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Recognition: Silver Medalist at World Skills ASEAN Manila 2025

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

In a heartfelt and inspiring recognition program held in honor of ๐Š๐ž๐š๐ก ๐‡๐จ๐ง๐ง๐ž ๐†๐ฅ๐ž๐ง๐ง๐ž ๐Œ. ๐’๐ฎ๐š๐ง, Silver Medalist at ๐–๐จ๐ซ๐ฅ๐ ๐’๐ค๐ข๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฌ ๐€๐’๐„๐€๐ ๐Œ๐š๐ง๐ข๐ฅ๐š ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ“, and ๐‰๐จ๐ก๐ง ๐Œ๐š๐ซ๐ค ๐ƒ๐ž ๐‹๐ž๐จ๐ง, Wall and Floor Tiling competitor, students, faculty, and top officials gathered to celebrate a milestone marked not only by technical excellence, but also by unwavering perseverance and faith held at SCMBT Annex Covered Court, September 5.

The program opened with warm welcomes from ๐ƒ๐ซ. ๐๐š๐ฎ๐ฅ ๐€๐ซ๐ฏ๐ข๐ง ๐ƒ. ๐…๐ž๐ซ๐ง๐š๐ง๐๐ž๐ณ, Chief Operating Officer, and ๐ƒ๐ซ. ๐Œ๐š๐ซ๐ข๐ฃ๐จ๐ฒ ๐ƒ. ๐‘๐จ๐ฆ๐ข๐ซ๐š๐ฅ, Dean of the College of Hospitality & Tourism Department, both of whom highlighted the significance of Suan and De Leonโ€™s accomplishments and the pride they bring to the institution.

A short video presentation highlighted Suanโ€™s journeyโ€”from intensive local training to the pressure and prestige of the international World Skills competition. A testimonial from ๐Œ๐ซ. ๐‘๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ž๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐Œ๐จ๐ง๐ญ๐ž๐ฅ๐จ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฅ๐š, Suanโ€™s coach, underscored her hard work, the long hours she dedicated, the personal challenges she overcame, and the inspirational message her journey offers to students.

Adding another layer of inspiration, industry expert ๐Œ๐ซ. ๐Œ๐ข๐œ๐ก๐š๐ž๐ฅ ๐’๐ž๐ฆ๐ข๐ฅ๐ฅ๐š and ๐Œ๐ซ. ๐‹๐จ๐ฐ๐ข๐ž ๐“๐จ๐ฅ๐ž๐ง๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐จ reflected on their journey before, during, and after the competition. They emphasized how mastery of skills, dedication, and a commitment to continuous learning are the pillars of success; an insight that resonated deeply with everyone present.

However, it was Suanโ€™s own speech that left a lasting impression on the audience. Speaking with emotion and sincerity, she recounted the struggles she had encountered throughout her journey, including moments of doubt and the rigorous demands of the competition. She shared that, despite these hardships, she believed ๐†๐จ๐ ๐ฐ๐จ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ ๐ญ๐ซ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐›๐ซ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ฎ๐ง๐ž๐ฑ๐ฉ๐ž๐œ๐ญ๐ž๐ ๐›๐ฅ๐ž๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ฌ ๐š๐ฅ๐จ๐ง๐  ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐ฉ๐š๐ญ๐ก ๐ญ๐จ๐ฐ๐š๐ซ๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐ซ๐ž๐ฐ๐š๐ซ๐, offering a message of hope and faith to all present.

A ceremonial awarding of the silver medal and the presentation of certificates to the coaches followed. ๐€๐ญ๐ญ๐ฒ. ๐€๐ซ๐ฆ๐š๐ง๐๐จ ๐’. ๐…๐ž๐ซ๐ง๐š๐ง๐๐ž๐ณ, President/CEO, delivered congratulatory remarks, commending Suan and De Leon for their achievements and encouraging other students to be inspired by their stories. ๐ƒ๐ซ. ๐Œ๐š๐ซ๐ข๐ฏ๐ข๐œ ๐ƒ. ๐…๐ž๐ซ๐ง๐š๐ง๐๐ž๐ณ, Vice President extended her heartfelt congratulations and gratitude, and through her, the institution also awarded cash incentives in recognition of the studentsโ€™ outstanding performance.

The achievements of both Suan and De Leon add to the institutionโ€™s growing list of accolades and serve as a powerful reminder that, with dedication, perseverance, and faith, extraordinary things are possible even during the most challenging moments of oneโ€™s journey.

Later Event: September 6
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