Being able to make it on the Top 3 among the
Top 10 Outstanding Political Science Students of the Philippines after a tough elimination
round is beyond all my expectations during the National Political Science
Convention held in Vigan City. I wrote this not just solely to proclaim my
happiness but simply to inspire others and to articulate my little feelings of
resentment. We had the best moments in Vigan City where along with it is the
joy and fun I had with my fellow finalists coming from the different regions of
the country. Exchanging thoughts and opinions with the youths of my age and
other faculty members from the other universities who attended the assembly is
an opportunity which I can never forget.
I thanked those universities who adopted and hospitably
entertained me during the entire convention. They never failed to make me feel comfortable
despite the loneliness of being a lone delegate from the university which I am
representing. Never mind that I was struggling from being financially
challenged unlike my fellow finalists who were totally supported by their
universities, never mind that there was no consideration in the costs of
preparing all my documents in the college unlike all of my fellow finalists,
still, everything is worthy. After all, recognition is nothing. What is more of
being an outstanding is the drive to genuinely serve the people.
List of Finalists (this is just based on what I remembered)
1. Sonny B., University of San Carlos
2 Jenny P., University of San Carlos
3. Guiller D., University of the Philippines Visayas- Tacloban
4. John, Bicol University
5. Mark V., Western Visayas State University
6. Arisa B., De La Salle State University- Dasmarinas
7. Zafh, St. Louis University- Baguio
8. Mark. A., De La Salle State University- Dasmarinas
9. Juris, University of Eastern Philippines
10. Jamie. Far Eastern University
