Gabby Concepcion (left) and Regine Velasquez-Alcasid with Gabay Guro chair Chaye Cabal-Revilla —CONTRIBUTED picture
On its seventeenth anniversary, Gabay Guro is holding two occasions beginning this weekend as its method to pay tribute to Filipino academics. The star-studded grand gathering on the Meralco Theater in Ortigas Middle on Sunday (Sept. 29) will function performers together with Regine Velasquez-Alcasid, Pops Fernandez, Martin Nievera, Gabby Concepcion, Randy Santiago, Jed Madela, Jona, Kuh Ledesma, Zsa Zsa Padilla, Mark Bautista and Sharon Cuneta.
The primary holistic and wellness competition for academics will likely be held the next Sunday, Oct. 6, on the Ynares Sports activities Area at Shaw Blvd., Pasig Metropolis. It will likely be staged in cooperation with mWell, the nation’s first absolutely built-in, absolutely digital well being and wellness platform. There will likely be a mixture of wellness companies and experiential cubicles on the daylong affair.
Regine and Gabby who had been on the press convention earlier this week talked about why they maintain academics in excessive regard and why they may at all times make time to be a part of Gabay Guro’s annual occasion.
“I’ve at all times needed to assist a trainer’s group as a result of my mom was a trainer. Lecturers are like household—except for instructing you, they will additionally level out your errors so you may study from them,” Gabby mentioned.
He then recounted how, as a younger scholar, one in all his favourite topics was science. “Binibida ako ng science trainer ko dati. Sinasabi nyang mataas ang makukuha kong marka sa examination.”
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Though he admitted that it put a little bit of strain on him to excel, he was grateful for the vote of confidence.
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Inspiration
Regine has been a part of Gabay Guro’s annual gathering from the beginning. Even through the pandemic when the occasion was held on-line, she was at all times a part of it. She downplayed her function in inspiring academics and would-be academics saying that she “solely sings.”
“I realized that there are fewer college students taking on schooling with the intention of turning into academics. Those who do usually search for work overseas. By way of my songs or in no matter approach attainable, I need to have the ability to encourage folks as a result of teaches are vital. They’re like our dad and mom once we’re in class.”
There’s a Latin time period—in loco parentis—which interprets to “rather than dad and mom.” Regine and Gabby are conscious of the significance academics can play within the lives of their college students. And they’re decided to honor them any approach they will.
Since 2007, Gabay Guro has been empowering academics throughout the nation. It has up to now supported over 3,000 students pursuing a level in schooling; offered over 1,000 laptops, digital equipment and broadband connectivity to over 70 accomplice faculties in 29 municipalities; and donated 59 double school rooms to 22 beneficiary cities and municipalities. It has additionally educated over 500,000 academics via in-person seminar-workshops.
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