CMDI Bay Campus Class 2023 Outstanding Student and Magna
Cum Laude Krisha Joy
M. Villarin expressed her
heartfelt gratitude, saying,
“God made our journey
possible as he sent us the
right people with whom we
can dream of being able to
wear this sablay sa kabila
ng mga sablay natin sa
buhay.”
The Bay Campus of CARD-MRI Development Institute, Inc.
(CMDI), the academic institution of CARD Mutually Reinforcing Institutions
(CARD MRI), held its fifth
commencement exercises, honoring the graduates of the Academic Year
2022-2023 on July 28,
2023.
With the theme
“CMDI Graduates: Molded
through a Resilient Educational Foundation,” the
academic institution celebrated the resilience and
readiness of its graduates
for their future endeavors.
CMDI President Dr. Flordeliza L. Sarmiento expressed her gratitude to
the graduates, “I believe
that CMDI has prepared
you to face the world with
hope and optimism, and
we are very grateful that
we have produced another
class who has the strong
heart to promote development not only for themselves but also for their
family and community.”
In total, 449 students completed their
studies this academic
year. Of these, 84 graduated from Senior High
School, and 365 earned
college degrees.
CARD MRI also
encourages CMDI graduates to join its mission
of ending poverty in the
Philippines, confident that
the values instilled during
their education at CMDI
will have a lasting impact
on their communities.
Furthermore, Dr.
Dolores M. Torres, CMDI
Senior Dean and CARD
MRI Senior Management
Adviser motivated the
graduates to partake in
nation-building and poverty eradication efforts of
CARD MRI or other activities outside the organization. Dr. Torres believes
that sincere acceptance
of helping communities to
improve their quality of life
can facilitate the achievement of the mutual goal of
eradicating poverty in the
country.
Also, the Undersecretary for Human Resource and Organizational
Development (HROD) at
the Department of Education and the program’s
guest speaker, Dr. Gloria
Jumamil Mercado, MNSA,
urged the graduates to
continuously challenge
the norm by serving beyond personal interest
with love for their country
and fellow citizens. Dr.
Mercado reminded the
graduates to use their education to serve humanity
and our country with love
and compassion. She also
urges them to participate
in community initiatives,
cultivate volunteerism,
and promote unity, equality, and inclusivity that will
impact our country’s progress and development.
CARD MRI
Founder and Chairman
Emeritus and CMDI Chairperson Dr. Jaime Aristotle
B. Alip said, “Education
will always be a great
equalizer. An educated
person will never revert to
poverty because it is their
tool to transcend it.” Dr.
Alip firmly believes that
education opens excellent
doors of opportunities that
can help them break the
cycle of poverty in their
families.
In pursuit of this
goal, CARD MRI offers
scholarships and vouchers to deserving students,
with 615 active scholars
on Bay Campus and 1,656
total scholars on both of
its campuses at Bay and
Tagum City, Davao del
Norte, as of June 2023.
In their speeches, CMDI’s outstanding
senior high school student Nikka Joy V. Bautista
and college’s outstanding
student and Magna Cum
Laude Krisha Joy M. Villarin expressed their heartfelt
gratitude for the unwavering support they received
throughout their academic
journey.
In his closing remarks, CARD MRI Managing Director Mr. Aristeo A.
Dequito recognized CMDI’s role over the past 23
years in shaping individuals to fulfill their dreams
and assume leadership
roles to combat poverty in
the country.
To know more
about CMDI, their training
programs, and academic
courses, visit its Facebook page @cmdiofficial
or website at https://cmdi.
edu.ph/.
