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Philippine Graduation in New York Honors
Accomplished Young Filipino-Americans
The Philippine Consulate General in New
York (PCGNY) hosted the 6th Annual Philippine
Graduation (PGRAD) last 9 June 2018 at the
Philippine Center Kalayaan Hall. The PGRAD is one
of the PCGNY’s legacy projects for the Filipino-
American youth.
31 graduates of bachelors and masters
degrees were part of PGRAD Class of 2018, finishing
academic programs in Social Studies, Law, Women’s
Studies, Health and Medical Sciences, Media and
Communications, Mathematics, and Information
Technology.
The Class of 2018. Filipino and Filipino-American graduates of Bachelors and Masters degree In his welcome remarks, Deputy Consul
celebrate as one community at the Philippine Graduation hosted by the Philippine Consulate General Kerwin Tate congratulated the graduates and
General in New York. parents for their academic achievement, and wished
them success in their professional and personal lives.
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Filipina, Member of the Gaddang Indigenous Group Graduates Summa Cum Laude in NYU
Twenty year-old Janelle "Never forget that you are a Filipino—huwag
Micaela S. Panganiban graduated kalilimutan ang pinanggalingan. Saan mang bahagi ng
summa cum laude last week from mundo tayo makarating, angPilipinas pa rin sana ang
the New York University with three ating balikan. Mangarap nang hindi lang para sasarili,
majors: Global Public Health, Public kung hindi na rin para sa bayan," she added.
Policy, Sociology (Honors). She is
a member of the Gaddang Panganiban is the daughter Representative Jose
indigenous group from Isabela. T. Panganiban, Jr. of ANAC-IP Party list and Mayor
Lourdes S. Panganiban of Angadangan, Isabela.
During her graduation,
Panganiban was the recipient of the Summa Cum Laude. Janelle (L-R) Consul Arman R. Talbo,
Panganiban waves the Philippine Flag Panganiban will becoongnreatuolaftetJhaenelalewaandrdCeueltusralinOffticheer
prestigious Alexander L. Shluger during her graduation from NYU. 6th annual Philippine GraduOalitvieonMa(gPpiGle RafAterDh)erognradSuaattiuonrdfraoym,
Award for Excellence in Sociology. 9 June 2018 at the PhilipNpYiUn.e Center. PGRAD is a
flagship project of the Philippine Consulate General in
This is awarded to a senior student who has majored in sociology New York, in cooperation with UniPro.
and who has excelled in his or her study of this subject. She was
likewise a consistent Dean's Lister and a Founders Day Awardee Another Filipina, 21-year old Lara Andrea
Montales likewise recently graduated summa cum laude
of her graduating class. from the Wharton School of the University of
Pennsylvania with a
With her achievements, Panganiban said that, "As a degree in BS Economics
Filipino, I feel like I have the obligation to bring all of these back to major in Finance and
the Philippines and at the same time, as a descendant of the Business Analytics.
Gaddangs, I find myself impassioned for indigenous resurgence
Montales was the
as a step to combat the long and embedded history of
colonization."
Asked what her secret to academic excellence is, she valedictorian in
said, "Academic success is the time when I read a book that elementary at the Colegio
confronted my perspectives or when my professor and
classmates challenged my opinions and debated with me. In San Agustin-Makati and
other words, I achieved academic excellence by constantly
questioning the norm and expanding my mindset. This is what she graduated with
I’ve learned to love and enjoy."
honors at the Philippine
Science High School
before enrolling in
And her advice to Filipino students? "Remain curious, Wharton School, the no.1
step out of your comfort zone, and engage in conversation. In our
world that’s growing more and more divided, I still have hope that in the Forbes 2017 Best
we can find ways to transcend our differences."
Business Schools in the
US.
