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Former Senator Ramón Magsaysay, Jr.
Commencement Address (Excerpt)
“One thing that you should always have in mind
is you have to act. Less talk, more action.”
You know you have a new chapter in your
capital. And you’re one of the most important do not talk too much. We just go to the core
because there is a lack of opportunity. But I do of the late President Ramon Magsaysay was CALABARZON is the fastest growing in terms
lives. Once you are out of [the walls of De La parts of the society.
of the matter. And the most important today
not think so because I have been abroad after two without much. I owe my education to the De La of population and economic development. If
Salle], you are on your own. I am sure it is like
is you have made your first step-[going] to
years of college but I came back and tried to get Salle Brothers.
you cannot find opportunities here, you are
when you left your parents when you were five There are five capitals according to Dr. Cielito the outside world. The outside world is cruel.
started. I failed a few times but I kept on getting
not looking hard enough. You have to look
or six and started going to school--you never Habito (used to be the head of NEDA under
Ngunit ano man ang hirap, masarap ang ating
started. So do not be afraid to be a failure because My friends, it is so exciting to be a graduate. at simple things because there is always an
wanted to go to school, right? But now, after President Ramos). Financial capital--money; kinararatnan, ang ating direksyon. It is very
nobody succeeds the first time around. Each of When you graduate, you can do anything. But opportunity.
14 years of school, you are now ready to take human capital--we are all part of the human important that we look at the opportunities
you has a talent, an energy. You are educated by a one thing that you should always have in mind
another step. That is why they say it’s a step- capital of the human society, the most impor- before us. And as Br. Gus boquer mentioned,
venerable institution of first class educators.
is you have to act. The De La Salle brother’s cul- I just want you to know that you have so many
ping stone, getting out of college.
tant; natural capital--our nature, our country; each of you here have talents, whether you are
ture is action, it is not just talk. Less talk, more opportunities. You are lucky that your parents
physical capital--the buildings; and thensocial going to be good hotel managers or chefs or
My father died when I was 18. My mother doesn’t action. And that is what exactly the parents funded your four years here that cost them a
Do you know that for every 100 young Filipi- capital.
accountants, [you have a talent]. Each one has
work, she is a housewife. Thankfully, La Salle-
have also been doing all these years.
lot of money. I will urge you, as soon as you get
nos entering school, only 12 out of 100 can
his own idiosyncrasies. But when you come
Taft gave me a scholarship. I think I was given a
your first pay check, give it to your mother and
finish college? That’s how difficult it is in our [The social capital is] Facebook, right? I enjoy down to it, each society is very interesting.
scholarship then [because] they felt my father did Have one thing in mind, college education
father.
country. You are young people, you are part of technology, I am an engineer. So my thinking
a good job in serving this country. He was a simple has made you more independent than before.
the capital of the country, you call it human is that of a technical person. That is why we In our country, very few want to stay here
man, he was a mechanic, a guerrilla, a secretary Eventually, you will know that you are really Mabuhay kayong lahat! Animo La Salle!
of defense, but he did not enrich himself in the interdependent of each other. So if you have
14 Newsette Newsette office. And La Salle brothers knew that the family friends…you have to [help] each other. \
March to May 2012 issue
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