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𝗬𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗴 𝗦𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘀 𝗧𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗦𝘁𝗮𝗴𝗲: 𝗟𝗶𝘁𝘁𝗹𝗲 𝗠𝗿. & 𝗠𝘀. 𝗧𝗘𝗦 𝗦𝗣𝗧𝗔 2026
December 16, 2025 | Tapinac Elementary School Grounds
Tapinac Elementary School, through its 𝑺𝒄𝒉𝒐𝒐𝒍 𝑷𝒂𝒓𝒆𝒏𝒕–𝑻𝒆𝒂𝒄𝒉𝒆𝒓𝒔 𝑨𝒔𝒔𝒐𝒄𝒊𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 (𝑺𝑷𝑻𝑨), successfully hosted the 𝐋𝐢𝐭𝐭𝐥𝐞 𝐌𝐫. & 𝐌𝐬. 𝐒𝐏𝐓𝐀 2026, bringing together pupils, parents, teachers, and stakeholders in a vibrant celebration of confidence, talent, and school spirit.
It opened with a formal welcome by SPTA Vice President, 𝑴𝒔. 𝑬𝒅𝒆𝒏 𝑴𝒂𝒓𝒊𝒆 𝑪. 𝑩𝒂𝒚𝒂𝒓𝒐𝒏𝒈, followed by an inspirational message from the school’s principal, 𝑴𝒓. 𝑱𝒐𝒔𝒆𝒑𝒉 𝑷. 𝑮𝒓𝒆𝒈𝒐𝒓𝒊𝒐. 𝑴𝒔. 𝑴𝒂𝒓𝒊𝒂 𝑨𝒍𝒎𝒂 𝑬𝒔𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒌𝒐, Assistant Principal, announced the rules and rankings for canvassing, while the event was hosted by two of the school’s talented teachers, 𝑴𝒔. 𝑩𝒍𝒆𝒔𝒔𝒚 𝑹. 𝑴𝒂𝒏𝒂𝒏𝒔𝒂𝒍𝒂 (Kinder) and 𝑴𝒔. 𝑮𝒉𝒚𝒏𝒏 𝑺𝒂𝒄𝒍𝒐𝒍𝒐 (Grade 4).
The young participants had the chance to showcase their confidence, poise, and creativity during the program, which included the introduction of the official candidates, a casual wear presentation, a talent showcase, the announcement of the first canvassing results, and the presentation of special awards.
The event was also graced by distinguished special guests who also served as the panel of judges, ensuring a fair and meaningful evaluation of the candidates. The panel included 𝑳𝒐𝒍𝒊𝒕𝒐 𝑮𝒐, SPTA President of Kalalake Elementary School and Auditor of FPTA 2025–2026; 𝑴𝒉𝒆𝒍𝒊𝒛𝒛𝒂 𝑹𝒆𝒅𝒐𝒏𝒅𝒐, Founder of GP Circuit; 𝑹𝒖𝒅𝒚 𝑵𝒆𝒊𝒍 𝑩𝒂𝒚𝒂𝒓𝒐𝒏𝒈, Staff/Coach of the City Sports and Youth Development Office; and 𝑱𝒊𝒎𝒖𝒆𝒍 𝑫. 𝑷𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒍𝒂𝒏, Staff/Coach of the City Sports and Youth Development Office.
At the end of the event, the following candidates were recognized for their outstanding performances.
𝐁𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐢𝐧 𝐂𝐚𝐬𝐮𝐚𝐥 𝐖𝐞𝐚𝐫: 𝑴𝒓. 𝑨𝒅𝒚𝒛𝒐𝒏 𝑯𝒂𝒓𝒑𝒆𝒓 𝑷. 𝑫𝒐𝒎𝒊𝒏𝒈𝒐 (Grade 5 Makatao, Parent: Mr. Reygie P. Domingo, Adviser: Ms. Raquel Acenas) and 𝑴𝒔. 𝒁𝒉𝒚𝒂𝒏𝒏𝒆 𝑭𝒂𝒊𝒕𝒉 𝑽. 𝑰𝒅𝒂𝒏𝒂𝒏 (Grade 5 Makatao, Parent: Ms. Bernadeth Idanan, Adviser: Ms. Raquel Acenas).
𝐁𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐢𝐧 𝐓𝐚𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐭 (𝐏𝐫𝐢𝐦𝐚𝐫𝐲): 𝑴𝒓. 𝑳𝒐𝒌𝒊 𝑺𝒌𝒚 𝑱𝒂𝒗𝒊𝒆𝒓 (Grade 1 Matiyaga, Parent: Mr. Joseph Javier, Adviser: Ms. Eva Lacanin) and 𝑴𝒔. 𝑨𝒓𝒌𝒊𝒔𝒉𝒂 𝑴𝒂𝒙𝒊𝒏𝒆 𝑺𝒂𝒏𝒕𝒐𝒔 (Grade 1 Matiyaga, Parent: Ms. April Ann Vicera, Adviser: Ms. Eva Lacanin).
𝐁𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐢𝐧 𝐓𝐚𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐭 (𝐈𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐦𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐚𝐭𝐞): 𝑴𝒓. 𝑲𝒆𝒂𝒏𝒅𝒓𝒆 𝑫𝒖𝒔𝒕𝒂𝒏 𝑹𝒂𝒄𝒉𝒊𝒎 (Grade 6 Mahinahon, Parent: Mr. Erik Rachim, Adviser: Ms. Marsha D. Garcia) and 𝑴𝒔. 𝑺𝒐𝒑𝒉𝒊𝒂 𝑳𝒐𝒖𝒊𝒔𝒆 𝑶𝒓𝒂𝒍𝒆 (Grade 6 Mahinahon, Parent: Ms. Josephine Abujen, Adviser: Ms. Marsha D. Garcia).
The event provided an excellent platform for the young candidates to showcase their abilities while fostering collaboration between the school and the parent community. Its success was made possible through the dedication of SPTA officers, teachers, and volunteers, as well as the continued support of parents and stakeholders.
𝐓𝐄𝐒 𝐒𝐏𝐓𝐀 extends its heartfelt gratitude to all who contributed and supported the event.
𝑪𝒐𝒏𝒈𝒓𝒂𝒕𝒖𝒍𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏𝒔 𝒕𝒐 𝒂𝒍𝒍 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒄𝒂𝒏𝒅𝒊𝒅𝒂𝒕𝒆𝒔 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒊𝒓 𝒄𝒐𝒎𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒅𝒂𝒃𝒍𝒆 𝒑𝒂𝒓𝒕𝒊𝒄𝒊𝒑𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏!
📸: Marjorie Barnayha | Gabrielle Ann Barnayha
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