๐๐ณ๐ฆ๐ด๐ช๐ฅ๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ต ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ฎ๐ข๐ฏ: “๐๐ฆ ๐ข๐ณ๐ฆ ๐ฏ๐ฐ๐ต ๐ซ๐ถ๐ด๐ต ๐ฆ๐ฅ๐ถ๐ค๐ข๐ต๐ช๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ข๐ญ ๐ช๐ฏ๐ด๐ต๐ช๐ต๐ถ๐ต๐ช๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ดโ๐ธ๐ฆ ๐ข๐ณ๐ฆ ๐ข ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ท๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ต.”
The Medical Colleges of Northern Philippines (MCNP) and the International School of Asia and the Pacific (ISAP) welcomed the academic year 2025โ2026 with a renewed commitment to excellence through the Pre-Opening Seminar today, July 28, 2025, at MCNP-ISAP Gymnasium.
Opening with an Eucharistic Mass, the program set a reflective and purposeful atmosphere for all faculty and staff. The liturgical celebration served as a moment of thanksgiving and spiritual realignment as the Twin Institutions move forward with their shared educational mission.
Following the Mass, a review of the Vision and Mission Statements was conducted, reinforcing the institutionsโ foundational values: commitment to quality education, compassion in service, and the holistic development of learners.
The newly hired teaching and non-teaching personnel were formally introduced by the higher administrators. This was followed by an inspirational message from Atty. Cristina Guzman-Natividad, who encouraged everyone to remain steadfast in their commitment to the institutionโs mission. She reminded the community that their daily efforts play a vital role in the long-term success and transformation of the students they serve.
A key highlight of the event was the State of the School Address delivered by School President Dr. Christian R. Guzman, who spoke with deep conviction about the direction and identity of MCNP-ISAP.
โExcellence is not a destination, but something we pursue in the doing every day. It is not merely found in achievements, but in consistent action, in the discipline of showing up with integrity and purpose,โ he emphasized.
He further challenged the community to view themselves as part of a larger mission, stating:
โ๐๐ฆ ๐ข๐ณ๐ฆ ๐ธ๐ฉ๐ข๐ต ๐ธ๐ฆ ๐ฅ๐ฐ ๐ณ๐ฆ๐ฑ๐ฆ๐ข๐ต๐ฆ๐ฅ๐ญ๐บ. ๐๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐ช๐ง ๐ธ๐ฆ ๐ค๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ฎ๐ช๐ต ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ณ๐ด๐ฆ๐ญ๐ท๐ฆ๐ด ๐ฅ๐ข๐ช๐ญ๐บ ๐ต๐ฐ ๐ต๐ฆ๐ข๐ค๐ฉ, ๐ด๐ฆ๐ณ๐ท๐ฆ, ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐ถ๐ฑ๐ญ๐ช๐ง๐ตโ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ฏ ๐ธ๐ฆ ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ฃ๐ฐ๐ฅ๐บ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ท๐ฆ๐ณ๐บ ๐ค๐ถ๐ญ๐ต๐ถ๐ณ๐ฆ ๐ฐ๐ง ๐ฆ๐น๐ค๐ฆ๐ญ๐ญ๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ค๐ฆ ๐ธ๐ฆ ๐ด๐ต๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐ง๐ฐ๐ณ. ๐๐ฆ ๐ข๐ณ๐ฆ ๐ฏ๐ฐ๐ต ๐ซ๐ถ๐ด๐ต ๐ฆ๐ฅ๐ถ๐ค๐ข๐ต๐ช๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ข๐ญ ๐ช๐ฏ๐ด๐ต๐ช๐ต๐ถ๐ต๐ช๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ด. ๐๐ฆ ๐ข๐ณ๐ฆ ๐ข ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ท๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ต.โ
Capping off the seminar was the Keynote Speech of Madam Wilma Roa Guzman, whose message served as both a call to action and a heartfelt reminder of why the institution exists. Her words echoed the vision of education as a means of empowerment and social transformation.
The Pre-Opening Seminar concluded with a unified spirit among educators, administrators, and leadersโready to journey through another academic year guided by excellence, service, and a shared purpose.