A Message to the Graduates

Looking back, 4-5 years ago, I enrolled to this institution not knowing what lies ahead. Since then, I have very challenging and fulfilling years of stay here as a student. In my pursuit of higher academic endeavor. I was able to withstand the rigors in life and hurdled a very important and crucial phase of my education. And I am so proud of this achievement.

Now that we are on our way, equipped with ample skills and knowledge, I hope that we make use if our self-improvement, our family's economic and social advancement and lest we might overlook our country's upliftment.

Many graduates end up disillusioned simply because after they do, they seemed to have lost the esteem and vigor to set sight towards an even higher goal in life. Graduation is not the end of the road. It is in fact the beginning of a more challenging life ahead. It is actually a life for which we were prepared to tackle.

I therefore urge my fellow graduates to be a stronger, more determined and more positive in life after graduation. For a more complicated, a more genuine, and a more intricate life lies ahead. Don't despair though for God has store a definite role for all of us.

Remember likewise that men, like nails, lose their usefulness when they lose direction and begin to bend. Let's hang on to our ideals, never lose esteem and never be swayed by the evils in the world. In so doing, a brighter future beckons.

Together with a common goal, let us build a nation!

Stand Up and Be Counted- May 2010 Elections

The nations is beset with many problems. Senseless bombings or terrorism, economic crisis, growing number of crimes, graft and corruption, calamities, etc.- the things is we blame the administration for the problems we have today.

It is natural for people to fault the government for their economic problems and some people may want a change. But any change must be for the better and any political change should be pursued through a democratic means. Change of Leadership can only be affected through elections and that is on May 10, 2010, barely less than a month from now.

Each of us has our own contribution to make the Philippines the kind of country we want it to be. Fortunately for us, May 10 will be the time when we can be part of the cause of a change to make our country a better place to live in. It is the time where we should stand up and be counted. The period when we should exercise our right to choose for a leader who is sympathetic and generous in his attitudes to other people, cultures and countries, who is sensitive to the beautiful and the ugly in actions and objects, who believes in human rights and freedom. Leaders who will not be bought or be sold, leaders who in their inmost souls are true and honest. Leaders whose conscience is as true as to duty as the needle to the pole. Leaders who will stand for the right though the heavens fall.

If we really want a change, we've got to make it happen. Good citizens who do not vote elect bad officials. Most of the time, after the appointment we feel upset because our chosen leaders are self-assuming, proud and arrogant. A leader, who instead of building a nation, causes a country to fall and his people to deteriorate.

Therefore, to avoid this, on May 10 we should come out of our shell and take part in fulfilling the life changing event of every Filipino.

In voting, let our object be our country, our whole country and nothing but our country. And by the blessing of God, may the Philippines become a vast and splendid monument, not of oppression and terror, of graft and corruption, but of wisdom, of peace and liberty, upon which the world may gaze with admiration forever.

Stand up people and be counted!

Rules of Success

Success is the accomplishment of goals in life no matter how simple these goals may seem. It always implies striving to meet or exceed some sets of standards established. The pursuit of success is always a personal choice. No one can make someone else pursue success. Obtaining success always demands a cost, it takes time, ability, and resources.

As we pursue our goals, we must bear in mind that God ordains everything that happens. Lamentations 3:37 states, "Who can speak and have it happen if the Lord has not decreed it?". God wants to show us that despite our effort and hard work, our success still depends on Him. Though we need to set our eyes on the goal, we must be reminded that our lives are in His hands. Our effort should be centered on the truth that God directs every path we take and every step we make. His words should be out road map as we journey toward out goals. As it is written, "Your Word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path". The Scriptures reveal certain rules that could enlighten us in our day to day struggles as we pursue success.

Our destiny lies not on our hands alone. No one achieves success on his own, and neither can we do it on our own. As we strive to pursue our goals, let us always be humbled be the truth that it is God who gave us the resources we need. God enables us, by His grace and mercy, to will and to act according to His purposes. It is our responsibility to use these resources wisely that we may attain this success. He has prepared for us beforehand. Let us respond to God's gracious provision by utilizing these resources properly and carefully and giving Him all the glory as we work toward these goals.