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5th Commencement Exercises

  • Southwestern College of Maritime, Business & Technology Inc. 129 Quezon Dr Calapan, MIMAROPA Philippines (map)

โ€œ๐™๐™๐™š ๐™ฌ๐™ค๐™ง๐™ก๐™™ ๐™™๐™ค๐™š๐™จ ๐™ฃ๐™ค๐™ฉ ๐™ฃ๐™š๐™š๐™™ ๐™ข๐™ค๐™ง๐™š ๐™ฅ๐™š๐™ค๐™ฅ๐™ก๐™š ๐™ฌ๐™๐™ค ๐™–๐™ง๐™š ๐™ข๐™š๐™ง๐™š๐™ก๐™ฎ ๐™ฆ๐™ช๐™–๐™ก๐™ž๐™›๐™ž๐™š๐™™. ๐™„๐™ฉ ๐™ฃ๐™š๐™š๐™™๐™จ ๐™ฅ๐™š๐™ค๐™ฅ๐™ก๐™š ๐™ฌ๐™๐™ค ๐™–๐™ง๐™š ๐™ง๐™š๐™จ๐™ž๐™ก๐™ž๐™š๐™ฃ๐™ฉ, ๐™ฅ๐™š๐™ค๐™ฅ๐™ก๐™š ๐™ฌ๐™๐™ค ๐™–๐™ง๐™š ๐™˜๐™ค๐™ช๐™ง๐™–๐™œ๐™š๐™ค๐™ช๐™จ, ๐™ฅ๐™š๐™ค๐™ฅ๐™ก๐™š ๐™ฌ๐™๐™ค ๐™˜๐™–๐™ฃ ๐™ก๐™š๐™–๐™™ ๐™ฉ๐™๐™ง๐™ค๐™ช๐™œ๐™ ๐™จ๐™ฉ๐™ค๐™ง๐™ž๐™š๐™จ. ๐™‹๐™š๐™ค๐™ฅ๐™ก๐™š ๐™ก๐™ž๐™ ๐™š ๐™ฎ๐™ค๐™ช.โ€ โ€” Capt. James Nikko R. Hosana

These powerful words resonated throughout the venue as Southwestern College of Maritime, Business and Technology Inc. held its ๐Ÿฑ๐˜๐—ต ๐—–๐—ผ๐—บ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—ฒ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜ ๐—˜๐˜…๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ฐ๐—ถ๐˜€๐—ฒ๐˜€ at Cafรฉ Angela Annex Events Place, San Antonio, Calapan City, May 13. More than a celebration of academic achievement, the ceremony became a tribute to resilience, determination, and the dreams carried by every graduate.

Anchored on the theme, โ€œ๐—–๐—ผ๐—บ๐—ฝ๐—ฎ๐˜€๐˜€ ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐—˜๐˜…๐—ฐ๐—ฒ๐—น๐—น๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—ฒ: ๐—ก๐—ฎ๐˜ƒ๐—ถ๐—ด๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—™๐˜‚๐˜๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐˜€ ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐— ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐˜๐—ถ๐—บ๐—ฒ, ๐—ง๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐˜€๐—บ, ๐—›๐—ผ๐˜€๐—ฝ๐—ถ๐˜๐—ฎ๐—น๐—ถ๐˜๐˜† ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—˜๐—ป๐˜๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฝ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐˜€๐—ต๐—ถ๐—ฝ,โ€ the event honored the perseverance and dedication of students who successfully completed their respective academic journeys. Proud parents, supportive families, faculty members, staff, and distinguished guests gathered to witness the memorable milestone.

Serving as the commencement speaker, ๐—–๐—ฎ๐—ฝ๐˜. ๐—๐—ฎ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐˜€ ๐—ก๐—ถ๐—ธ๐—ธ๐—ผ ๐—ฅ. ๐—›๐—ผ๐˜€๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฎ delivered an inspiring message that challenged graduates to go beyond being academically prepared. He encouraged them to become courageous individuals who can adapt to challenges, lead with integrity, and make meaningful contributions in their chosen fields. His words reminded the graduates that success is not measured solely by qualifications, but by character, resilience, and the willingness to rise above adversity.

The administration also extended its heartfelt gratitude to parents and guardians for their sacrifices and unwavering support throughout the studentsโ€™ educational journey. Faculty members were likewise recognized for their commitment to shaping and guiding students toward excellence and professional growth.

As the graduates officially turned the page to a new chapter of their lives, the ceremony became more than just a celebration of academic success as it became a reminder that every challenge conquered serves as a compass toward greater opportunities and brighter futures.