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"It makes me proud when people say that Filipinos are the human resources of the world," said Dr. Vilma Logronio-Labrador as she sat confidently on the podium during a press conference at the Philippine Consulate General in Los Angeles.
Logronio-Labrador takes pride in this statement. As the Philippine Undersecretary of Education, and National Chairman of the Commission of Arts and Culture, she has dedicated her life to educating Filipinos. She has spent her life in the Philippine education system and has written more than 24 books on Education in language, reading and values.
"Every Filipino child is worth working for," she said.
She knows first hand why education is so important especially in the Philippines, where poverty is rampant.
The reason why Logronio-Labrador is such a tremendous asset in assisting the number of children in the Philippines is because she is a living example of a person who rose through poverty and life’s adversity through hard work in education.
Logronio-Labrador formally of Bacon, Sorsogon was only two years old when her father passed away. Her mother died three years later.
As one of twelve siblings suddenly orphaned, Logronio-Labrador remembers the day of her mother’s funeral.
"My [extended] family gathered together, and my uncles and aunt’s were deciding which of the kids they would care for as if we were dogs to be adopted," she recalls. "My oldest sister, the eldest in the family, stood up and said ‘no, you will not take any of us.’"
Her eldest sister had just graduated high school when she decided to raise her 12 brothers and sisters. There was one caveat, Logronio-Labrador said.
"She made us all promise and vow that we would do our best in our studies and become scholars," said Logronio-Labrador.
"All of us now are all scholars," she said. "Except my oldest sister, the eldest who gave us life."
Logronio-Labrador lived up to her promise. She received a scholarship to attend a local college in the Philippines and began her career as an educator.
She rose through the Philippine educational ranks.
She received the Outstanding English Teacher award of Manila in 1975 and a Presidential Award as an administrator in 1983. She became the President of the Supervisors Association through 1986-1990 before being promoted to Assistant Superintendent, Schools Division Superintendent, Assistant Regional Director and then Regional Director.
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