“I thank all the people who have been part of this program; to Sir Luis Alberto Anastacio who planted a seed of hope in our hearts; to Ms. Gina Jusay who became our mother; to Sir Richard Monteverde who became our critic for us to boost our confidence in extent; to Miss Abigail Coladilla who had been very enthusiastic to promote an English-only policy for us to enhance our communication skills and to become confident using the language; to Sir Lehi Salonga, who became our brother, for teaching us the proper mindset for us to achieve our goals;  to Miss Marie Betero who taught us how to deal with our difficulties in our lives and to be positive; to my co-trainees, who had a big part of this training, for being such kind-hearted and wonderful friends and for inspiring me to strive hard at work; and last but not the least, to God for everything – for every blessing that He gave me. This training molded me to become a better person and a good citizen.”

What I like most about the program is it gave us the courage to face the challenges in the world of work and also in our daily lives. It taught us to appreciate one another and value our differences. Our coaches molded us. I know that we are still going to learn new things and I know that there will be always fear in me. I’m still afraid to explore my potentials and commit mistakes but our coaches taught us to view them differently – to learn from our mistakes and make a solution on it.

It is just 3 months of being together and doing everything for our goals but it is not about the time because it is about the relationships that we developed, the learnings we gained, the lessons we learned, and the memories we shared together. Even though there were struggles and difficulties like issues between co-trainees and our own insecurities, we never gave up.  We continued to strive to do our best and to  meet our superiors’ expectations because we didn’t want them to get disappointed and waste the opportunity that they gave to us.