31/03/2026
๐๐ญ๐๐ญ๐๐ฆ๐๐ง๐ญ ๐จ๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐๐๐ญ๐จ๐ซ๐๐ฅ ๐๐จ๐ฎ๐ง๐๐ข๐ฅ ๐๐จ๐ซ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐จ๐ฎ๐ญ๐ก ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐ญ๐ฎ๐๐๐ง๐ญ๐ฌ ๐จ๐ง ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐จ๐ฏ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐ฉ, ๐๐ซ๐๐๐ฎ๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง, ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐จ๐ฆ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐๐ข๐ญ๐๐ฌ ๐จ๐ ๐๐๐ซ๐๐ก ๐๐๐๐
The Sectoral Council joins the whole nation in sending its warmest congratulations to every completer and graduate. We celebrate with those moving up, those completing a grade level, and those graduating from Senior High School. We also proudly honor all our college graduates, who have reached the summit of higher education.
To our Grade 10 completers, you are closing one chapter and standing at a crossroads. Soon you will step into Senior High School, and with it comes a renewed program designed to give you more focused learning and longer work immersion. The Strengthened Senior High School Program begins in School Year 2026 to 2027, and you will be among the first to experience it. The Council hopes you face this change with the same courage you have shown so far.
To our Grade 11 learners, you have navigated a full year of transition. You are the bridge between the old curriculum and the changes ahead. Your patience and your ability to adapt have not gone unnoticed. We see you.
To our Grade 12 graduates, you have completed the final stretch of basic education. You now move on to college, to technical vocational training, or to the world of work. Whatever path you choose, you carry with you the lessons learned inside and outside the classroom. That is power.
To our College graduates, you have finished something truly difficult. You overcame long nights, early mornings, and countless doubts. You leave with a degree, but more importantly, with a mind that has been sharpened and a will that has been tested. The Council salutes you.
What all of you have achieved is no small thing. It took late nights and early mornings. It took moments when giving up felt easier than going on. It took families who made sacrifices, teachers who stayed committed, and friends who walked beside you. The Council sees every bit of that. And we honor it.
This Council was created to give the youth and students a voice in the fight against poverty. Today, we say to you with full pride: you have shown that despite the difficulties, you keep showing up. You keep learning. You keep dreaming.
And now, let us give you this assurance. The Council will continue to work for you in accordance with its mandate. We will fight for quality education, for meaningful work immersion, for accessible college and technical training, and for policies that truly respond to poverty. Your success will guide us. Your struggles will remain our agenda.
This is not the end of your journey. Wherever you go next, we hope you carry the courage to keep moving, the compassion to lift others along the way, and the deep belief that your education is a gift meant to be shared.
Mabuhay ang kabataang Pilipino.
Congratulations to all our completers, graduates, and college degree holders. The Council stands with you, now and always!
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