20/04/2026
๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ | ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐ฉ๐ซ๐จ๐ง ๐๐ง๐ฏ๐๐ฌ๐ญ๐ข๐ญ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐๐ง๐๐ฅ๐ ๐๐ข๐ ๐ก๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐๐ซ๐๐ฆ๐จ๐ง๐ฒ ๐จ๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐๐๐ก๐๐ฅ๐จ๐ซ ๐จ๐ ๐๐๐ข๐๐ง๐๐ ๐ข๐ง ๐๐ข๐๐ฐ๐ข๐๐๐ซ๐ฒ
On ๐๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ถ๐น ๐ญ๐ด, ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฒ, the ๐๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ต๐ฒ๐น๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐ฆ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ฒ๐ป๐ฐ๐ฒ ๐ถ๐ป ๐ ๐ถ๐ฑ๐๐ถ๐ณ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ ๐๐ฎ๐๐ฐ๐ต ๐ ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ฎ๐๐ฎ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐ ๐ถ๐ป๐ฑ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฎ๐ผ ๐ฆ๐๐ฎ๐๐ฒ ๐จ๐ป๐ถ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐ถ๐๐ โ ๐๐ผ๐น๐น๐ฒ๐ด๐ฒ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐น๐๐ต ๐ฆ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ฒ๐ป๐ฐ๐ฒ๐ ๐ต๐ฒ๐น๐ฑ ๐๐ต๐ฒ๐ถ๐ฟ ๐๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ผ๐ป ๐๐ป๐๐ฒ๐๐๐ถ๐๐๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ๐น๐ฒ ๐๐ถ๐ด๐ต๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐บ๐ผ๐ป๐ at the ๐ฃ๐ฟ๐ผ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ฐ๐ถ๐ฎ๐น ๐๐ฎ๐ฝ๐ถ๐๐ผ๐น ๐ฆ๐ผ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ฎ๐น ๐๐ฎ๐น๐น ๐ถ๐ป ๐ ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐๐ถ ๐๐ถ๐๐. Centered on the theme โ๐๐๐๐๐ฉ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐ฉ๐๐ ๐๐๐ฉ๐ ๐ค๐ ๐๐ญ๐๐๐ก๐ก๐๐ฃ๐๐ ๐๐ฃ ๐๐๐๐ฌ๐๐๐๐ง๐ฎ ๐๐๐ช๐๐๐ฉ๐๐ค๐ฃ ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐๐๐ฉ๐๐ง๐ฃ๐๐ก-๐๐๐ฌ๐๐ค๐ง๐ฃ ๐พ๐๐ง๐โ, the event marked a meaningful transition as 28 student midwife candidates stepped into clinical practice.
The ceremony commenced with a solemn processional, followed by an invocation and the singing of hymns. In her welcome address, ๐๐ฟ. ๐๐๐ต๐ฒ๐ป๐ฎ ๐๐ฎ๐น๐ฎ๐น๐ถ๐๐ฎ๐ต ๐. ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฐ๐ผ-๐๐ฎ๐๐ถ, the College Dean, conveyed her pride in the studentsโ commitment and perseverance. ๐ฃ๐ฟ๐ผ๐ณ. ๐๐ฎ๐ฒ๐๐ฎ๐ป๐ฒ๐ ๐. ๐ฃ๐ฎ๐ป๐๐ฎ๐ฟ highlighted the significance of the apron and candle as symbols of ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฒ, ๐ธ๐ป๐ผ๐๐น๐ฒ๐ฑ๐ด๐ฒ, ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ฐ๐ผ๐บ๐ฝ๐ฎ๐๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป. The presentation of candidates was conducted by ๐๐ฟ. ๐๐๐น๐ถ๐๐ ๐ . ๐ ๐ถ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ณ๐๐ฒ๐ป๐๐ฒ๐, BSM Program Coordinator, leading to the defining moment of the ceremonyโthe donning of the apron and lighting of candles, ๐๐ถ๐ด๐ป๐ถ๐ณ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐๐๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ป๐๐โ ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ถ๐ป๐ฒ๐๐ ๐๐ผ ๐ฒ๐บ๐ฏ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ฒ ๐๐ต๐ฒ๐ถ๐ฟ ๐ฟ๐ผ๐น๐ฒ๐ ๐ฎ๐ ๐ณ๐๐๐๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐ต๐ฒ๐ฎ๐น๐๐ต๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ผ๐๐ถ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐. This was followed by the Midwifery Pledge, led by ๐ฃ๐ฟ๐ผ๐ณ. ๐ญ๐ฎ๐บ๐ฟ๐ฎ ๐. ๐๐ฎ๐บ๐๐ฎ.
๐๐ฟ. ๐ ๐ผ๐ป๐ฎ๐น๐ถ๐ป๐ฑ๐ฎ ๐ . ๐ ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ถ๐ฏ formally introduced the guest of honor, ๐๐ฟ. ๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐บ๐ฒ๐ป๐ฐ๐ถ๐๐ฎ ๐ . ๐๐๐ฏ๐ด๐๐ฏ๐ฎ๐ป, who then delivered an inspiring message on the vital role of midwives in maternal and newborn care, encouraging the students to ๐บ๐ผ๐๐ฒ ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฑ ๐๐ถ๐๐ต ๐ฐ๐ผ๐๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ด๐ฒ ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐๐ฝ๐ถ๐๐ฒ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฑ๐ผ๐๐ฏ๐๐, ๐ฐ๐ผ๐ป๐ณ๐๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป, ๐ฐ๐ต๐ฎ๐น๐น๐ฒ๐ป๐ด๐ฒ๐, ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐๐น๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ฝ๐น๐ฒ๐๐ ๐ป๐ถ๐ด๐ต๐๐ they may encounter. ๐ฆ๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐บ๐ถ๐ป๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐๐ต๐ฒ๐บ ๐๐ต๐ฎ๐ ๐๐ต๐ถ๐น๐ฒ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ท๐ผ๐๐ฟ๐ป๐ฒ๐ ๐บ๐ฎ๐ ๐ป๐ผ๐ ๐ฏ๐ฒ ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐๐, ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ณ๐น๐ฎ๐บ๐ฒ ๐๐ต๐ฒ๐ ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฟ๐ ๐๐ถ๐น๐น ๐ฐ๐ผ๐ป๐๐ถ๐ป๐๐ฒ ๐๐ผ ๐ด๐๐ถ๐ฑ๐ฒ ๐๐ต๐ฒ๐บ ๐ฎ๐น๐ผ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐ฎ๐.
Adding a heartfelt touch, the batch performed โ๐ง๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐น๐ถ๐บ๐ฏโ originally performed by Miley Cyrus, reflecting their journey of perseverance and faith. This was followed by the Midwifeโs Prayer led by ๐๐ฟ. ๐๐๐น๐ถ๐๐ ๐ . ๐ ๐ถ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ณ๐๐ฒ๐ป๐๐ฒ๐, invoking guidance from the Almighty God as the students embrace their ๐๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ฑ๐๐๐, ๐๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ธ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ป๐ด๐๐ต, ๐ฐ๐ผ๐บ๐ฝ๐ฎ๐๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป, ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฎ๐ฏ๐ถ๐น๐ถ๐๐ ๐๐ผ ๐๐ฝ๐น๐ถ๐ณ๐ ๐บ๐ผ๐๐ต๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ ๐ถ๐ป ๐๐ต๐ฒ๐ถ๐ฟ ๐บ๐ผ๐๐ ๐ฐ๐ฟ๐๐ฐ๐ถ๐ฎ๐น ๐บ๐ผ๐บ๐ฒ๐ป๐๐. A tribute to the parents then followed, honoring their unwavering support and sacrifices throughout the studentsโ journey.
In closing, ๐๐ฟ. ๐ ๐ผ๐ต๐ฎ๐บ๐บ๐ฎ๐ฑ ๐ฅ๐๐ฎ๐ป ๐. ๐๐ถ๐ฎ๐บ๐น๐ฎ reminded the students that there will be times they will feel tired and doubtful of themselves, but in those moments, they must look back on this dayโ ๐ฎ ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐บ๐ถ๐ป๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐๐ต๐ฎ๐ ๐๐ต๐ฒ๐ถ๐ฟ ๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐ธ ๐ถ๐ ๐ป๐ผ๐ ๐บ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐น๐ ๐ฎ ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ผ๐ณ๐ฒ๐๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป, ๐ฏ๐๐ โ๐๐ฏ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ฎ,โ ๐ฎ๐ป ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐๐ต๐ถ๐ฝ, ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ โ๐๐ถ๐น๐น๐ฎ๐ต,โ ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐ฎ๐ธ๐ฒ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐๐ผ๐ฑ.
The ceremony stood as a powerful celebration of ๐ฐ๐ผ๐บ๐บ๐ถ๐๐บ๐ฒ๐ป๐, ๐ฐ๐ผ๐บ๐ฝ๐ฎ๐๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป, ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ผ๐บ๐ถ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ณ๐๐๐๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐๐ฎ๐๐ฐ๐ต ๐ ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ฎ๐๐ฎโeach flame symbolizing a journey just beginning.
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