23/03/2026
๐๐๐๐ง๐จ๐ฅ๐ | โ๐ ๐๐ข๐บ ๐๐ฐ๐ต ๐๐ฆ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐๐ฆ๐ด๐ต ๐ข๐ต ๐๐ต, ๐๐ถ๐ต ๐๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ณ๐ฆ'๐ด ๐๐ฐ ๐๐ข๐ณ๐ฎ ๐ช๐ฏ ๐๐ณ๐บ๐ช๐ฏ๐จ,โ ๐๐จ. ๐๐๐ฃ๐ฏ ๐๐ค๐ก๐๐ฉ๐ค ๐๐ง๐ค, ๐พ๐๐พ ๐พ๐ค๐ก๐ก๐๐๐ ๐๐ฉ๐ช๐๐๐ฃ๐ฉ
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โIn a competition where words carried weight and time was limited, Ms. Renz Molato Oro of Cebu Eastern College rose to the top, securing the gold medal in the college division of the Essay Writing Contest during the Cebu Schools Athletic Foundation, Inc. (CESAFI) Season 25, held on February 27, 2026, at the University of the Visayas Main Campus, as the official awarding for the winners was held on March 19, 2026.
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โBehind her achievement was not only skill, but also courage and faith. As a first-time participant in an essay writing competition, Ms. Oro admitted that the pressure was significant, especially knowing that she represented not only herself but also her institution.
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โโ๐๐ข๐จ๐ฑ๐ณ๐ข๐บ ๐ซ๐ถ๐ฅ ๐ฌ๐ฐ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ฏ๐ช๐จ๐ฉ๐ต ๐ฃ๐ฆ๐ง๐ฐ๐ณ๐ฆ ๐ฃ๐ฆ๐ค๐ข๐ถ๐ด๐ฆ ๐ ๐ข๐ฎ ๐ฏ๐ฐ๐ต ๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ญ๐บ ๐ฃ๐ณ๐ช๐ฏ๐จ๐ช๐ฏ๐จ ๐ฎ๐บ ๐ฏ๐ข๐ฎ๐ฆ ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ต ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ณ๐ฆ ๐ฃ๐ถ๐ต ๐ข๐ญ๐ด๐ฐ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ฏ๐ข๐ฎ๐ฆ ๐ฐ๐ง ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ณ ๐ด๐ค๐ฉ๐ฐ๐ฐ๐ญ. ๐๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ฑ๐ณ๐ฆ๐ด๐ด๐ถ๐ณ๐ฆ ๐ ๐ง๐ฆ๐ญ๐ต ๐ฌ๐ข๐บ ๐ต๐ข๐ข๐ด-๐ต๐ข๐ข๐ด ๐ซ๐ถ๐ฅโฆ ๐ฆ๐ด๐ฑ๐ฆ๐ค๐ช๐ข๐ญ๐ญ๐บ ๐ธ๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ฏ ๐ ๐ด๐ข๐ธ ๐ค๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ต๐ฆ๐ด๐ต๐ข๐ฏ๐ต๐ด ๐ง๐ณ๐ฐ๐ฎ ๐ฐ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ณ ๐ด๐ค๐ฉ๐ฐ๐ฐ๐ญ๐ด,โ she shared. Despite the nerves, reassurance from her coach helped her remain grounded and focused on the experience rather than the outcome.
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โWhen the competition began, the tension gradually gave way to calm. Ms. Oro described her mindset as steady and focused, allowing her to fully immerse herself in writing within the given time.
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โโ๐๐ข๐ฏ๐ข๐ต๐ข๐จ ๐ณ๐ข ๐ข๐ฌ๐ฐ๐ฏ๐จ ๐ฎ๐ช๐ฏ๐ฅ. ๐ ๐ธ๐ณ๐ฐ๐ต๐ฆ ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐ธ๐ณ๐ฐ๐ต๐ฆ ๐ฉ๐ข๐ฏ๐จ๐ต๐ฐ๐ฅ ๐ฎ๐ข๐ฉ๐ถ๐ณ๐ฐ๐ต ๐ข๐ฏ๐จ ๐ต๐ช๐ฎ๐ฆ. ๐๐ฉ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฌ๐ง๐ถ๐ญ๐ญ๐บ, ๐ธ๐ข๐ญ๐ข ๐ฏ๐ข ๐ธ๐ณ๐ช๐ต๐ฆ๐ณ๐ด ๐ฃ๐ญ๐ฐ๐ค๐ฌ,โ she added, emphasizing how composure played a key role in completing her piece.
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โThe moment of victory, however, came unexpectedly. Upon being informed that she had obtained the highest score, Ms. Oro expressed b
๐๐๐๐ง๐จ๐ฅ๐ | โ๐ ๐๐ข๐บ ๐๐ฐ๐ต ๐๐ฆ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐๐ฆ๐ด๐ต ๐ข๐ต ๐๐ต, ๐๐ถ๐ต ๐๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ณ๐ฆ'๐ด ๐๐ฐ ๐๐ข๐ณ๐ฎ ๐ช๐ฏ ๐๐ณ๐บ๐ช๐ฏ๐จ,โ ๐๐จ. ๐๐๐ฃ๐ฏ ๐๐ค๐ก๐๐ฉ๐ค ๐๐ง๐ค, ๐พ๐๐พ ๐พ๐ค๐ก๐ก๐๐๐ ๐๐ฉ๐ช๐๐๐ฃ๐ฉ
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โIn a competition where words carried weight and time was limited, Ms. Renz Molato Oro of Cebu Eastern College rose to the top, securing the gold medal in the college division of the Essay Writing Contest during the Cebu Schools Athletic Foundation, Inc. (CESAFI) Season 25, held on February 27, 2026, at the University of the Visayas Main Campus, as the official awarding for the winners was held on March 19, 2026.
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โBehind her achievement was not only skill, but also courage and faith. As a first-time participant in an essay writing competition, Ms. Oro admitted that the pressure was significant, especially knowing that she represented not only herself but also her institution.
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โโ๐๐ข๐จ๐ฑ๐ณ๐ข๐บ ๐ซ๐ถ๐ฅ ๐ฌ๐ฐ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ฏ๐ช๐จ๐ฉ๐ต ๐ฃ๐ฆ๐ง๐ฐ๐ณ๐ฆ ๐ฃ๐ฆ๐ค๐ข๐ถ๐ด๐ฆ ๐ ๐ข๐ฎ ๐ฏ๐ฐ๐ต ๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ญ๐บ ๐ฃ๐ณ๐ช๐ฏ๐จ๐ช๐ฏ๐จ ๐ฎ๐บ ๐ฏ๐ข๐ฎ๐ฆ ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ต ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ณ๐ฆ ๐ฃ๐ถ๐ต ๐ข๐ญ๐ด๐ฐ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ฏ๐ข๐ฎ๐ฆ ๐ฐ๐ง ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ณ ๐ด๐ค๐ฉ๐ฐ๐ฐ๐ญ. ๐๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ฑ๐ณ๐ฆ๐ด๐ด๐ถ๐ณ๐ฆ ๐ ๐ง๐ฆ๐ญ๐ต ๐ฌ๐ข๐บ ๐ต๐ข๐ข๐ด-๐ต๐ข๐ข๐ด ๐ซ๐ถ๐ฅโฆ ๐ฆ๐ด๐ฑ๐ฆ๐ค๐ช๐ข๐ญ๐ญ๐บ ๐ธ๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ฏ ๐ ๐ด๐ข๐ธ ๐ค๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ต๐ฆ๐ด๐ต๐ข๐ฏ๐ต๐ด ๐ง๐ณ๐ฐ๐ฎ ๐ฐ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ณ ๐ด๐ค๐ฉ๐ฐ๐ฐ๐ญ๐ด,โ she shared. Despite the nerves, reassurance from her coach helped her remain grounded and focused on the experience rather than the outcome.
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โWhen the competition began, the tension gradually gave way to calm. Ms. Oro described her mindset as steady and focused, allowing her to fully immerse herself in writing within the given time.
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โโ๐๐ข๐ฏ๐ข๐ต๐ข๐จ ๐ณ๐ข ๐ข๐ฌ๐ฐ๐ฏ๐จ ๐ฎ๐ช๐ฏ๐ฅ. ๐ ๐ธ๐ณ๐ฐ๐ต๐ฆ ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐ธ๐ณ๐ฐ๐ต๐ฆ ๐ฉ๐ข๐ฏ๐จ๐ต๐ฐ๐ฅ ๐ฎ๐ข๐ฉ๐ถ๐ณ๐ฐ๐ต ๐ข๐ฏ๐จ ๐ต๐ช๐ฎ๐ฆ. ๐๐ฉ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฌ๐ง๐ถ๐ญ๐ญ๐บ, ๐ธ๐ข๐ญ๐ข ๐ฏ๐ข ๐ธ๐ณ๐ช๐ต๐ฆ๐ณ๐ด ๐ฃ๐ญ๐ฐ๐ค๐ฌ,โ she added, emphasizing how composure played a key role in completing her piece.
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โThe moment of victory, however, came unexpectedly. Upon being informed that she had obtained the highest score, Ms. Oro expressed both surprise and gratitude. โ๐๐ณ๐ข๐ฃ๐ฆ ๐ฌ๐ข-๐ถ๐ฏ๐ฆ๐น๐ฑ๐ฆ๐ค๐ต๐ฆ๐ฅ ๐ด๐ช๐บ๐ข ๐ง๐ฐ๐ณ ๐ฎ๐ฆ. ๐๐บ ๐ง๐ช๐ณ๐ด๐ต ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฐ๐ถ๐จ๐ฉ๐ต ๐ธ๐ข๐ด ๐ต๐ฐ ๐ต๐ฆ๐ญ๐ญ ๐ฎ๐บ ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ณ ๐ฌ๐ข๐บ ๐ ๐ฌ๐ฏ๐ฐ๐ธ ๐ฏ๐จ๐ข ๐ฎ๐ข๐ด ๐ฎ๐ข๐ญ๐ช๐ฑ๐ข๐บ ๐ฑ๐ข ๐ต๐ฐ ๐ฌ๐ข๐บ๐ด๐ข ๐ฏ๐ข๐ฌ๐ฐ,โ she said, highlighting the importance of her familyโs support in her journey.
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โBeyond the recognition, Ms. Oro acknowledged the people who stood behind herโher coach, her mother, her partner, and her friends, whose encouragement gave her the confidence to take on the challenge.
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โWhen asked what motivated her to join, her response reflected both humility and determination.
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โโ๐ ๐ซ๐ฐ๐ช๐ฏ๐ฆ๐ฅ ๐ง๐ฐ๐ณ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ฆ๐น๐ฑ๐ฆ๐ณ๐ช๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ค๐ฆ ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐ ๐ญ๐ฐ๐ท๐ฆ ๐ธ๐ณ๐ช๐ต๐ช๐ฏ๐จ, ๐ธ๐ฉ๐บ ๐ฏ๐ฐ๐ต ๐จ๐ช๐ท๐ฆ ๐ช๐ต ๐ข ๐ด๐ฉ๐ฐ๐ต? ๐ ๐ฎ๐ข๐บ ๐ฏ๐ฐ๐ต ๐ฃ๐ฆ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ฃ๐ฆ๐ด๐ต ๐ข๐ต ๐ช๐ต, ๐ฃ๐ถ๐ต ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ณ๐ฆโ๐ด ๐ฏ๐ฐ ๐ฉ๐ข๐ณ๐ฎ ๐ช๐ฏ ๐ต๐ณ๐บ๐ช๐ฏ๐จ,โ she expressed.
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โHer story stands as a reminder that success does not always begin with certainty, but often with the willingness to try. In a competition defined by ideas and expression, Ms. Oroโs journey proves that taking a chance, despite doubt and pressure, can lead to remarkable outcomes.
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โAs her achievement brings pride to the Cebu Eastern College community, it also inspires fellow students to embrace opportunities, trust their abilities, and find strength in both passion and perseverance.
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โCorrespondent: Aricia Yana, Prinze Nathaniel Lingat | ZonE-23
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โPhoto courtesy of Ms. Rose Anne Gandionco