Multinational CEO Rebecca Bustamante-Mills visits

PHINMA University of Pangasinan 

By: Mary Ruth Macaraeg
July 9, 2017
 LEADING WOMAN - PHINMA UPang Center for Student and Leadership Development Director
Adele Traspe (right), College of Social Sciences Dean Joseph Richard Mejia (second from right), Supreme Student
Council President Michael Argonza (left), College of Engineering and Architecture Dean John Zamora (second from
left), College of Management and Accountancy Dean Christine Charity Resultay (third from left) and College of
Information and Technology Dean Aristotle Liwanag (middle) welcomes Multinational CEO Rebecca Bustamante-
Mills (third from right) on Students' Convocation 2017.

“They have to continue and don’t give up.”

This is what Chalre Associates Executive Research Founder, Asia CEO Awards and Asia
CEO Forum President Rebecca Bustamante-Mills said on her speech to the students of PHINMA
University of Pangasinan during the Students’ Convocation held at university gymnasium last
July 7.
In her speech, CEO Rebecca shared her inspirational story and her experiences on how did she
become of what she is today. Moreover, she advised the students that no matter what happen,
they should believe on their selves.

“My advice to the students here today is more on finding out their purpose in life, believing in
themselves and take action. Whatever challenges they will experience, don’t ever (ever) give up.
Give up is not a word. Challenges will make them better – make them stronger,” Mills said.
She also encouraged the students who are facing financial challenges in their education, to find
ways in order for them to finish their chosen profession.

Mills: “For students, who are struggling about financial, they must find more ways on how they
can pay for they education because that is just a stepping stone for them to be better in the
future. Kasi if they are not finding ways, how can they finish it? Finding either a part-time
job kahit ma-prolong ‘yung kanilang education, as long as they are learning something – they
have to continue and don’t give up.”

The Students’ Convocation is an annual university-wide activity that marks a new academic
school year and recognize the graduating students and new members of the university.

According to College of Management and Accountancy (CMA) Governor John Carlo Brion, the
council recorded a total number of 1, 200 students from different colleges and departments of the
university who attended the convocation.