21/12/2025
๐ง๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐๐ฎ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐น๐ฎ ๐๐ผ๐น๐น๐ฒ๐ด๐ฒ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐๐ฟ๐๐ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ง๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ต๐ป๐ผ๐น๐ผ๐ด๐ ๐๐ป๐ฐ. (ICAT) successfully held its ๐ง๐ต๐ฎ๐ป๐ธ๐๐ด๐ถ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ฃ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐๐ at the Gymnasium Court, bringing together ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐บ๐ถ๐ป๐ถ๐๐๐ฟ๐ฎ๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐, ๐ณ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐๐น๐๐, ๐๐๐ฎ๐ณ๐ณ, and ๐ณ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ถ๐น๐ถ๐๐ฎ๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐ in a ๐ณ๐ฒ๐๐๐ถ๐๐ฒ ๐ฐ๐ฒ๐น๐ฒ๐ฏ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป of ๐๐ป๐ถ๐๐ and ๐ด๐ฟ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐๐๐ฑ๐ฒ. Participants began arriving at exactly 9:00 a.m., dressed in coordinated white and red attire that immediately set a joyful tone for the event and highlighted the Christmas spirit. The program was smoothly and energetically guided by the ๐๐๐จ๐ฉ๐๐ง ๐ค๐ ๐พ๐๐ง๐๐ข๐ค๐ฃ๐๐๐จ, ๐ ๐ฎ'๐ฎ๐บ ๐ ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฎ ๐๐น๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ถ๐๐๐ฎ ๐๐ด๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ผ๐ถ๐น๐ถ, whose warm presence helped keep the celebration lively and well-organized. The program formally opened with an ๐๐ฃ๐ซ๐ค๐๐๐ฉ๐๐ค๐ฃ delivered by ๐ ๐ฟ. ๐๐ฎ๐ป ๐ ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ธ ๐ฆ. ๐๐๐ฎ๐ป (๐พ๐๐๐ผ๐), followed by the singing of the ๐๐๐ฉ๐๐ค๐ฃ๐๐ก ๐ผ๐ฃ๐ฉ๐๐๐ข led by ๐ ๐ฎ'๐ฎ๐บ ๐ ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ท๐ผ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฒ ๐ . ๐๐ถ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฎ.
The morning program continued with welcome messages from ๐ ๐. ๐๐น๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ถ๐๐๐ฎ ๐ . ๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐บ, ๐๐๐๐๐จ๐ฉ๐ง๐๐ง, and ๐๐ฟ. ๐ก๐ผ๐๐ ๐ฃ. ๐๐ผ๐บ๐ถ๐ป๐ด๐ผ, ๐ผ๐๐ฉ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐๐๐ผ๐ผ, who both expressed their appreciation for the dedication and hard work of the ICAT community. Games facilitated by ๐ ๐ฎ'๐ฎ๐บ ๐ ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ท๐ผ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฒ ๐ . ๐๐ถ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฎ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ ๐ฟ. ๐ก๐ผ๐ฒ๐น ๐. ๐๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐น ๐๐ฟ. brought excitement and laughter, while the raffle draw administered by the administration added anticipation among the crowd. ๐ฃ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐ป๐๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐ฑ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฐ๐ฒ๐ ๐ณ๐ฟ๐ผ๐บ ๐ฑ๐ถ๐ณ๐ณ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ป๐ ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฝ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐๐บ๐ฒ๐ป๐๐ became a major highlight of the morning, earning cheers and applause from the audience. The morning activities concluded with a lunch break, allowing everyone to relax and enjoy the celebration together.
The afternoon program resumed with renewed energy, beginning with an intermission number that once again showcased the talents of the ICAT community. This was followed by ๐๐ต๐ฟ๐ถ๐๐๐บ๐ฎ๐ ๐บ๐ฒ๐๐๐ฎ๐ด๐ฒ๐ delivered by the department heads, starting with ๐๐๐ฃ๐๐ง๐๐ก ๐๐๐ช๐๐๐ฉ๐๐ค๐ฃ ๐พ๐ค๐ค๐ง๐๐๐ฃ๐๐ฉ๐ค๐ง ๐ ๐ฎ'๐ฎ๐บ ๐ฅ๐ผ๐๐ฒ ๐๐ป๐ฑ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฎ ๐. ๐๐ฎ๐๐ผ๐ผ๐ป, who shared her heartfelt Christmas message, emphasizing gratitude, unity, and the importance of supporting one another as one ICAT family. This was followed by ๐๐ฎ๐ฝ๐. ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ป๐ผ ๐. ๐๐ป๐ฐ๐ผ๐ด, ๐ฟ๐๐๐ฃ ๐ค๐ ๐ฉ๐๐ ๐พ๐ค๐ก๐ก๐๐๐ ๐ค๐ ๐๐๐ง๐๐ฃ๐ ๐๐ง๐๐ฃ๐จ๐ฅ๐ค๐ง๐ฉ๐๐ฉ๐๐ค๐ฃ. ๐/๐ ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐๐ฑ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ผ ๐. ๐ฅ๐ฎ๐บ๐ผ๐, ๐๐ฝ๐ ๐๐ช๐ฅ๐๐ง๐ซ๐๐จ๐ค๐ง, and ๐/๐ ๐ฃ๐ฎ๐๐น๐ถ๐ป๐ผ ๐๐ผ๐ป๐ฐ๐ฒ๐ฝ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ผ๐ป, ๐ฟ๐๐๐ฃ ๐ค๐ ๐ฉ๐๐ ๐พ๐ค๐ก๐ก๐๐๐ ๐ค๐ ๐๐๐ง๐๐ฃ๐ ๐๐ฃ๐๐๐ฃ๐๐๐ง๐๐ฃ๐, who also delivered their Christmas messages, further strengthened the spirit of thanksgiving and togetherness.
More ๐ฑ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฐ๐ฒ ๐ฐ๐ผ๐บ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐๐ถ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐ followed, featuring ๐ด๐ฟ๐ผ๐๐ฝ ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ๐บ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฐ๐ฒ๐ by different ๐๐ค๐ก๐ก๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ฅ๐๐ง๐ฉ๐ข๐๐ฃ๐ฉ๐จ, ๐๐๐ข๐๐ฃ๐๐จ๐ฉ๐ง๐๐ฉ๐ค๐ง๐จ, ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ก๐๐ฉ๐๐ฉ๐ค๐ง๐จ that displayed ๐ฐ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐๐ถ๐๐, ๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐บ๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐ธ, ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐๐ฐ๐ต๐ผ๐ผ๐น ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฑ๐ฒ. The exchange of gifts became one of the most memorable moments of the event, following the theme "๐๐๐ป๐ป๐ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐จ๐๐ฒ๐ณ๐๐น." Gifts ranged from practical household items to unexpected surprises such as a shovel and a plunger, bringing laughter and joy to the crowd. The celebration ended with closing messages from ๐ ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ฎ๐บ ๐ ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ ๐๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ฒ ๐๐ผ๐บ๐ถ๐ป๐ด๐ผ-๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐ท๐ฎ, ๐๐ฝ๐ผ, ๐๐พ๐ผ๐ ๐๐ง๐๐จ๐๐๐๐ฃ๐ฉ, and ๐ ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ฎ๐บ ๐๐ผ๐๐ฟ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ ๐. ๐๐ฐ๐๐ถ๐ป, ๐๐ ๐๐ค๐ง ๐๐๐ฃ๐๐ฃ๐๐, who both expressed their heartfelt gratitude to everyone who contributed to the success of the event. The ๐ง๐ต๐ฎ๐ป๐ธ๐๐ด๐ถ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ฝ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐๐ concluded with joyful memories and a stronger sense of camaraderie among all participants.
๐๐ฒ๐ต๐ถ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ ๐น๐ฒ๐๐๐ผ๐ป ๐๐ฎ๐๐ด๐ต๐ ๐ถ๐ ๐ฎ ๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ต๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐๐ต๐ผ ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐น๐ถ๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐ ๐ถ๐ป ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฝ๐ผ๐๐ฒ๐ป๐๐ถ๐ฎ๐น ๐ผ๐ณ ๐๐ต๐ฒ๐ถ๐ฟ ๐๐๐๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ป๐๐โ๐ค๐ฃ๐ ๐ฌ๐๐ค ๐จ๐ฉ๐๐ฎ๐จ ๐ก๐๐ฉ๐ ๐ฉ๐ค ๐ฅ๐ง๐๐ฅ๐๐ง๐, ๐ก๐๐จ๐ฉ๐๐ฃ๐จ, ๐๐ฃ๐๐ค๐ช๐ง๐๐๐๐จ, ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐ฃ๐๐ซ๐๐ง ๐๐๐ซ๐๐จ ๐ช๐ฅ. This celebration was ICAT's small way of saying thank you for the patience, sacrifices, and love poured into the teaching profession. The food, the smiles, the conversations, and the simple joy of being together reminded everyone that teaching is not just a job but a shared mission.
As the ๐๐๐๐ง ๐ฐ๐ผ๐บ๐บ๐๐ป๐ถ๐๐ celebrates this ๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐๐ผ๐ป ๐ผ๐ณ ๐๐ต๐ฎ๐ป๐ธ๐๐ด๐ถ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด. may everyone continue to ๐๐๐ฝ๐ฝ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ ๐ผ๐ป๐ฒ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ผ๐๐ต๐ฒ๐ฟ, ๐ด๐ฟ๐ผ๐ ๐๐ผ๐ด๐ฒ๐๐ต๐ฒ๐ฟ, ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐๐๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ป๐ด๐๐ต๐ฒ๐ป ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฏ๐ผ๐ป๐ฑ that makes ICAT a true home for learning.
๐ง๐ผ ๐ฎ๐น๐น ๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐ถ๐ป๐๐๐ฟ๐๐ฐ๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐, ๐๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐ต๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฑ ๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐ธ ๐ฑ๐ผ๐ฒ๐ ๐ป๐ผ๐ ๐ด๐ผ ๐๐ป๐ป๐ผ๐๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฒ๐ฑ. ๐ง๐ผ๐ฑ๐ฎ๐, ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ฎ๐น๐๐ฎ๐๐, ๐๐ฒ ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐ด๐ฟ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ๐ณ๐๐น ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐๐ผ๐.
๐: Bayron atienza & Jayvee Coloma
๐ผ๏ธ: Dave Correa Abad
