SPEECH DELIVERED BY MAYOR DANTE DEXTER A. AGATEP TO THE HONOREES OF THE TRIBUTE TO SCHOLARLY LASAMEÑOS ON DECEMBER 22, 2023.
Hon. Vice Mayor RANDY C. CAMBE
SB Members:
HON. EMMANUEL F. AGATEP
HON. ROWELL Y. CONSTANTINO
HON. LILIBETH B. DEL ROSARIO
HON. FEDERICO O. CASTRO
HON. JILTON B. PASCUAL Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) Federation President…
Dagiti LGU-Lasam Department Heads, ti Directress ti Paskuhan ng Bayan ken nangidaulo ti pag-organisa kadaytoy a pasken, my Executive Assistant Mrs. Isabella G. Lozada, our Public Information Officer Mr. Renato Paat Jr…
Dagiti bisbisitas, nang-nangruna dagiti maikkan ti recognition kadaytuy a rabii, rabii para kadagiti SCHOLARLY LASAMEÑOS, nga nangted dayaw ti ili tayu a Lasam–ti Natalged a Lasam...
Natalged a rabii kadatayu amin...
Naidum-duma daytuy a pasken, kuna ti nagpa-aramidan mi ti plake nga maiyawat ti tunggal maysa kadakayu...
Ket agpaysu ta adda dakkel wennu napateg a meaning daytuy a gathering tayu...
Just last week, our Municipal Social Welfare and Development Office hosted the first-ever culmination rites for families who are moving up, from being beneficiaries of the Pantawid Pamilya Pilipino Program.
This goes to show that through education, Lasameño 4Ps beneficiary families have started overcoming the clutches of poverty.
On the same afternoon, we also hosted a graduation ceremony for 41 new college graduates from among our 4Ps families in the Municipality––and three of them are also honor graduates, just like you...
By hosting this Tribute for you, my dear Lasameño achievers, we wish to inspire more young Lasameños to persevere in the pursuit of excellence in education...
... we intend to instill and demonstrate to more young constituents that through academic excellence, you can attain a more fulfilling, a more productive professional, and hopefully a contented adult life.
Nakitak, nariknak nu kasanu da kayu nga insakad––nagsakripisyu dagiti nagannak yu tapno makaturpos kayo iti kolehiyo.
Ket ammok met la unay nu kasanu kayo nga nagpursige nga nagbasa, tapno magun-od yu daytoy a milestone ti biag yu.
Saan kay la a maysa a professional ngem maysa a professional with Latin honors.
Ket dayta nga dayaw ket dayaw met ti Ili tayo a Lasam.
We organized this TRIBUTE primarily because education is considered a treasure...
...maysa a gameng a haan a mapukaw...
... and you, who are an epitome, role-models of educational excellence...
are a shining beacon among Lasameño youths for them to also aspire to work hard towards their own dreams...
...to study hard, giving utmost importance to the opportunity to be in college or university...
...because like your own parents, theirs also believe that their sons and daughters will likewise reap the fruits of their hard work in school.
And so I would like to express, first: my admiration of your academic and professional achievements...
and second, my appreciation of your presence here tonight––of giving value to our inviation...
... of realizing our all-important reasons I have cited.
Ngem haan met laeng ketdi nga puro academics ti rason nga adda tayo dituy.
Gapu ta panawen ti Paskua, panawen ti celebration, panagyaman kadagiti blessings ti napalabas a tawen...
…panawen ti togetherness, ti pinag-re-reunion.
Ket ngarud, dawatek nga i-enjoy yu met ti intay
pinaglalangen...
And after this short program, we shall be honored if you could stay with us for our own year-end celebration...
Again, my heartfelt Congratulations on your academic and professional achievements...
...Naragsak a Paskua kadagiti padak a Kristiyano...
Ken Natalged a Baro Tawen tayo a sangapada!