18th Annual General Membership Meeting and Election – November 23, 2019

A new set of Board of Trustees were elected during the Associations’ 18^th Annual General Membership Meeting (AGMM) and Year-End Party held last November 23, 2019 at the Novotel Manila, Araneta Center, Quezon City. They will serve the Association for the CY 2020 to 2021.

A total of 95 members participated in the election and the following are the top 11 nominees who got the highest number of votes:

NAME	AFFILIATION	REGION	NO. OF VOTES
Gina P. Borinaga	Intercontinental Broadcasting Corporation (IBC 13)	National Capital Region (NCR)	71
August Melody Andong	National Economic Development Authority	Region VI	56
Marizon Loreto	Phil Export	Region XI	54
Jose Benavidez	Armed Forces of the Philippines	NCR	53
Christine Yambao	Western Mindanao State University	Region IX	50
Lorenzo Moron	Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA)	NCR	49
Leah Banagui-Han	Credit Information Corporation	NCR	42
Christian Kevin A. Latiza	Mines and Geosciences Bureau	NCR	41
Marlon Flavier Tagorda	Provincial Government of Ilocos Sur	Region I	41
Resly George Amador	PAGASA	NCR	41
Pacifico Vizmonte Jr.	Central Luzon State University	Region III	37

Prior to the election, a short program was held to discuss the Association’s Annual accomplishment including the financial status for CY 2019, which was headed by PhilKOFA President Gina Borinaga.

With the special theme on the 70^th bilateral relations between Korea and Philippines, President Borinaga, opened the program with a strong message of thanksgiving and appreciation to the members, former Presidents, partners such as Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA) and Korean Chamber of Commerce Philippines (KCCP), on their roles in the success of the Association as it was hailed as the Model Alumni Association among the 55 KOICA Clubs around the world. Fresh from her participation to the 8^th Koica Club Conference in Seongnam, Korea, she stressed that Korea’s strong spirit is one of the reasons why it became a donor country from being a recipient aid country in 1945. That being said, she urged everyone to continue to serve and keep making a difference through active participation. She ended her message with a quote from KOICA President “keep going together and that no one should be left behind.”

Afterwards, KOICA Philippines Country Director Mr. Song Min Hyeon expressed his deep appreciation to PhilKOFA members who voluntarily give their time, dedication and commitment to serve the Association throughout the years. He then thanked everyone and is hoping to continue to empower and inspire communities through KOICA and PhilKOFA’s shared advocacies.

A total of 110 participants and members from the different government agencies attended the 18^th AGMM and Year-end Party, which was hosted by Ms. Ma. Regina Arquiza and Mr. Lorenzo Moron.