Latest News: Naga View's New President

Dear Naga Viewers,

I am happy to announce that Naga View has a new president in the person of Salvador Molina. He was the immediate predecessor of Pastor Nestor Dayson. He had been on educational leave to upgrade his educational credentials.

More news to follow! Please forward all news to Nitz at nagaview@gmail.com.
She is one of the editors of the Naga View Connection, and the coordinator for the next issue!

Marhay na aldaw sa indong gabos!

Danbar

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Dear Friends and NVAC Alumni Worldwide,

Christian Greetings to all!

Last week, March 13, 2008, the Board of Trustees of Naga View Adventist College met in the campus to discuss important matters. One of those is the election of NVAC president. After the meeting I was called to appear before the BOT and was informed that I was elected as the new president.

My friends, I accepted the challenge with the single purpose in mind to help NVAC through my little experience as administrator. I am very much aware of the reality that I cannot do the work by myself but I need the support of everybody the students, parents, faculty and staff, fellow administrators, BOT and most expecially the NVAC ALUMNI. My friends, I must confess that the main reason for the success of most, if not all private educational institutions here in the Philippines is because of the full support of their alumni. My dear alumni and friends how I wish it will also happen to our dear NVAC.

Last Monday night we had a faculty meeting and I presented to them the status of Naga View in terms of: finace, enrolment, course offerings, graduates. passing rate in government exams, etc. based on a ten year period. We discussed the implications of those data in relation to the operation and future of Naga View. My friends, I believe that all of us in that meeting understood clearly the message of those data that we need to do our best whatever our task is, be united, and do something to change the status of Naga View. We want to see Naga View grow and developed into its full stature as an educational institution but we need the support and help of everybody. Unless we do something, the future of Naga View is in danger.

My friends, I am an average person but with God's grace I would like to give my best for the sake of our dear Naga View. We would like to work with transparency and we are open to any suggestions, questions and scrutiny of anybody. We are more than willing to show you our records anytime you come to Naga View. And most of all, we would like you to be our partners in helping Naga View grow.

If you will ask me about the status of Naga View at present, I would honestly say that after 43 years of its existence since it was established in 1965, Naga View is still an infant. It's not a very welcome assessment but that's the truth. My friends, I know that many of you have good plans for Naga View and more than willing to share your blessings. Many of you have already started giving and helping but we need the support of everybody. Let us emulate the example of Pastor Dan Smith, an american, not an alumnus of Naga View, not related to any of us biologically, but because of his love to Naga View he tried his best to look for funds, contacted everybody and share his dreams and burden of making a diffrence in the life of our students.

Our dear alumni and friends, we would like to appeal to you. Let us work together harmoniously and let us continue to share our blessings for the growth and development of our dear NAGA VIEW ADVENTIST COLLEGE. God bless. Mabuhay and Naga View. Please continue to pray for us.

Praying for you all,

Pastor Salvador Molina

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Dear Pastor Molina,

Thank you for your prayer and encouraging words of comfort during my bereaved time. Congratulation for being back to NVAC as the President. I know the Lord is blessing you with knowledge and wisdom ready to serve Him effectively and efficiently, with in your capacity.

Art Alcorin

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I congratulate you Pastor S. Molina for being elected as the new president of Naga View Adventist College. I'm Erwin Pajares, brother of Mrs. Venus Tanay who is teaching in Daet multi-grade school of SDA-Church. I discern your sincerity in serving the school institution and just like any great leader hoping for the progress not only for the physical make-up of the institution but for its moral balance.

We are all familiar with the wisdom of king Solomon and as a leader the first move that he did was making the creator of the universe his own consultant on how to serve his constituents. Your appeal to us is very similar to king Solomon's humility and honesty and I appreciate it. My current information reminds me that NVAC is an independent college, you have your own 'BOT' and therefore at least part of your first public petition for support made it clear that your college is open for suggestions, questions, and even scrutiny. My piece of unsolicited advice may not be conventional to your BOT and may not even be acceptable to many and I don't know any SDA board or committees have tried it before probably because of "cultural exclusivism" in our Church as a whole. That SDA institutions must be managed by "SDA brains" alone plus prayers. But let's try to be Biblical:

First: when Moses had a hard time managing his people God allowed his father in-law to advise him (Exo.18:1-27). Although Jethro thought to be converted to Israel because of his sacrificial acts in verses 9-12, the fact was that Jethro was a priest of Midian (non-Israelite), whom Moses the fugitive met in his Escapes to Midian from Egypt,(Exo.2:15-25), and therefore his managerial wisdom must have been based in his own leadership as a priest in Midian. Why not NVAC adopt this pattern of leadership? why not try to hire some consultants (non-SDA managers or developers) whose expertise is for the development of private school institutions?

Second: NVAC is very rich in water supply. why not come up to a project like bottled water to be distributed around Bicol region and to the whole Philippines? Why not ask the alumni abroad to share for the construction of the project and make them as the co-owner of the project? I believe if there's a good-earning-project alumni members will buy the idea. I like to quote Benjamin Whichcote he said, "He that never changed any of his opinions, never corrected any of his mistakes." I believe depending on the traditional financial support like sending and receiving money without a visible earning project did not work in the past how can it work for the present and the future?

Kuya Badong I don't have money now and I think others have the same feeling but if the BOT will come up to a feasible project alumni members will take notice of it.

Thank you and may God bless your leadership.

Erwin Pajares