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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 />

www.ormoc.gov.ph<br />

Ang<br />

Ormocanon 5

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