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She was also the host during the event. The medical staff of PCMC entertained the children with a dance number and parlor games were also conducted. Mercator models Maria Venus Raj, JC Tioseco and Benjamin Alves led the gift giving ceremony for the children.<\/p>\n<p>Dr. Jennifer Olay is a fellow at PCMC. Jonas Gaffud is the CEO of Mercator Models, a leading modeling agency that is more popularly known in producing beauty queens. Dr. Jennifer Olay, Jonas Gaffud and Mariel Vincent Rapisura, SEDPI CEO, are classmates at Saint Vincent High School located in the remote province of Quirino.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Every year SEDPI celebrates Christmas for its management staff. It has also been a tradition for the management staff to select a certain group of marginalized sector and create a Christmas event with them. 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