12/06/2026
Congratulations Class of 2026!
๐๐จ๐ซ๐๐ ๐๐จ๐ง๐๐๐ซ๐ฌ ๐๐๐ ๐ซ๐๐๐ฌ ๐จ๐ง ๐๐ซ๐๐๐ฎ๐๐ญ๐๐ฌ ๐๐ซ๐จ๐ฆ ๐๐๐ฌ๐ญ๐ข๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐ฅ๐ฅ๐๐ง๐๐ฌ ๐๐๐ฆ๐ฉ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐๐ฌ
Sorsogon State University (SorSU) conducted its 33rd Commencement Exercises on June 9, 2026, at the Sorsogon Convention Center, celebrating the academic achievements of graduates from Castilla Campus and Magallanes Campus.
The ceremony was attended by SUC President III, Dr. Geraldine F. De Jesus, together with other esteemed university officials, faculty members, non-teaching personnel, parents, and guests, who witnessed the conferment of degrees upon 576 graduates. Of the total number of graduates, 412 completed their programs at Castilla Campus, while 164 earned their degrees at Magallanes Campus.
Guided by the theme, โClass of 2026: Values-Driven Workforce, Digitally Inclined Lifelong Learners,โ the commencement exercises highlighted the graduatesโ readiness to enter their chosen professions equipped with knowledge, skills, and commitment to lifelong learning.
Delivering the commencement address was Dir. Rodel P. Tornilla (Regional Executive Director, Department of Agriculture RFOV). In his message, he said, โ๐๐ญ๐ข๐ด๐ด ๐ฐ๐ง 2026, ๐บ๐ฐ๐ถ ๐ข๐ณ๐ฆ ๐จ๐ณ๐ข๐ฅ๐ถ๐ข๐ต๐ช๐ฏ๐จ ๐ช๐ฏ ๐ข ๐ธ๐ฐ๐ณ๐ญ๐ฅ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ข๐ต ๐ช๐ด ๐ง๐ข๐ด๐ต, ๐ถ๐ฏ๐ฑ๐ณ๐ฆ๐ฅ๐ช๐ค๐ต๐ข๐ฃ๐ญ๐ฆ, ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐ค๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ด๐ต๐ข๐ฏ๐ต๐ญ๐บ ๐ด๐ฉ๐ช๐ง๐ต๐ช๐ฏ๐จ. ๐๐ถ๐ต ๐บ๐ฐ๐ถ ๐ข๐ณ๐ฆ ๐๐ช๐ค๐ฐ๐ญ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฐ๐ด. ๐๐ฆ๐ด๐ช๐ญ๐ช๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ค๐ฆ ๐ช๐ด ๐ธ๐ฐ๐ท๐ฆ๐ฏ ๐ช๐ฏ๐ต๐ฐ ๐บ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ณ ๐๐๐. ๐ ๐ฐ๐ถ ๐ข๐ณ๐ฆ ๐ฃ๐ถ๐ช๐ญ๐ต ๐ต๐ฐ ๐ธ๐ช๐ต๐ฉ๐ด๐ต๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ธ๐ช๐ฏ๐ฅ, ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ณ๐ข๐ช๐ฏ, ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ข๐ด๐ฉ, ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ข๐ต. ๐๐ด ๐บ๐ฐ๐ถ ๐ญ๐ฆ๐ข๐ท๐ฆ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ฉ๐ข๐ญ๐ญ๐ฐ๐ธ๐ฆ๐ฅ ๐ฉ๐ข๐ญ๐ญ๐ด ๐ฐ๐ง ๐บ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ณ ๐ฃ๐ฆ๐ญ๐ฐ๐ท๐ฆ๐ฅ ๐ข๐ญ๐ฎ๐ข ๐ฎ๐ข๐ต๐ฆ๐ณ, ๐ ๐ค๐ฉ๐ข๐ญ๐ญ๐ฆ๐ฏ๐จ๐ฆ ๐บ๐ฐ๐ถ: ๐ณ๐ฐ๐ฐ๐ต ๐บ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ณ๐ด๐ฆ๐ญ๐ท๐ฆ๐ด ๐ฅ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ฑ๐ญ๐บ ๐ช๐ฏ ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ณ ๐ท๐ข๐ญ๐ถ๐ฆ๐ด, ๐ซ๐ถ๐ด๐ต ๐ญ๐ช๐ฌ๐ฆ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ด๐ต๐ถ๐ณ๐ฅ๐บ ๐ฑ๐ช๐ญ๐ช ๐ต๐ณ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ด ๐ฐ๐ง ๐๐ช๐ค๐ฐ๐ญ ๐ด๐ฐ๐ช๐ญ. ๐๐ฉ๐ฆ๐บ ๐ฃ๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐ช๐ฏ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ง๐ข๐ค๐ฆ ๐ฐ๐ง ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ง๐ช๐ฆ๐ณ๐ค๐ฆ๐ด๐ต ๐ต๐บ๐ฑ๐ฉ๐ฐ๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ด, ๐บ๐ฆ๐ต ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ๐บ ๐ณ๐ฆ๐ง๐ถ๐ด๐ฆ ๐ต๐ฐ ๐ฃ๐ณ๐ฆ๐ข๐ฌ.โ
A highlight of the ceremony was the recognition of academic excellence through the awarding of honors and medals to outstanding graduates. Diplomas were also presented to the graduating class as they formally completed the requirements of their respective degree programs.
Representing the Class of 2026, Ms. Aila H. Benavides, Magna Cum Laude and Bachelor of Science in Entrepreneurship graduate, delivered the Words of Gratitude, expressing appreciation to the individuals and institutions that supported the graduates throughout their academic journey.
The graduation rites ended with the singing of the SorSU Hymn, concluding Day 2 of the universityโs 33rd Commencement Exercises and celebrating an important achievement of their academic journey.
Salute to the Class of 2026! May this milestone serve as a launching point for greater discoveries, lifelong learning, and contributions that make a difference. (SorSU PIO)