List of Winners of Triennial Awards finalists awarded by RAFI

After three years of nomination, extensive screening, and validation, two winners out
of 10 finalists will be honored during the 5th Ramon Aboitiz Foundation Inc. (RAFI) Triennial
Awards on Mar. 22 at Marco Polo Plaza.

The winners will receive a trophy, cash prize of not less than P400,000, and the
opportunity to travel in the Visayas and Mindanao to share expertise to various groups.

The RAFI Triennial Awards is the premier service and humanitarian award in the Visayas
and Mindanao, which recognize the philanthropic, humanitarian, and holistic efforts of individuals
and institutions in enhancing the quality of life of various groups and communities.

Five finalists vied for each of the awards category—the Ramon Aboitiz Award for
Exemplary Individual and Eduardo Aboitiz Award for Outstanding Institution. They are Fr. Angelo
Buenavides, Prof. Estrella Cantallopez, Apolinario Leyson Sr., Fr. Dennis Tamayo, and Rene
Vendiola for the individual cateogory, and Agri-Aqua Development Coalition Mindanao Inc.,
Alternative Indigenous Development Foundation Inc., Negros Women for Tomorrow Foundation
Inc., SOS Children’s Villages Philippines, and The Great Physician Rehabilitation Foundation for
the institution category.

These finalists were selected by an independent search committee composed of
distinguished representatives from the academe, private sector, and civil society. They are
Island Souvenirs President Jonathan Jay Aldeguer, The Freeman and The Philippine Star
Columnist and “Straight from the Sky” Host Valeriano “Bobit” Avila, Marcellin Foundation Inc.
Founder Brother Crispin P. Betita, University of the Philippines-Tacloban College Dean and
Guiuan Development Foundation Inc. Founder and Executive Director Margarita dela Cruz, and
Mag-uugmad Foundation Inc. Executive Director Leonardo Moneva.

The Search Committee is chaired by dela Cruz who was an individual category finalist
for the 3rd RAFI Triennial Awards and a member of the 4th RAFI Triennial Awards Search
Committee.

The selection process starts when individuals and institutions are nominated for the RAFI
Triennial Awards. The search committee validates each nominee in the Visayas and Mindanao
before the short-listed nominees are screened by the RAFI Board of Trustees to determine the
final awardees.

The RAFI Triennial Awards was launched in Dec. 6, 1996 during the 39th anniversary
of the foundation to commemorate the philanthropic, humanitarian, and holistic ideals of RAFI
founders Don Ramon Aboitiz and his son Don Eduardo Aboitiz. It is now on its 15th year this
year, which is also the 45th year of RAFI.

It is one of the awards capabilities of RAFI, recognizing individuals and institutions that go the extra mile in bringing about change and in uplifting the quality of life of communities.

For more information about the RAFI Triennial Awards, please contact (032) 418-7234
loc. 105 and look for Cathy Margate, or visit www.rafi.org.ph or www.facebook.com/rafi.org.ph.