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| Peter June Simon is one of the premier guards in the Philippine Basketball Association today. In fact, he was adjudged as the All-Star Game MVP last April 27 in Bacolod City after being selection into the South team as a reserve. The website is a collaborative effort of IQuadrant Interactive and Simonatics08, PJ's official fans club. Previously, the club designed and maintained a website in a free hosting provider. But since it does not completely reflect PJ Simon's true identity, exploits, accomplishments and competencies, among other elements, a far better, more content-rich, more organized website has to be birthed. |
| · 29 May 2008 - A new address for the Super Sub |
| · 05 Mar 2008 - Galileo Enoteca's new design now online |
| · 19 Feb 2008 - IQuadrant Interactive unveils new WCGIP.org design |
| · 08 Dec 2007 - Cong. Florencio Noel and IQuadrant Interactive produce DWUHSBatch83.org |
| · 29 Nov 2007 - Galileo's Wine and Cheese Festival |
| · 25 Nov 2007 - Galileo joined the 41st International Bazaar |
| · 20 Nov 2007 - Galileo Enoteca celebrates 2nd anniversary |
| · 11 Oct 2007 - IQuadrant designs another website for Galileo |
| · 27 Sep 2007 - AnWaray.com Ver. 4.0 now up |
| · 19 Sep 2007 - GalileoWines.com now online |
| · 04 Sep 2007 - Rep. Bem Noel finally proclaimed |
| · 01 Sep 2007 - IQuadrant Interactive to do a hotel website |
| · 24 Aug 2007 - A prospering partnership |
| · 11 Aug 2007 - Great Italian Feast: A Rousing Success! |
| · 09 Jul 2007 - WCGIP.org version 3.0 now online! |
| · 02 May 2007 - WCGIP.org redesign now underway |
| · 25 Apr 2007 - The Italian Embassy celebrates 61st National Day of Italy |
| · 16 Apr 2007 - AIF website has moved! |
| · 30 Mar 2007 - AIF gathers members for 2nd dinner fellowship |
| · 28 Mar 2007 - Cong. Gilbert Remulla launches campaign website |
| · 20 Mar 2007 - A new look for IQuadrantInteractive.com |
| · 18 Mar 2007 - Cong. Gilbert Remulla's campaign website up soon! |
| · 17 Mar 2007 - IFP asks IQuadrant Interactive for event coverage |
| · 09 Mar 2007 - CLSF.org.ph uploads its new web design |
| · 27 Feb 2007 - IQuadrant Interactive covers AIF's gathering |
| · 21 Feb 2007 - A new apparel company commissions IQuadrant |
| · 20 Feb 2007 - IQuadrant Interactive provides digital photography |
| · 18 Feb 2007 - AnWaray.com launches its campaign website |
| · 22 Dec 2006 - Freedom to Worship: World Christian Gathering on Indigenous People |
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| · 29 May 2008 |
| A new address for the Super Sub |
| Super Sub Peter June Simon, the reigning PBA All-Star Game MVP, launches his new website. In the collaborative efforts of IQuadrant Interactive and Simonatics08, PJ's official fans club, a far better, more content-rich, more organized website was birthed. The URL of the website is www.PeterJuneSimon.com. The new website is a gift by the Club on his 28th birthday. Based on a study, it was deemed that the website will only feature six top-level sections: Profile, News and Stories, Photo Gallery, Guestbook, Multimedia, and Simonatics08. The Profile section contains PJ Simon's Biography, Career Highlights, Stats and Splits, and By The Numbers. Biography extensively showcases PJ's personal and professional life. Career Highlights chronicles PJ's basketball career since his MBA days, although when research is finished, even his collegiate exploits will be included as well. Stats and Splits presents PJ's numbers every game. A more extensive presentation is in the offing. By The Numbers displays PJ's personal best (conference, season, and career) in sixteen different statistical categories. Two other sub-sections are currently being developed. The News and Stories section, news and feature stories about PJ Simon are readily available. The Gameday subsection presents literature on the up and coming games of Purefoods TJ Giants. The Photo Gallery displays pictures of Super Sub taken every official game (when logistically possible), at the practice, and from other functions and activities in which he was a part of. The Guestbook affords the family, relatives, teammates, friends, colleagues, fans and supporters of PJ Simon to send in their inspiring messages. Such will have to be screened so that spasm and other unwanted messages will not be appearing online. In the Multimedia section, videos, audios, podcasts, and downloadables such as screensavers and wallpapers will be accessed. As of press time, only the Wallpapers subsection is available. Last but not least, the Simonatics08 section. The history, officers and directory of the club, gallery of fan pictures, and Simonatic of the Month will be presented. The Club hopes that the new website will further inspire Super Sub PJ Simon to continue striving for excellence in his personal life and professional career for the glory of the Lord. It is also noteworthy that Peter June Simon is the only PBA player with an official website. |
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| · 5 March 2008 |
| Galileo Enoteca's new design now online |
| IQuadrant Interactive has just created and deployed the new version of GalileoEnoteca.com. The new web design now focuses on the restaurant business of Galileo Enoteca & Deli. Previously, it shares equal billing with the wine distribution side of the company. |
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| · 19 February 2008 |
| IQuadrant Interactive unveils new WCGIP.org design |
| IQuadrant Interactive has recently unleashed and deployed the new design for the official website of the World Christian Gathering of Indigenous People. The new design features the registration procedures of the forthcoming 7th World Gathering to be held on September 9 to 18 this year in Jerusalem. Another key feature of the new design is the extensive literature on the host city, Jerusalem, in which its profile, etymology, History, geography, demographics, government, economy, transportation, education, and sights and wonders are highlighted. Using the resources of Joshua Project, 120 indigenous people groups are represented in the new design. The website can be accessed at www.wcgip.org. |
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| · 8 December 2007 |
| Cong. Florencio Noel and IQuadrant Interactive produce DWUHSBatch83.org |
| Largely due to the Office of Cong. Florencio "Bem" G. Noel and in collaboration with IQuadrant Interactive, the Batch '83 of the Divine Word University High School in Tacloban City has made available online its official website. Launched in preparation for forthcoming Silver Grand Alumni Homecoming to be held on June 28, 2008 at the DWU Tacloban grounds, DWUHSBatch83.org seeks to generate buzz about the homecoming, to bridge communication lines between and among alumni, and to keep everyone informed the nitty-gritty of this event. At this early, the organizers are making big strides to ensure that this event will be momentous. Visit the website at www.DWUHSBatch83.org. |
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| · 29 November 2007 |
| Galileo's Wine and Cheese Festival |
| The situation in the Manila Peninsula Hotel did not prevent Galileo Enoteca Makati from pushing through its Wine and Cheese Festival. Co-sponsored by Eton Parkview Greenbelt, the festival is part of the first anniversary celebration of the Makati branch. Braving the threats of curfew brought about by the Manila Pen drama, a sizable crowd still converged at Galileo, enjoying the flurry of wines, cheeses, cold cuts, pasta, panini and some more. IQuadrant Interactive was there to cover the events by providing digital photography and content development services. |
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| · 25 November 2007 |
| Galileo joined the 41st International Bazaar |
| Galileo Trading & Services joined with many other importers, distributors and retailers in the 41st International Bazaar held at the PICC Forums 1, 2 & 3 in Pasay City last November 25. Organized by the International Bazaar Foundation, Inc. and the Philippines' Department of Foreign Affairs and in cooperation with the Diplomatic and Consular Corps, the bazaar was a very good platform for Galileo to showcase its products and services. The products, composed mainly of wines, cheese, cold cuts, and other culinary items, were highly in demand during the said event. It even topped its sales the previous by close to four times! |
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| · 20 November 2007 |
| Galileo Enoteca celebrates 2nd anniversary |
| Having a small deli in the Philippines offering Italian products and good wine selections was just a distant dream for the second-generation Vitranos of Italy. The fact that there was no Italian deli found in Manila, they thought, "Why not build one?" That innocent wish became a burning ember which through the years was nurtured tenderly. The youthful passion precipitated Vanessa, the eldest in the brood of three, to earn an HRM degree. And using his vast experience as architect, Gaetano captured the Italian spirit in the design concepts of their deli. Hence, the key elements were properly stacked up. From its humble beginnings Galileo Enoteca has earned a niche as the place where the rich and the famous, the high and the mighty, celebrities and dignitaries, the ordinary people can casually and pleasantly dine together. Try visit the deli anytime of the day and you will find this to be true. Just a casual walk into the restaurant will overwhelm a visitor. The widest and finest selection of Italian wines neatly adorn the shelves readily evokes the imagination to wander about. The smells and the sights of cold cuts, cheese and pasta are not only decidedly appetizing but effortlessly therapeutic to senses as well. And last November 20, Galileo feted its loyal friends and patrons during its second anniversary bash. Italian Ambassador to the Philippines, H.E. Rubens Fedele, Signora Cosetta Fedele, TV host & movie actress Lani Mercado, and 2007 Bb. Pilipinas 2nd runner-up Abigail Cruz, were among the more than 100 faces that graced this momentous event. The SRO crowd were treated with never-ending stream of red, white and sparkling wines, Parmigiano Reggiano and many other cheeses, cold cuts, and other delectable items. |
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| · 11 October 2007 |
| IQuadrant designs another website for Galileo |
| Galileo Trading and Services further strengthens its partnership with IQuadrant Interactive as IQuadrant Interactive produced another website for the former. This time, IQuadrant Interactive developed the website of its tiles division. Galileo Trading and Services is the leading importer and distributor of Italian tiles, wines, delis and condiments in the Philippines. To visit the website, log on at www.galileoceramiche.biz. |
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| · 27 September 2007 |
| AnWaray.com Ver. 4.0 now up |
| AnWaray.com, the official website of An Waray Party List, has released its new look and feel. Taking off from the campaign site it produced for the May 14 mid-term elections, IQuadrant Interactive has yet again designed a trimmed down look yet still content rich. |
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| · 19 September 2007 |
| GalileoWines.com now online |
| To further provide its growing client base with better services, Galileo Trading and Services collaborated with IQuadrant Interactive in the website design and development of its Wine division. The Galileo Group is positioning itself to be the leading Italian wines distributor in the Philippines and the rest of Southeast Asia. Through the help of the website, Galileo will be able to penetrate other segments of the society and to market its products, which is the best and most complete collection of Italian wines available in the country today. Visit the website at www.GalileoWines.com. |
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| · 4 September 2007 |
| Rep. Bem Noel finally proclaimed |
| In an en banc COMELEC Resolution released on September 4, Rep. Florencio "Bem" Noel was finally proclaimed as the 238th member of the 14th Congress. Cong. Noel is the first nominee of An Waray Party. The Party gained 2.01% of the total votes cast during the May 14 national and local elections. |
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| · 1 September 2007 |
| IQuadrant Interactive to do a hotel website |
| IQuadrant Interactive and Hotel Michelangelo on September 1 reached an agreement that the latter's website will be designed, developed, hosted and managed by the former. Alberto Altigondo, the CEO of Hotel Michelangelo, realized that his hotel needed to have a website that will help promote and market its core services to local and foreign tourists. Located in the idyllic Coron, Palawan, the hotel is a very great jump off point for diving (wreck, scuba, deep, and open), snorkelling, swimming, spelunking, island-hopping, jungle adventures, Calauit expedition, and other adventures and activities. Aside from the development of the hotel's website, IQuadrant Interactive is also tasked to design its print promotional materials such as brochures, flyers and tarpaulins. |
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| · 24 August 2007 |
| A prospering partnership |
| IQuadrant Interactive and Galileo Trading and Services have further cemented their marketing partnership as the former will redevelop, host and manage the website of the latter's Italian tiles business. Architect Gaetano Vitrano, CEO of GTS, reiterated that its tile business has to be strongly promoted on the Internet. Believing that he can be helped by IQuadrant Interactive, he did not hesitate to contract the latter's professional services. The website is now under construction. |
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| · 11 August 2007 |
| Great Italian Feast: A Rousing Success! |
| The Great Italian Feast that Galileo Enoteca Deli can be summed up in three words: a rousing success! Held on August 9 and 10 at Mandaluyong and Makati branches, respectively, a very good blend of crowd made up of celebrities, sportsmen, politicians, friends from Italian and Chinese communities and business circles, and regular patrons flocked thus making it an SRO event. Some well-known people who came were De La Salle University Green Archers head coach Franz Pumaren, former PBA player Joey Sta. Maria, actor Diether Ocampo, former TV host Victoria London, and former Cong. Prospero Pichay. The guests were treated with a wide-array of cold cuts, cheeses, salads, and, of course, wines. Galileo raffled off some exciting prizes at the end of the twin events. They also offered to customers huge discounts to wines. Once more, IQuadrant Interactive provided digital photography services for Galileo Enoteca Deli in its event. |
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| · 9 July 2007 |
| WCGIP.org version 3.0 now online! |
| The third version of the official website of the World Christian Gathering of Indigenous People was finally launched on July 9 at the WCGIP Headquarters in Davao City, Philippines. The website significantly promotes the forthcoming 7th Gathering which will be held in Jerusalem from September 9 to 18, 2008. Aside from promoting the next Gathering, the website also contains information about people groups around the world using the Project Joshua database. The data also include people group's population, affinity bloc, country of presence, the percentage of evangelical Christians in each group, the primary language/s spoken, and the primary religion practiced. The website now accepts registration which however is limited to Filipinos for the time being. According to Pio Arce, the conference chair of the previous Gathering in Davao City, the idea is to consolidate and organize a good number of Filipino contingent and present a better production during the Jerusalem Gathering. The website can be found at http://www.wcgip.org. |
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| · 2 May 2007 |
| WCGIP.org redesign now underway |
| The redesign of the official website of the World Christian Gathering of Indigenous People (WCGIP) is currently underway. With the establishment of the WCGIP headquarters in Davao City, Philippines, the Vision Keepers took cognizance to the need of redeveloping its official website. This is also in conjunction to the 7th Gathering to be held in Jerusalem from September 9-18, 2008. With that, IQuadrant Interactive will once again provide professional web solutions. Not only that, it will also help in setting up other web, database, database, content and communication developments and processes. |
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| · 25 April 2007 |
| The Italian Embassy celebrates 61st National Day of Italy |
| The Embassy of the Republic of Italy in Manila held an anticipated celebration of the 61st National Day at the Coconut Palace last April 25. According to H.E. Rubens Anna Fedele, "This year we have decided to anticipate in April the celebration of the national day - while, normally, it falls on 2nd June - in order to avoid the risk of rain spoiling what is, first of all, a joyful get-together with friends. With this objective in mind, we have then chosen 25th April as it is the anniversary of the liberation of Italy during the Second World War, the first step towards our becoming the modern democracy that we are today." Friends from the diplomatic community, led by Archbishop Fernando Filoni, dean of the diplomatic corps, attended this momentous event. The Philippine government was represented by Foreign Affairs Undersecretary Franklin Ebdalin. Other notable public figures who came in include former President Fidel V. Ramos, Ambassador Raul Goco, Rep. Loretta Ann Rosales and Amando Tetangco, Governor of the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas. A fashion parade featured famous Italian brands such as Bvlgari, and Salvatore Ferragamo. IQuadrant Interactive was tasked by AIF to provide digital photography services. |
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| · 16 April 2007 |
| AIF website has moved! |
| The official website of Associazione Italiani nelle Filippine has transferred from www.AIF.com.ph to www.italianinellefilippine.com. This move was initiated by Mr. Vitrano Gaetano, Segretario Generale. The website is now ranked second at Google when searching the phrase italiani nelle filippine. |
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| · 30 March 2007 |
| AIF gathers members for 2nd dinner fellowship |
| In a follow up to the very successful first formal dinner among Italians residing in the Philippines, Associazione Italiani nelle Filippine gathers them once more at the Il Pirata Restaurant at Eastwood City last March 30. As in the first one, the meeting was very well attended with H.E. Rubens Anna Fedele and Signora Cosetta Cassin Fedele as guests. Once more, IQuadrant Interactive was there to provide digital photography services for AIF. |
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| · 28 March 2007 |
| Cong. Gilbert Remulla launches campaign website |
| Cong. Gilbert C. Remulla, who represents the second district of the province of Cavite, has recently launched his campaign website. It can be found at www.gilbertremulla.com The website displays the core competencies of Cong. Remulla, his accomplishments, advocacies, and agenda. His projects and legislations can also be found at the website. The website also features a wide array of photos and a video primer on being a "tinig ng Caviteño." |
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| · 20 March 2007 |
| A new look for IQuadrantInteractive.com |
| The corporate website of IQuadrant Interactive has a new look! It was decided that a new and fresh look and feel of IQuadrantInteractive.com and to show a firm commitment in the pursuit of excellence in design and Information Architecture. The new design further enhances the delivery of content and services as it is now simpler, more easily navigable and more content-rich. These are the embodiment of the principles IQuadrant Interactive is pursuing in the projects they are entrusted with. |
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| · 18 March 2007 |
| Cong. Gilbert Remulla's campaign website up soon! |
| When the campaign period of the local elections in the Philippines starts on March 30, the official campaign website of Cong. Gilbert C. Remulla, Second District, Province of Cavite, will be made available online. IQuadrant Interactive is in the process of finalizing the campaign website. It will bear the qualifications, competency, platforms, track record, personal, professional and legislative profile of Cong. Gilbert Remulla. The campaign site will also challenge the Caviteños to once again support the candidacy of Cong. Gilbert Remulla and to elect him for his third and final term. A district representative in the Congress of the Philippines is limited to three consecutive terms only. Meanwhile, one can visit the official website of Cong. Gilbert Remulla at www.GilbertRemulla.com. |
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| · 17 March 2007 |
| IFP asks IQuadrant Interactive for event coverage |
| The Intercessors for the Philippines (IFP) has launched its three-month National Prayer Watch for the 2007 Elections at the Church of God in Makati City last March 17. IFP commissioned IQuadrant Interactive to provide photo coverage services for the said event. |
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| · 9 March 2007 |
| CLSF.org.ph uploads its new web design |
| IQuadrant Interactive has recently produced and uploaded the new CLSF.org.ph website. The website's new look and feel is the seventh design produced by IQuadrant Interactive for Christ, the Living Stone Fellowship. The website was restructured in such a way it became content-rich and more easily navigable. Also, a YouTube feature is available on the website. |
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| · 27 February 2007 |
| IQuadrant Interactive covers AIF's gathering |
| IQuadrant Interactive provided Associazione Italiani nelle Filippine with photo coverage services during its first formal dinner fellowship which was held last February 27 at the Pizzeria Ristorante Via Montenapoleone in Makati City. The event was graced by the Italian Ambassador to the Philippines H.E. Reubens Fedele and his wife. |
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| · 21 February 2007 |
| A new apparel company commissions IQuadrant |
| IQuadrant Interactive was contracted by Olive Tree Clothing Enterprises, a start up clothing and accessories company, to be the designer of its product line. It will produce the print designs of the latter's shirts, caps and pins. IQuadrant Interactive will also develop the product catalogue, company brochure and other related literature. |
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| · 20 February 2007 |
| IQuadrant Interactive provides digital photography |
| The Intercessors for the Philippines (IFP) conducted a seminar entitled "Reigning with God in the Affairs of Men" at the CLSF Goshen Center in Mandaluyong City on February 20. Prophet Abu Bako of Logos-Rhema Foundation was the main speaker. The IQuadrant Interactive was asked by the IFP to take video footage and digital photographs of the said event. |
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| · 18 February 2007 |
| AnWaray.com launches its campaign website |
| With the forthcoming mid-term elections in the Philippines, An Waray Party has just launched its official campaign website (www.anwaray.com) in pursuit to its objective of obtaining another seat or two or even three at the House of Representatives. One of the new party list groups which successfully gained a seat during the 2004 elections, An Waray Party is a democratic multi-sectoral party-list organization that envisions a just, progressive and peaceful Filipino society characterized by its principles sense of community, peace and progress through the adoption of a community-based and peace oriented development agenda. Cong. Florencio "Bem" G. Noel is the first representative of An Waray Party. For this election, An Waray advocates the three-point agenda on Family, School, and Community. Through the campaign website, An Waray Party has slowly created awareness among the voting public and generated interests and supports. |
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| · 22 December 2006 |
| Freedom to Worship: World Christian Gathering on Indigenous People |
| By Pio Gabad Arce The World Christian Gathering on Indigenous People (WCGIP) in Davao City, Philippines 11-17 September 2006 was a cross-pollination of cultures and more. Indigenous people regained their freedom to worship the creator. Drawing more than five hundred representatives of indigenous tribes from twenty-three countries, the gathering became a venue for indigenous peoples worldwide to express themselves freely, using dance and music to show their faith in Jesus Christ. Many lives were touched as a result. "We are no longer ashamed of who we are," said Rudy Mande, a Matigsalug church leader. His tribe is considered to be the lowliest in southern Philippines. The young man is also a teacher and runs a children's school in his village. He led his students in a performance at the gathering. The experience gave Mande more resolve to teach his people to be proud of their God-given culture. Norlita Colili, a Pala'wan woman also from the Philippines, felt the same way. She said the gathering gave her a desire to revive her dying culture for God's glory. "God impressed to me that by his help, I will organize the few believers in my tribe. We will start using our music, art and other traditions as an offering to God and use it in reaching out to other tribes for Christ." Reporter Harry Balais observed, "The gathering was a new learning process for me. History books have not reflected the indigenous people's side of the story." He said it gave him an opportunity to know about the Blackfoot, Cree, Navajo, Lakota, Sioux and Mi'kmaq people of North America. "They deserve much, much more. They are the first nation people, after all." The impact of the gathering in Davao City reached as far as the Arctic region. Diana Brønlund, a Greenlandic woman, was excited about the doors that opened for her at the event. She and another woman danced, chanted and played their native drums. These drums are not allowed in many churches in their region. "I am so thankful [for the] new connections and friendships. It was an unforgettable and rich experience and I really enjoyed it; the weather was a little warm, but we survived." Monte Ohia, chair and co-founder of WCGIP, is convinced that the impact of the gathering will be felt strongly not only in the Philippines, but also in other parts of the world. "The fires are already burning and things are getting hot, and it will undoubtedly become hotter as time goes on," he remarked. Ohia also believes that protocol played an important role in the success of the gathering in Davao City. "I feel that in God's heart we did everything right," he said. "We opened with protocola traditional indigenous welcome, a march through the city and a civil reception. God is a God of protocol because it is all about honoring the authorities and people of the landthe host nationand bringing people closer together. It also gave the different nations opportunities to bring their gifts, to speak their languages of greeting and to display the array of regalia the Lord has blessed the nations with." URL: http://www.lausanneworldpulse.com/569?rss __________________________________________________ Pio Gabad Arce chairs the Sixth World Christian Gathering on Indigenous People in the Philippines. He is part of the leadership team of Tribal Mission Foundation International, a Filipino Christian mission agency bringing transformational development to indigenous tribes. He and his wife helped pioneer Simbahang Kristianong Lumad, an indigenous people church among the Matigsalug tribes in Southern Philippines. |
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