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FRANCISCO M. GILIG, JR.
He is commonly called as “Isko” or “Jay-are” by here friends, a native from Sta. Rosa, Olango Island, Lapu-lapu City, Cebu, Philippines and the pride of his parents Mr. Francisco Hera Gilig, Sr. (deceased) and Maura Ompad Minguito, was born on August 10, 1981, in the island of Olango, Lapu-lapu City, Cebu. He was the third child in a family of four (3 boys and 1 girl). Both his parents were not able to finish their elementary education. His father, Francisco Hera Gilig, Sr. an industrious fisherman to whom he called "a great father," came from Sitio Mainit, Sta. Rosa; while his mother, Maura Ompad Minguito, a fish vendor whom he called a "loving and prudent mother," was born in Sitio Tapon, Sta. Rosa.

At the age of seven (7), his parents sent him to school at Sta. Rosa Elementary School and finished as a consistent honor pupil. At thirteen (13), while studying at Sta. Rosa National High School, he has already showed an interests to be a great leader. He has been active in the Student Body Organization, School Extra Curricular Activities, School Paper and a lot more. He finished High School Year as Class Salutatorian and with an distinguished award as a Model Student of the Year 1998.

After high school he had no plans of going to college for financial reasons, yet his mother encourage him to avail some scholarship grants, therefore he was enrolled in The Cebu State College of Science & Technology in 1998 pursuing a degree in Elementary Education. During this course he excelled in the class but he has a second thought of pursuing a degree in commerce.

At the age of 17, he set up his own goal in life and applied as working student in University of San Jose-Recoletos with a degree of Bachelor of Science of Commerce Major in Management. In the first semester of SY 1999-200 he was a regular student. Another semester had passed he's already accepted as a working scholar in the said university assigned at the Campus Ministry Office – Basak Campus. He shifted to Bachelor of Science in Accountancy when he was already a NAS (Non-Academic Scholar) and graduated on March 2004 and received the award as the MOST OUTSTANDING NON-ACADEMIC SCHOLAR during his college days. Getting the degree was not easy for him at all, he has to be diligent and self-disciplined, spent many sleepless nights, released sweats, pour tears and of course keep smiling.

In 2004, he graduated and after a couple of months he got his first job. His work experiences includes the following: 1. SHANGRI-LA'S MACTAN ISLAND RESORT & SPA, CEBU 2. BIGFOOT INTERNATIONAL ACADEMY OF FILM & TELEVISION, CEBU 3. MARCO POLO PLAZA, CEBU 4. SAUDI PETROCHEMICAL COMPANY, KINGDOM OF SAUDI ARABIA 5. ABS-CBN BROADCASTING CORPORATION, QUEZON CITY 6. STRADCOM CORPORATION, QUEZON CITY 7. RESORTS WORLD MANILA, PASAY CITY 8. CITY OF DREAMS MANILA, PARANAQUE CITY 9. GMR-MEGAWIDE CEBU AIRPORT CORPORATION

He also founded the ISKOLAR PROGRAM, an educational assistance program for the Top 10 pupils of Sta. Rosa Elementary School in Olango Island. The program is already on its 4th year with 45 pupils graduated and 60 pupils undergraduate. He also helped the SENIOR CITIZENS of Sta. Rosa by giving them some of their basic needs every month of August and now on its 4th year.

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