14/04/2026
"๐๐ฌ๐ฉ๐ข๐ซ๐ ๐ญ๐จ ๐๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐ญ๐๐๐๐ก๐๐ซ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐ฐ๐๐ง๐ญ๐๐ ๐ฐ๐ก๐๐ง ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐ฐ๐๐ซ๐ ๐ ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ฎ๐๐๐ง๐ญ."
With this directive, alumna and keynote speaker Dr. Jomeo Sumalapao set the tone for the ๐๐จ๐ฅ๐ฅ๐๐ ๐ ๐จ๐ ๐๐๐ฎ๐๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐งโ๐ฌ ๐๐จ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ข๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐จ๐ง๐จ๐ซ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐ข๐ญ๐๐ฌ, held the afternoon of April 13, 2026, at Santuario De La Salle. Addressing ๐๐ ๐๐ซ๐-๐๐๐ซ๐ฏ๐ข๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ก๐๐ซ๐ฌ, Dr. Sumalapao framed the teaching profession transcends being a career, standing instead as a commitment to the empathy one once sought as a learner.
The proceedings commenced with a Ceremonial Mass, followed by the event proper. The rites were attended by the College of Education faculty, university directors, and administrators. Also present were representatives from cooperating schools, the institutional partners who facilitated the seniors' field studies and practical trainings.
The awarding segment acknowledged the rigor and performance of the graduating batch. Glennis Steffan was named the Most Outstanding Pre-Service Teacher, representing the highest standard of the cohortโs academic and clinical work. In her response, Steffan drew from her international internship at La Salle Chotiravi Nakhonsawan School in Thailand. She noted that the engagement of her students abroad served as evidence of a fundamental truth in pedagogy: learning is universal.
The commissioning serves as the final bridge between institutional training and the demands of active service. The cohort now moves forward to establish a standard of practice that prioritizes both professional precision and the human element of instruction.
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Written by Renier Tejada
Photos by Sofia Ofqueria
Edit by Jyrzten De los Santos