Basic Education Updates
Know your "why" (SHS ABM Strand commencement 2022 speech)
"Knowing your purpose helps clarify your definition of success, which shouldn’t only be motivated by money. It helps you make life decisions more confidently, like what career to eventually pursue. It gives meaning to your efforts and work, especially during very challenging times."
Makibahagi, magpakatao (SHS HumSS Strand commencement 2022 speech)
"You have been blessed with an Ateneo education. The specific circumstances that have brought you to this point of fulfillment may have been different, but the values that you have all gained are central and the same... Madali sa inyo Magpakatao kasi nakapag-aral kayo sa Ateneo."
Scholarship, research, and creativity honored in University Scholarly Work Awards 2022
Members of the Ateneo de Manila University community who have made outstanding contributions to their classrooms, fields of study, and the greater community were honored in the University Scholarly Work Awards 2022 held on 6 June 2022 at Leong Hall.
Ang kahalagahan ng pakikipagtungo sa kapwa-tao (Grade School commencement 2022 speech)
"Ang kayamanan ang alam mong dinadala mo si Kristo sa iba. Ang kayamanan ang iyong pakikipagtungo sa kapwa mong tao. Ang kayamanan ay ang alam mong hindi ka nag-iisa, na meron kang kasama. Sa kahuli-hulihan, ito ang tunay na kayamanan."
Science as light in the darkness (SHS STEM Strand commencement 2022 speech)
"As STEM graduates, it is incumbent upon you to lead your generation in the fight against disinformation and fake news. My generation failed in the pandemic of disinformation, so I challenge your generation to make your way into the pages of history as the generation that helped cast light on the darkness caused by the pandemic."
Atenean: Beloved, Gifted, Empowered (SHS Baccalaureate Mass 2022 homily)
"We ask the Holy Spirit for the grace that your experience of being beloved become more fervent, your appreciation of being gifted become more profound, and your awareness of being empowered become more intense."