Igorota from Ifugao awarded "Most Inspiring and Empowered Young Leader of the Millennium"

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Cordillera - A young Igorota who hails from the province of Ifugao has been awarded the "Most Inspiring and Empowered Young Leader of the Millennium" in the Asia Pacific Luminaire Awards held last week. 

Michah Dayag Salvador received the award as a recognition for her involvements in humanitarian projects and volunteering works for the youth in the community.

In 2019, Ms. Salvador was recipient of the“Most Outstanding Delegate” in the Asia Youth International Model United Nations.

Read the citation from Asia Pacific Luminaire praising Ms. Salvador:

Hailing from the highlands of IFUGAO PROVINCE is rising star- Michah Dayag Salvador, a young lady product of Ifugao State University (IFSU) who makes an impact through her involvements in humanitarian projects and volunteering. She is an exemplary role model breaking barriers and traditional silos with a visible track record of significant contributions. Dedicated youth advocate in wholesome passion for community service, welfare, and development. 

At her young age, she had notable achievements both locally- as an active student in journalism, leadership and socio-civic works; and internationally- a recipient of the “Most Outstanding Delegate” in the Asia Youth International Model United Nations 2019 at Putrajaya, Malaysia. She continuously brings pride to her tribe exemplifying the core values- strength, innovation, ingenuity, knowledge and foresight that are imperative to carving out success.

Her willingness to share ideas and selflessly give time to help others is an inspiration to all and are absolutely contagious. Salvador’s exceptional leadership in contributions to philanthropy, fund-raising, outreach, excellent volunteerism and donor development is highly commendable.

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Igorota from Ifugao receives prestigious award for her kindness and generosity

Photo Courtesy || Asia Pacific Luminaire Awards

Cordillera - An Igorota businesswoman and philanthropist was awarded the "Woman of Influence: Outstanding Business Leader and Philanthropist of the Millennium" from the Asia Pacific Luminaire Awards last week. 

Irish Saint D. Salvio receives the award for her pure heart, strong faith, and noble purpose to help, give more and do more to uplift the lives of the people in the communities around her towards betterment and sustainable progress.

Read her story below:

In 2012, her personal scholarship program flourished when her duty as a hardworking business leader of a construction firm took her to a deprived community in Kasibu, Nueva Vizcaya where she witnessed many children who couldn’t afford the demands of education. Thereby, she was challenged and motivated to establish her personal scholarship program as she was also a scholar during her college years as well as inspired by her late grandmother and mom who were both educators.  She has been determined to reach out and help more specifically the unfortunate children and students thru financial grants and provision of educational aids like smart phones, pocket WIFI's, laptops, and school supplies. As well, she adopted at least three secondary schools in their municipality wherein she pledged to continually sponsor the miscellaneous fees of the identified indigent grantees.  At present, she has more than   a thousand of scholars/grantees who are not only from her own municipality but also outside her province such as in Kalinga, Nueva Vizcaya, Baguio City, and Manila.

Amid the pandemic in 2020, she wholeheartedly provided almost three (3) million pesos out of her own pocket to aid various development projects and programs of local government and non-government offices in her own municipality. Besides, she helped many local farmers thru buying almost tons of their agricultural produce and donated it to the needy households during the past month-long lockdowns and crisis. Likewise, she has been actively organizing and sponsoring out-reach activities such as feeding program, free haircutting, gift-giving, and distribution of school supplies particularly for the marginalized sectors in far-flung communities. Additionally, she openhandedly provides medical assistance to indigent patients.

Last November 2020, Ms. Salvio, together with her bighearted family, donated relief packs and assistance worth one (1) million pesos for the victims of typhoon Ulysses in Cagayan. Further, as the Federated PTA President in Ifugao, she deposited P106, 000 from her own pocket to fund the proposed small projects of different district PTAs. 

Moreover, with the use of her personal resources, she has generously accomplished lots of road-opening and improvements especially of farm to market roads projects as proposed by concerned local leaders and individuals particularly in remote barangays across Lamut in order to pave ways for agricultural, tourism, and social development in said municipality. 

Indeed, more of her selfless services and deeds are worth recognizing but one thing is for sure; the municipality of Lamut, Ifugao or the Asia Pacific rather is greatly blessed to have MS. IRISH SAINT D. SALVIO who deserves most the prestigious award as “WOMAN OF INFLUENCE: OUTSTANDING BUSINESS LEADER AND PHILANTHROPIST OF THE MILLENNIUM” - By Asia Pacific Luminaire Awards

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