Simple Living,Honesty Can Make A Person Avoid Committing Corruption-Nuñez

April 23,2010
Simple Living, Honesty Can Make A Person Avoid Committing Corruption-Nuñez
By Quirico M,. Gorpido,Jr.

Maasin City, Southern Leyte-Guest Speaker Michael Nuñez, Dept. of Trade and Industry head, admonished the new 76 STI-Maasin new graduates to persistently aim for simple living coupled with hard work and honesty in any kind of undertaking that they are going to involve themselves after their graduation.
Nuñez who delivered his speech for about an hour at the Ampil Function Hall here during the recent Wednesday evening pointed out that through simple living, hard work and obstinate honesty they can avoid committing corruption in any government establishments or private companies where they might be employed. Most particularly if by promotion they would be occupying higher positions where there are potential pressures coming from outside.
The guest speaker, speaking on his personal experiences as head of a government agency for almost two decades now, confided that the kind of job he and other government offices heads are occupying is replete with temptation to commit corruption in the form of either bribe or grease money. “There are many temptations for committing corruption like by accepting bribe or grease money”, he divulged, “but if your are honest in your job, you will not succumb to commit corruption”.
However, because of his desire to have a simple living coupled with hard work and practicing honesty in carrying out his task, he said, he was able to avoid committing corruption as head by saying no to bribe or grease money in a diplomatic way.
The DTI head nevertheless reminded the new graduates that it’s not bad to aim for rich life, provided they would capitalize on hard work, industry, savings, patience, legal and honest means in attaining their wealth.
He stressed that being honest has its own reward. “God will always reward people who are honest in their works”, he said. “Who would have expected that I would be chosen as one of government office heads to enjoy a tour in Europe?”
Nuñez also shared to them the secret of longer life based on what his 100-year-old grandfather has revealed to him. For young and old adults: sleep at least 8 hours, work for 8 hours and the other 8 hours for miscellaneous recreational activities like playing,exercising,socializing,relaxing and the like.
For foods: eat a balance diet. Test all kinds of edible, organic and natural foods (that are free from chemical treatment) that you can find in the market and stores/groceries. Eat them in moderation. Always prefer to ea t natural foods than processed foods.
Moreover, Nuñez urged the graduates of STI-Maasin’s 9th Commencement Exercise to be entrepreneurs, which is to engage in their own business rather than relying on employment. In this connection he encouragingly invited all the STI graduates to participate in a “GO Negosyo Seminar”(on how to be successful entrepreneurs and sharing of ideas on business opportunities) to be held at DPWH Government Center in Palo,.Leyte this coming April 30,2010.
The total number of 76 graduates for the school year 2009-2010 comprised the following: 25 HRS (Hospitality and Restaurant Services), 35 IT (Information Technology), 12 CET (Computer and Electronics Technology) and 4 DCET and DIT (Diploma in Computer and Electronics Technology and Diploma in Information Technology)
Special Honors: 1)Academic Excellence Awardees-Venus T. Junio(HRS) and Ivy M. Delima(HRS); 2)Best Computer Programmers-Maverick R. Belano,Darcy John L. Calapre, Mark James Jabonero,Mark shinned B. Paler and Floyd N. Bongcawel all DIT graduates;
3) Best Case Study Presentation Awardees-Maverick R. Belano and Bien Moises S. Maraon DIT graduates; 4) Best Case Study Presenter Awardee-Ayeisa Charisse Siega.
Venus Junio in her short speech after the distribution of diploma expressed her profuse thanks to the instructors for their patience in teaching and guiding them understand their lessons/subjects. She also expressed her appreciation and thanked her classmates for their companionship, camaraderie and friendship during the duration of their semestral classes, as well as the experiences that they have shared together.
Most particularly she thanked their parents and relatives for their parental guidance and support in coping with their studies.
The two-hour long graduation ceremony was also attended by parents, relatives and friends of STI graduates.
Earlier, there was a baccalaureate Mass held at the Catholic Cathedral. At the AFH venue invocation was led by Best Computer Programmer Darcy John L. Calapre.Welcome remarks was delivered by English Instructor Maria Leila V. Aguilar.Bendiamin C. Ausa introduced the guest speaker for the Commencement Address. Distribution of diplomas was led by STI President Nestor M. Sy and assisted by DTI head Michael Nuñez, School Administrator Effie Naida Sy-Visaya, TESDA Director Rolando Juanillo and Hilario V. Mobe,STI Academic Head. The STI President also distributed plaque of appreciation and awarding of special honors to selected graduates. Ayeisa G.Charisse Siega, Best Case Study Presenter, led the STI pledge.
Furthermore, it was learned that there will be free registration and free lunch for the first 500 participants to the “Go Negosyo Seminar”. For more information contact DTI-Maasin office, telephone no. 381-4099 and ask for Sandra Orito. Other interested persons in region 8(Leyte and Samar islands) may contact DTI-Tacloban office now. It’s a first-come-first-serve basis.(Quirico M. Gorpido, Jr.)