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Schools Division Superintendent Gencaya, Principal Orquiola, teachers, staff, parents, friends, graduates, good afternoon!

Eleven years ago, I was in this very same spot during our graduation ceremonies. I was the emcee and our graduation speaker was former Schools Division Superintendent, Ms. Ida Endonila. And now I’m the guest speaker? Indeed it is very humbling for me to be in her place now. I have much to thank my former adviser and science teacher, Ma’am Ramos for inviting me to speak before you – believe it or not – more than 8 months in advance.

I have been cherishing that day, more than eight months ago, when SPED visited SEAFDEC in Tigbauan. FishWorld was filled with busloads of color-coded English-speaking grade school pupils running from one aquarium to another, very excited, and very amazed with the large turtles and the colorful fishes. In a few moments, I found myself trapped in a crowd of grade-schoolers, all trying to ask me difficult questions only about half of which I could actually answer. “What is the scientific name of this?” “What is the scientific name of that?” “What are the member countries of SEAFDEC?” “Give a name of a Filipino scientist.” Those were the easier ones which I could remember.  Amidst the storm of questions, the persistent tugging on my sleeves, and the demand for answers, I realized I was surrounded by truly gifted children, rightly trained to be inquisitive, curious, and always ready to learn. That’s a SPEDer!
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