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San Pablo City Mayor Vicente Amante inducts TEAM officers

Published Jun 5, 2024 02:35 am

At A Glance

  • TEAM will spread cheer to some 50 children there and bring rising singing and dancing showbiz talents to entertain them.
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Mayor Vicente Amante of San Pablo City, Laguna, poses seasoned showbiz journos from The Entertainment Arts & Media (TEAM) headed by its president, Nonie Nicasio. 

Multi-term Mayor Vicente Amante of San Pablo City, Laguna, sworn into office nine seasoned showbiz journos from The Entertainment Arts & Media (TEAM) headed by its president, Nonie Nicasio. 

Other officers are Anne Venancio, vice president; Maridol Ranoa-Bismark, secretary; Maryo Labad, assistant secretary; Obette Serrano, treasurer; Noel Benesisto Orsal, assistant treasurer; Wendell Alvarez, auditor; Pilar Mateo and Danny Vibas, PROs. 

Members are Cesar Ian Batingal, Boy Borja, Roland Lerum,  Jhay   Orencia, Aldrin Cacayan, Marialuz Candaba, Adjes Carreon, Nimfa Chua, Sany Chua, Audie See and Atorni Ton.

The mayor's wife, former singer-actress Gem Castillo-Amante, witnessed the induction at the new city hall of the  "City of Seven Lakes." 

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The mayor was touched by TEAM's decision to make him induction officer, while acknowledging that his popularity with TEAM hinges on the officers' and members' closeness to his wife,  a  member of the GMA youth-oriented TV show "That's Entertainment" hosted by the late  German "Kuya Germs" Moreno. 

Nicasio said that TEAM has been aware of Amante's accomplishments and awards since he became the city's chief executive in 1992. In 2007, the Association of Local Social Welfare and Development Officers of the Philippines, Inc. named him Outstanding City Mayor in the Field of Social Welfare and Development. 

Since 1993, under  Amante's leadership, San Pablo City has been chosen as Outstanding Local Government Unit (City Level), a presidential award under a program implemented by the National Economic and Development Council, Department of the Interior and Local Government, and the Department of Health.  Former president Fidel V. Ramos recognized Amante as a  Hall of Famer.  He was considered by the late Senator Leticia Ramos-Shahani for nomination to the United Nations Population Development Program's Rafael Salas Awards.  

Amante's wife, fondly called  "Mayora," has also been recognized as a private citizen. 

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Induction of TEAM officers and members

In 2022, the Nation Builders and Mosliv Awards named her Honorary Philanthropist of the Year for helping needy constituents of San Pablo City and those from other places. She supports orphanages, homes for the elderly, and financially strapped college students, including those who continue their education even if their academic performance is not outstanding. 

Mayor Amante has given his constituents free pre-school, elementary, and high school education.

Meanwhile, on June 9, TEAM will hold a gift-giving and feeding outreach project at Childhaus, a halfway house for children and teens from the provinces who have been diagnosed with cancer and direly need medical services in Metro Manila. TEAM will spread cheer to some 50 children there and bring rising singing and dancing showbiz talents to entertain them.

Childhaus is located on F. Agoncillo St. in Manila. 

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