𝑊𝑖𝑡ℎ 𝑡ℎ𝑜𝑢𝑠𝑎𝑛𝑑𝑠 𝑜𝑓 𝑔𝑟𝑒𝑒𝑛 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑔𝑜𝑙𝑑 𝑐𝑜𝑛𝑓𝑒𝑡𝑡𝑖 𝑔𝑜𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑤𝑒𝑖𝑔ℎ𝑡𝑙𝑒𝑠𝑠 𝑖𝑛 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑎𝑖𝑟, 𝑠𝑡𝑢𝑑𝑒𝑛𝑡𝑠 𝑑𝑜𝑛𝑛𝑒𝑑 𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑖𝑟 𝑎𝑐𝑎𝑑𝑒𝑚𝑖𝑐 ℎ𝑎𝑡𝑠 𝑡𝑜 𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑖𝑟 𝑝𝑎𝑟𝑒𝑛𝑡𝑠 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑔𝑢𝑎𝑟𝑑𝑖𝑎𝑛𝑠 𝑡𝑜 𝑠ℎ𝑜𝑤 𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑖𝑟 𝑔𝑟𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑡𝑢𝑑𝑒—𝑎𝑛 𝑒𝑝𝑖𝑐 𝑑𝑒𝑛𝑜𝑢𝑒𝑚𝑒𝑛𝑡 𝑡𝑜 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑙𝑖𝑓𝑒-𝑐ℎ𝑎𝑛𝑔𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑜𝑐𝑐𝑎𝑠𝑖𝑜𝑛.

MUNICIPALITY OF CAUAYAN, August 7, 2024—135 graduands were formally declared graduates of batch 2024 at the 22nd Commencement Exercises of Central Philippines State University – Cauayan Campus held at the Cauayan Arts Center.

On behalf of the University President, Dr. Aladino C. Moraca, Vice President for Academic Affairs Dr. Fernando D. Abello confirmed the completion of the 135 graduands’ undergraduate program as presented by the Campus Administrator, Dr. Germa T. Borres, and conferred medals to seventeen recipients of Latin distinctions.

The ceremony marked an academic milestone for graduates from CPSU Cauayan—fourteen from the Bachelor of Elementary Education, eighteen from the Bachelor of Secondary Education major in Science, eleven from the Bachelor of Secondary Education major in Mathematics, twenty-four from the Bachelor of Agriculture major in Crop Science, thirty-five from the Bachelor of Agriculture major in Animal Science, and thirty-three from the Bachelor of Agribusiness.

“Kung sa kabila ng mga hamon sa labas ng unibersidad ay pinili pa rin ninyong ipagpatuloy ang laban, para na rin kayong nanalo ng gintong medalya. Dumating man kayo sa punto na nararamdaman na ninyo at nasasabi na ninyo sa inyong mga sarili na ‘parang nagtatagumpay na ako’ o ‘malayo pa pero malayo na’, kayo ay maglingkod ng inyong abot ng makaya para sa pamilya at sa bayan. Sa tingin ko, ito lamang ang mga utang na sisingilin sa inyo ng unibersidad, ang paunlarin ang sarili at gamitin ang inyong propesyon para paglingkuran ang sambayanan, malayo mang lupain ang inyong marating,” said Republic of the Philippines - State Solicitor, Atty. Kristoffer Gabriel L. Madrid.

Atty. Madrid shared the stories of hardships he experienced and the rewards that he reaped as a student, relating it to the stories that the graduates may also hold dear to their growth.

“I am very overwhelmed, humbled, and definitely blessed to have this opportunity to speak in front of you, today. Yes, undeniably, this has been my dream but more than this dream, I know it that it is God who has a specific purpose for allowing me to deliver this speech to all of you…Ladies and gentlemen, as we celebrate this academic milestone, let us be reminded to always instill within us the value of prayerfulness, perseverance, resilience, and acceptance as these pave the path towards attaining our yield—our success,” conveyed Christine Joy S. Beli-ot, CPSU – Cauayan batch 2024 valedictorian and Magna Cum Laude, in her Highest Distinction Honor’s Address.

Sangguniang Panlungsod, Hon. Ralph Alvarez, on behalf of Negros Occidental Sixth District Congresswoman Hon. Mercedes “Cheding” Alvarez, and Municipality of Cauayan Vice Mayor, Hon. Anna Liza T. Soriano, delivered their respective inspirational messages for the graduates who are about to unfold another chapter of their lives and as citizens of this nation.