14/07/2026
𝐈𝐍 𝐏𝐇𝐎𝐓𝐎𝐒 || 𝐀𝐃𝐀𝐌𝐀𝐒 𝐀𝐖𝐀𝐑𝐃𝐒 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔
𝐂𝐒𝐎, 𝐎𝐒𝐀 𝐇𝐨𝐧𝐨𝐫 𝐒𝐭𝐮𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐋𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬
“𝙇𝙚𝙖𝙙𝙚𝙧𝙨𝙝𝙞𝙥 𝙞𝙨 𝙞𝙣𝙙𝙚𝙚𝙙 𝙠𝙖𝙥𝙤𝙮 𝙣𝙜𝙖 𝙙𝙞𝙡𝙞 𝙠𝙖𝙥𝙤𝙮.” – Aljeddah Cocamas, CSO President A.Y 2025-2026
The Council of Student Organization - UM Digos College, with its chairpersons Aljeddah M. Cocamas, Arman Bedionets, and Janiel A Gaviola, spearheaded the first ADAMAS Awards to recognize the student leaders and their contributions to the growth of the college throughout the academic year.
Through the theme, “Shaped by Adversity, Defined by
Excellence: Honoring Resilient Leaders.” the student leaders from different departments and organizations gathered at the Dr. Luisa E. Tinio Gymnasium on July 13, 2026.
Aljeddah Cocamas, former CSO President, shared in his speech the struggles of student leaders.
“Leadership is indeed kapoy. It is draining. It is stressful. It demands your time, your energy, your patience, your resources, and sometimes even your peace,” Cocamas said.
Cocamas added that behind every successful event, student leaders often sacrifice their sleep, and numerous disappointments.
“Beyond every successful project are countless meetings, revisions, sleepless nights, difficult conversations, disappointments, and silent sacrifices that rarely make it to the final report,” he added.
Furthermore, Cocamas encouraged the student leaders to always find the fire to serve and carry their purpose.
“When your purpose is not to be applauded, not to be recognized, not to gain a title, but to genuinely serve for the common good, then every challenge becomes worth carrying,” he urged.
He also stressed that leadership does not begin when someone is elected. Leadership begins the moment a student decides to become part of something greater than themselves.
The ADAMAS Awards is an annual event that honors the efforts of every student leader who contributes to the growth of the institution.
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