Loon Manpower Development Center

Congratulations to all Bread and Pastry Production NC II trainees for successfully passing the National Assessment conducted on May 26 and 28, 2026, at Loon Manpower Development Center Assessment Center!

Your hard work, dedication, patience, and commitment have paid off. Despite the delays, challenges, and schedule adjustments along the way, you remained focused and determined to achieve your goal. This achievement is a testament to your skills, perseverance, and resilience—proving that success may be delayed, but it is never denied.

This remarkable achievement reflects not only the determination of the trainees but also the unwavering commitment and dedication of your trainer, Ezra Arquiza Guadalquiver, whose guidance, mentorship, and tireless efforts helped prepare you for this important milestone. Special appreciation is also extended to their assessor, Maam Angela Cal whose professionalism, expertise, and fair evaluation ensured the integrity and success of the assessment process.

May this achievement be the beginning of even greater accomplishments in your career journey. Keep striving, keep learning, and continue baking your dreams into reality.

Once again, congratulations to all the passers, and everyone who contributed to this success. Wishing you all continued success and brighter opportunities ahead! 👏🥐🎂

REPOSTING!
📢 FREE SKILLS TRAINING FOR OFWs & DEPENDENTS!
📍 LGU-Loon PESO in partnership with Loon Manpower Development Center and OWWA
Opportunities await! Enroll now under the Skills-for-Employment Scholarship Program (SESP). Upgrade your skills and get certified for FREE.
🛠️ COURSES OFFERED:
Bread & Pastry Production NC II 🥖🍰
SMAW (Welding) NC I & NC II 👨‍🏭⚡
Driving NC II 🚗💨
Bookkeeping NC III 📊📝
Training Provider: Loon Manpower Development Center (LMDC)
*Open to all qualified Boholano OWWA members and their dependents!
*Unlimited slots (25 per batch)
📋 SESP DOCUMENTARY REQUIREMENTS
Please ensure you have all the necessary documents ready for submission.
🔹 General Requirements (For All Applicants)
4 pieces – 1x1 ID picture
2 xerox copies – Proof of OWWA Membership (Receipt)
2 xerox copies – High School or College Diploma / Transcript of Records (TOR)
2 copies – Certificate of Eligibility (from the training center)
2 copies – Passport (Biopage)
2 copies – Valid ID
Medical Certificate (Additional requirement for all courses)
🔹 Course-Specific Requirements
For Driving NC II Applicants: Must also include a Driver’s License or Student Permit.
👥 ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS FOR DEPENDENTS
If you are applying as a dependent of an OFW, please include the appropriate civil documents:
2 copies – Birth Certificate (Applicant)
2 copies – Birth Certificate of both the OFW and the Applicant (Required if the OFW is single and the applicant is an unmarried brother/sister, 24 years old and below)
CENOMAR (Certificate of No Marriage from PSA/NSO) – Required for both the single OFW and the applicant
2 copies – Marriage Contract (PSA/NSO) – Required if the applicant is the spouse of the OFW
⚠️ IMPORTANT NOTE: Please bring and present the ORIGINAL COPIES of all documents upon submission for verification.
🚶‍♂️ HOW TO APPLY & INQUIRE
Where to Apply: Visit the PESO / LMDC Loon Office
Contact Numbers: * 📱 0964 935 8309
📱 0922 941 7436
or
Register via link: https://docs.google.com/.../1FAIpQLScdMswWaNeUHg.../viewform

REPOSTING!

📢 FREE SKILLS TRAINING FOR OFWs & DEPENDENTS!
📍 LGU-Loon PESO in partnership with Loon Manpower Development Center and OWWA

Opportunities await! Enroll now under the Skills-for-Employment Scholarship Program (SESP). Upgrade your skills and get certified for FREE.

🛠️ COURSES OFFERED:
Bread & Pastry Production NC II 🥖🍰

SMAW (Welding) NC I & NC II 👨‍🏭⚡

Driving NC II 🚗💨

Bookkeeping NC III 📊📝

Training Provider: Loon Manpower Development Center (LMDC)
*Open to all qualified Boholano OWWA members and their dependents!
*Unlimited slots (25 per batch)

📋 SESP DOCUMENTARY REQUIREMENTS
Please ensure you have all the necessary documents ready for submission.

🔹 General Requirements (For All Applicants)
4 pieces – 1x1 ID picture

2 xerox copies – Proof of OWWA Membership (Receipt)

2 xerox copies – High School or College Diploma / Transcript of Records (TOR)

2 copies – Certificate of Eligibility (from the training center)

2 copies – Passport (Biopage)

2 copies – Valid ID

Medical Certificate (Additional requirement for all courses)

🔹 Course-Specific Requirements
For Driving NC II Applicants: Must also include a Driver’s License or Student Permit.

👥 ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS FOR DEPENDENTS
If you are applying as a dependent of an OFW, please include the appropriate civil documents:

2 copies – Birth Certificate (Applicant)

2 copies – Birth Certificate of both the OFW and the Applicant (Required if the OFW is single and the applicant is an unmarried brother/sister, 24 years old and below)

CENOMAR (Certificate of No Marriage from PSA/NSO) – Required for both the single OFW and the applicant

2 copies – Marriage Contract (PSA/NSO) – Required if the applicant is the spouse of the OFW

⚠️ IMPORTANT NOTE: Please bring and present the ORIGINAL COPIES of all documents upon submission for verification.

🚶‍♂️ HOW TO APPLY & INQUIRE
Where to Apply: Visit the PESO / LMDC Loon Office
Contact Numbers: * 📱 0964 935 8309
📱 0922 941 7436

or
Register via link: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScdMswWaNeUHgrNSS1GwyxqIOzb7tjGxDZ0JtNdLMTnc_oeXQ/viewform

On May 6, 2026, the Loon Manpower Development Center successfully conducted a DTI – Entrepreneurial Development Training and Financial Literacy Seminar for twenty (20) learners enrolled in the Bread and Pastry Production NC II program, with Ms. Jessel Marie M. Salas as the resource speaker. The activity aimed to enhance the participants’ knowledge and skills not only in baking but also in entrepreneurship, business planning, and product development.

During the seminar, participants were encouraged to develop an entrepreneurial mindset and to explore innovative ideas that would make their products more competitive in the market.

The session further emphasized the value of creativity, adaptability, and customer-oriented service in the food industry. Overall, the seminar provided valuable insights and hands-on knowledge that will help the learners become more confident, capable, and better prepared as they pursue opportunities in the baking and pastry sector or venture into their own small businesses in the future.

Last Friday, May 8, 2026, our Bread and Pastry NC II students took their skills beyond the kitchen and into the community by participating in a Coastal Clean-Up at Napo Coastal. 🌿

Led by their trainer, Ezra Guadalquiver, the group showed teamwork, discipline, and a strong sense of environmental responsibility while helping clear waste along the shoreline. ♻️

This activity highlights not only their commitment to excellence in their craft but also their role as responsible citizens who care for nature.

👏 Kudos to our students and trainer for making a difference!

On April 30, 2026, the Loon Manpower Development Center successfully conducted a symposium for twenty (20) learners under the Bread and Pastry Production NC II program.

The activity focused on key topics, including Drug Abuse Prevention Awareness and the salient features of the Anti-Rape Law. The session was facilitated by resource speaker PCMS Janice Galan-Tano, who provided relevant insights to enhance the learners’ awareness and understanding of these important issues.

The symposium forms part of the Center’s continuing efforts to promote not only technical skills development but also social awareness and responsible citizenship among its trainees.

The TESDA Provincial Office conducted the Training Induction Program to Bread and Pastry Production NC II trainees under Training for Work Scholarship Program with TESD Specialist II RM Bantol on April 23, 2026.

The Loon Manpower Development Center proudly celebrates its first participation in the TESDA Bohol Provincial Skills Olympics held on April 14–16, 2026.

To our talented competitors in the Welding and Bakery skills areas, Aege Calabria and Rodylan Sevilla, we are incredibly proud of you. Even without bringing home major awards, your courage to compete and represent the Municipality of Loon is already a remarkable achievement.

As first-time participants in this prestigious skills competition, your hard work, dedication, and commitment truly reflect the excellence we strive for.

To our coaches Ezra Guadalquiver and Luzvimar Resilosa, thank you for your tireless effort, guidance, and unwavering dedication in preparing our participants for this competition. Your mentorship has made a meaningful impact on their journey.

To our Municipal Mayor Pedro M. Literatus, Jr., together with the 16th Sangguniang Bayan led by the Vice Mayor Jorge Marapao, Jr., we extend our sincere gratitude for your steadfast support in making this milestone possible.

To the entire LMDC team, headed by our Center Administrator, Maricris Maestrado, thank you for your cooperation, support, and hard work in ensuring the success of this event. This milestone marks just the beginning of greater opportunities and achievements for LMDC.
Congratulations to everyone involved!

𝐀𝐍𝐍𝐎𝐔𝐍𝐂𝐄𝐌𝐄𝐍𝐓:
𝐅𝐫𝐞𝐞 𝐌𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐃𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐥 𝐌𝐢𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐢𝐧 𝐁𝐨𝐡𝐨𝐥! 📢

ARDCI Foundation, Inc. is organizing a free healthcare event for the communities of Tubigon and Loon.

𝗔𝘃𝗮𝗶𝗹𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗦𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗶𝗰𝗲𝘀:
🩺Free Medical Mission (includes FREE medicines)
🦷Free Dental Services (Limited to the first 100 patients on a first-come, first-served basis)

𝗦𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗱𝘂𝗹𝗲 & 𝗟𝗼𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀:
📍 Tubigon, Bohol: Friday, April 17, 2026 | 7:00 AM to 3:00 PM
📍 Loon, Bohol: Saturday, April 18, 2026 | 7:00 AM to 3:00 PM

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Today, April 14, 2026, as the TESDA Provincial Skills Olympics begins, LMDC and the Municipality of Loon extend their sincere best wishes to our competitors. With the guidance of Shielded Metal Arc Welding NC II Coach/Trainer/Expert Luzvimar Resilosa and Bread and Pastry Production NC II Coach/Trainer/Expert Ezra Arquiza Guadalquiver, and the steadfast support of Center Administrator Maricris M. Maestrado, our participants—Aege Calabria, 18, from Cuasi, Loon for Bread and Pastry Production and Rodylan Sevilla, 19, from Cogon Norte, Loon for Shielded Metal Arc Welding—are well-prepared to demonstrate their abilities, maintain high standards of skill, and embody excellence as they face the challenges ahead that will test their knowledge, competence, and determination.

The TESDA Provincial Skills Olympics serves as a platform for showcasing competencies, discipline, and industry-ready skills among technical-vocational learners . May you compete with confidence, uphold the highest standards of your respective fields, and bring pride to our institution. Regardless of the results, your dedication and perseverance already reflect true success. We are truly proud of you and wish you the very best.

Graduation Ceremony and Completion Program

The Loon Manpower Development Center successfully conducted the Graduation Ceremony for Driving NC II and the Completion Ceremony for the Community-Based Training in Bread and Pastry Making, with the theme “Transforming Lives through Skills and Opportunities,” held at the Municipal Activity Center on December 18, 2025.

The LMDC Administrator, Ms. Maricris Maestrado, formally presented and certified the 125 candidates for graduation, that all have successfully complied with the requirements set by TESDA.

This milestone reflects the graduates’ dedication and readiness to apply their newly acquired skills toward employment, entrepreneurship, and community development.

Ms. Marichu Cua, TESDA Specialist II, representing TESDA Bohol Provincial Director Dr. Floro Ringca, T.M., formally confirmed the graduates and delivered her heartfelt message of congratulations.

She commended the graduates for successfully acquiring new skills that will open doors to entrepreneurial opportunities and employment. Ms. Cua emphasized that TESDA remains committed to providing continuous skills training and development, ensuring that communities are empowered through quality technical-vocational education.

She further reaffirmed TESDA’s dedication to supporting initiatives that uplift individuals and help build a stronger, more skilled community.

The guest speaker, Dr. Cesar Tomas “Yul” Lopez, delivered an inspiring message to all graduates. He emphasized that skills training and development are among the key visions of the Local Government Unit (LGU) of Loon for individuals who wish to enhance their competencies. He reiterated the LGU’s unwavering support for skills training programs in partnership with TESDA, highlighting their significant contribution to community development.

Dr. Lopez also stressed that acquiring technical-vocational skills opens doors to local and overseas employment, as employers actively seek TESDA graduates. A National Competency (NC) Certificate serves as proof of one’s certified skills and readiness for employment, entrepreneurship, or self-employment. He emphasized that completing a four-year college course is not the only path to success—TESDA graduates with NC certificates have a competitive edge in the job market and business opportunities.

Kagawad Emerson “Dondon” Relampagos, representing Mayor Pedro M. Literatus, affirmed the full support of the LGU for skills training and development programs implemented through the Loon Manpower Development Center, recognizing their vital role in uplifting the community.

Vice Mayor Jorge “Donfon” Marapao delivered the closing remarks, highlighting the importance of continuous skills development in strengthening the community. He also assured that the 16th Sangguniang Bayan will continue to support skills training and development initiatives in the Municipality of Loon.

Congratulations to all graduates! 👏🎓
Together, we transform lives through skills and opportunities.