The sky has no age limit

When I was a child, I dreamed of becoming a pilot.

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In my elementary yearbook at Fatima Canossian College in San Pablo City, I wrote it down proudly: “I want to be a pilot.” I was only in Grade 4 then, but the fascination with airplanes and the thought of soaring above the clouds had already taken root. That dream never left.

As I grew older, life had its own flight plan for me. Through my high school years in Ateneo de San Pablo, I held on to my dream of flying. But nearing graduation, the realities of life began to weigh in.

Entering college, I found that an aviation course was beyond our family’s means. To ease the burden on my parents, I sought a scholarship — and that led me to the University of the Philippines Los Baijios (UPLB), where I pursued B.S. Agriculture, major in Economics. It turned out to be one of the best turns in my journey. UPLB offered not only quality education and a beautiful campus but also opportunities that shaped my character and values. I was blessed to receive scholarships from the Laguna Provincial Scholarship Grant and the Philippine Sugar Institute (PHILSUGIN), which came with a modest stipend.