CSUans GEARING TOWARDS CONTINUOUS JOURNEY TO

ASEAN INTEGRATION
GREETINGS

ISANG MAPAGPALANG UMAGA PO SA ATING LAHAT.

I FEEL DEEPLY HONORED FOR HAVING BEEN GIVEN THE
OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK ON THIS 19TH COMMENCEMENT
EXERCISES/
ACADEMIC
CONVOCATION
FOR
THE
CONFERMENT OF DEGREES AND TITLES OF MY VERY OWN
ALMA MATER. TIME FLIES SO FAST, ITS BEEN 14 YEARS BUT I
STILL REMEMBER MY OWN INDESCRIBABLE FEELINGS WHEN I
WAS LISTENING TO THE GUEST SPEAKER WHO WAS GIVING A
MESSAGE WHICH WAS A CHALLENGE FOR MY FUTURE.
MY DEEPEST THANKS TO THE FACULTY & STAFF OF
CAGAYAN STATE UNIVERSITY LASAM CAMPUS FOR EXTOLLING
MY PERSON. THIS PUBLIC REVELATION OF WHAT I AM HAS
SOMEHOW MADE ME A HERO AT THIS MOMENT, & I HOPE YOU
WILL NOT ATTRIBUTE THIS REVELATION AS AN OCCASION TO
EXTOL ME SO HIGH AS ON A PEDESTAL. HAVE AN IDEA THAT I
AM JUST A SIMPLE SERVANT OF THE SERVANTS OF ALL.
FRIENDS AND ANYONE WHO CAN REMEMBER THE SWEET
TASTE OF A WELCOME FUTURE WITH THE SPICE OF
OPPORTUNITY. LET'S CELEBRATE WITH OUR GRADUATES HERE
WHO REPRESENT THE FUTURE. LET'S INDULGE IN THE BOUNTY
OF CHOICES, POSSIBILITIES, AND ADVENTURES THAT ARE RIPE
AND READY FOR THEIR TAKING!
LIFE IS A WONDERFUL JOURNEY. A COURSE THAT YOU SET
AND DETERMINE BY THE CHOICES YOU MAKE EACH DAY.
ELEANOR ROOSEVELT ONCE SAID, "THE FUTURE BELONGS TO
THOSE WHO BELIEVE IN THE BEAUTY OF THEIR DREAMS." SO
AS YOU STEP OUT TO MEET THE WORLD WITH YOUR MIND
PREPARED AND YOUR SKILLS TUNED, I URGE YOU TO SET YOUR
DIRECTION WITH A POSITIVE ATTITUDE AND STRONG SPIRIT.

CELEBRATE THE DAYS OF SUCCESS AND ALWAYS PREPARE

FOR THE CHALLENGES THAT YOU WILL MEET AS YOU VENTURE
THROUGH LIFE. FOR ALTHOUGH YOU MAY CONSCIOUSLY MAKE
THE MOST POSITIVE OF DECISIONS DAY-TO-DAY, YOU AND I
KNOW THAT THERE WILL ALWAYS BE HARD DAYS. IT IS DURING
THE TIMES OF SUCCESS THAT PEOPLE WILL KNOW OUR NAME,
AND IT IS DURING TIMES OF TROUBLE THAT PEOPLE WILL
KNOW OUR CHARACTER.
THE THEME: CSUans GEARING TOWARDS CONTINUOUS
JOURNEY TO ASEAN INTEGRATION
EVERYTIME I HEARD THE WORD CSUan, I KEPT ON
SMILING, KASI MAY MGA NAAALALA AKO. .(SIMPLE
SHARING)
WE BELONG TO THE ASEAN REGION. THE 10 MEMBERSTATES OF THE ASSOCIATION OF SOUTH EAST ASIAN NATIONSAGREED TO INTEGRATE THEIR ECONOMIES.
THE QUESTION IS, ARE WE PREPARED TO MEET THE
COMPETITIVE CHALLENGES IN TERMS OF INTEGRATING WITH
OTHER COUNTRIES IN THE REGION? SOME BELIEVES THAT THE
PHILIPPINES MAY NOT YET BE OUT OF THE RACE TO PROMOTE
INTEGRATION OF OUR ECONOMIES, SINCE THE COUNTRY
SOMEHOW SEEMS UNPREPARED TO MEET THE COMPETITIVE
CHALLENGES. SO IT IS EVEN MORE IMPORTANT NOW THAT
THERE BE MUTUAL RECOGNITION OF PROFESSIONAL
STANDARDS AND THAT OUR CURRICULUM ARE IN CONSONANCE
WITH ASEAN-WIDE REQUIREMENTS. THE CHALLENGE FOR US
IN PREPARATION FOR THIS NEW REGIME IS TO SHARPEN OUR
COMPETITIVENESS.

I KNOW THAT THE CAGAYAN STATE UNIVERSITY HAD

DESIRABLE ASSETS: QUALIFIED ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF;
EXPERIENCED EDUCATORS & MENTORS; INTERNATIONALLY
RESPONSIVE ACADEMIC PROGRAMS; SCHOOL BUILDINGS WITH
CLASSROOM EQUIPPED WITH STATE-OF-THE-ART TECHNOLOGY;
AND A BEAUTIFUL & WORLD-CLASS CAMPUS CONDUCIVE TO
TEACHING-LEARNING ACTIVITIES TO COMPETE WITH THE
WORLD AS GLOBAL ATHLETES, NOT JUST BARANGAY
WARRIORS.
THE UNIVERSITY PRODUCES HIGHLY COMPETITIVE &
CREDIBLE GRADUATES AS EVIDENCE BY THE PREVIOUS
ACCOMPLISHMENTS - THE INCREASING RATE OF PASSERS IN
LICENSURE OR BOARD EXAMINATIONS; THE COMPETITIVE
FACULTY & STAFF & THE QUALITY OF RESEARCHES PRODUCED.
FELLOW CSUans LET US SHOW THE WORLD THAT OUR
ALMA MATER IS GEARED TOWARDS ITS CONTINUOUS JOURNEY
TO ASEAN INTEGRATION.
YOU HAVE NOW RECEIVED YOUR EDUCATION. YOU ARE
EQUIPPED TO TAKE ON THE WORLD. YOUR LIFE IS NOW YOUR
DESTINY. THE UNIVERSITY BUILT A STRONG FOUNDATION FOR
THE FUTURE YOU MUST INDEPENDENTLY DESIGN AND BUILT.
NEVER LEAVE THE LEGACY THAT THE UNIVERSITY
INSTILLED IN YOU, ALWAYS CARRY THE UNIVERSITY PRIDE,
ALWAYS LIVE THE TRADE OF EXECELLENCE IN YOUR PATH IN
YOUR CHOSEN CAREERS & I`M CONFIDENT THAT CSUans WILL
BE VICTORS IN THE PROFESSIONAL WORLD. BE GLOBALLY
COMPETITIVE FOR THIS INSTITUTION TRAINED YOU TO
BE ONE.
YOU WILL FACE DIFFERENT BATTLES AS YOU WILL LEAVE
THE PORTALS OF THE UNIVERSITY. YOU ARE NOW GRADUATES,
BUT NEVER GRADUATE TO LEARN MORE TO BE MORE
COMPETITIVE IN YOUR CHOSEN CAREERS. BE HUMBLE BY YOUR
DESIRE, FOR A TRUE CSUan IS ARMED NOT ONLY WITH
KNOWLEDGE & EXPERIENCE BUT WITH PLEASING ATTITUDE.

OPTIONAL: BEFORE I WILL END MY MESSAGE, LET ME

SHARE TO YOU A SHORT STORY FOR YOU TO REFLECT ON :(THE
LIFE CYCLE OF A BUTTERFLY
MAY ISANG STUDYANTE SA LITERATURE CLASS NA
INATASANG IOBSERVE ANG LIFE CYCLE NG PARU-PARU (1.egg2.caterpillar-3.pupa/chrysalis/cocoon-4.butterfly). UNA NOONG
NANGITLOG ITO, NAPISA PAGKATAPOS NG 5 ARAW AT NAGING
PARANG MALILIIT NA UOD O CATERPILAR, SA STAGE NA ITO
WALANG GINAWA ANG CATERPILAR KUNDI KUMAIN NG KUMAIN
NG MGA DAHON (EATING & GROWING STAGE) HANGGANG
SA NAABOT NA NITO ANG KANYANG LAKI AT NANATILI NALANG
SA ISANG DAHON. UNTI UNTI NAG IBA ANG ANYO AT KULAY AT
NAGING PUPA/COCOON NA. SA STAGE NA ITO, NAGING
PUSPUSAN NA ANG PAGMAMATYAG NG STUDYANTE, HANGGANG
SA MAKITA NITO NA GUMAGALAW NA ANG COCOON. NAKITA NG
STUDYANTE NA PUMIPIGLAS MULA SA LOOB NG COCOON ANG
ISANG PARU-PARO, BUONG LAKAS ITONG PUMUPWERSA UPANG
MAKALABAS , NAPAPAGOD NA AT NANGHIHINA ANG PARU-PARO
NGUNIT
PATULOY
PARIN
SIYANG
PUMIPIGLAS
UPANG
MAKALABAS . DAHIL SA NAKITA NG STUDYANTE PINUNIT NYA
ANG COCOON UPANG MAKAWALA ANG PARU-PARO NGUNIT
HINANG HINA NA SIYA, HINDI NA MAKAGALAW, HINDI NA
MAKALIPAD. NAKALABAS NGA SIYA SA COCOON NGUNIT HINDI
NA MAKALIPAD. BAKIT KAYA?
YUN PALA, ANG HINDI ALAM NG STUDYANTE, KAILANGAN
PALA TALAGANG PAGDAANAN NG PARU-PARO ANG PUNTONG
HALOS MAWALAN NA SIYA NG LAKAS, KAILANGAN NIYANG
MADAANAN ANG KANYANG LAGUSAN SAPAGKAT BAGO PAMAN
SIYA MAKALABAS SA COCOON AY MAIPAPAHID SA KANYANG
MGA PAKPAK ,SA KANYANG KATAWAN ANG LIKIDO MULA SA
COCOON NA SIYANG MAGBIBIGAY SA KANYA NG PANIBAGONG
LAKAS UPANG MAKALIPAD.
TO THE GRADUATES, REMEMBER: SUCCESS HAS NO
SHORCUT; IT REQUIRES FORTITUDE, SACRIFICES, HARDWORK
AND WILLPOWER. I HOPE THAT YOU WILL BE A SUCCESFULL
BUTTERFLY, ABLE TO FLY AND SOAR HIGH.
TO THE PARENTS, CONGRATULATIONS, I SALUTE YOU FOR
YOUR UNENDING SUPPORT TO THESE GRADUATES. YOU WILL NOW
REAP THE SACRIFICES YOU BESTOWED UPON THEM.

ONCE AGAIN, CONGRATULATIONS CSU-LASAM BATCH 2016!

MABUHAY PO TAYONG LAHAT.

Conclusion
In order to somehow address all the issues and challenges that
the PHEIs are facing, the need to modernize HEIs could be
viable and beneficial. According to Buendia (2012), the main
priorities for restructuring and modernizing higher education for
this
programming
period
are:
i)
development
and
implementation of the national qualifications system and
quality assurance in higher education; ii) improvement of
university management; and, iii) improvement of correlation
with the labor market and knowledge-based society through
better study programs.
Therefore, the support and assistance for developing
qualifications and tools for quality assurance, evaluation, and
accreditation (e.g. methodologies, procedures, standards,
benchmarks), studies and surveys envisaged at system level,
will require a complementation of support from policy makers
as well as political and education leaders for their effective
transposition at higher education institutions level. In light of
the situation where almost only 46 % of the higher 56 Takeda
ASEAN Integration 2015 and the Philippine Higher Education
education faculty members possess the minimum requirements
to teach, there is a need to conduct and initiate massive faculty
development programs to upgrade and retool faculty members
in more than one thousand institutions of higher learning all
over the country. This should be a continuous and long-term
program involving various forms of faculty development
programs. This measure should be supplemented by
attendance in seminars, training-workshops, on-hand industry
trainings, and post-doctoral studies. More importantly,
management support is best needed in order to give much
attention and address this particular issue. Finally, the national
qualifications framework and the higher education programs
should be in accordance to the demands of stakeholders and

our national vision for development, and should provide

measures for quality assessment.
Furthermore, investments in human capital and infrastructure,
quality assurance assessments, review of national laws,
stakeholders feedback and consultation and a competencybased standards for our professionals that are aligned with the
ASEAN competency-based occupational standards are critical
steps to help us achieve competitiveness for our educational
programs and prepare our higher education graduates for the
influx of well-educated nationals of ASEAN and enhance further
our image, perceptions, credibility, and influence. With this, we
could probably be as competitive as the professionals of the
other ASEAN-member countries as the call of deeper
integration and world globalization continue to pressure the
skilled and professional workers.

The Lifecycle of a Butterfly

By: Aliyya Christiani

The Lifecycle of a Butterfly

Butterflies go through a life cycle. A butterfly has four stages in

its life cycle. Each stage is different. Each stage also has a
different goal. A butterfly becoming an adult is called
metamorphosis. The life cycle process can take a month to
year. It depends on the type of butterfly.

Stage 1: Eggs
In the first stage a girl butterfly lays eggs. A butterfly first starts
out as an egg. A girl butterfly lays the eggs on a leaf. She lays
the eggs really close together. The eggs are really small and
round. About five days after the eggs are laid. A tiny worm-like
creature will hatch from the egg.

Stage 2: Caterpillar (Larve)

The second stage is the caterpillar. A caterpillar is sometimes

called larve. A caterpillar is a long creature. It looks like a worm.
Most caterpillars have a cool pattern. This pattern has stripes or
patches. The caterpillar is hungry once it has hatched. It starts
to eat leaves and flowers. It eats these all the time. It first eats
the leaf that it was born on. This is the eating and growing
stage.

A caterpillar grows really fast. This is because they eat a lot. A

caterpillar is really small when it is born. It starts to grow fast.
This is because it eats all the time. It grows so fast that it
becomes too big for its skin. So the caterpillar has to shed its
old skin. It then gets new skin. Caterpillars shed their skin four
or more times while they are growing. A caterpillar shedding its
outgrown skin is called molting.

Caterpillars do not stay in this stage very long. While they are
in this stage, all they do is eat.

Stage 3: Chrysalis (Pupa)

Stage three is the chrysalis. This is when the caterpillar is done
growing. The caterpillar makes a chrysalis. Another name for a
chrysalis is a pupa. It is mostly brown or green. It is the same

color as the things around it. Things like the trees, leaves, or
branches. This is so that other animals cannot see it. This
protects them. This keeps them from getting hurt.

This is the resting stage. It also is the changing stage. The

caterpillar starts to changes. It starts to turn into a butterfly. It
starts to look different. Its shape starts to change. It changes
quickly. It then turns into a butterfly. All this happens in the
chrysalis. This does not take a long time.

Stage 4: Butterly (Adult) (Imago)

In stage four, the chrysalis opens. Soon a butterfly comes out. A
butterfly is sometimes called an imago. It is also called an
adult. Butterflies are very colorful. When the butterfly first
comes out its wings are damp. The wings are also soft. The

wings are folded against its body. The butterfly is also very
tired. So the butterfly rests.
Once the butterfly has rested, it will be ready to start flying. It
will start to pump blood into its wings. This is to get them
working and flapping. After it does this, it can now learn to fly.
Butterflies cannot fly good at first. They need a lot of practice.
It does not take long for them to learn. They learn fast. When it
can fly, it will go look for food. The butterfly will also go look for
a mate. It will soon find a mate. It will then lay eggs. The
lifecycle will start all over again.