Life Expressions

Life Expressions host Charie Ginete-Ilon shares  tips, dos, and donts for the graduating students of Carlos Hilado Memorial State College as they prepare to enter the world of professional work.  Charie shares the 10 scrolls of Og Mandino from his book The Greatest Salesman in the World and relates them to her experience in life. 

A meaningful testimony of a  beauty queen of Pavia, a town in the province of Iloilo,  Philippines.  An achiever, both in academics and extracurricular activities, Elaisha Losaria Pomida, shares her struggles with mental health as well as her journey in doing all things with love and for a greater purpose.   Elaisha speaks with so much honesty and humility as she tells all of how she learns from her experiences.  A beautiful soul reaching for the stars with so much passion and purpose.  

How do we deal with anxiety and depression and keep good mental health amidst the pandemic?  Rose Jessica "Jet" Octaviano,  a long-time mental health advocate shares the basic tips for good mental health.  Jet is a Lifestyle Columnist of  Digicast Negros, a  member of Toastmasters International,  has a bachelor’s degree in Psychology, and finished her academic course in Master of Arts in Conflict Resolution.  She's a former Chapter Executive Manager of Philippine Mental Heath Association-Bacolod, and currently, working at H.O.P.E. Volunteers Foundation, Inc. as Program Director.   

Martha Rose Isiderio-Gutierrez is a special education teacher in Tucson, Arizona. A Filipina who hails from Bacolod City,  she has experience working with children with special needs ages 3-16 for 15 years.  Currently,  she is a 6th Grade Inclusion teacher and IEP advocate of Pistor Middle School, Tucson, Arizona.  An active civic-oriented person herself, who wants to make a difference and lead others to live a better life,   Martha talks about her pathway to the US as a special education teacher,  the challenges she has faced,   the huge disparity in the culture,  attitudes, and behavior of students in the United States, and the adjustments she needed to make along the way.  In this interview, Martha also shares a lot of tips for Filipino teachers who would want to teach in the US. 

Cong. Mercedes "Chedeng" K. Alvarez is a former Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives of the Philippines, a three termer congresswoman of the 6th District of Negros Occidental, married to Major Dranreb Lansang of the Philippine Army. She was elected as one of the first members of the Board of the Forum of Young Parliamentarians of the IPU in Geneva, Switzerland.  A lawyer, she is a commissioned lieutenant colonel of the Philippine  Army Reserve and was conferred a doctorate degree in humanities honoris causa by the Central Philippines State University, an institution she legislated to be established in Negros Occidental.  She manages several businesses, and she's a mother of twins.   Cong.  “Chedeng”  goes candid about her fears, realizations, and experience of being a mother. Listen to this interview as Cong Chedz opens up about the change in her perspective, priorities, and outlook in life.

Johann Kendrick Tan,  an embodiment of the human spirit.   His parents, Stephen and Ces Tan,  discovered that he had Bilateral retinoblastoma -cancer of the eyes when he was around 8 months old. His left eye was removed. He had one year of treatment, and chemotherapy,  After so many procedures, they still can’t save his eyesight, now,  he is totally blind. 

But he’s very talented and skilled.  He’s a good singer,  a budding musician, and a programmer.  This teenage kid,  despite being visually impaired reads,  watches movies and keeps himself active in social media, and learns to program for apps.   He is totally into robotics and programming.  Johann hopes to become an app engineer and a musician someday. 

Catch this interview with Anthony Visitacion, the first TESDA trainer to introduce the call center program in Negros Occidental. Anthony tells all -- on how call centers started in Bacolod and how it has grown into the huge industry that it is today.  Anthony also shares tips on how to excel as a call center agent and how to successfully pursue a career in the BPO industry.

Episode 11 - Life Expressions 

International best-selling author Angela Kliatchko talks about her book,  Legacy Mentorship:  High Impact Mentoring Strategies that mentees value for life.  

Angela is an International Award-winning Choirmaster who has trained and led various local and international choirs at choral competitions and performances locally and abroad, winning several gold medals in various categories and competitions in Spain in 2005, Japan in 2013 and 2014, Singapore in 2014 and 2015, Malaysia in 2015 and Hong Kong in 2016.  She is also an Educator and mentor for the last 30 years, teaching Music and Values Education, among other subject areas, and mentoring young girls and women from different countries and cultures around the world.

In the interview,  Lala shares valuable insights on how to influence, guide, and direct the lives of young and teenage girls, as well as young adult women, whose growth and development are entrusted to the delicate care of parents, teachers, counselors, and anybody else who has the responsibility of molding the youth.

A multifaceted individual,  a winner in many aspects,  flight attendant Riah Angelica De Ocampo shares her outlook in life,  her experience during the pandemic,  how she has made use of her time while on leave from work, and the ways she is realizing her purpose of living life fully, loving wholeheartedly and making a difference.

Mhel Enderes Sillador is a young leader, development worker, and children’s rights advocate. For the past decade, he has been working for the causes of disadvantaged children - the abandoned, neglected, malnourished, survivors of abuse and trafficking. He is a community leader who has served as President of JCI Bacolod Executive, Rotary Club of Bacolod Central, and the First Farmers Toastmasters Club. He was awarded as an Outstanding Student in the Field of Leadership when he graduated from the University of St. La Salle and a Two-Time National Public Speaking Champion of Toastmasters International. As a children’s rights advocate, he works under a thrust that says “No Child Should be Hungry, No Child should be on the streets, No Child should be denied education and No child should be subjected to violence”.   

In this episode, Mhel talks about his advocacy,  his experience in rescuing children from abuse,  "horror" stories of abused children, and their journey to a better life through the help of Kalipay Negrense Foundation.