16/01/2026
๐๐๐๐ง๐จ๐ฅ๐ | Candles, Pins, and a Promise
When that candle finally burns, its light flickers across the dark room, and suddenly, it hits you.
The pin fastened to your uniform feels heavier than expected, digging into your chestโa reminder that this moment is real. It refuses to let goโand it never will, much like the years that
led you here: the sleepless nights, endless requirements, self-doubt, shared laughter with
friends, and tears you shed when no one was watching.
Somewhere amid the pandemonium, you made it. You are now a pre-service teacher, slightly terrified, deeply hopeful, and ready, or at least trying, to step into a new era. And it is in this realization that the Bicol University College of Education (BUCE) 3rd Pinning and Candle Lighting Ceremony finds its true meaning. More than a ceremonial rite, it stands as a passage, one that does not conclude learning within the walls of the university, but ushers students to a
wider, more demanding world beyond it.
Held on January 14, 2026, at the Legazpi Convention Center, the ceremony gathered fourth-year BUCE students clad in their complete uniforms, wearing proud smiles plastered to
their faces, eyes glinting under the lights of the hall, as excitement rippled through the room.
โIt does not matter how slowly you go as long as you do not stop,โ Confucius once said. The journey toward this moment was long and filled with challenges, yet the pre-service teachers
proved their dedication by pushing forward despite hardships and uncertainty. Surrounded by the support of their families, friends, loved ones, and those who stood by them throughout the journey, they stepped into this milestone together.
Now that the candles have finally been extinguished and the noise has settled, the students make their way toward the exit, yet much still lingersโthe smiles, the laughter, the memories forged on this very day. Most importantly, however, remains the significance of the moment these seniors have been waiting for: a chance, a promise to step into the classroom and bring their hard-earned theories to life.
| ๐ท๐ช๐ข ๐๐ช๐ต๐ฉ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ๐ณ๐ข ๐๐ฏ๐ณ๐ถ๐ฃ๐ช๐ข, ๐๐ช๐ค๐ข๐ฉ ๐๐ณ๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ฅ๐ช๐ข๐ญ, & ๐๐ฆ๐ณ๐ช๐ค๐ฐ ๐๐ญ๐ฐ๐ณ๐ฆ๐ด๐ค๐ข, ๐๐ฆ๐ข๐ต๐ถ๐ณ๐ฆ ๐๐ณ๐ช๐ต๐ฆ๐ณ๐ด
๐ฑ๐ฉ๐ฐ๐ต๐ฐ๐ด ๐ฃ๐บ:
๐๐ช๐ฆ๐ญ๐ญ๐ฆ ๐๐ฆ๐ช๐ข๐ฏ๐ฏ๐ข ๐๐ช๐ณ๐ข๐ง๐ญ๐ฐ๐ณ, ๐๐ช๐ฎ ๐๐ค๐ช๐ข๐ฏ๐ข, & ๐๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ข๐ญ๐บ๐ฏ ๐๐ข๐บ ๐๐ฏ๐ฅ๐ช๐ด, ๐๐ฉ๐ฐ๐ต๐ฐ๐ซ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ณ๐ฏ๐ข๐ญ๐ช๐ด๐ต๐ด
๐ง๐ณ๐ข๐ฎ๐ฆ ๐ฃ๐บ:
๐๐ช๐ค๐ฉ๐ข๐ฆ๐ญ ๐๐ข๐บ ๐๐ฐ๐ด๐ต๐ข๐ด๐ข, ๐๐ข๐บ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ต ๐๐ณ๐ต๐ช๐ด๐ต
๐ญ๐ข๐บ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ต ๐ฃ๐บ:
๐๐ข๐ณ๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ญ ๐๐ญ๐ฆ๐ด๐ด ๐๐ฅ๐ท๐ช๐ฏ๐ค๐ถ๐ญ๐ข ๐๐ข๐บ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ต ๐๐ณ๐ต๐ช๐ด๐ต๐ด
