A reflection of perseverance and academic achievement, ๐— ๐˜€. ๐—–๐—ต๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—น๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฒ ๐—ฆ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ผ, a second-year Bachelor of Secondary Education Social Studies student at Pangasinan State University San Carlos Campus, has been awarded the highly coveted ๐—˜๐—ฎ๐˜ ๐—•๐˜‚๐—น๐—ฎ๐—ด๐—ฎ’๐˜€ ๐—˜๐˜…๐—ฐ๐—ฒ๐—น๐—น๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜ ๐—ฆ๐˜๐˜‚๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜ (๐—˜๐—•๐—˜๐—ฆ๐˜) ๐—ฆ๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—ผ๐—น๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐˜€๐—ต๐—ถ๐—ฝ.

Ms. Soriano was among the ๐—ป๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฒ (๐Ÿต) ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐˜๐˜€๐˜๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐˜€๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—ผ๐—น๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐˜€ who were granted the honor on February 1, 2025. Accompanied by her mother, ๐— ๐—ฟ๐˜€. ๐—–๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐˜‡๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—ฆ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ผ, she received the scholarship, which she regards as a milestone in her academic journey.

In an exclusive interview, Ms. Soriano narrated the experience of earning the prestigious scholarship. She recalled immediately registering online upon learning about the EBESt scholarship program. After the rigorous selection process, she went through an initial verification interview, where she submitted the required documents. She was eventually shortlisted for a final interview, culminating in the life-changing moment when she was officially announced as a recipient.

Her inspiring story was featured on ๐—˜๐—ฎ๐˜ ๐—•๐˜‚๐—น๐—ฎ๐—ด๐—ฎ, which was aired on TV5, where she expressed her deepest gratitude for the scholarship. She narrated how it would ease the financial burden on her family, enabling her to continue her studies. With her older sister also pursuing studies at Pangasinan State University San Carlos Campus, the scholarship was a ray of hope for the family’s dreams.

PSU President ๐——๐—ฟ. ๐—˜๐—น๐—ฏ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜ ๐— . ๐—š๐—ฎ๐—น๐—ฎ๐˜€ commended Ms. Sorianoโ€™s achievement, denoting the universityโ€™s dedication to developing excellence among its students. “๐™๐™๐™ž๐™จ ๐™ง๐™š๐™˜๐™ค๐™œ๐™ฃ๐™ž๐™ฉ๐™ž๐™ค๐™ฃ ๐™จ๐™ฅ๐™š๐™–๐™ ๐™จ ๐™ซ๐™ค๐™ก๐™ช๐™ข๐™š๐™จ ๐™–๐™—๐™ค๐™ช๐™ฉ ๐™ฉ๐™๐™š ๐™ฆ๐™ช๐™–๐™ก๐™ž๐™ฉ๐™ฎ ๐™ค๐™› ๐™จ๐™ฉ๐™ช๐™™๐™š๐™ฃ๐™ฉ๐™จ ๐™‹๐™Ž๐™ ๐™ฅ๐™ง๐™ค๐™™๐™ช๐™˜๐™š๐™จโ€”๐™๐™–๐™ง๐™™๐™ฌ๐™ค๐™ง๐™ ๐™ž๐™ฃ๐™œ, ๐™™๐™ž๐™ก๐™ž๐™œ๐™š๐™ฃ๐™ฉ, ๐™–๐™ฃ๐™™ ๐™ฌ๐™ค๐™ง๐™ฉ๐™๐™ฎ ๐™ค๐™› ๐™ฃ๐™–๐™ฉ๐™ž๐™ค๐™ฃ๐™–๐™ก ๐™–๐™ฉ๐™ฉ๐™š๐™ฃ๐™ฉ๐™ž๐™ค๐™ฃ,” Dr. Galas said.

Echoing this sentiment, PSU San Carlos Campus Executive Director ๐——๐—ฟ. ๐—Ÿ๐—ถ๐˜‡๐—ฎ ๐—Ÿ. ๐—ค๐˜‚๐—ถ๐—บ๐˜€๐—ผ๐—ป was very proud of Ms. Soriano’s victory. “๐™ƒ๐™š๐™ง ๐™ซ๐™ž๐™˜๐™ฉ๐™ค๐™ง๐™ฎ ๐™ž๐™จ ๐™ฃ๐™ค๐™ฉ ๐™๐™š๐™ง๐™จ ๐™–๐™ก๐™ค๐™ฃ๐™š ๐™—๐™ช๐™ฉ ๐™–๐™ก๐™จ๐™ค ๐™ฉ๐™๐™–๐™ฉ ๐™ค๐™› ๐™‹๐™Ž๐™ ๐™Ž๐™–๐™ฃ ๐˜พ๐™–๐™ง๐™ก๐™ค๐™จ. ๐™’๐™š ๐™–๐™ง๐™š ๐™ข๐™ค๐™ง๐™š ๐™ฉ๐™๐™–๐™ฃ ๐™œ๐™ง๐™–๐™ฉ๐™š๐™›๐™ช๐™ก ๐™–๐™ฃ๐™™ ๐™๐™–๐™ฅ๐™ฅ๐™ฎ ๐™›๐™ค๐™ง ๐™๐™š๐™ง,” she added.

In addition, Ms. Soriano was wholeheartedly supported by ๐——๐—ฟ. ๐—”๐—ฟ๐—ฐ๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ถ ๐—”๐—ฑ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—š. ๐—ฅ๐—ฎ๐—บ๐—ผ๐˜€, Dean of the College of Teacher Education, and ๐——๐—ฟ. ๐—–๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ต ๐—ฅ. ๐— ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ผ๐—ฟ, Social Studies Department Chairperson. Both dignitaries acclaimed her persistence and willpower, deeming her a role model for aspiring scholars.

Ms. Soriano’s victory reckons her strength of fortitude and perseverance. With the complete support of the EBESt scholarship, she is now better positioned to achieve greater heights, upholding the true spirit of an excellent ๐—ฃ๐—ฆ๐—จ๐—ป๐—ถ๐—ฎ๐—ป and ๐—˜๐—•๐—˜๐—ฆ๐˜ ๐˜€๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—ผ๐—น๐—ฎ๐—ฟ.

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