07/10/2026
โ๐๐จ๐ฎ ๐๐๐ง ๐๐ ๐๐ซ๐ข๐ ๐ก๐ญ, ๐๐ฎ๐ญ ๐ข๐ญ ๐ญ๐๐ค๐๐ฌ ๐๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ๐๐ ๐ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ฉ๐๐ฌ๐ฌ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐๐ ๐ญ๐ข๐ญ๐ฅ๐.โ
โ Maโam Alyssa Mijares โจ
๐๐๐ญ๐จ๐๐๐ซ ๐๐๐๐ | ๐๐ก๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ฌ๐ญ๐ข๐ฆ๐จ๐ง๐ข๐๐ฅ ๐๐๐๐: โ๐๐จ๐ฒ๐๐ฅ ๐๐๐ง๐๐๐ฆ๐จ๐ง๐ข๐ฎ๐ฆโ
The CPA journey is more than intelligence. It takes courage to begin, commitment to persevere, and faith in the person you hope to become.
This yearโs ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ฌ๐ญ๐ข๐ฆ๐จ๐ง๐ข๐๐ฅ, themed โ๐น๐๐๐๐ ๐ท๐๐๐
๐๐๐๐๐๐๐,โ brought together CPAs who once faced the same doubts and struggles many Accountancy students experience today. Through their stories, they shared the lessons that helped them reach the CPA title.
Sir ๐ฅ๐ผ๐ท๐ผ๐ต๐ป ๐ฉ๐ฎ๐น๐ฒ๐ป๐๐๐ฒ๐น๐ฎ, ๐๐ฃ๐, ๐ ๐๐ reminded students to commit to their goals: ๐ฐโ๐๐ ๐
๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐.โ Through prayer and perseverance, he emphasized that one failure should never define the future.
Maโam ๐๐ฅ๐ฒ๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ ๐๐ข๐ฃ๐๐ซ๐๐ฌ reminded everyone that being bright is not enough. Earning the CPA title takes courage, while carrying it requires character, purpose, accountability, ethics, and transparency. A CPA is not only a professional, but also a voice and a nation-builder.
The newly licensed CPAs then shared lessons from their own journeys. ๐๐๐ง๐๐๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐๐จ๐ง๐ณ๐๐ฅ๐๐ฌ, ๐๐๐ encouraged students to prepare early: โ๐จ๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐, ๐๐๐-๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐-๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐ช๐ท๐จ๐ณ๐ฌ.โ ๐๐๐ซ๐ข๐๐๐ซ ๐๐จ๐ซ๐ญ๐, ๐๐๐ reminded everyone that โ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐,โ while ๐๐๐ง๐ข๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ฌ๐, ๐๐๐ emphasized starting early, believing in oneself, and never giving up: โ๐๐๐ ๐จ๐ช๐ข๐ช๐ ๐ค.โ
๐๐ก๐ซ๐ข๐ฌ ๐๐จ๐ก๐ง ๐๐ง๐๐จ๐, ๐๐๐ reminded students that Accountancy may be difficult, but it is never impossible. Amariel Perillo, CPA offered a simple reminder: โ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐, ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐
๐๐.โ ๐ฑ
๐๐๐ซ๐ค ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐ฅ๐จ ๐๐ฅ๐๐๐ง๐ญ๐๐ซ๐, ๐๐๐ and ๐๐๐ง๐ฃ๐ข๐ ๐๐๐ฒ๐๐ฌ, ๐๐๐ emphasized the importance of preparation during the undergraduate years. ๐
๐ซ๐๐ง๐๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐จ๐ซ๐ข๐ ๐, ๐๐๐ encouraged students to grow, use every learning opportunity, and pray, while ๐๐ซ๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐ฎ๐๐ญ๐จ, ๐๐๐ reminded everyone to stay resourceful and never complacent.
The speakers also highlighted the importance of self-awareness. ๐๐จ๐ฌ๐ก๐ฎ๐ ๐๐จ๐๐ฅ๐๐ฌ, ๐๐๐ encouraged students to recognize their progress, while ๐๐จ๐ฏ๐๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐๐๐ง๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ข๐ณ๐๐ง๐, ๐๐๐ emphasized honestly confronting the habits and weaknesses that hold us back.
๐๐จ๐ก๐ง ๐๐จ๐๐๐ซ๐ญ ๐
๐ฅ๐จ๐ซ๐๐ฌ, ๐๐๐ left everyone with a simple reminder: โ๐จ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐โ๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐.โ
And perhaps that is what this yearโs โ๐ป๐๐๐ ๐ฐ๐ ๐ด๐โis truly about. ๐ถ Knowing who you are, accepting that you are still growing, and having the courage to become better each day.
As ๐๐ซ๐จ๐ ๐ซ๐๐ฆ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ซ. ๐๐ก๐๐ซ๐ฐ๐ข๐ง ๐๐๐ซ๐ค ๐๐ ๐๐ซ๐จ, ๐๐๐ reminded us, success does not always come from choosing what is comfortable. Sometimes, we simply have to keep going when things become complicated.
The CPA journey will challenge us, test us, and make us question ourselves. But while we are still on the journey, let us continue to study, grow, make mistakes, learn, and show up.
Because the๐๐๐ ๐ญ๐ข๐ญ๐ฅ๐ ๐ฆ๐๐ฒ ๐๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐๐ฌ๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง, ๐๐ฎ๐ญ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐ฉ๐๐ซ๐ฌ๐จ๐ง ๐ฐ๐ ๐๐๐๐จ๐ฆ๐ ๐๐ฅ๐จ๐ง๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐ฐ๐๐ฒ ๐ข๐ฌ ๐ฉ๐๐ซ๐ญ ๐จ๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐๐ก๐ข๐๐ฏ๐๐ฆ๐๐ง๐ญ ๐ญ๐จ๐จ. ๐๐โจ
โ๏ธ : Leslie Estupido
๐ท : Gerald Mabilin