19/04/2026
๐๐ฎ๐ง๐ข๐จ๐ซ ๐๐๐ซ๐ค๐๐ญ๐๐ซ๐ฌ' ๐๐ฌ๐ฌ๐จ๐๐ข๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐๐ซ๐๐ฌ๐ข๐๐๐ง๐ญ ๐๐๐ฏ๐ข ๐๐ฎ๐๐ซ๐๐๐ฅ ๐๐๐ฆ๐ข๐ฅ๐ฅ๐๐ง ๐๐๐ฅ๐ข๐ฏ๐๐ซ๐ฌ ๐๐ฆ๐จ๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐๐ฅ ๐
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During the Junior Marketersโ Association (JMA) 2nd General Assembly and Election, outgoing President Levi Juarbal Samillan formally delivered his final speech, marking the conclusion of his term with a message centered on resilience, faith, and purpose-driven leadership.
In his address, Samillan reflected on the realities of leadership, emphasizing that his journey was not defined by perfection, but by willingness and commitment. โ๐ ๐ฏ๐ฆ๐ท๐ฆ๐ณ ๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ด๐ช๐ต๐ข๐ต๐ฆ๐ฅ ๐ต๐ฐ ๐ณ๐ถ๐ฏโฆ ๐ฏ๐ฐ๐ต ๐ฃ๐ฆ๐ค๐ข๐ถ๐ด๐ฆ ๐ ๐ธ๐ข๐ด ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ด๐ต ๐ณ๐ฆ๐ข๐ฅ๐บ, ๐ฃ๐ถ๐ต ๐ฃ๐ฆ๐ค๐ข๐ถ๐ด๐ฆ ๐ ๐ธ๐ข๐ด ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ด๐ต ๐ธ๐ช๐ญ๐ญ๐ช๐ฏ๐จ,โ he stated, recalling the early challenges their team faced even before formally assuming office.
He acknowledged the struggles encountered throughout the term, including moments of doubt, limited resources, and personal sacrifices. Despite these, he highlighted the collective strength of the organization: โ๐๐ฆ ๐ธ๐ฐ๐ณ๐ฌ๐ฆ๐ฅ ๐ธ๐ช๐ต๐ฉ ๐ธ๐ฉ๐ข๐ต ๐ธ๐ฆ ๐ฉ๐ข๐ฅโฆ ๐ธ๐ฆ ๐ญ๐ฆ๐ฅ ๐ธ๐ช๐ต๐ฉ ๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ข๐ณ๐ต ๐ฌ๐ข๐ฉ๐ช๐ต ๐ฎ๐ช๐ฏ๐ด๐ข๐ฏ ๐ฑ๐ข๐จ๐ฐ๐ฅ ๐ฏ๐ข ๐ข๐ฏ๐จ ๐ช๐ด๐ช๐ฑ ๐ข๐ต ๐ฌ๐ข๐ต๐ข๐ธ๐ข๐ฏ.โ
Samillan also expressed gratitude to those who became part of his leadership journeyโcrediting his faith, family, faculty mentors, officers, and JMA members as key pillars of support. He underscored that his greatest achievement was not found in accomplishments or events, but in the impact he created within the organization: โ๐๐ช๐ฏ๐ฅ๐ช ๐บ๐ถ๐ฏ๐จ ๐ต๐ช๐ต๐ญ๐ฆ๐ดโฆ ๐ฌ๐ถ๐ฏ๐ฅ๐ช ๐บ๐ถ๐ฏ๐จ ๐ฑ๐ถ๐ด๐ฐ ๐ฏ๐ข ๐ฏ๐ข๐ข๐ฃ๐ฐ๐ต ๐ฌ๐ฐ, ๐ข๐ต ๐ฑ๐ถ๐ด๐ฐ๐ฏ๐จ ๐ถ๐ฎ๐ข๐ฃ๐ฐ๐ต ๐ด๐ขโ๐ฌ๐ช๐ฏ ๐ฑ๐ข๐ฃ๐ข๐ญ๐ช๐ฌ.โ
As he formally stepped down from his position, he left a message to future leaders, encouraging them to embrace courage despite uncertainty. โ๐๐๐ฃ๐๐ ๐ ๐๐๐ก๐๐ฃ๐๐๐ฃ ๐ข๐๐๐๐ฃ๐ ๐ฅ๐๐ง๐ฅ๐๐ ๐ฉ๐ค ๐ฅ๐๐ง๐ ๐ข๐๐๐๐ฃ๐ ๐ก๐๐๐๐งโฆ ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐ ๐๐๐ก๐๐ฃ๐๐๐ฃ ๐ข๐ค ๐ก๐๐ฃ๐โ๐ฅ๐ช๐จ๐ค, ๐ฉ๐๐ฅ๐๐ฃ๐, ๐๐ฉ ๐ฅ๐๐ฃ๐๐ฃ๐๐ฃ๐๐๐๐๐ฃ.โ
Closing his speech, Samillan reframed his departure not as an end, but as a transition, affirming his continued commitment to the organization. He reminded members that leadership is not about status, but about rising when it matters most:
A leader is not waited forโa leader rises and chooses to rise to lead.