Medals for Youth Leadership Excellence Awardees

Palawan Pawnshop- Palawan Express Pera Padala sponsored medals for the recipients of Junior ChamberInternational Philippine’s Youth Leadership Excellence Awards (YLEA) for schoolyear 2018-2019 awarded on April 8, 2019 at Robinsons Place Palawan.

Twenty-seven awardees from different public andprivate elementary and secondary schools in the city received the awards in theceremony spearheaded by JCI Puerto Princesa Peacock, Inc. PPS-PEPP’s CorporateSocial Responsibility Officer Joan Louise Alip represented the company inbehalf of PPS-PEPP Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer Karlo M.Castro who was not able to attend the ceremony due to prior commitments. In thespeech prepared by Mr. Castro, the relevance of JCI’s advocacy to PPS-PEPP’sCSR activities were better elaborated and the goal of bringing healthy mindsthrough good education was emphasized. The Palawan Pawnshop - ScholarshipProgram was also mentioned having a total of 303 graduates since itsestablishment in 1998. The speech was ended with an anonymous quote saying,“Great leaders don’t set out to be a leader. They set out to make a difference.It’s never about the role, always about the goal.”