5 LESSONS OF A GEN Z: Full Speech JILS Graduation 2026
I was invited by my alma mater to be the guest speaker at their high school graduation and moving-up ceremony last March 30, 2026. Below are the introduction they wrote and edited for me, and the edited transcription of my full speech with the slides I used as part of the presentation. [Pasasalamat kay Tr. Justine for all the assistance at kina Daniel A., Marc A., Cath A., and Nics B. sa critique at input] INTRODUCTION (by Earla Mari D. Isidro) Classmates, parents, guardians, JILS faculty and staff, administrators, and our special guests, good evening. Our Guest of Honor and Speaker this evening is a distinguished writer, editor, and film producer who graduated Magna Cum Laude with a Bachelor of Arts in Film from the University of the Philippines Diliman. During his college years, he demonstrated exemplary leadership as Secretary-General from 2020 to 2021 and later as President from 2021 to 2022 of UP Cinema, a premier student film organization. He also served as a copy edit...