07/07/2025
FROM BROKENNESS TO BREAKTHROUGH πβ‘π
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ππ¨π πππ¨ππ, Bukidnon State University
Class of 2025
I wasnβt born lucky β
I was born to fight.
2002 β I was born.
2007 β I lost my mom.
2011 β I lost my dad.
2012 β My sister and I were adopted by our aunt and uncle, who I now call Mom and Dad.
2015 β Graduated elementary.
2017 β My dad got imprisoned.
2018 β My adoptive mom passed away.
2019 β My brother died.
2021 β Graduated high school.
2022 β Dad was released.
2023 β I was diagnosed with major depressive disorder.
2025 β I graduated CUM LAUDE.
From a young age, life didnβt just test me β it tried to break me.
There were days I didnβt want to get up.
Days I worked jobs just to survive.
Times I had no one but myself.
But through every heartbreak, every loss, every moment of silence and pain β
I kept showing up.
I showed up when I was grieving.
I showed up when people doubted me.
I showed up when I felt invisible.
Never naka-βundang.β Never naka-βbalik.β
Kada enrollment, nagapa-enroll gyud ko.
Even when I was judged.
Even when I felt small.
Even when life gave me every reason to quit.
I chose to rise.
Now here I am. Not just a graduate.
But proof that resilience is louder than pain.
That showing up β even when youβre hurting β is still showing up.
And thatβs where the breakthrough begins.
So if youβre reading this and life feels heavy...
π This is your reminder:
Even when no one claps.
Even when your heart is breaking.
Even when everything feels uncertain β
KEEP. SHOWING. UP.
Because your story isnβt over.
You're just being prepared for something greater.
And someday, your survival will be someone elseβs inspiration.
