Asia Pacific Airlines participated in the 2017 Pacific Aerodrome Certification and Assessment Workshop held from May 8 to May 12 in Majuro, Republic of the Marshall Islands (RMI) as one of its Gold sponsors. The said workshop brought together the region’s transportation and airport officials.
The said workshop, with the RMI Ports Authority at the helm, brought together the region’s transportation and airport officials.
Tan Holdings has been a regular participant of the Annual Marianas March Against Cancer. Candle lighting is one of the established practices done during this event.
Tan Holdings participated in the 5th Annual Marianas March Against Cancer held on Friday, May 5, 2017 at Admiral Herbert G. Hopwood Junior High School’s field area. The company has been a regular partner of the event.
The march is an overnight voluntary walk organized to remember those who have fought as well as those currently battling cancer. Proceeds from the event were donated to the Commonwealth Cancer Association to fund its many community activities.
A plaque was awarded to Tan Holdings, as with offices that helped oversee the march.
Pacific Century Fellows – Marianas Chapter’s Class of 2017 has their first leadership session last April 19. The topic for April was Tourism and Gaming.
TanHoldings’ Jerry Tan, Ivan Quichocho and Alex Sablan participated as influential speakers. Quichocho and Sablan both focused their discussions on Tourism, while Tan focused on Sustainable Development, Tourism Impacts and Sustainable Development within Capacity with the Pacific Century fellows.
The Philippine TV program I-Witness featured the Marianas on its April 23 episode. GMA7 Network’s filming crew visited Saipan, Tinian and Rota on March 22-30 to film two episodes – one highlighting the Marianas as a world-class eco-and sports tourism destination and the other retracing the remnants of World War II’s largest operational air base on Tinian – expected to air on August.
Such feature is expected to reach millions of viewers in the Philippines and around the world – a tremendous exposure granting an opportunity for them to showcase Marianas as a world-class destination, resulting to desired outcomes to Asia-Pacific business and tourism.
The Tan Siu Lin Foundation recently donated $5,000 to KKMP Foundation and KKMP Radio in support of the 36th Flame Tree Festival scheduled for April 20-23, 2017.
The festival will feature indigenous artwork as well as musical and artistic performances that aim to showcase the local culture and assist in the development of CNMI’s tourism industry. It will also include a variety of new events such as an audio-visual showcase, autism art contest, flame tree festival song competition, kantan isla language demonstration, indigenous song contest, indigenous food contest, and indigenous story telling.
TanHoldings and Tan Siu Lin Foundation remain committed to the development of our tourism industry and supportive of the preservation of the local culture to keep the community a better place to live.
The Tan Siu Lin Foundation recently donated over $2,500 worth of prizes to the Northern Marianas College Foundation in support of the foundation’s 14th Annual Golf Tournament held last March 18, 2017, at the LaoLao Bay Golf & Resort.
NMC is grateful and commends Tan Siu Lin Foundation for their generosity and involvement which brings success to their golf tournaments – the NMC Foundation’s main fundraising event.
TanHoldings participated in Developmental Disabilities Awareness Health Walk in Rota last Saturday, March 4, 2017. The event was held in observance of the Developmental Disabilities Awareness Month.
Over 100 participants joined the three-mile walk from Joaquin Mesngon Ogo Baseball Field to the turning point at Alaguan Bay Lookout.
TanHoldings’ Corporate Affairs team visited and commended the schools which provided the highest attendance at the 9th Annual JP Memorial Run last March 10, Friday. The said run was held last February 24, 2017.
TanHoldings and Tan Siu Lin Foundation invited the schools to participate in the event. Cash rewards were given to the top 3 schools (private and public categories) that brought the most participants.
The top 3 schools in the public school category are as follows:
1. Dandan Middle School
2. Marianas High School
2. Hopwood Middle School
The top 3 schools in the private school category are as follows:
1. Agape Christian School
2. Green Meadow School
3. Grace Christian Academy
Tan Holdings and Tan Siu Lin Foundation continue to support the annual American Red Cross Walkathon by giving $2,500 worth of donations to assist the good cause in achieving their goals and ensuring the success of their anniversary.
The said walkathon will be held on Saturday, April 1, from 6 in the morning with more than 3,000 people participants.
The event showcases healthy family traditions, including activities such as a health fair with blood pressure and glucose screening, games and face painting for children, petting zoo, cooking demonstrations, a Fire Department and Military demonstration, as well as various giveaways.
Tan Holdings and Tan Siu Lin foundation donated 300 drifit t-shirts given as incentive to participants of the 2017 Walk for Health on March 18, 2017.
The event was hosted by Hopwood Middle School, which promotes health and wellness with the simple act of walking.
10th to 12th grade students from Dr. Rita H. Inos Junior and Senior High School joined the job fair conducted by Tan Holdings last Friday March 3. Applications were sent out to Tan Holdings affiliate companies such as Let’s Go Tours, Fiesta Resort & Spa Saipan, Kanoa Resort, Pacific Oriental, Inc., Saipan Tribune, and Century Tours.
The school and the student body expressed appreciation to the effort of the Tan Holdings team, lead by president Jerry Tan, who revealed the objective of this job fair is to help stimulate the island’s economy. Tan Holdings believes that the potential and talent of the people in Rota will be an asset to the Tan Holdings workforce and could greatly contribute to the CNMI economy.
Tan Holdings held the 9th Annual John Pangelinan (JP) Memorial Glow Run joined by 1,104 participants last February 9, 2017. JP Memorial Glow Run is an annual 5-kilometer fundraising run in memory of John Pangelinan, former Tan Holdings executive and publisher of Saipan Tribune. Proceeds went to the Commonwealth Cancer Association’s March Against Cancer.
This year’s run started at the Garapan Fishing Base in Gualo Rai to the 2.5 km turning point at Quartermaster Road and back to the Fishing Base. The runners this year have more than doubled compared to 2016 Glow Run’s 500 attendees, excluding the unregistered runners. Several groups of the community joined this event including soccer clubs, private and public school students.
Twenty-four of team members of CTSI Guam attended the Department of Transportation’s Hazardous Materials (Hazmat) Refresher Course last February 11 to be updated on Hazmat Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) regulations.
The Tan Siu Lin (TSL) Foundation, Hyatt Regency Saipan’s longstanding partner donated $2,000 to this year’s 21st Annual Charity Golf Classic.
TSL Foundation’s aims and values correspond with Hyatt Regency Saipan’s for both organizations seek to support the CNMI community and culture, educational advancement and sports development of the island youth.
Hyatt Regency Saipan is grateful to TSL for its continuing support to the CNMI economy, both as a business member of the community and a partner in tourism.
The 21st Annual Charity Golf Classic event will be at LaoLao Bay Golf and Resort west course on April 22, 2017.
Tan Holdings president and Northern Mariana Islands Football Association president Jerry Tan earned the 2016 Administrator of the Year award. His vision of bringing international soccer to Saipan which lead to providing an opportunity for CNMI to participate in world class soccer. This resulted to his nomination by CNMI Hall of Famer Kurt Barnes.
One of the significant developments in CNMI soccer in the last decade was the acquisition of a lot in Koblerville that will soon house the Commonwealth’s first world-class soccer pitch and other facilities. This, as well as numerous factors resulted to NMSA voting members’ consideration to Tan.
A humbled Tan claimed that CNMI soccer’s successes in the last 11 years are products of a team effort which includes vice president Vickie Izuka, Executive Committee members, club officials, coaches, and others that supported him along the way.
The CTSI Team is grateful to BOG for this collaboration. CTSI Logistics displays their gratitude to the patronage for their service by adding to their culture the duty to help those in need. They aim to continue working hard and represent the company at the highest regard by professionally handling and delivering goods to the communities around the globe – the service they do best as a premier logistics company.
51 Volunteers including 4 children from Fiesta Resort & Spa joined the 2016 International Coastal Clean-up Day September 17, 2016. Volunteers picked up trash along the coast of Makaka Beach. A total of 25 bags of trash and debris has been collected by the team. Keeping the ocean healthy wasn’t the only goal that day, volunteers also had to take care of their bodies to keep them strong and healthy. After the clean-up, volunteers exercised callisthenics to maintain a fit physique to better protect the environment.
PHOTOS By ERWIN ENCINARES
This article was originally authored by Contributing Author of the Saipan Tribune and published on September 8th, 2016. All rights, recognition and acknowledgment belong to the author and the Saipan Tribune.
The weeklong commemoration of the 9/11 tragedy unfurled yesterday at the CPA Airport Field with no less than the guest speaker of the “We Will Never Forget: Field of Heroes” kickoff becoming emotional as soon as he saw the more than 500 U.S. flags planted on the ground.
Duane Samiano, a war veteran and now assistant federal security director for the Transportation Security Administration, admitted he was moved as he drove through the venue.
“As we drove by the field it brings an emotional feeling to see the flags out there and what they represent,” said Samiano. “What they represent are just the individual lives of many of our family and friends, of those we don’t even know who went overseas and sacrificed not only their lives but some came back with wounds and scars that may never heal.”
Samiano mentioned that not only should the tragic incident be remembered, but also the numerous lives that were lost due to the ripple effect 9/11 had on the world.
“When we think about how many lives were lost in the 9/11 tragedy that happened back in 2001, we had nearly 3,000 people killed, those that were on the ground, those that were in the building, and those that were in the aircraft,” said Samiano. “The [succeeding] conflicts over the last 15 years that we’ve had troops overseas, we look at the lives that were lost; nearly 6,000 servicemen, nearly 7,000 injured, nearly 30,000 wounded or casualties throughout Afghanistan and Iraq, all standing on the tragedy that happened on 9/11.”
Samiano stressed that the “We Will Never Forget: Field of Heroes” event has no relation at all to politics. He said the event is to pay respect and to honor the military servicemen and first responders.
“These is not a political statement; they’re not an ideology. They’re not something we’re trying to politicize or have you think something other than to honor those that have made sacrifices.”
Sen. Sixto Igisomar (R-Saipan), for his part, said the event is a great way for the community to give back to those who are serving and sacrificing their lives in the name of freedom.
“I would say it’s a beautiful day to honor those that have fallen during 9/11 and all our heroes, all men in military, that gave their lives to defend our country and to defend the U.S. in respect to what transpired with 9/11,” he said. “It’s a very emotional day, and I even had goosebumps just coming over to see these flags.”
Igisomar is ecstatic to know that the proceeds of the event would go to the treatment of soldiers and veterans suffering from PTSD or Post Traumatic Stress Disorder.
“Its great for me that the proceeds would be going to veterans and servicemen that are suffering with PTSD, because I have family members that are going through these emotional illnesses or troubles and it’s not that easy,” shared Igisomar. “The stress that the person gets, the stress that the family goes through, any little amount of money that we could actually give to them would really help along the way to show them that we are here still. Just to give them a chance to feel normal, to feel loved. To feel loved goes a long way.”
On-leave press secretary Ivan Blanco also shared his sentiments about the event.
“9/11 went down as an infamous date that affected a lot of lives with the U.S. and her allies, even the smaller countries that came out in support. The event is reminding the community that we still remember all those that perished all through that time and show our appreciation to all those first responders who gave their lives, those who survived but are still suffering from the effects of it, including all our men and women in arms that went off to Iraq and Afghanistan, and those that didn’t make it back.”
Cathy Attao, vice president for Corporate Affairs of Tan Holdings Corp., said she was extremely happy with the turnout for the opening ceremonies, with various representatives of numerous departments of the CNMI government attending.
Some 75 servicemen, first responders, government officials, businessmen, and community members attended the 9/11 kickoff event on Saipan.
“We had a great turnout, a great representation of all the different departments, government departments, and the private sector as well,” said Attao. “We are pretty much excited for this whole week and pretty much just want to give back to the community.“
Attao is inviting the community to join this Sunday’s culminating event at the same venue. “We really just hope the community comes out,” she said.
On Sunday, Sept. 11, “We Will Never Forget: Field of Heroes” commemoration continues with a tribute at 3pm and different departments of the government would be conducting outreach programs as well as community engagements. A freedom walk would start at 5pm, in which attendants are going to walk a lap around the CPA Airport Field.
“We Will Never Forget: Field of Heroes” commemorates the 15th anniversary of 9/11 tragedy and is hosted by Tan Siu Lin Foundation, the charitable arm of Tan Holdings. The more than 500 American flags at the Airport Field were bought and donated by businesses and individuals who want to honor the heroes of 9/11 and succeeding campaigns for freedom. There will also be simultaneous 9/11 commemorations on Tinian and Rota.
This article was originally authored by Erwin Encinares of the Saipan Tribune and published on September 7th, 2016. All rights, recognition and acknowledgment belong to the author and the Saipan Tribune.
Tinian also commemorated the 15th anniversary of 9/11 with its own kickoff event for the “We Will Never Forget: Field of Heroes” last Tuesday at the island’s Fiesta Grounds.
The ceremony began with the posting of colors by the Tinian Junior Senior High School JROTC Stallion Battalion.
Karen Joy Lagunay beautifully sang both the U.S. national anthem and the CNMI anthem after being introduced by mistress of ceremonies Alexis Hofschneider, who is departmental assistant at the Office of the Mayor of Tinian and Aguiguan.
Father Rey Rosal then led the invocation after the singing of the national anthems.
Tinian Mayor Joey San Nicolas then spoke by expressing his sentiments of gratitude toward the many benefits that military servicemen and first responders—both past and present—allow civilians to enjoy. Upon hearing the moving words made by San Nicolas, the tone of the event immediately switched to a respectful one.
The “We Will Never Forget: Field of Heroes” is aimed at raising funds to finance the expenses of soldiers past and present diagnosed with the condition called Post Traumatic Stress Disorder or PTSD, in which keynote speakers Nazario San Nicolas Borja and director Juan E. Santos expounded on during the opening ceremonies.
The opening ceremonies came to a close with Sen. Jude Hofschneider (R-Saipan) providing words of gratitude toward the attendees, the sponsors, and the Tan Siu Lin Foundation, which thought of and executed the idea of honoring the servicemen and first responders current, past, and most importantly, those who made the ultimate sacrifice in America’s campaign for freedom.
Aside from local leaders and community members, businessmen like Bridge Investment Group executive director Phillip Mendiola-Long and Tan Holdings president and COO Jerry Tan also attended the kickoff event. The TSL Foundation is the charitable arm of Tan Holdings.
This article was originally authored by Erwin Encinares of the Saipan Tribune and published on September 8th, 2016. All rights, recognition and acknowledgment belong to the author and the Saipan Tribune.