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85% of world’s millionaires are college dropouts<br />
By: Jun Tarroza<br />
No less than 85% of the world’s<br />
successful millionaires are college<br />
dropouts. This surprising bit of<br />
information was revealed by City<br />
Councilor Felomino “Menoy”<br />
Maglasang during his speech at the<br />
graduation rites of Batches 24 and<br />
25 of the Sharing Computer Access<br />
Locally and Abroad (SCALA)<br />
program last January 24.<br />
Councilor Maglasang, chair of<br />
the Sangguniang Panlungsod’s (SP)<br />
Committee on Education sought <strong>to</strong><br />
encourage the 21 graduates of the 2<br />
batches by pointing out that billionaire<br />
Bill Gates, owner of Microsoft,<br />
dropped out of college. He said he sees<br />
the graduates being better persons now<br />
than they were 6 months ago when<br />
they un<strong>de</strong>rwent the basic computer<br />
training. The <strong>to</strong>ga they were wearing<br />
justifies this, he ad<strong>de</strong>d.<br />
The councilor went on <strong>to</strong> say<br />
that employment opportunities<br />
nowadays are scarce and very<br />
competitive. “Filipino mentality is<br />
commonly employment oriented.<br />
But I will challenge you <strong>to</strong> go<br />
beyond with it through research<br />
as what the college dropout did or<br />
become an entrepreneur like most of<br />
the Chinese,” he said.<br />
Maglasang also discussed<br />
other educational programs in the<br />
administration of Mayor Eric C.<br />
Codilla such as the Alternative<br />
The graduates, City Councilor Villar and the CSWDO<br />
employees and staff.<br />
The SCALA Batch 24 and 25 graduates<br />
Learning System (ALS) for ou<strong>to</strong>f-school-youths.<br />
Other present <strong>to</strong> congratulate<br />
the graduates were City Councilor<br />
Lea Doris C. Villar, chair of the SP’s<br />
Committee on Social Services. For her<br />
part, she quoted a news article she read<br />
that says “Education is the best legacy<br />
one could ever have for this could be<br />
a <strong>to</strong>ol <strong>to</strong> get out from poverty.” She<br />
also encouraged them <strong>to</strong> organize an<br />
association among themselves so that<br />
they could more easily venture in<strong>to</strong><br />
other livelihoods such as clerical and<br />
Asst. City Social Welfare and Dev’t. Officer Imelda<br />
Dadulla, standing between City Health Administra<strong>to</strong>r<br />
Edi<strong>to</strong> Nicome<strong>de</strong>s Torralba, City Councilor Lea Doris C.<br />
Villar and City Councilor Felomino Maglasang.<br />
T-shirt printing services.<br />
Asst. City Social Welfare<br />
and Development Officer Imelda<br />
Dadulla also said during the affair<br />
that of nearly 500 graduates since<br />
the program started years ago, nearly<br />
half of them have lan<strong>de</strong>d jobs.<br />
Constituents... from p.3<br />
said that Dolores is lucky because<br />
from Brgy. Luna up <strong>to</strong> Brgy. Liberty<br />
it is the only one with a covered<br />
court. He also said that there is<br />
already a plan <strong>to</strong> fence the court<br />
and construct a stage there, so that<br />
activities there will not disturb the<br />
stu<strong>de</strong>nts. He also acknowledged<br />
the hard work of the barangay<br />
officals “nalipay ko nga mga valid<br />
kaayo ang gipangayo, nalipay ko nga<br />
nakahibawo sila sa problema sa ilang<br />
mga sityo, nagpasabot lang kana nga<br />
mibisita gyud diay ang barangay<br />
council”. Even as he is on his last<br />
term, Mayor Codilla still pledged<br />
support the projects of the barangay,<br />
saying “mga 17 months nalang ug<br />
mugraduate nata isip mayor so a<strong>to</strong>ng<br />
tabangan ang problema”.<br />
Also in attendance were Mayor<br />
Beboy’s wife Jingjing, Dr. Dennis<br />
Capuyan, the City Administra<strong>to</strong>r<br />
and city councilors Lea Villar,<br />
Demy Tugonon, Pepe Boy Alfaro<br />
and Menoy Maglasang.<br />
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