First of all, I comgratulates of batch 2012, most especially the parents and benefactors who invested their ambition, hope, and effort upon eachof you, to make sure you be developed into the professionals that you are today.

 

     As our graduates, we set you forth with the hope that you merge well into society, fulfilling the vision we had in mind when we took the responsibility of educating you. But more than that, we wish you all to stand out in society, knowing that you have reason to be confident. Knowing that this confidece comes from how each of you was trained.

 

     Our university maintains a Deregulated Status for a purpose. And that is so that we could focus more on student centered approaches in teaching rather curriculum centered approaches. You are products of the education industry's contemporary standard, one which focuses on student development.

 

     As such, your instructor's focus was not just on the textbook but also on the inclination of developing actual skills and store of useful knowledge which the world would demand of you when you begin life as professionals. You were tought to think as practicing professionals. You were tought how to deal with practical realities.

 

     And now the real test begins. Good luck to all of you.

 

DR. GONZALO T. DUQUE         

University President