"A good teacher is like a candle; it consumes itself to light the way for others."
SMX Convention Center in SM Lanang Premier Davao City was jam-packed with teachers yesterday as PLDT-SMART Foundation replicated in the form of a pocket event it's Gabay Guro's 9th Grand Gathering of public and private teachers who were not able to make it during the grand event last September 25, 2016 at the Mall of Asia Arena.
Themed "Building The Nation One Teacher At A Time", Gabay Guro also known as TeacherFest is the biggest tribute for teachers to date. It is considered a culmination of a year of trainings, scholarships, and livelihood programs for the teacher beneficiaries.
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| Photo credits to FB page of Gabay Guro |
TeacherFest 2016 honored the teachers' hard work, dedication and impact on society with a day filled with their favorite celebrities, world-class performances and exciting prizes.
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| Photo credits to FB page of Gabay Guro |
Concert Queen Pops Fernandez set and started the event on party mode with her medley. She was also one of the hosts of the event joined by Miss Universe Philippines 2014 MJ Lastimosa and Mr. World 2012 first runner-up Andrew Wolff.
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| Photo credits to FB page of Gabay Guro |
Kabilin Mindanaw of Cabantian National High School performed for our dear teachers.
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| Photo credits to FB page of Gabay Guro |
Traffic Diva Aicelle Santos sings the hits of Aegis.
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| Photo credits to FB page of Gabay Guro |
Former lead vocalist and primary songwriter of the Filipino rock band Afterimage in the 90's Wency Cornejo sang "Next In Line" and "Hanggang". Wency is currently residing in Davao City.
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| Photo credits to FB page of Gabay Guro |
Internet sensations Rowell Ucat known as Medyo Maldito and Snake Princess entertained the audience with Snake Princess left with a quote for women "You are beautiful. You don't need a man to say that" and Medyo Maldito sang "Hahahasula" which is his original composition.
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| Photo credits to FB page of Gabay Guro |
Chad Borja sang Sana'y Wala Nang Wakas and This Is The Moment.
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| Photo credits to FB page of Gabay Guro |
Everybody was touched by the story of a retired teacher who up until now provides feeding program to students up to her last centavo. She is Mrs. Ching Lagare who described herself as simple, beautiful, humble and a generous person. She was serenaded by balladeer, host, and actor Christian Bautista with a song "Beautiful In My Eyes" on stage.
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| Photo credits to the FB page of Gabay Guro |
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| Photo credits to the FB page of Gabay Guro |
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The crowd goes wild as Asia's songbird and PLDT Home ambassador Regine Velasquez-Alcasid performs on stage and sang "You Are My Song", "Kailangan Ko'y Ikaw", "Dadalhin" with Maricel Callo, grand finalist in Tawag Ng Tanghalan in It's Showtime show of ABS-CBN who also belted "Go the Distance".
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| Photo credits to FB page of Gabay Guro |
Though suffering from cough and colds yesterday, Regine never failed the audience and kept on wowing us as she continues to sing "Tuwing Umuulan", "Hinahanap-hanap Kita" and lastly the song dedicated to the teachers "Believing In Me".
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| Photo credits to FB page of Gabay Guro |
Lucky teachers bring home case prizes, bank account with preloaded amount, SMART Pocket Wifi, laptop and a trip to Hong Kong for two after the event.
"It is our honor to be able to bring this grand celebration to the deserving teachers of Davao," PLDT Gabay Guro Chairman Chaye Cabal-Revilla said. "After the main event in Manila, we decided to bring the experience to our teachers from other areas, including Japan and now Davao. This is our way of rewarding as many teachers as possible for their valuable presence in our lives."
"After nine years and counting, we look forward to giving our teachers more wonderful, memorable surprises as well as our full support for their mission of shaping our country's future leaders," PLDT VP and Home Marketing Director Gary Dujali added.
To know more about the educational arm and flagship project of the PLDT-SMART Foundation, visit their social networking sites:
Twitter: @PLDTGabayGuro
Instagram: @PLDTGabayGuro
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