By jenyveve | ms.
THE PROUD DANDY
Last March 3, 2008, Dandy Ybanez, LPFI scholar who’s graduating this school year at Systems Technology Institute (STI) with Diploma in Information Technology passed the competency exam set by Technical Education for Skills and Development Agency (TESDA)
Two years of hardship and struggles will now be paid off. Dandy is the first scholar of LPFI San Francisco who is going to give pride and honor not just to his PWD brethren but even to those physically abled individual who was inspired and touched by his courage and eagerness to further improve his knowledge and skills through education.
Despite his condition, Dandy still managed to compete and excel over other students. He has potentials in drawing and in lay-outing, a God-given talent he capitalized for his advantage. There are instances that his expertise is asked by the school if they have occasions and school events, in doing so, he gets paid and use the money for his school projects or even use it at home to help his family in their expenses.
Dandy like any young adult of his age would always project a positive disposition in life, he seizes to participate in every school and off campus activities that somehow helped him gain confidence
Dandy and his family may not be that well-off but their willingness to help one another directed them to institutions that somehow helped them. Their Municipal Social Welfare and Development Office have made things brighter for Dandy when they referred him to Loving Presence Foundation to avail a new pair of crutches and be one of its potential scholars. He had those old crutches since Grade 4. For a longer time being utilized it has worn out and is no longer reliable sometimes he just taped it so it will not fall down. Beginning months for dandy at school is really crucial, he underwent certain period of adjustment because he wasn’t able to enter college immediately after graduating in high school. There are even times that he wanted to give up due to academic and pressure and financial constraints but the reasons but these reasons did not hold him back yet these motivated him to study harder.
And now that he is about to graduate, he is looking forward to helping his family, who from the start has always been there to support him.
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