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My
 
Education:
 
My
 
Contribution
 
to
 
the
 
Future
 
Message
 
of 
 
Colonel 
 
Benito
 
T.
 
de
 
Leon,
 
Commander,
 
104
th
 
Infantry 
 
(Sultan)
 
Brigade,
 
1
st 
 
Infantry 
 
(Tabak)
 
Division,
 
Philippine
 
 Army 
 
as
 
Guest 
 
Speaker 
 
during
 
the
 
24
th
 
Commencement 
 
Exercises
 
of 
 
Balo
‐
i 
 
National 
 
High
 
School,
 
Lanao
 
del 
 
Norte,
 
on
 
31
 
March
 
2009.
 
Bismillah
 
Hirahman
 
Niraheem.
 
 Assalamu
 
 Alaykom
 
Warahmatullahi 
 
Wabarakato.
 
May
 
the
 
peace
 
and
 
blessings
 
of 
 
The
 
Almighty
 
be
 
upon
 
us
 
all.
 
I
 
am
 
pleased,
 
but
 
more
 
honored
 
to
 
be
 
part
 
of 
 
the
 
24
th
 
Commencement
 
Exercises
 
of 
 
Balo
‐
i
 
National
 
High
 
School,
 
and
 
to
 
contribute
 
to
 
your
 
aspirations
 
as
 
you,
 
the
 
graduating
 
class,
 
face
 
your
 
 journey
 
to
 
the
 
future.
 
This
 
is
 
definitely
 
a
 
special
 
day
 
of 
 
celebration
 
for
 
what
 
all
 
of 
 
you—the
 
graduating
 
students
 
including
 
your
 
parents
 
and
 
your
 
teachers—have
 
achieved,
 
which
 
you
 
should
 
be
 
proud
 
of 
 
and
 
from
 
which
 
you
 
can
 
draw
 
inspiration.
 
To
 
the
 
teachers,
 
appreciate
 
your
 
graduating
 
students;
 
to
 
the
 
parents,
 
take
 
pride
 
of 
 
your
 
graduating
 
children;
 
and
 
to
 
the
 
graduating
 
class,
 
look
 
hopefully
 
to
 
the
 
future
 
that
 
is
 
unfolding
 
before
 
you.
 
When
 
I
 
was
 
your
 
age,
 
I
 
was
 
similarly
 
brimming
 
with
 
so
 
much
 
excitement
 
and
 
hope
 
to
 
face
 
the
 
future.
 
I
 
was
 
confident
 
to
 
meet
 
the
 
challenges
 
with
 
the
 
education
 
my
 
parents
 
and
 
teachers
 
gave
 
me,
 
along
 
with
 
the
 
studies
 
I
 
did
 
on
 
my
 
own.
 
Yes,
 
I
 
did
 
study
 
on
 
my
 
own
 
after
 
I
 
discovered
 
there
 
is
 
so
 
much
 
to
 
learn
 
outside
 
what
 
was
 
taught
 
in
 
school.
 
Earlier
 
in
 
my
 
childhood,
 
I
 
spent
 
so
 
much
 
time
 
in
 
the
 
libraries,
 
reading
 
and
 
reflecting
 
on
 
the
 
wisdom
 
that
 
was
 
written
 
in
 
various
 
books.
 
It
 
led
 
me
 
from
 
one
 
book
 
to
 
another;
 
then
 
from
 
one
 
library
 
to
 
the
 
next.
 
My
 
quest
 
for
 
knowledge
 
was
 
unending:
 
not
 
contented
 
with
 
my
 
extra
 
readings,
 
I
 
sought
 
the
 
personal
 
views
 
of 
 
friends
 
and
 
even
 
those
 
from
 
strangers.
 
In
 
the
 
end,
 
I
 
challenged
 
the
 
saying
 
“experience
 
is
 
the
 
best
 
teacher.”
 
To
 
my
 
mind,
 
I
 
would
 
often
 
say,
 
“only
 
fools
 
learn
 
from
 
their
 
own
 
experience,
 
but
 
wise
 
men
 
learn
 
from
 
the
 
experience
 
of 
 
the
 
fools!”
 
My
 
passion
 
for
 
reading
 
and
 
educating
 
myself 
 
has
 
been
 
carried
 
to
 
this
 
day:
 
now,
 
I
 
also
 
spend
 
so
 
much
 
time
 
on
 
the
 
internet
 
and
 
have
 
found
 
too
 
much
 
information,
 
but
 
I
 
realize
 
it
 
is
 
today’s
 
trend
 
of 
 
education.
 
In
 
a
 
way,
 
this
 
obsession
 
to
 
learn
 
has
 
broadened
 
my
 
perspective
 
that
 
made
 
me
 
understand
 
and
 
tolerant
 
of 
 
different
 
peoples,
 
cultures,
 
and
 
beliefs.
 
With
 
this
 
view,
 
I
 
believe
 
that
 
education
 
will
 
be
 
the
 
key
 
to
 
harmonize
 
peoples
 
from
 
different
 
cultures
 
and
 
faiths.
 
And
 
this
 
is
 
also
 
the
 
reason
 
why
 
I
 
find
 
it
 
important
 
for
 
me
 
to
 
see
 
Christians
 
and
 
Muslims
 
accepting
 
each
 
other
 
and
 
living
 
together
 
in
 
harmony.
 
 
Undoubtedly,
 
my
 
education
 
made
 
me
 
what
 
I
 
am
 
today
 
and
 
the
 
manner
 
by
 
which
 
I
 
address
 
many
 
concerns
 
of 
 
the
 
day
 
and
 
those
 
that
 
I
 
will
 
yet
 
have
 
to
 
meet.
 
So,
 
indeed,
 
when
 
there
 
is
 
education,
 
there
 
is
 
a
 
prospect
 
for
 
a
 
brighter
 
future.
 
We
 
the
 
elders,
 
particularly
 
the
 
teachers
 
and
 
parents,
 
look
 
at
 
you—the
 
graduating
 
students—to
 
carry
 
and
 
sustain
 
the
 
hopes
 
to
 
provide
 
for
 
us
 
all
 
a
 
better
 
future.
 
We
 
have
 
done
 
our
 
part
 
to
 
pass
 
these
 
hopes
 
to
 
you.
 
So
 
much
 
time
 
and
 
money
 
were
 
invested
 
to
 
make
 
this
 
happen.
 
Your
 
parents
 
sacrificed
 
a
 
great
 
deal
 
to
 
put
 
you
 
in
 
school
 
with
 
high
 
expectations.
 
Similarly,
 
your
 
teachers
 
patiently
 
passed
 
the
 
lessons
 
to
 
prepare
 
you
 
to
 
meet
 
the
 
challenges
 
of 
 
the
 
future.
 
Government,
 
for
 
its
 
part,
 
provided
 
the
 
appropriate
 
school
 
facilities
 
that
 
allowed
 
your
 
learning
 
process
 
to
 
take
 
place.
 
All
 
of 
 
these—so
 
that
 
you,
 
as
 
students,
 
will
 
have
 
to
 
learn
 
and
 
seriously
 
prepare
 
yourselves
 
in
 
your
 
future
 
roles,
 
whatever
 
they
 
may
 
be.
 
Our
 
“Panatang
 
Makabayan”
 
or
 
the
 
Oath
 
of 
 
Allegiance,
 
which
 
we
 
often
 
recite
 
as
 
citizens
 
of 
 
the
 
Republic
 
of 
 
the
 
Philippines,
 
shows
 
us
 
how
 
you
 
need
 
to
 
prepare
 
yourselves
 
and
 
the
 
reasons
 
why.
 
I
 
now
 
repeat
 
this
 
pledge
 
for
 
emphasis
 
and
 
understanding
 
of 
 
how
 
you
 
can
 
best
 
contribute
 
to
 
the
 
future:
 
Iniibig
 
ko
 
ang
 
Pilipinas.
 
Ito
 
ang
 
aking
 
lupang
 
sinilangan;
 
Ito
 
ang
 
tahanan
 
ng
 
aking
 
lahi.
 
Ako'y
 
kanyang
 
kinukupkop
 
at
 
tinutulungan
 
upang
 
maging
 
malakas,
 
maligaya
 
at
 
kapaki
‐
pakinabang.
 
Bilang
 
ganti
 
ay
 
diringgin
 
ko
 
ang
 
payo
 
ng
 
aking
 
mga
 
magulang;
 
Susundin
 
ko
 
ang
 
mga
 
tuntunin
 
ng
 
aking
 
paaralan;
 
Tutuparin
 
ko
 
ang
 
mga
 
tungkulin
 
ng
 
isang
 
mamamayang
 
makabayan
 
at
 
masunurin
 
sa
 
batas;
 
Paglilingkuran
 
ko
 
ang
 
aking
 
bayan
 
nang
 
walang
 
pag
‐
iimbot
 
at
 
nang
 
buong
 
katapatan;
 
Sisikapin
 
kong
 
maging
 
isang
 
tunay
 
na
 
Pilipino
 
sa
 
isip,
 
sa
 
salita
 
at
 
sa
 
gawa.
 
I
 
love
 
the
 
Philippines.
 
It
 
is
 
the
 
land
 
of 
 
my
 
birth;
 
It
 
is
 
the
 
home
 
of 
 
my
 
people.
 
It
 
protects
 
me
 
and
 
helps
 
me
 
to
 
be
 
strong,
 
happy
 
and
 
useful.
 
In
 
return,
 
I
 
will
 
heed
 
the
 
counsel
 
of 
 
my
 
parents;
 
I
 
will
 
obey
 
the
 
rules
 
of 
 
my
 
school;
 
I
 
will
 
perform
 
the
 
duties
 
of 
 
a
 
patriotic,
 
law
‐
abiding
 
citizen;
 
I
 
will
 
serve
 
my
 
country
 
unselfishly
 
and
 
faithfully;
 
I
 
will
 
be
 
a
 
true
 
Filipino
 
in
 
thought,
 
in
 
word,
 
in
 
deed.
 
I
 
ask
 
you
 
then
 
to
 
reflect
 
on
 
the
 
meaning
 
of 
 
this
 
oath—a
 
pledge
 
you
 
must
 
deliver
 
by
 
committing
 
your
 
time
 
and
 
energy
 
to
 
become
 
true
 
patriotic
 
Filipino
 
citizens.
 
A
 
pledge
 
you
 
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