02/09/2026
๐๐ฅ๐ข๐ ๐ง๐๐ ๐ฉ๐๐ฅ๐ฌ ๐๐๐๐๐ก๐ก๐๐ก๐, ๐ช๐โ๐ฉ๐ ๐ช๐๐ง๐๐๐๐ ๐ฌ๐ข๐จ ๐๐ฅ๐ข๐ช. ๐๐ค
Some milestones are extra special because you donโt just celebrate the achievement you remember ๐๐ต๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐ถ๐ ๐ฎ๐น๐น ๐๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐๐ฒ๐ฑ.
Today, Atlantic Seamanโs Dormitory is incredibly proud to celebrate ๐๐๐ผ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐ผ๐๐ป, ๐๐ผ๐ฐ๐ฒ๐น๐๐ป ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ฆ๐ต๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ถ๐น๐๐ป. ๐โจ
Bago pa lumaki ang Atlantic, bago pa dumami ang branches, employees, and everything that Atlantic has become today, ๐ป๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ๐ถ๐๐ฎ๐ป ๐ป๐ฎ ๐ธ๐ฎ๐๐ผ.
When Atlantic had only ๐ผ๐ป๐ฒ ๐ฏ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฐ๐ต, you were already there. Kayo ang ilan sa mga unang empleyado at katuwang na nagtiyaga, nagtrabaho, at naging bahagi ng foundation ng Atlantic.
Kaya seeing both of you today, wearing your graduation gowns, is truly a proud and emotional moment for all of us. ๐ฅน
Hindi naging madali ang journey ninyo.
You both worked while studying. Nagtrabaho kayo habang nag-aaral, nagtiyaga kahit puyat at pagod, humarap sa responsibilities, at gumawa ng paraan para maipagpatuloy ang inyong mga pangarap.
May mga araw na kailangan ninyong magtrabaho sa gabi at pumasok sa klase sa umaga. May mga pagkakataong kailangan ninyong isantabi ang ibang bagay dahil mas mahalaga ang kinabukasang gusto ninyong mabuo.
There were probably moments when you asked yourselves, โ๐๐ฎ๐๐ฎ ๐ธ๐ผ ๐ฝ๐ฎ ๐ฏ๐ฎ?โ
Pero hindi kayo sumuko.
You kept showing up.
You kept working.
You kept studying.
You kept believing.
And today, ๐๐ผ๐ ๐ณ๐ถ๐ป๐ฎ๐น๐น๐ ๐บ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ฒ ๐ถ๐. ๐ค๐
โจ ๐ฉ๐๐๐๐, ๐๐ข๐๐๐๐ฌ๐ก ๐๐ ๐๐จ๐ญ๐ ๐๐ก
๐ Bachelor of Science in Hospitality Management
National Teachers College - Class of 2026
๐๐ผ๐ฐ๐ฒ๐น๐๐ป, your journey is a beautiful reminder of your Tatayโs words:
โ๐ง๐ฎ๐ฝ๐๐๐ถ๐ป ๐บ๐ผ, ๐๐ฎ๐ฝ๐๐๐ถ๐ป ๐บ๐ผโฆโ ๐๏ธ
And today, you can finally say, โ๐ง๐ฎ๐, ๐๐ฎ๐ฝ๐ผ๐ ๐ป๐ฎ ๐ฝ๐ผ. ๐ก๐ฎ๐๐๐ฝ๐ฎ๐ฑ ๐ธ๐ผ ๐ป๐ฎ.โ๐ค
โจ ๐ง๐๐๐๐๐ฃ, ๐ฆ๐๐๐ฅ๐๐๐ฌ๐ก ๐๐๐๐๐ง๐ข
๐ Bachelor of Science in Tourism Management
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๐ ๐๐๐ก๐ ๐๐จ๐ ๐๐๐จ๐๐
Pamantasan ng Lungsod ng Maynila โ Class of 2026
Sherilyn, your story is equally inspiring. From working at a young age, taking on different jobs and sidelines, to becoming a working student despite the sleepless nights, long days, and countless challenges, you continued to pursue your dream.
And today, you stand proudly as a ๐ ๐๐๐ก๐ ๐๐จ๐ ๐๐๐จ๐๐ ๐ด๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐๐ฎ๐๐ฒ. ๐
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You both showed us that success isnโt always about having an easy journey. Sometimes, itโs about ๐ฐ๐ต๐ผ๐ผ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ผ ๐ฐ๐ผ๐ป๐๐ถ๐ป๐๐ฒ ๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐ป ๐๐ต๐ฒ๐ป ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ท๐ผ๐๐ฟ๐ป๐ฒ๐ ๐ถ๐ ๐ฑ๐ถ๐ณ๐ณ๐ถ๐ฐ๐๐น๐.
And perhaps the most beautiful part of your story is this:
While Atlantic was ๐ด๐ฟ๐ผ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด, ๐๐ผ๐ ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐ด๐ฟ๐ผ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ผ๐ผ. ๐ฑ
From that one branch where we first started together, look at where we are now.
๐๐๐น๐ฎ๐ป๐๐ถ๐ฐ ๐ต๐ฎ๐ ๐ด๐ฟ๐ผ๐๐ป. ๐๐ป๐ฑ ๐๐ผ ๐ต๐ฎ๐๐ฒ ๐๐ผ๐.
You are no longer just the young employees who were there during our early days. Today, you are graduates who are ready to build the future you worked so hard for. ๐ค
Jocelyn and Sherilyn, ๐๐ฒ ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐๐ผ ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ผ๐๐ฑ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐๐ผ๐ ๐ฏ๐ผ๐๐ต.
Thank you for being part of Atlanticโs story from the very beginning.
Thank you for your hard work, loyalty, patience, and dedication.
And thank you for allowing us to witness a part of your journey.
We know there were countless sacrifices behind those diplomas puyat, pagod, tears, doubts, and moments when giving up would have been easier.
But you chose to continue.
๐๐ป๐ฑ ๐๐ผ๐ ๐ฏ๐ผ๐๐ต ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐ฒ ๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ ๐ด๐ผ๐ผ๐ฑ ๐๐ต๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ต๐ฎ๐ ๐น๐ถ๐ณ๐ฒ ๐ต๐ฎ๐ ๐ถ๐ป ๐๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐๐ผ๐.โจ
๐ฑ ๐ฌ๐ผ๐ ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐๐ต๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐๐ต๐ฒ๐ป ๐๐๐น๐ฎ๐ป๐๐ถ๐ฐ ๐๐ฎ๐ ๐ท๐๐๐ ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐ด๐ถ๐ป๐ป๐ถ๐ป๐ด.
๐ ๐ก๐ผ๐, ๐๐ฒโ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐ต๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐ฐ๐ฒ๐น๐ฒ๐ฏ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ฎ๐ ๐๐ผ๐ ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐ด๐ถ๐ป ๐ฎ ๐ป๐ฒ๐ ๐ฐ๐ต๐ฎ๐ฝ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐ผ๐๐ป.
๐๐ฟ๐ผ๐บ ๐ผ๐ป๐ฒ ๐ฏ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฐ๐ต ๐๐ผ ๐บ๐ฎ๐ป๐ ๐ฑ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐บ๐.
๐๐ฟ๐ผ๐บ ๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐ธ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐๐๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ป๐๐ ๐๐ผ ๐ด๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐๐ฎ๐๐ฒ๐.
๐๐ฟ๐ผ๐บ ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ฝ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐ด๐ถ๐ป๐ป๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ผ ๐ฐ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐ผ๐๐ป ๐ณ๐๐๐๐ฟ๐ฒ.
This is more than just a graduation.
๐ง๐ต๐ถ๐ ๐ถ๐ ๐ฎ ๐ฐ๐ฒ๐น๐ฒ๐ฏ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐ผ๐ณ ๐ต๐ผ๐ ๐ณ๐ฎ๐ฟ ๐๐ผ๐ ๐ฏ๐ผ๐๐ต ๐ต๐ฎ๐๐ฒ ๐ฐ๐ผ๐บ๐ฒ. ๐ค
Congratulations, ๐๐ผ๐ฐ๐ฒ๐น๐๐ป & ๐ฆ๐ต๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ถ๐น๐๐ป! ๐โจ
๐ฌ๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐๐๐น๐ฎ๐ป๐๐ถ๐ฐ ๐ณ๐ฎ๐บ๐ถ๐น๐ ๐ถ๐ ๐๐ผ, ๐๐ผ ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ผ๐๐ฑ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐๐ผ๐.
