B.U.D.G.E.T. XII January 2013 Milestone

It has become a tradition of the B.U.D.G.E.T. 12 that milestones of its members were celebrated monthly.  For the month of January, Jean Corneja's birthday was the only milestone that needs to be commemorated.  This time around, we gather again at the EMR Center for the said event.  Here are the pix I've taken during that night...



the birthday girl...



busy selecting songs for Jean...

MITHI 1st Plenary Conference

On January 18, 2013, together with my colleague Ayla, we attended the 1^st Plenary Conference for SUCs of the Government-Wide Medium-Term Information and Communications Technology Harmonization Initiative (MITHI) at DBM – Central Office.  Take a look of our pix at the lobby of the DBM new building with our counterparts at Sultan Kudarat State University...

the Budget Officer of SKSU, Dr. Deling Ibot...

the Planning Officer of SKSU, Mr. Nestor Alcon...



my colleague, Ayla Nacional...



2013 Hinugyaw Festival

On January 10, 2013, DBM 12 joined the parade for the Hinugyaw Festival 2013.  Hinugyaw Festival means "Day of Koronadal".  It is dubbed as the "Festival of Festivals," which is actually a commemoration of the diverse ethnicities that has resided on the lush valley of Koronadal for many years now.  "Hinugyaw," is a Hiligaynon term, meaning "merrymaking,".  It is a cheerful and multicolored festival which tells of the historical flow of how tribes from different parts of the Philippines has rolled up in what Koronadal is now despite their multiplicity in culture.  Take a look of the pix I've taken during the parade...