more than a month, the Commission on Elections (Comelec) has formally proclaimed 33 of the 57 new party-list representatives. In separate certificates of proclamation, the Comelec en banc — sitting as the National Board of Canvassers — proclaimed 33 new party-list representatives from the 28 winning organizations.
However, the poll body has not yet proclaimed the representative of Ang Galing Pinoy (AGP), the party-list group which named presidential son and outgoing Pampanga Rep. Juan Miguel “Mikey” Arroyo as its first nominee.
AGP was earlier awarded one congressional seat with 269,009 votes. Comelec chairman Jose Melo had said that Arroyo would not be allowed to sit until all the pending disqualification cases against him have been resolved. He likewise said that AGP has the choice to replace Arroyo with its other nominees if they want to.
AGP’s second and third nominees are Dennis G. Pineda, son Pampanga Governor-elect and known Arroyo ally Lilia Pineda, and Bacolor Mayor Romeo “Buddy” Dungca.
On the other hand, its fourth and fifth nominees are Jerold Domonick S. David and Ryan M. Caladiao, both of whom are from Pampanga, Arroyo’s home province.
Among those who have been proclaimed by the Comelec as new party-list representatives are:
Coalition of Association of Senior Citizens in the Philippines — 1,292,182 votes (2 seats) – Godofredo V. Arquiza – David L. Kho
Akbayan Citizen’s Action Party — 1,058,691 votes (2 seats) – Walden F. Bello – Arlene J. Bag-ao
Gabriela Women’s Party — 1,001,421 votes (2 seats) – Luzviminda C. Ilagan – Emerenciana A. De Jesus
Cooperative Natcco Network Party — 943,529 votes (2 seats) – Jose R. Ping-Ay – Cresente C. Paez
ABONO — 766,615 votes (2 seats) – Robert Raymund M. Estrella – Francisco Emmanuel R. Ortega III
Bayan Muna — 746,019 votes (2 seats) – Teodoro A. Casino – Neri J. Colmenares
An Waray — 711,631 votes (2 seats) – Florencio G. Noel – Neil Benedict A. Montejo
Agricultural Sector Alliance of the Philippines, Inc. (AGAP) — 515,501 votes (1 seat) – Nicanor M. Briones
Anakpawis — 445,628 votes (1 seat) – Rafael V. Mariano
Kabataan Party-list — 417,923 votes (1 seat) – Raymond V. Palatino
Abante Mindanao, Inc. (ABAMIN) — 376,011 votes (1 seat) – Maximo B. Rodriguez, Jr.
Act Teachers — 369,564 votes (1 seat) – Antonio L. Tinio
You Against Corruption and Poverty (YACAP) — 335,635 votes (1 seat) – Carol Jayne B. Lopez
Ang Kasangga sa Kaunlaran, Inc. (Ang Kasangga) — 296,368 votes (1 seat) – Teodorico T. Haresco
Bagong Henerasyon (BH) — 292,875 votes (1 seat) – Bernadette R. Herrera-Dy
Agbiag! Timpuyog Ilocano, Inc. (AGBIAG) — 262,298 votes (1 seat) – Patricio T. Antonio
Puwersa ng Bayaning Atleta (PBA) — 238,675 votes (1 seat) – Mark Aeron H. Sambar
Arts Business and Science Professionals — 257,301 votes (1 seat) – Catalina G. Leonen-Pizarro
Trade Union Congress of the Philippines (TUCP) — 244,623 votes (1 seat) – Raymond Democrito C. Mendoza
Alyansa ng mga Grupong Haligi ng Agham at Teknolohiya Para sa Mamayan, Inc. (AGHAM) — 241,898 votes (1 seat) -
Angelo B. Palmones
Democratic Independent Workers Association (DIWA) — 238,675 votes (1 seat) – Emmeline Y. Aglipay
Kapatiran ng mga Nakulong na Walang Sala — 234,717 votes (1 seat) – Ranulfo P. Canonigo
Kalinga Advocacy for Social Empowermennt and Nation Building Through Easing Poverty, Inc. (Kalinga) — 229,198
votes (1 seat) – Abigail faye C. Ferriol
Alagad Party-list — 227,116 votes (1 seat) – Rodante D.Marcoleta
1 Ang Pamilya — 217,032 votes (1 seat) – Reena Concepcion G. Obillo
Alliance of Volunteer Educators — 214,760 (1 seat) – Eulogio R. Magsaysay
The Comelec did not also proclaim the party-list nominee for the group Alliance for Barangay Concerns Party (ABC), which was earlier allotted one seat for garnering 469,093 votes.
The proclamation of eight winning party-list groups was also stalled due to pending petitions for cancellation of registration. These are:
Ako Bicol Political Party (Ako Bicol) Buhay Hayaan Yumabong Party-list (Buhay) 1st Consumers Alliance for Rural Energy (1-CARE) Citizens’ Battle Against Corruption (CIBAC) LPG Marketers Association, Inc. (LPGMA) Ang Asosasyon
Sang Manguguma Nga Bisaya-Ow Mangunguma, Inc. (MBIS-OWA) Association of Philippine Electric Cooperatives (APEC) Alliance for Nationalism and Democracy (ANAD)
On the other hand, Comelec Commissioner Rene Sarmiento said they cannot yet proclaim the other winning party-list groups because they are still waiting for the results of the special polls in some areas where elections were earlier postponed.
The Party-list System Act (Republic Act 7941) says that those who received at least two percent of the total votes cast for the party-list system shall be entitled to one congressional seat each while those who received more than two percent of the votes shall be entitled to additional seats in proportion to their total number of votes. However, each party-list organization shall not be awarded more than three seats in Congress.
The 1987 Philippine Constitution provides that 20 percent of the seats in Congress or 57 seats be allotted for the sectoral representatives. Sarmiento said by the time President-elect Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino III delivers his State of the Nation Address, the party-list representatives would have all been completed. — KBK/RSJ, GMANews.TV
Bago dumating Ang Kasangga sa buhay namin, para kaming basura dito sa Luneta. This was how a Rizal Park ambulant vendor described their lot.
Lucy Galvez lamented that they often fall reluctant victims to loan sharks because lack of capital drive them into getting loans from lending exploiters who charge exorbitant interests.
Galvez, project coordinator of the Rizal Park Vendors Association, Inc., added that running away to evade law enforcers have also become part of their daily working lives.
Hirap ka na sa pagkayod maghapon, hinuhuli pa kaming parang kriminal, she bewailed.
Galvez is thankful that Ang Kasangga sa Kaunlaran, Inc., or Ang Kasangga, entered their lives and they became recipient of the corporations micro-lending program.
Ang Kasangga provided them with the necessary capital and now they have graduated from being ambulant vendors to being store operators at the national park.
Ngayon, may sariling pwesto na kami. Higit sa lahat, may pag-asa na, Galvez said.
Ang Kasangga is a non-stock, non-profit civic and service oriented corporation formed from the incorporators common ideology that business is not all about money and profit; it should also serve as a vehicle for ensuring that there is social justice for the poor, the needy and the suffering population.
Ang Kasangga also believes that a fully developed micro-entrepreneurship will empower the poor people and become a backbone of the economy.
Since its inception in 2004, Ang Kasangga has grown strong from 45,000 to 260,000 card-bearing members, most of whom are sari-sari stores and food stall owners, and market vendors, jeepney, tricycle and bus drivers and operators, and blind masseurs.
For the past years, Ang Kasangga has untiringly provided a micro-lending program for marginalized barangay-based micro-entrepreneurs, a scholarship program for 46 children of slain Filipino journalists, a human resource-building program, a livelihood and housing program, a fiscal program for savings, among others.
The strong conviction that micro-entrepreneurs, particularly those from the grassroots who are a marginalized sector, should have representation in Congress to ensure that their concerns would be heard and addressed prompted Ang Kasangga to register as a party list group in the coming May 10 synchronized elections. (30)
The Nabas Tricycle Operators and Drivers Association, Inc. (NTODA) today threw its unequivocal support to Ang Kasangga Partylist on its bid to seek sectoral representation of micro-entrepreneurs in Congress in the May 2010 elections.
Rey P. Solano, NTODA president, issued his group’s support in a resolution dated March 30, unanimously signed by its officers, board members and its more than 200 members in Poblacio, Nabas, Aklan.
“We believe that Ang Kasangga as a partylist of micro-entrepreneurs can support us in our difficulties. With you and our full support, we believe that our vision would be a success,” he said in his letter sent to Ang Kasangga Chairman Teodorico Haresco Jr.
Other transport groups supporting Ang Kasangga are Cabusao Trisikad Business Association in Camarines Sur, Silang Transport Service and Development in Cavite, Novaliches Deparo Tricycle Operators and Drivers Association in Quezon City.
Ang Kasangga Partylist banners the need to provide proper representation to Filipino micro entrepreneurs – individuals generating small income by offering various goods and services – and taking a step forward towards decreasing the country’s poverty rate.
Through the leadership of its chairman Teodorico Haresco Jr, Ang Kasangga has grown strong from 45,000 to 260,000 card-bearing members, most of whom are sari-sari stores and food stall owners, and market vendors, jeepney, tricycle and bus drivers and operators, and blind masseurs.
Its memberships come from Cordillera Autonomous Region, Pangasinan, LA Union, National Capital Region, Albay, Rizal, Iloilo, Capiz, Aklan, Antique, Negros Occidental, Misamis Occidental, Davao, Cebu and Nueva Ecija.
Ang Kasangga has untiringly provided a micro-lending program for marginalized barangay-based micro-entrepreneurs, a scholarship program for 46 children of slain Filipino journalists, a human resource-building program, a livelihood and housing program, a fiscal program for savings, among others.
http://www.articlesnatch.com/Article/Success-Is-A-Matter-Of-Attitude/658743
Success has always been a matter of attitude. In the past, there have been many figures that made great contributions to society despite their predicament or lack of opportunity. One of the more renowned examples is Beethoven who despite losing his hearing composed some of the best pieces in the history of music. The time might’ve been different but the drive to succeed should be no different today than it was back then.
Here in the country, success stories are a dime a dozen but even though there are plenty here that made it to the top people still ask how they did it. Let me tell you one thing about them, they are where they are because they had the right attitude in reaching their goal. According Teodorico Haresco, Philippines‘ resident entrepreneur, it doesn’t matter where you came from but how you deal with adversities along the way to get to where you want to be. I admit that having the attitude for success isn’t the only thing you need but it can surely give you the drive to acquire the necessary requirements for you to improve yourself and finally reach your goal.
One thing that I’ve learned from experience is that no matter how good you are, your attitude towards any task will affect its outcome. If your state of mind is directed towards failure then even if you finish a task it will still turn out mediocre. If you believe that you would succeed and put in all your effort then even if the task is small it will still garner praises. I personally believe that a sense of balance is your best tool when it comes to any venture and knowing when to move forward and stop is something that could save you from unwanted outcomes. Knowledge, experience and the right attitude will certainly lead you to the right road to success.
In case you’re wondering who Teodorico Haresco, Philippines‘ entrepreneur, is, he’s the person behind the presidential bridge program. Connecting far off locales, like the place where he came from, to the comfort and services that the city can offer.
Read more: http://www.articlesnatch.com/Article/Success-Is-A-Matter-Of-Attitude/658743#ixzz0lXY7ohDF
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Groups of marginalized Metro Manila microentrepreneurs belonging to the Ang Kasangga party list held a Thanksgiving mass at the Luneta last May 13 in celebration of the party list inclusion into the Philippine Congress, in turn providing representation for the party list’s microentrepreneur members….
Ang Kasangga President Jose T. Tumbokon yesterday dismissed assaults on Ang Kasangga and Comelec by a leader of one group that failed to win accreditation. The Comelec was charged with double standard after it accredited Ang Kasangga and Bantay but rejected one other group accreditation of Ang Kasangga and Bantay.
“Ang Kasangga has been existing all these years as a non-stock, non-profit, civic and service oriented entity. It registered as a party-list organization before the 2007 elections to advance its principal advocacy to propagate, develop, and promote micro-entrepreneurship as the backbone of our rural economy,” Tumbokon said.
“Ang Kasangga, these past four years, has a scholarship program for the orphaned children of school age of slain Filipino journalists. Ten Kasangga scholars have already graduated from college. This year; 37 children of slain Filipino journalists are enjoying scholarships in its program. With the senseless, gruesome and barbaric killing of journalists in Maguindanao, the burden to send to school their surviving children will fall on Ang Kasangga,” Tumbokon said.
Rizal Park ambulant vendors were among the first recipients of Ang Kasangga’s mini-micro capital lending without interest for their ambulant vending business at the Rizal Park. “The Rizal Park vendors have graduated from ambulant vendors who were victims of “5-6” lending exploiters. They are now store operators at the Rizal Park, thanks to Ang Kasangga of which they are now members” Lucy Galvez of National Park Development Operations said.
Among marginalized groups in Metro Manila and surrounding provinces which received micro-lending assistance from Ang Kasangga are: Viles Massage Services of the Blind headed by Dante Tissan; Novaliches-Deparo Tricycle Operators and Drivers Association headed by Severino del Rosario; Silang Market Vendors Multi-Purpose Cooperative headed by Nonileta Ramos, Silang Transport Services Development Cooperative headed by Anhastascio de La Merced; and Murphy Market Verndors and Retailers Association headed by Liwayway Forte.
Ang Kasangga has been able to undertake these projects through the support and guidance of its chairman, Mr. Teodorico Haresco Jr.
Heart-warming Valentines letters of love and gratitude have been received by Kasangga Founding Chairman Teodorico T. Haresco, Jr. – from a dozen scholars, sons and daughters of slain Filipino journalists, and their mothers who tend to their needs.
“It’s such a satisfying, meaningful day for me to be showered with abundant gratitude by these children, who are pursuing their educations with our help. This truly gives my Valentine’s Day special significance,” Haresco said.
Haresco, a business entrepreneur and good Samaritan launched a scholarship program responding to an urgent need for the continuation of schooling of children of slain Filipino journalists who, having lost the family bread winners, have no way to pursue higher education.
Today, 32 scholars flourish under his program, many of whom are in the honor roll - 14 scholars in Elementary level, 9 scholars in high school level, and 9 scholars in college.
As Kasangga Founding Chairman, he has helped rural micro-entrepreneurs in their small businesses. Seventy Manila Rizal Park vendors (now stationary store owners at the Park) are recipients of his micro-entrepreneurship lending capital without interest.
Haresco is a 2007 Business Man of the Year Awardee of the Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry (PCCI). He is Chairman of the Winace Group of Companies of which Kasangga sa Kaunlaran is a non-profit civic and service arm.
“The knowledge that we now have, we owe them to you, Kassangga and National Union of Journalists of the Philippines (NUJP): wrote the Banuyad kids from Bataan.
- Philippine Star
Teodorico Haresco, one of the most successful entrepreneurs in the Philippines has this ideal to say:
“We measure what is good for our company in terms of what is better for our clients and what is best for the country.”
He is cited in the book The British Legacy to the Philippines: 425 years of Philippine-British Relations, as one of 19 Filipinos who have contributed directly to Philippine development through work driven by commitment, dedication, and nationalism. His name is among those of national hero Dr. Jose P. Rizal, Gloria Macapagal Arroyo, and Fidel V. Ramos.
Teodorico Haresco, Philippines’ true blue bridge builder as a vital factor in the Special Zone in Peace and Development phase of the PBP, dubbed Bridges of Hope. Under his watch, the project completed 526 bridges nine months ahead of schedule, with no cost overruns. In fact, the resulting materials savings were utilized for more bridges.
So far, he’s done 526 bridges but say the Philippines needs thirteen thousand more to connect all the rural villages that need access to modern amenities. Even if they were to build these bridges one day at a time, it would take around 50 years to complete and that is considering that they will be able to put up a bridge in a day. So he is urging other companies to make the stand and start helping to build the bridges that would serve as lifeline for these rural villages to medical care, electricity and an easier way to earn a livelihood for them and their future generations.
There have been a couple controversies about him earning more than he should with these projects but in an industry that’s worth billions of dollars, the winners will always be thrown rocks by detractors just to have people look their way. The sad thing about it is that people see this and take it as fact, never to follow up and look what resulted from the effort. Fortunately for the people who were reached by those bridges they are now better off and are living a more connected life. All thanks to the effort of Teodorico Haresco, Philippines’ bridge builder.
If you want to know more about Teodorico Haresco, visit www.haresco.com and the kind of person he is for yourself.
