Deployment of CAT Technicians for the World

From the first batch of 63 graduates from the Technicians for the World project, seven (7) will be deployed to a French CAT Dealer with operations in Equatorial Guinea, Africa. Thirty seven (37) of them will be deployed in a major Middle East CAT dealer, while the rest will be absorbed by Monark Equipment, the Philippine dealer. These graduates have passed the Caterpillar skills assessment as well as the TESDA NC2 Assessment for Heavy Equipment Technicians.

MFI holds 16th Commencement Exercises

Monark Foundation Institute held two separate Commencement Exercises this month for the graduates of the Technicians for the World program and its other offerings. For the MFI San Pedro branch, the event was held last February 7, 2011 at the Philippine Stock Exchange Auditorium in Pasig City. A total of forty (40) graduates were honoured that day.

Atty. Teodoro C.Pascua, Deputy Director General for Field Operations of TESDA was the commencement speaker, while Mr. Amador P. Buenaseda III was the Keynote speaker.

MFI President, Mr. Jose Antonio Banson represented the Board of Trustees of the Foundation. In Cagayan De Oro branch, the event was held last February 9, 2011 at the Grand

Caprice Events Hall in CDO. A total of twenty-three (23) graduates with their respective parents attended. Catherine R. Galapon, Provincial Director of

TESDA Misamis Oriental gave the Commencement message and Mr. Jay Jaranilla of CAT Asia-Pacific was the Keynote speaker.

Ms. Ana Banson Pastelero, Treasurer of MFI represented the Board of Trustees in the event.