April 28,2010

Simple Living, Honesty Can Make A Person Avoid Committing Corruption-Nuñez

By Quirico M,. Gorpido,Jr.
Maasin City, Southern Leyte-Guest Speaker Michael Nuñez, Dept. of Trade and Indu
stry head, admonished the new 76 STI-Maasin new graduates to persistently aim fo
r simple living coupled with hard work and honesty in any kind of undertaking th
at they are going to involve themselves after their graduation.
Nuñez who delivered his speech for about an hour at the Ampil Function Hall h
ere during the recent Wednesday evening pointed out that through simple living,
hard work and obstinate honesty they can avoid committing corruption in any gove
rnment establishments or private companies where they might be employed. Most pa
rticularly if by promotion they would be occupying higher positions where there
are potential pressures coming from outside.
The guest speaker, speaking on his personal experiences as head of a governme
nt agency for almost two decades now, confided that the kind of job he and other
government offices heads are occupying is replete with temptation to commit cor
ruption in the form of either bribe or grease money. “There are many temptations
for committing corruption like by accepting bribe or grease money”, he divulged
, “but if your are honest in your job, you will not succumb to commit corruption
”.
However, because of his desire to have a simple living coupled with hard work
and practicing honesty in carrying out his task, he said, he was able to avoid
committing corruption as head by saying no to bribe or grease money in a diploma
tic way.
The DTI head nevertheless reminded the new graduates that it’s not bad to aim
for rich life, provided they would capitalize on hard work, industry, savings,
patience, legal and honest means in attaining their wealth.
He stressed that being honest has its own reward. “God will always reward peo
ple who are honest in their works”, he said. “Who would have expected that I wou
ld be chosen as one of government office heads to enjoy a tour in Europe?”
Nuñez also shared to them the secret of longer life based on what his 100-ye
ar-old grandfather has revealed to him. For young and old adults: sleep at least
8 hours, work for 8 hours and the other 8 hours for miscellaneous recreational
activities like playing,exercising,socializing,relaxing and the like.
For foods: eat a balance diet. Test all kinds of edible, organic and natural
foods (that are free from chemical treatment) that you can find in the market a
nd stores/groceries. Eat them in moderation. Always prefer to ea t natural foods
than processed foods.
Moreover, Nuñez urged the graduates of STI-Maasin’s 9th Commencement Exercise
to be entrepreneurs, which is to engage in their own business rather than relyi
ng on employment. In this connection he encouragingly invited all the STI gradua
tes to participate in a “GO Negosyo Seminar”(on how to be successful entreprene
urs and sharing of ideas on business opportunities) to be held at DPWH Governmen
t Center in Palo,.Leyte this coming April 30,2010.
The total number of 76 graduates for the school year 2009-2010 comprised the
following: 25 HRS (Hospitality and Restaurant Services), 35 IT (Information Tech
nology), 12 CET (Computer and Electronics Technology) and 4 DCET and DIT (Diplom
a in Computer and Electronics Technology and Diploma in Information Technology)
Special Honors: 1)Academic Excellence Awardees-Venus T. Junio(HRS) and Ivy M.
Delima(HRS); 2)Best Computer Programmers-Maverick R. Belano,Darcy John L. Calap
re, Mark James Jabonero,Mark shinned B. Paler and Floyd N. Bongcawel all DIT gra
duates;
3) Best Case Study Presentation Awardees-Maverick R. Belano and Bien Moises S
. Maraon DIT graduates; 4) Best Case Study Presenter Awardee-Ayeisa Charisse Sie
ga.
Venus Junio in her short speech after the distribution of diplomas expressed
her profuse thanks to the instructors for their patience in teaching and guidin
g them understand their lessons/subjects. She also expressed her appreciation an
d thanked her classmates for their companionship, camaraderie and friendship dur
ing the duration of their semestral classes, as well as the experiences that the
y have shared together as students.
Most particularly she thanked their parents and relatives for their parental
guidance and support in coping with their studies.
The two-hour long graduation ceremony was also attended by parents, relative
s and friends of STI graduates.
Earlier, there was a baccalaureate Mass held at the Catholic Cathedral. At
the AFH venue invocation was led by Best Computer Programmer Darcy John L. Calap
re.Welcome remarks was delivered by English Instructor Maria Leila V. Aguilar.Be
ndiamin C. Ausa introduced the guest speaker for the Commencement Address. Distr
ibution of diplomas was led by STI President Nestor M. Sy and assisted by DTI he
ad Michael Nuñez, School Administrator Effie Naida Sy-Visaya, TESDA Director Rol
ando Juanillo and Hilario V. Mobe, STI Academic Head. The STI President also dis
tributed plaque of appreciations and awarding of special honors to selected grad
uates. Ayeisa G.Charisse Siega, Best Case Study Presenter, led the STI pledge.
Furthermore, it was learned that there will be free registration and free l
unch for the first 500 participants to the “Go Negosyo Seminar”. For more inform
ation contact DTI-Maasin office, telephone no. 381-4099 and ask for Sandra Orito
. Other interested persons in region 8(Leyte and Samar islands) may contact DTI-
Tacloban office now. It’s a first-come-first-serve basis.
STI Staff: 1) Nestor M. Sy-President; 2) Effie Naida Sy-Visaya-School Administra
tor/Registrar; 3) Mylene M. Melorin-Registrar’s Clerk;4)Emma C. Lacerna-Accounta
nt; 5)Wilma M. Galdo- Cashier; 6)Erlinda S.Balamon;
7) Bendiamin C. Ausa-Courseware Custodian/Assist. Librarian; 8) Joel R. Ranes-Co
mputer Laboratory Facilitator; 9) Kharissa M. Caberte-Career Adviser; 10) Emilyn
ne B. Balingkit-Admission Officer; 11) Edwin C. Balagot-Utilityman/Messenger; Al
berto Requiso-Security Guard.
STI Faculty School Year 2009-2010: 1)Hilario V. Mobe-Academic Head; 2)IT Inst
ructors-Ichdien T. Kangleon(IT Chairman),Gualberto D. Coquilla,11, Marife M. Bat
estil; 3)General Education Instructors-Alona M. Teomera(GE Chairwoman),Maria Le
ila V. Aguilar, Arnilene G. Maturan,Marvee P. Pajao,Charlito M. Piao;
4) HRS Instructors-Angema P. Paloma; Archel Lorelie C. Zamora, Elizabeth S. Garv
ez, Nestor C. Sy, Jr. (Quirico M. Gorpido, Jr.)