Commencement Speaker, Most Outstanding Alumna
By Frank T. Ituriaga
By Frank T. Ituriaga
MRS. LOLITA MAGDALUYO–CALAGSING, an Assistant professor at the University of San Agustin in Iloilo City, came back recently to her high school Alma Mater – Madyaas Institute in Numancia, Aklan to be the Commencement Speaker during its 60th graduation exercises.
The Guest of Honor and Commencement Speaker, popular and a standout singer during her high school days at Madyaas Institute some four decades ago, was also cited and presented with a Plaque of Recognition as Most Outstanding Alumna for SY 2005 – 2006 on the same occasion.
Also present during the affair, among others, were Atty. Filemon C. Fernandez, President & Chairman of the Baord; Mr. Josue T. Maravilla, Vice President; Mr. Franklin T. Ituriaga, Principal and Secretary of the Board; Dr. Reinalda I. Magdaluyo, President of the Alumni Association and member of the Board; Dr. Concepcion P. Constantino, member of the Board; and other officers of the Board of Trustees and members of the Faculty.
In her speech, Mrs. Calagsing reminisced of the good times during her high school days; talked about her experiences, and made some fleeting comparisons of those times then vis-à-vis the present day situations. She talked about how good her teachers were, and how she’d brag about them to her friends and peers later on.
She briefed the members of the graduating class of the prospects on hand and looming before them, gave them simple and practical tips on how to prepare for the future, and advised them to make the most of the opportunities they could hold on to, and to endeavor to be the best of whatever they could finally be in life.
Born in Pasig City on April 10, 1947, Prof. Calagsing spent her childhood days in Numancia, Aklan where she finished her elementary education from the Numancia Elementary School with honors in 1959, and high school from Madyaas Institute in 1963, also with honors. She graduated Bachelor of Science in Education (major in Elementary Education) at West Visayas State University in Iloilo City in 1967, as Most Outstanding Student in Dramatics.
In 1998, after retiring from the teaching job (with a rank of Master Teacher II), she earned her Master of Arts in Education from West Visayas State University. Beginning 1999, and to this day, she has been Assistant Professor at the University of San Agustin in Iloilo City.
Among the responsibilities related to school and community services she is involved in now are the following: As Directress/Principal of the Leon Holy Family Learning Center in Leon, Iloilo (which started in 2000), as is Provincial Coordinator for Iloilo of the CFC-Education Foundation Inc., as President of the Teachers College Faculty Club of the University of San Agustin, and as Supervisor of the Teachers College Practicum Students of the same institution. For Academic Year 2002-2003, she was recipient of a Professorial Chair at the University of San Agustin.
Calagsing has undertaken researches, like: 1. Mga Kontemporaryong Pagpapahalagang Filipino ng mga Mag-aaral sa Unibersidad ng San Agustin. (This is a Professorial Chair Lecture sponsored by the University of San Agustin and Coca-Cola Bottlers Philippines – Academic Year 2002 – 2003). 2. Mga Kasanayang Pangwika ng mga Mag-aaral sa Elementarya (West Visayas State University, 1998).
Mrs. Calagsing is a member of the National Research Council of the Philippines, the Catholic Teachers’ Guild of the Philippines (CTGP), and the Philippine Association for Teacher Education. (PAPTE).
Baby, as friends and intimates call her, is married to Mr. Rodolfo C. Calagsing, a retired Division Manager, Philippine Ports authority. The couple have two children; Ken M. Calagsing is a Business Administration graduate (major in Marketing) from the University of the Philippines Visayas. He is now a Premium Finance Specialist in Los Angeles, USA. Kim Tatum M. Calagsing, on the other hand, went to college at West Visayas State University. Now a Registered Nurse, she works at McKenzie Place, Queen Elizabeth II Hospital, Alberta, Canada. /MP
The Guest of Honor and Commencement Speaker, popular and a standout singer during her high school days at Madyaas Institute some four decades ago, was also cited and presented with a Plaque of Recognition as Most Outstanding Alumna for SY 2005 – 2006 on the same occasion.
Also present during the affair, among others, were Atty. Filemon C. Fernandez, President & Chairman of the Baord; Mr. Josue T. Maravilla, Vice President; Mr. Franklin T. Ituriaga, Principal and Secretary of the Board; Dr. Reinalda I. Magdaluyo, President of the Alumni Association and member of the Board; Dr. Concepcion P. Constantino, member of the Board; and other officers of the Board of Trustees and members of the Faculty.
In her speech, Mrs. Calagsing reminisced of the good times during her high school days; talked about her experiences, and made some fleeting comparisons of those times then vis-à-vis the present day situations. She talked about how good her teachers were, and how she’d brag about them to her friends and peers later on.
She briefed the members of the graduating class of the prospects on hand and looming before them, gave them simple and practical tips on how to prepare for the future, and advised them to make the most of the opportunities they could hold on to, and to endeavor to be the best of whatever they could finally be in life.
Born in Pasig City on April 10, 1947, Prof. Calagsing spent her childhood days in Numancia, Aklan where she finished her elementary education from the Numancia Elementary School with honors in 1959, and high school from Madyaas Institute in 1963, also with honors. She graduated Bachelor of Science in Education (major in Elementary Education) at West Visayas State University in Iloilo City in 1967, as Most Outstanding Student in Dramatics.
In 1998, after retiring from the teaching job (with a rank of Master Teacher II), she earned her Master of Arts in Education from West Visayas State University. Beginning 1999, and to this day, she has been Assistant Professor at the University of San Agustin in Iloilo City.
Among the responsibilities related to school and community services she is involved in now are the following: As Directress/Principal of the Leon Holy Family Learning Center in Leon, Iloilo (which started in 2000), as is Provincial Coordinator for Iloilo of the CFC-Education Foundation Inc., as President of the Teachers College Faculty Club of the University of San Agustin, and as Supervisor of the Teachers College Practicum Students of the same institution. For Academic Year 2002-2003, she was recipient of a Professorial Chair at the University of San Agustin.
Calagsing has undertaken researches, like: 1. Mga Kontemporaryong Pagpapahalagang Filipino ng mga Mag-aaral sa Unibersidad ng San Agustin. (This is a Professorial Chair Lecture sponsored by the University of San Agustin and Coca-Cola Bottlers Philippines – Academic Year 2002 – 2003). 2. Mga Kasanayang Pangwika ng mga Mag-aaral sa Elementarya (West Visayas State University, 1998).
Mrs. Calagsing is a member of the National Research Council of the Philippines, the Catholic Teachers’ Guild of the Philippines (CTGP), and the Philippine Association for Teacher Education. (PAPTE).
Baby, as friends and intimates call her, is married to Mr. Rodolfo C. Calagsing, a retired Division Manager, Philippine Ports authority. The couple have two children; Ken M. Calagsing is a Business Administration graduate (major in Marketing) from the University of the Philippines Visayas. He is now a Premium Finance Specialist in Los Angeles, USA. Kim Tatum M. Calagsing, on the other hand, went to college at West Visayas State University. Now a Registered Nurse, she works at McKenzie Place, Queen Elizabeth II Hospital, Alberta, Canada. /MP
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