14/05/2026
๐ง๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐น๐ถ๐บ๐ฏ ๐๐ผ๐ป๐๐ถ๐ป๐๐ฒ๐ ๐๐ฒ๐๐ผ๐ป๐ฑ ๐๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐ฎ๐ ๐๐ฆ๐ฆ๐จ ๐๐ฎ๐ป-๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ฑ ๐๐ผ๐ป๐ณ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ ๐๐ฒ๐ด๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ ๐๐ผ ๐ฒ๐ด๐ต ๐๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐๐ฎ๐๐ฒ๐
๐ง๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฐ๐น๐ผ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ฒ๐ด๐บ๐ฒ๐ป๐ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐๐ฎ๐๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ป ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐บ๐ฎ๐ฟ ๐ฆ๐๐ฎ๐๐ฒ ๐จ๐ป๐ถ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐ถ๐๐โCan-avid Campusโ ๐ฒ๐ญ๐๐ ๐๐ผ๐บ๐บ๐ฒ๐ป๐ฐ๐ฒ๐บ๐ฒ๐ป๐ ๐๐
๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฐ๐ถ๐๐ฒ๐ unfolded as a powerful and emotional culmination of years of academic dedication, as ๐ฒ๐ด๐ต ๐ด๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐๐ฎ๐๐ฒ๐ were formally presented by๐๐ฟ. ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ผ๐ป๐ถ๐บ๐ผ ๐๐น๐น๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ผ.
The graduating class was composed of students from the different colleges of the university: ๐๐ผ๐น๐น๐ฒ๐ด๐ฒ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐๐ฑ๐๐ฐ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป (๐๐ผ๐๐ฑ) ๐๐ถ๐๐ต ๐ญ๐ณ๐ฐ ๐ด๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐๐ฎ๐๐ฒ๐, ๐๐ผ๐น๐น๐ฒ๐ด๐ฒ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐๐ด๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฐ๐๐น๐๐๐ฟ๐ฒ (๐๐ผ๐) ๐๐ถ๐๐ต ๐ญ๐ฏ๐ฐ, ๐๐ผ๐น๐น๐ฒ๐ด๐ฒ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐๐๐๐ถ๐ป๐ฒ๐๐ ๐๐ฑ๐บ๐ถ๐ป๐ถ๐๐๐ฟ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป (๐๐๐) ๐๐ถ๐๐ต ๐ญ๐ณ๐ญ, ๐๐ผ๐น๐น๐ฒ๐ด๐ฒ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐๐ฟ๐ถ๐บ๐ถ๐ป๐ฎ๐น ๐๐๐๐๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฒ ๐๐ฑ๐๐ฐ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป (๐๐๐๐) ๐๐ถ๐๐ต ๐ฐ๐ฑ, ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐๐ผ๐น๐น๐ฒ๐ด๐ฒ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐๐ผ๐บ๐ฝ๐๐๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ฆ๐๐๐ฑ๐ถ๐ฒ๐ (๐๐๐ฆ) ๐๐ถ๐๐ต ๐ญ๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ด๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐๐ฎ๐๐ฒ๐. Each name called represented years of perseverance, discipline, and personal growthโnow officially recognized as graduates crossed the threshold of academic completion.
In a moment of institutional honor, ๐ฆ๐จ๐ ๐ฃ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐๐ถ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ป๐ ๐๐ป๐ฑ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ ๐. ๐ฃ๐ฎ๐ด๐ฎ๐๐ฝ๐ฎ๐๐ฎ๐ป ๐๐ฟ., ๐ฃ๐ต.๐., conferred the Singular Honor, followed by the formal awarding of diplomas, assisted by the respective college deans. One by one, graduates stepped forward to receive the culmination of their academic journey, met with applause that carried both pride and farewell.
The program then transitioned into a solemn yet meaningful sequence, beginning with the ๐ฃ๐น๐ฒ๐ฑ๐ด๐ฒ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐๐ผ๐๐ฎ๐น๐๐ led by ๐ฆ๐๐บ๐บ๐ฎ ๐๐๐บ ๐๐ฎ๐๐ฑ๐ฒ ๐ด๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐๐ฎ๐๐ฒ ๐ ๐. ๐ก๐ถ๐๐ต๐ถ ๐ฅ. ๐๐ฎ๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฟ๐ฎ, reaffirming the graduatesโ enduring bond with their alma mater. This was followed by the Induction of Graduates into the ๐๐ฎ๐๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ป ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐บ๐ฎ๐ฟ ๐ฆ๐๐ฎ๐๐ฒ ๐จ๐ป๐ถ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐ถ๐๐ ๐๐น๐๐บ๐ป๐ถ ๐๐๐๐ผ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป, formally welcoming them into a lifelong community beyond the university gates.
As the ceremony drew closer to its close, the University Hymn resonated throughout the venue, anchoring the moment in shared identity and institutional pride. The atmosphere then shifted into a deeply emotional tone as โ๐ง๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐น๐ถ๐บ๐ฏโ ๐ฏ๐ ๐ ๐ถ๐น๐ฒ๐ ๐๐๐ฟ๐๐ played for the ๐๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐ฆ๐ผ๐ป๐ดโan apt reflection of the journey behind and the challenges that lie ahead. Its message of perseverance and growth echoed through the venue which captures the essence of every struggle, sacrifice, and breakthrough that defined the graduating class.
The Exit of Colors followed, signaling the formal closure of the academic procession, before the Recessional marked the end of the ceremony.
As graduates left the grounds, the message of the day lingered beyond the final notes of music: graduation signals the beginning of another ascent. Like the song that accompanied their final moments as students, they move forward not with certainty of ease, but with the assurance that every step taken has prepared them for the climb ahead.
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via Ella Cielo | Golden Grain Publication
photos by Drey Bangcaray | Golden Grain Multimedia