𝙇𝙚𝙖𝙙𝙚𝙧𝙨𝙝𝙞𝙥 𝙞𝙨 𝙗𝙚𝙨𝙩 𝙩𝙖𝙪𝙜𝙝𝙩 𝙬𝙞𝙩𝙝 𝙚𝙭𝙥𝙚𝙧𝙞𝙚𝙣𝙘𝙚.
A distinguished and credible speaker is imperative to make our Mass Induction and Oath-taking ceremony truly fulfilling by imparting wisdom about leadership. As mentioned above, the essence of leadership is often best captured through real-life experiences. We are privileged to feature a speaker who, as an innate leader, has left an indelible mark, demonstrating remarkable accomplishments at a young age—a role model we can all identify with.
We are honored and privileged to welcome 𝐌𝐚. 𝐀𝐮𝐫𝐨𝐫𝐚 𝐑𝐢𝐜𝐞𝐥𝐢 𝐁𝐚𝐥𝐛𝐮𝐭𝐚𝐧, 𝙘𝙪𝙧𝙧𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙡𝙮 𝙨𝙚𝙧𝙫𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙖𝙨 𝙖 𝘽𝙪𝙨𝙞𝙣𝙚𝙨𝙨 𝘿𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙡𝙤𝙥𝙢𝙚𝙣𝙩 𝙀𝙭𝙚𝙘𝙪𝙩𝙞𝙫𝙚 𝙖𝙩 𝙖 𝙥𝙧𝙤𝙢𝙞𝙣𝙚𝙣𝙩 𝙏𝙞𝙠𝙏𝙤𝙠 𝙈𝙪𝙡𝙩𝙞-𝘾𝙝𝙖𝙣𝙣𝙚𝙡 𝙉𝙚𝙩𝙬𝙤𝙧𝙠 platform in the Philippines. Ms. Balbutan is the 𝙮𝙤𝙪𝙣𝙜𝙚𝙨𝙩 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙝𝙞𝙜𝙝𝙚𝙨𝙩 𝙫𝙤𝙩𝙚𝙙 𝙘𝙤𝙪𝙣𝙘𝙞𝙡𝙤𝙧 𝙞𝙣 𝙩𝙝𝙚 2019 𝙡𝙤𝙘𝙖𝙡 𝙚𝙡𝙚𝙘𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣, formerly a Municipal Councilor in the 𝙧𝙚𝙣𝙤𝙬𝙣𝙚𝙙 𝙩𝙤𝙪𝙧𝙞𝙨𝙩 𝙙𝙚𝙨𝙩𝙞𝙣𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝙤𝙛 𝘾𝙤𝙧𝙤𝙣, 𝙋𝙖𝙡𝙖𝙬𝙖𝙣. She has been instrumental in crafting 𝙣𝙪𝙢𝙚𝙧𝙤𝙪𝙨 𝙣𝙤𝙩𝙚𝙬𝙤𝙧𝙩𝙝𝙮 𝙥𝙤𝙡𝙞𝙘𝙞𝙚𝙨. Her outstanding achievements and substantial contributions to the country’s development are truly commendable, and she continues to actively pursue further initiatives.
Hailing from Palawan, she brings a wealth of insights on sustainable tourism and leadership. Despite actively spearheading positive changes in the country, she remains dedicated to her academic pursuits, 𝙘𝙪𝙧𝙧𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙡𝙮 𝙞𝙣 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙥𝙧𝙤𝙘𝙚𝙨𝙨 𝙤𝙛 𝙤𝙗𝙩𝙖𝙞𝙣𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙖𝙣𝙤𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙧 𝙙𝙚𝙜𝙧𝙚𝙚.This aspect of her journey makes her highly relatable to us all, 𝙚𝙢𝙗𝙤𝙙𝙮𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙚𝙨𝙨𝙚𝙣𝙘𝙚 𝙤𝙛 𝙖 𝙩𝙧𝙪𝙚 𝙨𝙩𝙪𝙙𝙚𝙣𝙩 𝙡𝙚𝙖𝙙𝙚𝙧.
Let’s seize the opportunity to note valuable insights from her during our Mass Induction and Oath-taking on 𝐉𝐚𝐧𝐮𝐚𝐫𝐲 20𝐭𝐡 𝐚𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐋𝐲𝐜𝐞𝐮𝐦 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐏𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐩𝐩𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐬 𝐌𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐥𝐚. Join us as we embrace the chance to learn from her wisdom and experiences.