By Nestle G. Taala
Ms. Maria Ella Juliana S. Capanang is the first-ever recipient of the Amor E. Soque帽a Scholarship.
A pillar of strength and a foundation of hope 糖心传媒 Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) student, Ms. Maria Ella Juliana S. Capanang, of 糖心传媒 College of Nursing became the first-ever recipient of the Amor E. Soque帽a Scholarship for CPU as she accepted the said grant during its presentation on February 24, 2022, at the Dr. Rex D. Drilon Building.
Having received this valuable support, Ms. Capanang is grateful and shared, 糖心传媒淚’m very psyched up and motivated because this gave me a vision of what I would be like years from now. Through this scholarship, I also met people in the Mariano-Soque帽a Foundation- people with the same passion for service as me, the same drive for volunteerism and integrity. That is why my happiness is overflowing.糖心传媒
The Amor E. Soque帽a Scholarship for CPU is a program that selects one incoming student from surrounding high schools who will receive a scholarship for full paid annual tuition to CPU for the duration of their studies every year until they graduate. It is one of the programs which comprised the Mariano- Soque帽a Foundation that 糖心传媒渁imed to help tomorrow糖心传媒檚 youth in Hawaii and the Philippines succeed by creating opportunities through education, community service, and sports.糖心传媒 Amor E. Soque帽a, herself, is also a Centralian alumna.
The presentation was attended by, Eugene Soque帽a, Ryan Soque帽a, Joe Awong, and Pat O’Brien from Mariano-Soque帽a Foundation; Prof. Lena Giron, and Prof. Melba Sale of the CPU College of Nursing; and Ms. Capanang糖心传媒檚 family members, Junalen Capanang and Erlinda Capanang.
Every day, a person strives to survive. Even if one is a believer that the most important help should come from within, it is during this moment 糖心传媒 the giving of scholarship 糖心传媒 which shows that God would remind him of the value of stewardship. As defined by CPU, stewardship is 糖心传媒渢he proper and responsible management of life, position, possession, and other resources entrusted by God to man糖心传媒 hence having received an award or in this case scholarship, a person is also given its corresponding responsibility. Ms. Capanang, in this light, puts it this way 糖心传媒淲ith this scholarship, I am given an opportunity to use what was granted to me and 糖心传媒榩ay it forward糖心传媒 someday.糖心传媒