06/08/2026
๐ ๐๐ข๐๐๐ญ๐ข๐ฆ๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ฒ: ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ฌ ๐จ๐ ๐
๐๐ข๐ญ๐ก, ๐๐ซ๐จ๐ฐ๐ญ๐ก, ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐๐ซ๐ฏ๐ข๐๐ ๐๐ญ ๐๐๐ง ๐๐ฅ๐๐๐๐จ๐ง๐ฌ๐จ ๐๐จ๐ฅ๐ฅ๐๐ ๐
โ๐๐ก๐๐ง ๐ฏ๐จ๐๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐๐๐๐จ๐ฆ๐๐ฌ ๐๐จ๐โ๐ฌ ๐๐๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ข๐ง๐ , ๐ฌ๐๐ซ๐ฏ๐ข๐๐ ๐๐๐๐จ๐ฆ๐๐ฌ ๐ ๐ ๐ข๐๐ญ, ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐ฏ๐๐ซ๐ฒ ๐ฒ๐๐๐ซ ๐ข๐ฌ ๐ ๐ฐ๐ข๐ญ๐ง๐๐ฌ๐ฌ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ก๐ข๐ฌ ๐ ๐ซ๐๐๐.โ โ ๐๐จ๐ซ๐ง๐ ๐๐จ๐๐ข๐๐ซ ๐๐จ๐๐
For almost 40 years, Mrs. Lorna Bobier Boca has been part of the San Ildefonso College community, witnessing its changes, meeting generations of students, and finding meaning in the work she continues to do.
Her journey began with a simple yet unforgettable moment as a Grade 6 student when she saw the college's sign and felt a calling to become part of its mission. Inspired by the Religious of the Virgin Mary (RVM) Sisters, she embraced a vocation rooted in faith. That calling became the foundation of a lifetime of dedicated service.
Mrs. Boca began serving San Ildefonso College in 1990 and faithfully fulfilled various roles, including secretary, part-time college instructor, and registrar staff. Through each responsibility, she grew alongside the institution with unwavering commitment. Her story reflects a life dedicated to faith, community, and service. It stands as a lasting testament to the values that define San Ildefonso College.
๐๐: ๐๐จ๐ฐ ๐ฅ๐จ๐ง๐ ๐ก๐๐ฏ๐ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐๐๐๐ง ๐ฉ๐๐ซ๐ญ ๐จ๐ ๐๐๐ง ๐๐ฅ๐๐๐๐จ๐ง๐ฌ๐จ ๐๐จ๐ฅ๐ฅ๐๐ ๐, ๐๐ง๐ ๐ฐ๐ก๐๐ญ ๐ข๐ง๐ฌ๐ฉ๐ข๐ซ๐๐ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ฃ๐จ๐ข๐ง ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐ฌ๐๐ก๐จ๐จ๐ฅ ๐ข๐ง ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐ข๐ซ๐ฌ๐ญ ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐๐๐?
For 36 years, San Ildefonso College has been more than a place where I serve, it has been the haven of my vocation. Yet my story with SIC began long before I stepped into the halls as an employee. I remember that time, when I was in Grade 6 studying at SES, our volleyball team played on the patio of San Ildefonso Parish Church. From there I saw this big signage of San Ildefonso College. To many people it was a normal signage, but for me it was not just a signage, it is a quiet whisper from God, a calling that embedded deep within me. That lifelong calling has motivated me to decide that I will and should be part of this institution.
๐๐: ๐๐ก๐ซ๐จ๐ฎ๐ ๐ก๐จ๐ฎ๐ญ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐ฒ๐๐๐ซ๐ฌ ๐๐ญ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐ฌ๐๐ก๐จ๐จ๐ฅ, ๐ฐ๐ก๐๐ญ ๐ก๐๐ฌ ๐๐๐๐ง ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐ฆ๐จ๐ฌ๐ญ ๐ฆ๐๐ฆ๐จ๐ซ๐๐๐ฅ๐ ๐จ๐ซ ๐ฆ๐๐๐ง๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ฅ ๐๐ฑ๐ฉ๐๐ซ๐ข๐๐ง๐๐ ๐๐ฌ ๐ ๐ฆ๐๐ฆ๐๐๐ซ ๐จ๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐ข๐ง๐ฌ๐ญ๐ข๐ญ๐ฎ๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง?
Working at San Ildefonso College has been both a blessing and a source of fulfillment. It gave me the opportunity to pursue my vocation but also the means to support my family while making every year of service truly worthwhile. I cannot point to just one unforgettable moment because every experience was memorable and meaningful. But there is this most meaningful part of my journey and it was when I am facing lifeโs hardships alongside with the people who supported me and never left my side. San Ildefonso College became more than a workplace, it became the witness to my growth and how I successfully managed to uplift myself and my family.
๐๐: ๐๐ก๐๐ญ ๐ฆ๐๐ค๐๐ฌ ๐๐๐ง ๐๐ฅ๐๐๐๐จ๐ง๐ฌ๐จ ๐๐จ๐ฅ๐ฅ๐๐ ๐ ๐ ๐ฌ๐ฉ๐๐๐ข๐๐ฅ ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐๐๐ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ฐ๐จ๐ซ๐ค, ๐๐ง๐ ๐ฐ๐ก๐๐ญ ๐๐จ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐ฏ๐๐ฅ๐ฎ๐ ๐ฆ๐จ๐ฌ๐ญ ๐๐๐จ๐ฎ๐ญ ๐๐๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ฉ๐๐ซ๐ญ ๐จ๐ ๐ข๐ญ๐ฌ ๐๐จ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ง๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ?
San Ildefonso College has always held a special place in my heart, which is why finding a new job didnโt cross my mind. Choosing to stay was a decision I made with gratitude, knowing that this is the institution where I wanted to dedicate my year of service until retirement. What I treasure most as a member of the SIC family is that this institution became a place where I was able to build and provide for my family. I am deeply grateful to the leaders who guided and believed in me throughout the yearsโfrom Sr. Aurora Lloren, RVM, Fr. Jun Arellano, Fr. Pax Gallego, Fr. Marce Prudente, Fr. Pepe Pedraja, Sr. Mary Eileen Mediana, and Msgr. Peter Canonero, to my lay supervisors, Mr. Sergio Nocheseda, Dr. Evangeline Mascao, Mrs. Rufina Perlado, and Mrs. Feliciana Atienza. Each of them became a source of wisdom, encouragement, and inspiration, and I am honored to have learned from their leadership. Also I am grateful to my co โ employees, who shared their journey with me through moments of laughter and to countless memories.
๐๐: ๐๐๐ญ๐๐ซ ๐ฌ๐ฉ๐๐ง๐๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ฆ๐๐ง๐ฒ ๐ฒ๐๐๐ซ๐ฌ ๐ข๐ง ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐ฌ๐๐ก๐จ๐จ๐ฅ, ๐ฐ๐ก๐๐ญ ๐ก๐๐ฌ ๐๐ง๐๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ๐๐ ๐๐ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐ญ๐จ ๐๐จ๐ง๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐ฎ๐ ๐ฌ๐๐ซ๐ฏ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐ง๐ ๐ ๐ซ๐จ๐ฐ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ฐ๐ข๐ญ๐ก ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐ข๐ง๐ฌ๐ญ๐ข๐ญ๐ฎ๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง?
San Ildefonso College has become more than just a workplace, it became the second home for my children. I am grateful that all 3 of them were able to study at SIC from kindergarten through high school. Through the support of employee benefits, salary deductions, and scholarship provided by Msgr. Peter Canonero, I was blessed to provide them with a quality Catholic education. This reason became my greatest inspirations to continue serving the institution with dedication and gratitude.
๐๐: ๐๐ก๐๐ญ ๐ฐ๐จ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐ฌ๐๐ฒ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ข๐ง๐๐ข๐ฏ๐ข๐๐ฎ๐๐ฅ๐ฌ ๐ฐ๐ก๐จ ๐๐ซ๐ ๐๐จ๐ง๐ฌ๐ข๐๐๐ซ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ฃ๐จ๐ข๐ง๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐๐ง ๐๐ฅ๐๐๐๐จ๐ง๐ฌ๐จ ๐๐จ๐ฅ๐ฅ๐๐ ๐ ๐๐ฌ ๐ญ๐๐๐๐ก๐๐ซ๐ฌ, ๐ฌ๐ญ๐๐๐, ๐จ๐ซ ๐๐ฎ๐ญ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ ๐๐ฆ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐จ๐ฒ๐๐๐ฌ?
Staying at SIC was never about money or financial reward. It is more than that, this institution became my greatest blessing, it became the second home of my 3 sons, which led them to be closer to God. I was able to raise my children with fear of God, respects for others and love for our family alongside with the quality education and help by the institution. At present 2 of my children are already employed and my youngest is currently pursuing in San Carlos Seminary to fulfill his heartโs desire to become a priest. SIC gave me more than a material success, it gives me peace of mind and purpose. This institution nurtured me, my family and my vocation, and it made me complete as who I am in the present. Most of all, I thank our Lord God, with the help of San Ildefonso de Toledo, our patron saint. Life goes on, and so does the service for my beloved school, San Ildefonso College.
๐๐ง๐ญ๐๐ซ๐ฏ๐ข๐๐ฐ๐๐ ๐๐ฒ: Lyca Jane Villanueva and Nerimae Querub Cabaya
๐๐ซ๐ข๐ญ๐ญ๐๐ง ๐๐ฒ: Nerimae Querub Cabaya
