To our Dear Pupils, Parents, and Teacher of Diclum Elementary School
Greetings of Peace!
Another school year is coming to a close, signaling a start
of a new chapter for most you. You’ll move on to high school, while some of you may immediately join the
workforce. Whichever path that stretches out before you, you can be sure
that it is a fresh one, a renewed one.
We are entering a period in the world’s history in which many
in the old systems are being dismantled, gradually being replaced by
newer, and hopefully, better ones. Technology, governments, businesses
are fast evolving, recognizing that you, the individual, are a
significant part of a bigger whole. You matter, and what you do matters.
The Philippines is no stranger to this transforming reality.
More than ever, your country recognizes your role in society, government
and the economy. And so we are investing heavily on you; putting our
hopes in each one of you.
In education alone, we have introduced changes which aim to
equip you with more relevant knowledge and skills for the new economy.
The K to 12 Basic Education program is a massive upgrade of lessons,
subjects and methods to ensure we are honing your gifts to maximize your
potential. You are at the heart of this upgrade. In helping you grow to
be the persons you are meant to be, we are helping build the nation’s
future.
The fruits of these efforts will take years before they yield
fruit, but they will definitely affect, with positive force, all
sectors of society. You have the capacity to effect these changes. I
pray that you relentlessly seek and build better lives for yourselves
and for the larger community around you.
To our parents and teachers at Diclum Elementary School, I thank
you for your patience and support as we undergo these radical changes.
An investment is not an investment without capital. Your support and
sacrifices make up the capital which would bring us to see our children
lead and live in a country much transformed by your investment. Thank
you!
And to all our partners in education, to our proponents in
Congress, local government units, the private sectors and various
non-profit organizations, you are well-aware that your generosity in
sharing your resources and support will go a long way and return to you
hundredfold, in one form or another. Thank you for believing in Filipino
youth!
On behalf of the Republic of the Philippines, we congratulate you, our graduates of 2013!
Mabuhay ang Kabataang Pilipino!
Bro. Armin Luistro FSC
Secretary
