Life Story Of Mario T

ABELLANIDA: THE 8TH PLEASES NATIONAL PRESIDENT Desirous of serving the people, Mr. Mario T. Abellanida, at age 25, accepted in 1980 the appointment as First Municipal Secretary of Laak, a first class town of the Province of Compostela Valley, Davao Region. A holder of the Degree of Bachelor of Arts, which he obtained in 1976 from Notre Dame of Midsayap College, Mr. Abellanida, who is married with 6 children, holds two (2) career service eligibilities (profs for local & nat’l. gov’t.). From his student days up to the present, Mr. Abellanida remains a leader. In his senior year in college, he was elected and had actively served as :

a) b) c) d)

President, Supreme Student Council of Notre Dame of Midsayap College; President, St. Thomas Aquinas Debating Club; President, Political Science Club; President, Rotaract Club (Junior Rotary).

He received several student leadership awards as such. In addition, he had served as News Writer of the School Organ, the Regina, of his Alma Mater. As soon as he graduated from college, Mr. Abellanida was appointed College Instructor of Notre Dame of Jolo College of Jolo, Sulu, SY 1976-1977. He handled Political Science and other social science subjects. He had taught as College Instructor of the Philippine Harvardian College of Cotabato City, SYs 1978-1980, handling the same kinds of subjects. Actively involved in civic and community leadership, Mr. Abellanida had served as :

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President, Buklod Ng Mga kabataang Kawani (BKK) of Laak in 1983–1985; Director/Member of the Board of Directors, Davao del Norte Electric Cooperative (DANECO), 1990– 1998;

c) d) e) f) g) h)

President, Board of Directors of DANECO, 1993–1994; President, Laak National High School PTCA, SYs 1999–2001; President, Municipal Federation of the PTCAs of Laak, SYs 1999– 2001; President, Provincial Federation of PTCAs of Compostela Valley, SYs 1999–2001; Chairman, Municipal Cooperative Development Council (MCDC) of Laak, 2003–2006; Chairman, Provincial Cooperative Union (PCU) of Compostela Valley, 2005–2006;

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Chairman, Region XI Cooperative Development Council (RCDC XI), 2004–2006;

As far as PLEASES leadership is concerned, Mr. Abellanida has contributed a lot to the growth and strengthening of PLEASES. He had served as : a) Provincial President, League of Secretaries to the Sanggunian of Davao, 1988-1989; b) Regional President, Philippine League of Secretaries to the Sanggunian, Region XI Chapter, 2001-2005; c) Vice President for Mindanao, Philippine League of Secretaries to the Sanggunian, 2006-2007. Known for his great performance as PLEASES Regional Chapter President, Mr. Abellanida, during the incumbency of PLEASES National President Alicia S. Javier, was recognized and awarded as Most Outstanding Regional Chapter President of the Philippine League of Secretaries to the Sanggunian, Inc. (PLEASES) and his Region XI Chapter was likewise awarded as MOST OUSTANDING REGIONAL CHAPTER OF PLEASES in the Philippines on March 16-19, 2004 at Butuan City during the 2004 Annual Assembly of PLEASES. The same kinds of awards were given to him and to his Region during the National Convention of PLEASES in Cebu City in 2005. For several times, he was offered to run for a political seat, for Mayor, in his town and for Board Member in his province. But, he declined the offer. He has to wait for seven (7) more years for his retirement from the career service before joining politics. Recognized for his achievements and backed up by the known pillars of PLEASES, Mr. Abellanida was elected unopposed to the position of National President of PLEASES during the PLEASES National Convention in Davao City on June 20-23, 2007. Sec. Abellanida, being the 8th National President, has unfolded a page in the history of PLEASES as he is the 1st National President hailing from the ranks of the Secretaries to the Sangguniang Bayan. Committed to his arduous tasks as a leader and to the cause of PLEASES, Sec. Abellanida firmly believes that “life without commitment is no life at all.”