Create Value

Speech delivered last March 1, 2002 Launch of the Ateneo de Manila University John Gokongwei School of Management John Gokongwei, Jr Good morning. I am John Gokongwei, Jr. I am not an Atenean but I feel at home with you. Today, at least. Sixty-two years ago, I could not have dreamt of appearing before the [...]

Hard Work

John Gokongwei , Jr. Ad Congress Speech Nov 21, 2007 Before I begin, I want to say please bear with me, an 81-year-old man who just flew in from San Francisco 36 hours ago and is still suffering from jet lag. However, I hope I will be able to say what you want to hear. [...]

Be An Entrepreneur

Commencement Address Ateneo de Manila University March 27, 2004 By John L. Gokongwei, Jr. I wish I were one of you today, instead of a 77-year-old man, giving a speech you will probably forget when you wake up from your hangover tomorrow. You may be surprised I feel this way. Many of you are feeling [...]

Speech (John Gokongwei)

San Carlos University Speech January 29, 2004 Maayong hapon sa inyong tanan. After an absence of 62 years, I am back in the school that I love– where I finished my elementary school and high school. They say that England was built in the playing fields of Eton. I, meanwhile, was molded in the playing [...]

Get A Life (Jose Dalisay Jr.)

Address to the Graduating ClassUP Baguio, 23 April 2005 Let me thank you, first of all, for the honor of addressing you, the graduating class. I had always dreamed of doing this-preferably as a valedictorian, but that was not to be, so I must settle for second best, the role of the guest speaker. I [...]

Stay Grateful (Rey Vea)

Reynaldo B. Vea, Ph.D.Commencement SpeechUniversity of the Philippines at DilimanApril 22, 2007 A thousand life and career trajectories; a common origin From hereon out you will all be flying off in career and life trajectories as many as there are of you here this afternoon. If a commencement speaker had to prescribe formulae for success [...]

The Filipino Spirit is Rising

By Antonio Meloto Antonio “Tony” Meloto, the visionary and driving force behind the Gawad Kalinga movement, was conferred a Doctorate of Humanities, Honoris Causa, by the Ateneo de Davao. He delivered the following address to the graduates of the university, a challenge actually, for patriotism and heroism. The same message will be given to eight [...]

Take not the road less traveled

Mikaela Irene Fudolig – BS Physics Speech at the Commencement Exercises, UPD April 22, 2007 One of the things that strike me as being very “UP Diliman” is the way UPD students can’t seem to stay on the pavement. From every street corner that bounds an unpaved piece of land, one will espy a narrow [...]

Like Wine in the River, Like Citizens of the World

Pinoy to address Harvard Law graduationA FILIPINO lawyer taking up his LLM or master’s degree in law at Harvard Law School in Cambridge , Massachusetts , will deliver the school’s commencement address on June 7. Oscar Franklin Barcelona Tan, a graduate of UP Law Class 2005 will address about 700 graduates. He is an associate, [...]

Speech (John Gokongwei, Jr)

Speech delivered last March 1, 2002 during the launch of the Ateneo de Manila University John Gokongwei School of Management Good morning. I am John Gokongwei, Jr. I am not an Atenean but I feel at home with you. Today, at least. Sixty-two years ago, I could not have dreamt of appearing before the Jesuits [...]