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MSU-Iligan Institute of Technology - MSU-IIT Palakasan is made more challenging, engaging and exciting with the street dancing competition. Inspired to be this year’s Palakasan Grand Champion, 8 schools and colleges of the institute vie for the 1st Prize in this contest considering that it will be 10% of the total score. Street Dancing Competition was started last year where every group of contenders represented their chosen festival of the Philippines. The sense of excitement among the viewers was extraordinary that each school/college created a platoon of supporters-cheering loudly until the performances ended. The whole event truly wowed the judges and the audience. It created a buzz within and even beyond the campus that the MSU-IIT constituents and visitors await for its next showdown. Lo and behold, enthusiastic participants from various schools and colleges proudly represented a new set of Philippine Festivals –a competition set higher to a next level. This time, costumes

The Chamber of Commerce and Industry Foundation of Iligan, Inc. hosted the 3 rd Iligan Business Night on Friday, August 10, 2012 at Z Restaurant/Bar, Tibanga. It’s a soiree of the entrepreneurs and representatives of companies within the city. Get an Instant Access for your Business defined the theme of the event. “We wanted to organize activities like this for the entrepreneurs to mingle and learn from each other. This allows everyone to easily get an access on how to make their businesses more progressive by sharing of ideas and even other resources,” Mrs. Emily Pascua , President of the Iligan Chamber. Iligan DTI Chief of Business Development Division Mr. Jaime Paalisco led the induction of officers for the Iligan Travel and Tours Association as well as the Health and Wellness Association. These are the newly formed sectors of the Iligan Chamber to facilitate business related activities for the city and its constituentss’ welfare. The facilitator gave everyone a piece of a c

Some key areas in Luzon are greatly affected with flood caused by continuous rain for a couple of days already. To date, over 200,000 families suffer from the calamity, most of whom need to evacuate due to high levels of flood. Weather updates from PAG-ASA show a continuous rainfall in some areas, heightening the level of fear among the constituents in Luzon. It can be noted that few months ago, Iligan, Cagayan de Oro and neighboring municipalities went through a catastrophic flood brought by the typhoon Sendong. Thousands of lives were lost and countless homes were devastated, making everyone hopeless and helpless. But love across the globe flourished with our fellows willing to extend help to the Sendong victims. Among those who extended assistance in various ways come from Manila. NOW, it’s Mindanao’s turn to empathize and extend support to the affected families in Luzon. Here’s a list of how to be of help to the people in Luzon: (Courtesy of Miss Irene of mindanaoan.com)

MSU-Iligan Institute of Technology – The Master in Business Management Student Board Officers organized and held an orientation program on Monday, August 8, 2012 @ Cong. Unde Hall, CBAA. The objectives of the activity delved on students getting acquainted with the members of the MBM faculty & staff; and awareness on the policies concerning the said course. “We are all like boxes, we store knowledge from elementary to date and the challenge continues on how to make use of this knowledge to effect change to the world and make it a better place to live in,” said Mr. Richard Celeste , President of the MBM Student Board.  Former MSU-IIT Chancellor Prof. Marcelo P. Salazar, D.M. shared his real life experiences and encouraged everyone to never stop gaining knowledge. “Learning is a lifelong process. We need to be willing to adapt to changes brought about by information technology and use it to facilitate further class instruction for an optimum learning,” he expressed. Meanwhile