30/07/2026
๐ฐ๐ฌ๐ต ๐๐ถ๐ป๐บ๐ฎ๐น๐ฒ๐ ๐๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐๐ฎ๐๐ฒ๐ ๐จ๐ฟ๐ด๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐๐ผ ๐จ๐ฝ๐ต๐ผ๐น๐ฑ ๐๐ป๐๐ฒ๐ด๐ฟ๐ถ๐๐ ๐ฎ๐ ๐ฃ๐ฆ๐จ ๐๐ผ๐น๐ฑ๐ ๐ฐ๐ณ๐๐ต ๐๐ผ๐บ๐บ๐ฒ๐ป๐ฐ๐ฒ๐บ๐ฒ๐ป๐
Pangasinan State University (PSU) Binmaley Campus officially awarded degrees to 409 new graduates during the universityโs 47th General Commencement Exercises held July 29 at the CSI Stadia in Lucao.
Centered on the theme โPSUnian na Hinubog sa Integridad: Handa para sa Makatao, Makabayan, at Marangal na Serbisyong Glokal,โ the event celebrated academic milestones while emphasizing moral leadership, public service, and global competence.
Campus Executive Director Dr. Joseph B. Campit formally presented the candidates before University President Dr. Elbert M. Galas officially bestowed their respective degrees.
In his address, Dr. Galas reminded the Class of 2026 that professional reputation hinges far more on personal character than on formal credentials alone. He emphasized that while a diploma symbolizes academic success, an individual's integrity serves as the true measure of their character and professionalism in the years ahead, urging the new alumni to remain compassionate and nation-focused as technology and global industries evolve.
Hon. Nicolas Deloso Torre III, General Manager of the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA), served as the guest speaker. Torre highlighted the irreplaceable value of personal honor, telling graduates that technical skill must be paired with dependability. He noted that while talent opens doors, long-term public trust relies entirely on consistent ethical conduct.
Delivering the student address on behalf of the graduating class, Magna Cum Laude graduate Sherie Mae S. Giray (Bachelor of Secondary Education major in Science) reflected on the hidden struggles behind academic success. She emphasized that while official records track marks and honors, they fall short of capturing the unseen tears, unheard prayers, and unnoticed personal battles that each student fought while pushing forward to graduation day. Moving beyond her own journey, Giray urged her fellow graduates to measure their future success by how effectively they uplift others, ultimately challenging the class to consider whose life will become better because they were a part of it.
The ceremony concluded with the graduates taking their pledge as new members of the PSU Alumni. The 409 degree-holders from the Binmaley Campus now enter fields spanning education, fisheries, criminology, and environmental management.
