Southwestern College of Maritime, Business and Technology Inc. (SCMBT) marked a historic milestone as it held its ๐ณ๐ถ๐ฟ๐๐-๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐๐ผ๐บ๐บ๐ฒ๐ป๐ฐ๐ฒ๐บ๐ฒ๐ป๐ ๐๐ ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฐ๐ถ๐๐ฒ๐ for the ๐๐ถ๐ฝ๐น๐ผ๐บ๐ฎ ๐ถ๐ป ๐๐ผ๐๐ฝ๐ถ๐๐ฎ๐น๐ถ๐๐ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ง๐ผ๐๐ฟ๐ถ๐๐บ ๐ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฎ๐ด๐ฒ๐บ๐ฒ๐ป๐ (๐๐๐ง๐ ) ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ฅ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ผ๐ด๐ป๐ถ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐บ๐ผ๐ป๐ for the ๐๐ถ๐ฝ๐น๐ผ๐บ๐ฎ ๐ถ๐ป ๐ฆ๐ต๐ถ๐ฝ ๐ ๐ฎ๐ถ๐ป๐๐ฒ๐ป๐ฎ๐ป๐ฐ๐ฒ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ฅ๐ฒ๐ฝ๐ฎ๐ถ๐ฟ (๐๐ฆ๐ ๐ฅ) at SCMBT Annex Covered Court, October 23.
The ceremony celebrated the achievements of ๐ฐ๐ฏ ๐๐๐๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ป๐๐, comprising 23 DHTM and 20 DSMR , recognizing their perseverance, dedication, and readiness to pursue opportunities in their respective industries.
Guided by the theme, โ๐๐ป๐ฐ๐ต๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ถ๐ป ๐ฆ๐ธ๐ถ๐น๐น, ๐๐ฟ๐ถ๐๐ฒ๐ป ๐ฏ๐ ๐ฆ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฒ: ๐๐ฎ๐๐ป๐ฐ๐ต๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ผ๐บ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐ป๐ ๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐๐น๐ผ๐ฏ๐ฎ๐น ๐ฆ๐๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฑ๐ ๐ถ๐ป ๐ ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ถ๐๐ถ๐บ๐ฒ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐๐ผ๐๐ฝ๐ถ๐๐ฎ๐น๐ถ๐๐ ๐๐ป๐ฑ๐๐๐๐ฟ๐,โ the event underscored the institution's commitment to providing quality technical education and developing competent, service-oriented, and industry-ready graduates.
Adding significance to the occasion was the presence of ๐ฉ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฒ๐๐๐ฎ ๐๐ฎ๐ป๐ฒ ๐. ๐๐ฐ๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐ฑ๐ฎ, ๐๐ฃ๐, ๐ ๐๐, Acting Provincial Director of the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) in Oriental Mindoro, who served as the commencement speaker. Her participation highlighted the vital role of technical and vocational education in equipping learners with the knowledge and practical skills needed to meet industry standards.
The first-ever ceremony marked an important chapter in SCMBTโs continuing efforts to expand educational opportunities and recognize the accomplishments of students in its diploma programs. It also demonstrated the institutionโs dedication to preparing graduates for the demands of the maritime and hospitality industries.
