15/10/2025
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On October 15, 2025, the solemn candle lighting ceremony for the seniors of the Nutrition and Dietetics program of the College of Nursing, Nutrition and Dietetics, ๐๐ช๐ฝ๐ฌ๐ฑ ๐๐พ๐ท๐ธ๐ฒ๐ช ๐ซ, took place as a dawn set to a flame symbolizing hope and prayers. The procession started at the Alumni Hall Grounds and gracefully made its way to the Plaza de San Agustin. This meaningful event came just weeks before the batchโs upcoming Nutrition and Dietetics Licensure Examination, scheduled on November 6-7, 2025. At the beginning of the ceremony, attendees wrote heartfelt messages on sticky notes and placed them in a jar. This collection of good luck wishes and warm pabaon was meant to inspire and encourage the batch of 2024-2025. ๐ซ๐
The ceremony was led by the Dean of the College, ๐๐๐. ๐ต๐. ๐น๐๐๐ ๐ป๐๐๐๐ ๐. ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐, ๐พ๐๐ฐ, ๐ผ๐ฐ๐, ๐ผ๐ฝ, ๐๐ฝ, whose presence added a deep sense of reverence and significance. The paraliturgy opened with the ND students leading the Doxology. Candles were lit for each student, creating a symbolic light of unity. Soft luminarias lined the pathway, enhancing the solemn atmosphere as prayers and readings were shared. Fr. Ricamora also shared heartfelt words, reminding everyone that โ[...] ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐ข๐ญ๐ธ๐ข๐บ๐ด ๐ณ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ฃ๐ฆ๐ณ, ๐๐ฐ๐ฅ ๐ช๐ด ๐ข๐ญ๐ธ๐ข๐บ๐ด ๐ธ๐ช๐ต๐ฉ ๐บ๐ฐ๐ถ. ๐๐ง ๐บ๐ฐ๐ถ ๐ง๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ญ ๐ญ๐ช๐ฌ๐ฆ ๐บ๐ฐ๐ถ ๐ฅ๐ฐ๐ฏโ๐ต ๐ฌ๐ฏ๐ฐ๐ธ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ข๐ฏ๐ด๐ธ๐ฆ๐ณ, ๐ค๐ข๐ญ๐ญ ๐ฐ๐ฏ ๐๐ฐ๐ฅ.โ
As the event progressed, faculty and alumni shared inspiring messages. ๐๐ฟ. ๐ฅ๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐บ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฎ combined humor with encouragement, offering a reminder of the challenges of cramming while emphasizing faith and perseverance. Maโam ๐๐ผ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ถ๐๐ฎ ๐ง๐ผ๐น๐ฒ๐ป๐๐ถ๐ป๐ผ, ๐ฃ๐ต๐, ๐ฅ๐ก๐, ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ป๐ฒ๐ ๐๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐บ๐ถ๐ฐ ๐ฆ๐๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐ถ๐๐ผ๐ฟ of the program, spoke warmly, encouraging students to keep striving and sharing insights from her own experience. Maโam ๐๐๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฐ ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ฎ๐๐ด๐ผ, ๐ฅ๐ก๐, advised the batch โ[...] ๐๐ฐ ๐ฏ๐ฐ๐ต ๐ค๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ข๐ณ๐ฆ ๐บ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ณ๐ด๐ฆ๐ญ๐ท๐ฆ๐ด ๐ธ๐ช๐ต๐ฉ ๐ฆ๐ข๐ค๐ฉ ๐ฐ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ณ ๐ข๐ด ๐ช๐ต ๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ญ๐บ ๐ญ๐ฆ๐ข๐ฅ๐ด ๐ต๐ฐ ๐ข๐ฏ๐น๐ช๐ฆ๐ต๐บโ. She also assured them that if they need help, they can always reach out to the faculty for support. Emotional words came from two graduates whoโve been part of the student council of the program, ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ๐บ๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐๐ผ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ป๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ฃ๐ฎ๐๐น๐ถ๐ป๐ฒ ๐๐ป๐ป๐ฒ ๐ . ๐ค๐๐ถ๐น๐ถ๐ป๐ผ and ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ๐บ๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ฉ๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฒ ๐๐ผ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ป๐ผ๐ฟ ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐น๐ฑ๐ถ๐ป๐ฒ ๐ฆ. ๐๐ฒ๐ผ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐บ๐ฝ๐ผ, who expressed deep gratitude for the event, the encouragement from faculty, and the ongoing support from the RNDs (faculty and professors) of the University of San Agustin, since their first day. The former Vice Governor recalled advice from ๐ ๐ฎโ๐ฎ๐บ ๐ ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ ๐ฅ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ฒ๐น๐น๐ฒ ๐ฃ. ๐๐ฟ๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐ฒ๐, ๐ฅ๐ก๐, urging them to embrace hard work and dedication, saying,โ๐ผ ๐ก๐๐ฉ๐ฉ๐ก๐ ๐จ๐๐๐ง๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ฃ ๐ข๐๐ ๐ ๐ฎ๐ค๐ช ๐จ๐ช๐๐๐๐จ๐จ๐๐ช๐ก.โThese touching messages set a reflective tone as the batch members lit the NDLE luminarias in silence, marking a moment of togetherness and hope before the final blessing.
The event closed with a heartfelt rendition of โOne More Gift,โ filling the evening with a sense of gratitude and hope. Memories of the occasion were then captured in a flurry of photos, preserving this meaningful moment for ๐๐ช๐ฝ๐ฌ๐ฑ ๐๐พ๐ท๐ธ๐ฒ๐ช. ๐ฐ
