Student life may be difficult for those who have less in life materially, but such was not the case for Camille “Cams” De Pedro, who knew how to acknowledge and embrace her limitations, grow independently, and love herself. Camille came …
“Nothing great is ever achieved without enduring much.” - St. Catherine of Siena Ever since his high school years in Ateneo de Davao University, Jadin Zam S. Doctolero loved setting big goals and challenges for himself. This mindset kept him …
“The purpose of life is not to be happy. It is to be useful, to be honorable, to be compassionate, to have it make some difference that you have lived and lived well.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson Wynn Ann Palenge …
Coming from a small town in Mindanao, Jennica Arana did not look far and wide. She was contented belonging in the star section of their high school. However, approaching her senior year, she found her drive to reach her true …
Vio Jianu Mojica learned to be independent at age 12, when he moved from his hometown in Indang, Cavite to live in a dorm and study at Philippine Science High School in Quezon City. His teachers’ dedication motivated him to …
Jerwin was content with his laid-back life during high school. Yet even with this disposition, he never let himself slip into complacency, especially because his parents inculcated in him the importance of education at an early age. His parents disciplined …
High school life was academic-as-usual for Bacolod City native Alphonse Joshua Brillantes. One who was never complacent, he pressured himself to ace his academics out of a genuine zeal to repay his parents for their hard work. At the …
Carlos Benedict F. Echevarria knew that his perseverance would provide him opportunities in the future. With a strong determination to excel, he was able to achieve numerous feats, both in local and international academic competitions. All his efforts eventually …
James’s parents recognized his academic potential when he was still very young. In his elementary days at PAREF Southridge School, he regularly joined and won numerous competitions in mathematics and science. For his secondary education, he went to the …
“It is our education that helps us build innovative solutions and influence change in the paths we choose,” Kim Taruc says. A Javier Nepomuceno endowment fund scholar, she made the University her training ground to develop her work ethic. “I …