CFI Coop Inaugurates New Two-Storey School Building at Lyceum of Cebu- Andres Abellana Campus; Unveils Renovated Clinic Department Laboratory in Commemoration of 100th Birthday Anniversary of the late CFI Chairman Pablo “Pabling” P. Garcia News & Articles
𝐇𝐨𝐧𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚 𝐋𝐞𝐠𝐚𝐜𝐲 𝐓𝐡𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡 𝐄𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧
The Lyceum of Cebu – Andres Abellana Campus, now proudly standing with its newly completed prefabricated two-storey building, serves as the first-ever school established under Judge Esperanza Garcia’s visionary ideals. This educational institution currently caters to learners from 𝐏𝐫𝐞-𝐒𝐜𝐡𝐨𝐨𝐥 𝐮𝐩 𝐭𝐨 𝐆𝐫𝐚𝐝𝐞 6, with ambitious plans underway to expand into 𝐬𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐫𝐲-𝐥𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐥 𝐞𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 in the near future.
The inauguration ceremony was led by CFI Coop’s 𝐯𝐢𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐫𝐲 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐢𝐫𝐦𝐚𝐧, 𝐌𝐫. 𝐖𝐢𝐧𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐧 𝐅. 𝐆𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐢𝐚, whose unwavering leadership has turned this long-held dream into a reality. He was joined by 𝐄𝐕𝐏/𝐂𝐎𝐎 𝐅𝐚𝐫𝐥𝐚 𝐂𝐚𝐫𝐨𝐥𝐲𝐧 𝐅. 𝐆𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐢𝐚, 𝐂𝐏𝐀, and esteemed members of the 𝐂𝐅𝐈 𝐁𝐨𝐚𝐫𝐝 𝐨𝐟 𝐃𝐢𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐬: Atty. Manolette Fel Dinsay, Atty. Jay-R Lim, Dir. Alma Jaranilla, and Dir. Dulce Leticia Jabines.
Also present were 𝐒𝐜𝐡𝐨𝐨𝐥 𝐏𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐃𝐫. 𝐉𝐮𝐧𝐞𝐭𝐡 𝐅. 𝐌𝐢𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐚, 𝐂𝐏𝐀, and 𝐂𝐚𝐦𝐩𝐮𝐬 𝐏𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐜𝐢𝐩𝐚𝐥 𝐌𝐬. 𝐑𝐚𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐥 𝐒. 𝐀𝐬𝐢𝐠𝐧𝐚𝐫, who have been instrumental in shaping the academic framework of the Lyceum. In his heartfelt message, Chairman Garcia acknowledged the challenges and delays encountered during the construction phase, yet praised the enduring faith of the parent community:
“𝘋𝘦𝘴𝘱𝘪𝘵𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘥𝘦𝘭𝘢𝘺𝘴, 𝘸𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘦𝘯𝘥𝘶𝘳𝘦𝘥 𝘸𝘢𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘭𝘰𝘷𝘦, 𝘱𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘧𝘢𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘰𝘧 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘴 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘦𝘥𝘶𝘤𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘧𝘶𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘪𝘳 𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘭𝘥𝘳𝘦𝘯. 𝘛𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘴𝘱𝘪𝘳𝘪𝘵 𝘪𝘴 𝘸𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘣𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩𝘵 𝘶𝘴 𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘵𝘰𝘥𝘢𝘺,” he shared. The school building inauguration stands as a living tribute to 𝐉𝐮𝐝𝐠𝐞 𝐄𝐬𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐳𝐚 𝐆𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐢𝐚’𝐬 belief in education as a cornerstone of empowerment and social upliftment.
𝐀𝐝𝐯𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐇𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐡𝐜𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐒𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐢𝐜𝐞𝐬: 𝐈𝐧𝐚𝐮𝐠𝐮𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐍𝐞𝐰 𝐂𝐅𝐈 𝐂𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐜 𝐋𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐲
Following the school event, CFI Coop hosted the 𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐮𝐠𝐮𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐧𝐞𝐰𝐥𝐲 𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐨𝐯𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐂𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐜 𝐃𝐞𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐋𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐲 at the 4𝐭𝐡 𝐅𝐥𝐨𝐨𝐫 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐂𝐅𝐈 𝐁𝐮𝐢𝐥𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐢𝐧 𝐂𝐚𝐩𝐢𝐭𝐨𝐥 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝. This updated medical facility aims to provide enhanced healthcare services to the cooperative’s members and employees.
The ceremony was led by 𝐂𝐅𝐈 𝐌𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐃𝐢𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐨𝐫, 𝐃𝐫. 𝐘𝐯𝐞𝐭𝐭𝐞 𝐑𝐨𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐞 𝐆𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐢𝐚, alongside 𝐂𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐜 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐮𝐥𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐌𝐬. 𝐄𝐦𝐦𝐚 𝐒𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐮, 𝐑𝐍, 𝐌𝐀𝐍, and 𝐂𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐜 𝐎𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐎𝐟𝐟𝐢𝐜𝐞𝐫 𝐌𝐬. 𝐒𝐮𝐬𝐚𝐧 𝐀𝐥𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐨𝐧, 𝐑𝐍.
They were joined by distinguished guests from Cebu’s medical community, including 𝐃𝐫. 𝐆𝐚𝐮𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐢𝐨 𝐋𝐞𝐨𝐧 𝐄𝐬𝐩𝐢𝐧𝐨, 𝐃𝐫. 𝐉𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐧 𝐏𝐚𝐮𝐥 𝐕𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐚𝐫, 𝐃𝐫. 𝐑𝐨𝐛𝐞𝐫𝐭 𝐒𝐚𝐥𝐞𝐬, 𝐃𝐫. 𝐒𝐮𝐬𝐚𝐧 𝐀𝐛𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐚, 𝐃𝐫. 𝐖𝐚𝐫𝐟𝐞 𝐍𝐚𝐯𝐚𝐬𝐪𝐮𝐞𝐳. Chairman 𝐖𝐢𝐧𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐧 𝐅. 𝐆𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐢𝐚 once again took the lead in the unveiling, joined by 𝐄𝐕𝐏/𝐂𝐎𝐎 𝐅𝐚𝐫𝐥𝐚 𝐂𝐚𝐫𝐨𝐥𝐲𝐧 𝐅. 𝐆𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐢𝐚, 𝐂𝐏𝐀, 𝐌𝐬. 𝐃𝐢𝐞𝐫𝐝𝐫𝐚 𝐆𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐢𝐚, 𝐇𝐨𝐧. 𝐏𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐨 𝐉𝐨𝐡𝐧 “𝐏𝐉” 𝐆𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐢𝐚, 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐠𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐰𝐨𝐦𝐚𝐧 𝐊𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐧 𝐇𝐨𝐩𝐞 𝐆𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐢𝐚, and the 𝐂𝐅𝐈 𝐁𝐨𝐚𝐫𝐝 𝐨𝐟 𝐃𝐢𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐬, along with 𝐄𝐥𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐦 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐢𝐫𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐨𝐧 𝐌𝐬. 𝐒𝐭𝐞𝐩𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐞 𝐃𝐞𝐧𝐢𝐬𝐞 𝐄𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐨.
𝐀 𝐂𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐧𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐞𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧: 𝐂𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐛𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐋𝐢𝐟𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐢𝐫𝐦𝐚𝐧 𝐏𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐨 “𝐏𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠” 𝐆𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐢𝐚
Capping off the twin inaugurations was a commemorative luncheon in honor of the 100𝐭𝐡 𝐛𝐢𝐫𝐭𝐡 𝐚𝐧𝐧𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐚𝐫𝐲 of 𝐒𝐢𝐫 𝐏𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠, whose pioneering work laid the foundation for the CFI Cooperative’s enduring legacy.
The heartfelt occasion gathered 𝐂𝐅𝐈’𝐬 𝐁𝐨𝐚𝐫𝐝 𝐨𝐟 𝐃𝐢𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐬, 𝐕𝐢𝐜𝐞 𝐏𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬, 𝐃𝐞𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐂𝐡𝐢𝐞𝐟𝐬, 𝐌𝐚𝐧𝐚𝐠𝐞𝐫𝐬, 𝐄𝐦𝐩𝐥𝐨𝐲𝐞𝐞𝐬, and special guests in a touching tribute to the late matriarch.
One of the most emotional moments came from 𝐇𝐨𝐧. 𝐏𝐉 𝐆𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐢𝐚, who, with tears in his eyes, shared: “𝘠𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘭𝘦𝘨𝘢𝘤𝘺 𝘸𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥 𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘭𝘭.”
The event concluded with a powerful tribute from 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐢𝐫𝐦𝐚𝐧 𝐖𝐢𝐧𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐧 𝐅. 𝐆𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐢𝐚, who remembered his father not just as a father to them, but as a leader whose example continues to guide generations: “𝘔𝘺 𝘥𝘢𝘥 𝘸𝘢𝘴 𝘢 𝘰𝘯𝘦-𝘰𝘧-𝘢-𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘥 𝘧𝘢𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘢 𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘸𝘢𝘳𝘥 𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘥𝘦𝘳 𝘪𝘯 𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘵𝘪𝘮𝘦.” This day of inaugurations and remembrance encapsulated the core values of 𝐂𝐅𝐈 𝐂𝐨𝐨𝐩: 𝐯𝐢𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐫𝐲 𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐩, 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐝𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐥𝐨𝐩𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭, 𝐪𝐮𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐞𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧, 𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐡𝐜𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐬𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐢𝐜𝐞, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐮𝐧𝐰𝐚𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐝𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐨 𝐥𝐞𝐠𝐚𝐜𝐲 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐟𝐚𝐦𝐢𝐥𝐲.
It was a fitting celebration of the past, a strong statement of the present, and a hopeful glimpse into the future.
