21/08/2026
𝐈𝐧 𝐌𝐞𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐚𝐦: 𝐇𝐨𝐧𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐋𝐞𝐠𝐚𝐜𝐲 𝐨𝐟 𝐅𝐞𝐥𝐨𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐨 𝐕𝐢𝐜𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐞 𝐓. 𝐅𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐳
𝑾𝒊𝒕𝒉 𝒑𝒓𝒐𝒇𝒐𝒖𝒏𝒅 𝒔𝒂𝒅𝒏𝒆𝒔𝒔, the 𝐔𝐂𝐍 – 𝐂𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐠𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐄𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐀𝐛𝐚ñ𝐨 𝐂𝐚𝐦𝐩𝐮𝐬 honors the life, service, and legacy of Associate 𝑷𝒓𝒐𝒇𝒆𝒔𝒔𝒐𝒓 𝑭𝒆𝒍𝒐𝒎𝒊𝒏𝒐 𝑽𝒊𝒄𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒆 𝑻. 𝑭𝒆𝒓𝒏𝒂𝒏𝒅𝒆𝒛, fondly known as 𝑺𝒊𝒓 𝑲𝒆𝒕𝒔, 𝒂 𝒅𝒊𝒔𝒕𝒊𝒏𝒈𝒖𝒊𝒔𝒉𝒆𝒅 𝒇𝒂𝒄𝒖𝒍𝒕𝒚 𝒎𝒆𝒎𝒃𝒆𝒓, 𝒆𝒅𝒖𝒄𝒂𝒕𝒐𝒓, 𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒐𝒓, 𝒂𝒓𝒕𝒊𝒔𝒕, 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒑𝒂𝒔𝒔𝒊𝒐𝒏𝒂𝒕𝒆 𝒂𝒅𝒗𝒐𝒄𝒂𝒕𝒆 𝒐𝒇 𝒄𝒖𝒍𝒕𝒖𝒓𝒆 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒂𝒓𝒕𝒔. For 27 years of dedicated service to the University and 39 years in government service, 𝑺𝒊𝒓 𝑲𝒆𝒕𝒔 devoted much of his life to educating the youth and enriching the cultural landscape of Camarines Norte. Though a native of Palawan, 𝐡𝐞 𝐦𝐚𝐝𝐞 𝐂𝐚𝐦𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐬 𝐍𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐞 𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐡𝐨𝐦𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐛𝐞𝐜𝐚𝐦𝐞 𝐚𝐧 𝐢𝐜𝐨𝐧 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐟𝐚𝐬𝐭 𝐚𝐝𝐯𝐨𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐢𝐭𝐬 𝐜𝐮𝐥𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞, 𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐠𝐞, 𝐦𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐜, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐬.
His remarkable contributions were recognized through numerous prestigious awards and distinctions. On May 1, 2023, he was conferred the 𝑷𝒓𝒐𝒗𝒊𝒏𝒄𝒊𝒂𝒍 𝑪𝒖𝒍𝒕𝒖𝒓𝒂𝒍 𝑻𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒔𝒖𝒓𝒆 𝑨𝒘𝒂𝒓𝒅 𝒃𝒚 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝑷𝒓𝒐𝒗𝒊𝒏𝒄𝒊𝒂𝒍 𝑮𝒐𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒏𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒕 𝒐𝒇 𝑪𝒂𝒎𝒂𝒓𝒊𝒏𝒆𝒔 𝑵𝒐𝒓𝒕𝒆 for his artistic creativity and invaluable contribution to the province’s culture, history, heritage, and arts. This recognition was accorded in accordance with 𝐄𝐱𝐞𝐜𝐮𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐎𝐫𝐝𝐞𝐫 𝐍𝐨. 𝟏𝟐-𝟗𝟖, which expanded the definition of a Cultural Treasure to include individuals who, though not natives of the province, consider Camarines Norte their home or have rendered distinctive and extraordinary service to the province. He was likewise a 𝑹𝑬𝑪𝑼𝑬𝑹𝑫𝑶 𝑨𝒘𝒂𝒓𝒅𝒆𝒆 𝒅𝒖𝒓𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝑮𝒂𝒃𝒊 𝒏𝒈 𝑴𝒖𝒔𝒊𝒌𝒂, 𝑺𝒂𝒚𝒂𝒘 𝒂𝒕 𝑷𝒂𝒓𝒂𝒏𝒈𝒂𝒍 𝒐𝒇 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝑫𝒆𝒑𝒂𝒓𝒕𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒕 𝒐𝒇 𝑬𝒅𝒖𝒄𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝑹𝒆𝒈𝒊𝒐𝒏𝒂𝒍 𝑶𝒇𝒇𝒊𝒄𝒆 𝑽 on February 22, 2023, receiving a Plaque of Commendation for his exceptional skills and outstanding initiative in promoting and preserving Bicol’s diverse cultural heritage, particularly through Rondalla music. A Cum Laude graduate of Philippine Normal University and a Nicanor Music Awardee of his batch, 𝑺𝒊𝒓 𝑲𝒆𝒕𝒔 further developed his musical artistry through his involvement with the PNC Rondalla, the PNC Dance Troupe (now Kislap Sining), and the PNU Rondalla.
As a dedicated faculty member of the College of Education, 𝑺𝒊𝒓 𝑲𝒆𝒕𝒔 𝒘𝒂𝒔 𝒎𝒐𝒓𝒆 𝒕𝒉𝒂𝒏 𝒂 𝒕𝒆𝒂𝒄𝒉𝒆𝒓—𝒉𝒆 𝒘𝒂𝒔 𝒂 𝒄𝒐𝒂𝒄𝒉, 𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒐𝒓, 𝒈𝒖𝒊𝒅𝒆, 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒇𝒂𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒓 𝒇𝒊𝒈𝒖𝒓𝒆 𝒕𝒐 𝒈𝒆𝒏𝒆𝒓𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏𝒔 𝒐𝒇 𝒔𝒕𝒖𝒅𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒔 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒆𝒎𝒑𝒍𝒐𝒚𝒆𝒆𝒔. His principles, dedication, and passion for education were evident in the way he nurtured both competence and character among his learners. Among his significant contributions were the annual 𝑼𝑪𝑵 𝑯𝒂𝒚𝒂𝒈 𝑭𝒆𝒔𝒕𝒊𝒗𝒂𝒍, 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝑼𝑪𝑵 𝑪𝒐𝒍𝒍𝒆𝒈𝒆 𝒐𝒇 𝑬𝒅𝒖𝒄𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏’𝒔 𝑴𝑰𝑲𝑲𝑺 𝑨𝑷𝑷 𝑯𝒖𝒎𝒂𝒏𝒖𝒔.
Beyond the classroom and the stage, Sir Kets left an enduring musical legacy through his compositions and arrangements, including the 𝑩𝒂𝒏𝒕𝒂𝒚𝒐𝒈 𝑻𝒉𝒆𝒎𝒆 𝑺𝒐𝒏𝒈, “𝑺𝒂 𝑩𝒂𝒏𝒕𝒂𝒚𝒐𝒈 𝑴𝒂𝒌𝒊𝒔𝒂𝒚𝒂,” which transcended three administrations of the Camarines Norte Provincial Government; the Our Lady of Lourdes College Foundation Hymn; St. Francis Caracciolo Culinary Academy Hymn; and Philippine Urological Association Hymn. His music may have filled halls, his teachings may have shaped classrooms, and his mentorship may have inspired countless students—𝒃𝒖𝒕 𝒉𝒊𝒔 𝒈𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒕𝒆𝒔𝒕 𝒍𝒆𝒈𝒂𝒄𝒚 𝒍𝒊𝒗𝒆𝒔 𝒊𝒏 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒑𝒆𝒐𝒑𝒍𝒆 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒄𝒐𝒎𝒎𝒖𝒏𝒊𝒕𝒊𝒆𝒔 𝒉𝒆 𝒕𝒐𝒖𝒄𝒉𝒆𝒅.
“𝑺𝒊𝒓 𝑲𝒆𝒕𝒔, 𝒚𝒐𝒖𝒓 𝒎𝒆𝒍𝒐𝒅𝒊𝒆𝒔 𝒎𝒂𝒚 𝒏𝒐𝒘 𝒃𝒆 𝒔𝒊𝒍𝒆𝒏𝒕, 𝒃𝒖𝒕 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒎𝒖𝒔𝒊𝒄 𝒚𝒐𝒖 𝒄𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒕𝒆𝒅, 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒄𝒖𝒍𝒕𝒖𝒓𝒆 𝒚𝒐𝒖 𝒑𝒓𝒆𝒔𝒆𝒓𝒗𝒆𝒅, 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒍𝒊𝒗𝒆𝒔 𝒚𝒐𝒖 𝒊𝒏𝒔𝒑𝒊𝒓𝒆𝒅 𝒘𝒊𝒍𝒍 𝒄𝒐𝒏𝒕𝒊𝒏𝒖𝒆 𝒕𝒐 𝒓𝒆𝒔𝒐𝒏𝒂𝒕𝒆.”
The 𝐔𝐂𝐍 - 𝐂𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐠𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐄𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐅𝐚𝐦𝐢𝐥𝐲 expresses its deepest condolences to his family, loved ones, colleagues, former students, and the countless individuals whose lives were enriched by his presence.
𝑻𝒉𝒂𝒏𝒌 𝒚𝒐𝒖 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝒂 𝒍𝒊𝒇𝒆 𝒃𝒆𝒂𝒖𝒕𝒊𝒇𝒖𝒍𝒍𝒚 𝒍𝒊𝒗𝒆𝒅 𝒊𝒏 𝒔𝒆𝒓𝒗𝒊𝒄𝒆 𝒐𝒇 𝒆𝒅𝒖𝒄𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏, 𝒄𝒖𝒍𝒕𝒖𝒓𝒆, 𝒎𝒖𝒔𝒊𝒄, 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒉𝒖𝒎𝒂𝒏𝒊𝒕𝒚.
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