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Some of the key takeaways from the speech include appreciating the support of parents for their children's education, recognizing the role of JHCSC in educating students and producing graduates, and highlighting the provincial government's efforts to improve access to education.

The speaker highlighted appreciating parental support for education, recognizing JHCSC's role in educating students and producing graduates, and discussing the provincial government's efforts to improve access to education through expanding campuses and programs.

The speaker mentioned challenges like economic difficulties faced by families in sending children to college and difficulties faced by less privileged families in accessing education.

GRADUATION MESSAGE

TO THE ACADEMIC OFFICIALS OF JOSEFINA H. CERILLES STATE


COLLEGE, HEADED BY OUR VERY DYNAMIC PRESIDENT, DR.
EDGARDO H. ROSALES, THE VICE PRESIDENT FOR ACADEMIC
AFFAIRS, DR. MARY JOCELYN BATTUNG; OUR LOCAL OFFICIALS
HEADED BY OUR MUNICIPAL MAYOR AND CAMPUS
ADMINISTRATOR, HON. LIWAYA ANGCAP-PARAS; JHCSC STAFF AND
FACULTIES; DEAR PARENTS, RELATIVES AND THE GRADUATES, A
BEAUTIFUL DAY TO EVERYONE !!

TODAY IS A VERY MEMORABLE DAY, NOT ONLY TO THE PARENTS


BUT MOST OF ALL TO YOU DEAR GRADUATES.

OUR DEAR GOVERNOR, THE FATHER OF THE PROVINCE,


HONORABLE ANTONIO H. CERILLES, MUCH AS HE REALLY WANTED
TO JOIN YOU GRADUATES ON THIS MOMENTOUS EVENT OF YOUR
LIFE, BUT, DUE TO A VERY PRESSING COMMITMENT HE CANNOT BE
WITH YOU PHYSICALLY TODAY.

NONETHELESS, IN BEHALF OF OUR GOVERNOR ANTONIO H.


CERILLES, I AM HERE, TO CONVEY TO YOU INSPIRING AND
ENCOURAGING POINTS WHICH THE GOVERNOR WANTS YOU TO
REMEMBER AS YOU LEAVE YOUR DEAR ALMA MATER AND
VENTURE TO A NEW AND MORE CHALLENGING ENVIRONMENT.

FIRST, THE GOVERNOR EXTENDS HIS WARM CONGRATULATIONS


AND SINCEREST PRAISE TO THE PARENTS, WHO, DESPITE SOME
ECONOMIC DIFFICULTIES, WERE STILL ABLE TO SEND YOUR
CHILDREN TO COLLEGE. SUCH A SUPPORT TO YOUR CHILDREN IS
REALLY WORTH COMMENDATION BECAUSE YOU ALWAYS THINK OF
YOUR CHILDRENS BRIGHT FUTURE.

SECONDLY, THE GOVERNOR IS MUCH APPRECIATIVE OF YOUR


SUPPORT TO THE JHCSC ACADEMIC PROGRAMS BY MAKING IT A
PARTNER IN EDUCATING YOUR CHILDREN AS SHOWN IN OUR 69
GRADUATES OF BACHELOR IN ELEMENTARY EDUCATION AND 8
GRADUATES IN ASSOCIATE IN INFORMATION TECHNOLOY.

THE 77 GRADUATES WE HAVE TODAY, IS INDEED, A GREAT


MANIFESTATION OF YOUR TRUST AND CONFIDENCE TOWARDS
THE SCHOOLS CAPABILITY TO MAKE YOUR CHILDREN GOOD
CITIZENS AND AGENTS OF CHANGE IN YOUR COMMUNITY.
FOR THIS, OUR GOVERNOR, EXTENDS HIS HEARTFELT THANKS TO
YOU DEAR PARENTS FOR BELIEVING IN THE JHCSC EDUCATION
WHOSE HUMBLE BEGINNINGS STARTED IN 1983, FROM A SIMPLE
BARANGAY HIGH SCHOOL IN MATI, SAN MIGUEL, THIS PROVINCE,
WHICH WAS LATER ELEVATED TO BECOMING A COLLEGE SCHOOL.

WITH THE GREAT VISION OF THE CERILLES COUPLE TO PROVIDE


AFFORDABLE AND FREE EDUCATION TO CHILDREN OF ALL WALKS
OF LIFE IN THE PROVINCE, THEY BOUGHT A PROPERTY IN MATI,
SAN MIGUEL AND DONATED IT TO BE THE SEAT OF THE MAIN
CAMPUS OF JOSEFINA H. CERILLES STATE COLLEGE.

YES, TRULY, AFFORDABLE EDUCATION IS ALREADY WITHIN THE


REACH TO THOSE WHO ARE WILING TO HAVE IT. BUT STILL IT IS
NOT POSSIBLE TO THOSE LESS PRIVILEGED FAMILIES IN OTHER
PARTS OF THE PROVINCE WHO FIND IT HARD EVEN TO SHOULDER
THE FARE OF THEIR CHILDREN IN GOING TO SCHOOL.

REMEMBER, ONE OF OUR RIGHTS AS CITIZENS OF THIS COUNTRY,


IS THE RIGHT TO EDUCATION. AND IT IS THE DUTY OF THE
GOVERNMENT TO PROVIDE ITS CITIZENS ACCESS TO EDUCATION.

BECAUSE OF THIS CHALLENGE, OUR PROVINCIAL GOVERNOR


ANTONIO H. CERILLES AND CONGRESSWOMAN AURORA E.
CERILLES, MAKE A MOVE TO MAKE TERTIARY OR COLLEGE
EDUCATION ACCESSIBLE TO THE POOREST OF THE POOR
FAMILIES IN ALL PARTS OF THE PROVINCE. THIS LED TO THE
OPENING OF JHCSC ANNEX IN PAGADIAN CITY, ORGANIC
CAMPUSES IN DUMINGAG AND LAKEWOOD AND 23 EXTERNAL
STUDIES UNITS, IN THE DIFFERENT MUNICIPALITIES OF
ZAMBOANGA DEL SUR, ONE OF WHICH IS THE MIDSALIP EXTERNAL
CAMPUS.

MY DEAR PARENTS AND GRADUATES, ONE OF THE 7-POINT


AGENDA OF DEVELOPMENT OF OUR PROVINCIAL LEADERS IS
FOCUSED ON EDUCATION.

ALONG THIS LINE, IT CANNOT BE DENIED THAT EDUCATION IN THE


PROVINCE HAS GONE A LONG AND STEADFAST WAY. AMONG THE
GREAT CONTRIBUTORS TO THE INCREASING EDUCATED
POPULATION OF THE PROVINCE IS THE JOSEFINA H. CERILLES
STATE COLLEGE. THE SCHOOLS PRESENCE AND INFLUENCE CAN
BE VIVIDLY FELT THROUGH THE THOUSANDS OF GRADUATES THE
SCHOOL HAD PRODUCED.
GRADUATES WHO HAD ALSO PROVEN TO BE COMPETITIVE AS
SHOWN IN THE MANY PASSERS AND RANK ACHIEVERS IN THE
TEACHERS, NURSES AND ENGINEERING BOARD EXAMINATIONS,
TO NAME A FEW.

THESE, DEAR PARENTS AND GRADUATES INDICATES THAT


SUCCESS AND ACHIEVEMENTS CAN BE ATTAINED BY ANYBODY,
WHETHER YOU ARE POOR OR RICH, FOR AS LONG AS YOU SET
YOUR HEART AND MIND TOWARDS YOUR GOAL IN LIFE.

THE GOVERNOR ALSO SHOWS STRONG INFLUENCE IN CREATING A


COMMUNITY WHO CAN BECOME PARTNERS IN BUILDING A
DEVELOPED PROVINCE AND A NATION.

THE PRESENCE OF THE SPORTS ACADEMY FACILITY IN DAO,


PAGADIAN CITY, WHICH FOCUSED ON THE SPORTS DEVELOPMENT
AND ACADEMIC CAPABILITY OF HIGH SCHOOL AND ELEMENTARY
STUDENTS FROM POOR FAMILIES IN THE DIFFERENT
MUNICIPALITIES OF THE PROVINCE, IS CONCEPTUALIZED BY OUR
GOVERNOR ANTONIO H. CERILLES IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION. THIS PROGRAM PAVED A WAY TO
HIGH SCHOOL AND ELEMENTARY STUDENTS WHO HAVE
ATHELETIC POTENTIALS TO PURSUE AND DEVELOP THEIR
ABILITIES AND SKILLS AND AT THE SAME TIME, ACADEMICALLY
ABREAST. THIS IS ONE OF THE PROGRAMS OF THE GOVERNOR IN
EDUCATION AND SPORTS DEVELOPMENT.

OUR GOVERNOR, ANTONIO H. CERILLES, WOULD ALSO LIKE TO


INFORM THE PARENTS AND GRADUATES OF THIS MUNICIPALITY OF
HIS PROGRAMS ON PEACE AND ORDER WHICH HAVE BEEN
RECOGNIZED BY LAW ENFORCING AGENCIES DECLARING
ZAMBOANGA DEL SUR AS PEACEFUL PROVINCE READY FOR
FURTHER DEVELOPMENT.

BUT OF COURSE, DEVELOPMENT MY FRIENDS, CAN ONLY BE


FULLY ATTAINED WITH THE SUPPORT AND COOPERATION OF THE
COMMUNITY AND ALL ZAMBOSURIANS.

AND THAT MY DEAR PARENTS AND GRADUATES, IS A GREAT


CHALLENGE TO YOU, AND TO ALL OF US, RESIDENTS OF THIS
BEAUTIFUL PROVINCE.

TO ALL THE FACULTY & STAFF OF THE JHCSC CAMPUSES, WHO


NEVER GET TIRED IN GIVING THEIR BEST TO MENTOR OUR
GRADUATES TODAY, THE FACULTIES WHO PLAYED THE
IMPORTANT ROLE IN MOULDING THE ACADEMIC CAPABILITIES OF
OUR GRADUATES - THE GOVERNOR SALUTES YOU!
TO OUR LOCAL OFFICIALS WHO ARE ALWAYS SUPPORTIVE OF THE
PROGRAMS OF THE PROVINCIAL ADMINISTRATION PARTICULARLY
IN EDUCATING OUR YOUTHS, OUR GOVERNOR ALSO EXTENDS HIS
CONGRATULATIONS AND WARMEST THANKS FOR BEING A PART
OF THIS DEVELOPMENTAL EFFORTS.
AS EDUCATION IS A PARTNERSHIP IN ACTION, WE FERVENTLY
HOPE THAT MAY THIS PARTNERSHIP AMONG STUDENTS,
TEACHERS, PARENTS AND THE COMMUNITY, BRINGFORTH BETTER
LIVES, BRIGHTER FUTURE AND NUMEROUS ACHIEVEMENTS FOR
OUR GRADUATES TODAY.
DEAR PARENTS, YOUR SUPPORT TO YOUR CHILDREN DOES NOT
END HERE TODAY. THEY STILL NEED YOUR SUPPORT,
FINANCIALLY, EMOTIONALLY AND SPIRITUALLY AS THEY VENTURE
TO A NEW CHAPTER OF THEIR LIVES.
IN ALL ENDEAVOURS OF OUR CHILDREN, OUR SUPPORT WILL
ALWAYS BE THE WIND BENEATH THEIR WINGS TO MAKE THEM
SOAR HIGH TO REACH ANOTHER LEVEL OF LEARNINGS AND
EXPERIENCES.
TO YOU GRADUATES, ALWAYS STAY FOCUS ON YOUR GOALS. DO
NOT BE WEAKENED BY TRIALS YOU MEET ALONG THE WAY.
RATHER MAKE THEM A CHALLENGE TO KEEP YOU GOING. AS IT IS
YOUR LIFE YOU ARE NOW MAKING. HOW YOU WANTED YOUR LIFE
TO BE, DEPENDS ON YOU. AS YOU ARE THE MASTER OF YOUR
FATE.

WHEN YOU STUMBLE DOWN, DO NOT SURRENDER. GET UP AND


WALK, ONE STEP AT A TIME, TILL YOU REACH YOUR GOAL. LIFE IS
FULL OF SURPRISES. YOUR PARENTS, TEACHERS AND YOUR
EDUCATIONS ARE INSTRUMENTS TO MAKE YOU PREPARE FOR
LIFES SURPRISES.

PERSONALLY, I AM ALSO A DAUGHTER OF A POOR VEGETABLE


VENDORS. BUT THROUGH SHOLARSHIP AND FREE EDUCATION, I
FINISHED MY COLLEGE DEGREE AT THE MINDANAO STATE
UNIVERSITY, AS JOSEFINA H. CERILLES STATE COLLEGE WAS NOT
YET CREATED DURING THOSE DAYS. HAD IT BEEN IN EXISTENCE
DURING THE 70S, I WOULD SURELY HAVE AVAILED OF ITS
PROGRAM. BUT, IT WAS NEVER TOO LATE FOR ME TO AVAIL OF
THE AFFORDABLE JHCSC EDUCATION, AS ONE OF MY SONS IS
ALSO A GRADUATE OF JHCSC PAGADIAN CAMPUS.

REMEMBER, WE, DR. ROSALES, DR. BATTUNG, MAYOR PARAS AND


THE REST OF US HERE ON STAGE WERE ONCE LIKE YOU WHEN WE
GRADUATED FROM COLLEGE. UNCERTAIN OF WHAT AWAITS US
AFTER GRADUATION. BUT WE KEEP ON GOING, OVERCOMING ALL
TYPES OF DIFFICULTIES, TILL WE REACHED WHAT WE ARE NOW
TODAY AND WE NEVER STOP LEARNING AND EDUCATING
OURSELVES.
MY DEAR GRADUATES, PATIENCE, PERSEVERANCE, TRUST AND
CONFIDENCE IN YOURSELVES ARE VERY IMPORTANT, AND THE
ENOURAGEMENT OF YOUR LOVED ONES SHOULD BE YOUR
GUIDING FORCE TOWARDS REACHING YOUR DREAMS. NOTHING IS
IMPOSSIBLE IF YOU SET YOUR HEART ON YOUR GOALS.

ABOVE ALL AND THE MOST IMPORTANT OF ALL, ALWAYS ASK


GODS GUIDANCE AND WISDOM IN EVERYTHING YOU DO AND
ALWAYS BE THANKFUL FOR ANYTHING THAT MAY COME YOUR
WAY.

IN BEHALF OF OUR HONORABLE GOVERNOR ANTONIO H.


CERILLES, ONCE AGAIN, CONGRATULATIONS TO THE PARENTS,
TEACHERS, GRADUATES, JHCSC OFFICIALS & MIDSALIP LOCAL
OFFICIALS FOR A JOB WELL DONE.

TO THE GRADUATES, GOODLUCK.

MAY GOD BLESS US ALL. THANK YOU!!!

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