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LINK Center for the Deaf Visits PSEFI-SKILLS' Industry Partners and their Gualandi Mission for the Deaf Scholars

With our Gualandi-LINK scholars at the Gualandi Effata School
with LINK Center staff Lesley (seated, middle), Jackie (seated, 3rd
from right) and Dianne (seated, 3rd from left)
Cebu City --- LINK Center for the Deaf, PSEFI-SKILLS' education partner in furthering the school's advocacy to train the Deaf in technical-vocational courses, visited seven (7) industry partners from the tourism sector to do a week-long evaluation and monitoring of the Gualandi-LINK scholars' progress last June 14-19, 2016, months after they graduated from the Housekeeping NC II course and passed the assessment of TESDA.

Ms. Carol Ui, President of LINK, sent three of their staff to conduct the said evaluation. Lesley Abuel, Jackie Velasco and Dianne Salazar diligently visited the following establishments: Allson's Inn, Circa 1900 and its new branch, Casa Dos, Travel Bee Hotel, Trattoria da Gianni, Big Hotel, Quest Hotel and Conference Center, La Marea Pastry Shop, and Hotel Pier Cuatro.

At Trattoria da Gianni, Crossroads, Banilad Cebu
Circa 1900 staff learning basic sign language
The visit first starts with an interview with the hotel or restaurant's operations manager or housekeeping supervisor, the ones directly on top of our Deaf graduates working in the establishment. This is followed by a Deafness Sensitivity and Awareness Class with a bonus Sign Language Class given by Dianne who is LINK's Deaf employee, and Jackie who does a reverse interpretation of what Dianne signs. The attendees of the classes did enjoy and showed much interest in learning more about communicating with their Deaf colleagues the next time they are given an opportunity. Before ending the session, all the attendees are given a laminated sign language alphabet bookmark, much to everyone's delight! All the more will the hotel and restaurant employees be encouraged to learn and use sign language in everyday operations, especially in the Housekeeping and Kitchen departments where most of our Deaf scholar-graduates are working. In all the companies we visited, we noted that really, having Deaf employees around is a welcome thing.

Mae Flor Joaquin (middle), scholar working
now at La Marea Pastry Shop
Kim Rebutazo (leftmost), Batch 2 scholar
Our Deaf scholars who are now working in various hotels and restaurants are the following: Erl Abellanosa (Allson's Inn), Perlita Galon and Aljie Ortega (Circa 1900), Daisy Mae Nodado (Casa Dos), Cheryll Billo (Travel Bee Hotel), Kimberly Rebutazo (Trattoria da Gianni), Genalin Diva, Kenneth Jong and Lodiño Pestaño (BIG Hotel), Denven Verano, Ricardo Mata, Ernedo Ortiz, Ryan Serg Natad, Alvin Layam (Quest Hotel), Mae Flor Joaquin (La Marea Pastry Shop) and Connie Faye Necesario (Hotel Pier Cuatro).

Hotel Pier Cuatro Management and staff learning basic signs
We would like to thank the following for facilitating the interviews and deafness sensitivity and awareness classes during LINK's visit: Mr. Ryan Casquejo, Operations Manager of Allson's Inn; Chef Steve Shrimski, Operations Manager of Circa 1900 and Casa Dos; Chef Jun Moreno, Sous Chef of Circa 1900-Casa Dos; Ms. Juvy Robles, Hotel Manager of Travel Bee Hotel; Ms. Giorgia Guidicelli, Proprietress of Trattoria da Gianni; Ms. Abby Yenko, Training Manager of Quest Hotel; Mrs. Bernadette Gallego, Proprietress of La Marea Pastry Shop, our ever-supportive LINK Center benefactor who treated us to a hearty lunch; Ms. Gina Tanajura, Production Head of La Marea; Ms. Michelle Solante, Manager of La Marea; Ms. Lurejane Daclan, Accounting Staff of La Marea; Ms. Sonia Mendoza, Hotel Manager of Hotel Pier Cuatro; Ms. Stella Vernaiz, HR Manager of Travel Bee Management Corporation; and Mrs. Marivic S. Ngo, Proprietress of BIG Hotel who showed us such warm hospitality since we ended up taking lunch at BIG Hotel after the interview --- such an unforgettable treat!

At Quest Hotel with Ms. Abby Yenko,
Training Manager (2nd from right)
At Travel Bee Hotel after the Deafness
Sensitivity and Awareness Class
We also like to thank Sr. Susan Besidillo of the Gualandi Effata School, and school secretary, Phoebe Impas ,who efficiently arranged the interview of our Gualandi-LINK scholars last June 18, the last full day of LINK here in Cebu.




At Circa 1900 with Perlita Galon
and Aljie Ortega, Batch 1 scholars
We are looking forward to having more Deaf scholars this year, as we prepare for the 3rd batch to start training this July or August.

At BIG Hotel during the interview
with Ms. Longina Sumagpao of  the
Housekeeping Department
In celebration of the PWD (Persons With Disabilities) Awareness Month this July, PSEFI-SKILLS is organizing a special one-day seminar for our Deaf brethren on July 6, 2016, Wednesday, from 9:00 am to 4:00 pm here in SKILLS' Multi-purpose Hall. The theme of the event is, "Unlocking Opportunities, Braving the Challenges." Our speakers will be from Welcome Home Foundation, Inc., a Bacolod-based foundation serving the Deaf people of the country, Quest Hotel and Conference Center, and Region VII's Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) and Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE).



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