02/03/2026
๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ก๐จ๐ฅ๐๐ซ๐ฌ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ซ๐ฌ๐ก๐ข๐ฉ ๐๐ซ๐๐ข๐ง๐ข๐ง๐ 2026: ๐๐๐ ๐ฑ ๐๐๐-๐ (1/3) ๐๐๐๐๐๐
Last February 28, 2026, green and gold came together for their joint ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ก๐จ๐ฅ๐๐ซ๐ฌ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ซ๐ฌ๐ก๐ข๐ฉ ๐๐ซ๐๐ข๐ง๐ข๐ง๐ , facilitated by Scholars Leadership Camp (SLC) alumni from the University of San Carlos and University of San JoseโRecoletos.
The training opened with welcoming remarks from DOST SA USJ-R President Mr. Bryan Ypanto Rabor, setting the tone for a day dedicated to developing leaders grounded in purpose and passion.
๐๐จ๐๐ข๐๐ฅ ๐๐๐ฌ๐ฉ๐จ๐ง๐ฌ๐ข๐๐ข๐ฅ๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ
The first plenary, led by Mr. Nathanael Owen Aguas, emphasized volunteerism and social awareness, challenging scholars to extend their excellence beyond academics and into meaningful service.
This was followed by ๐๐ถ๐จ๐ฐ๐ฏ ๐ด๐ข ๐๐ข๐บ๐ข๐ฏ โ ๐๐ค๐ฉ๐ฐ๐ญ๐ข๐ณ๐ดโ ๐๐ข๐ญ๐ญ ๐ต๐ฐ ๐๐ค๐ต๐ช๐ฐ๐ฏ, facilitated by Ms. Athessa Louise Reble and Mr. John Mark Antipuesto, where scholars examined pressing societal issues such as the literacy crisis, voter education, brain drain, solid waste crisis, and gentrification. Through a carousel discussion, scholars reflected on their role in contributing to solutions within their own capacities.
๐๐ซ๐จ๐๐๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐๐ฅ ๐๐ฑ๐๐๐ฅ๐ฅ๐๐ง๐๐
The second plenary, facilitated by Mr. Adryan Gabriel Correa and Mr. Mel Benedict Guarde, focused on self-awareness and intentional growth as the foundation of professional excellence.
In the succeeding activity, ๐๐ณ๐ฐ๐ง๐ฆ๐ด๐ด๐ช๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ข๐ญ ๐๐น๐ค๐ฆ๐ญ๐ญ๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ค๐ฆ ๐๐ฐ๐ฐ๐ต๐ฆ๐ฅ ๐ช๐ฏ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐๐ฆ๐ญ๐ง, led by Mr. Neil Brendan Delgado and Mr. Jan Henri Culanag, scholars navigated uncertainty by spelling words using letters placed on their bodies. What began as confusion gradually transformed into coordination, trust, and deeper awareness of oneโs role within the team.
๐๐๐ซ๐ฏ๐๐ง๐ญ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ซ๐ฌ๐ก๐ข๐ฉ
The final plenary, led by Ms. Athena Oriel Bitara, highlighted empathy, presence, and genuine connection as the heart of servant leadership. This was reinforced through ๐๐ข๐จ๐ชโ๐ต ๐๐ข๐จ๐ช ๐๐ข๐ด๐ข๐ฎ๐ข ๐ข๐ฏ๐จ ๐๐ข๐บ๐ข๐ฏ, led by Ms. Shanice Laurico, where scholars worked together to overcome obstacles guided by only one pair of eyes at a time all the while carrying and protecting their additional team member, the egg they nurtured throughout the day, amidst the challenges, demonstrating unity, trust, and shared leadership.
The activity hall soon echoed with the scholars' empowering chants as they approach the end of the training.
The training culminated in the ๐๐ฌ๐บ๐ด๐ค๐ณ๐ข๐ฑ๐ฆ๐ณ challenge, led by DOST SA USC President Mr. Jan Henri Culanag, where scholars built structures from limited materials while navigating constraints and uncertainty, putting into practice the lessons they had learned.
In the process, they realized that leadership is not defined solely by achieving goals, but by the values, attitude, and character cultivated along the way.
As the light of the setting sun refracted through the windows of the Lawrence Bunzel Building Room 264-265, so do the scholars who closed the day with the mindset that even the grandest of leaders must bow down in humble service to the Nation and its people.
๐ณ๐๐๐'๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐ฉ๐๐๐๐, ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐ฉ๐๐๐๐!
