04/05/2025
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๐ซ๐จ๐ฆ ๐๐ซ๐จ๐๐ข๐ญ ๐ญ๐จ ๐๐ฎ๐ซ๐ฉ๐จ๐ฌ๐: ๐๐จ๐ฎ๐ง๐ ๐๐๐๐ซ๐ญ๐ฌ ๐๐ข๐ฏ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐ก๐๐ซ๐ ๐๐ญ ๐๐๐ญ๐ญ๐๐ซ๐ฌ
After a semester of pitching ideas, calculating risks, raising capital, and launching their own business ventures, the Grade 12-Vela students from MSU-IIT finally reached a milestone many young entrepreneurs dream ofโearning real profit from a business they built from the ground up. But amid all the excitement of earnings and return on investment came a deeper realization: ๐๐ณ๐ฐ๐ง๐ช๐ต ๐ฃ๐ฆ๐ค๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ด ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ณ๐ฆ ๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ข๐ฏ๐ช๐ฏ๐จ๐ง๐ถ๐ญ ๐ธ๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ฏ ๐ช๐ต ๐ช๐ด ๐ถ๐ด๐ฆ๐ฅ ๐ต๐ฐ ๐ค๐ณ๐ฆ๐ข๐ต๐ฆ ๐ฑ๐ฐ๐ด๐ช๐ต๐ช๐ท๐ฆ ๐ค๐ฉ๐ข๐ฏ๐จ๐ฆ.
๐๐ป๐ฑ ๐๐ผ, ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐๐๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ป๐๐ ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐๐ผ ๐ด๐ถ๐๐ฒ ๐ฏ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ธ.
On May 3, 2025, the class of Grade 12-Vela held their culminating Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) activity titled โVelaXierve: Giving Back to Those Who Serve.โ The activity was not just a school requirementโit was a personal and collective initiative that reflected the studentsโ growing understanding of what it means to be responsible entrepreneurs and members of a community.
Guided by their business simulation teacher and adviser, Asst. Prof. Mokhalidah O. Mulok, the students came together to organize a program for the often-unnoticed but deeply appreciated members of their school community: the utility staff, campus security guards, janitors, and janitressesโthe people who quietly make sure that their learning spaces remain clean, safe, and orderly every single day.
Pooling a portion of the profits from their student-run businessesโAethera Styles, Cool Crush, Balm Hour by MAJE, Solace PH, Resinity, Mhrlk., Twisted Apparel, Tintaโt Pahina, and Anik-Aniqueโthey were able to prepare and distribute simple yet meaningful care packages. Each one contained a bag of rice and other household essentials such as sugar, salt, soy sauce, and other pantry itemsโbasic needs that would hopefully bring a bit of comfort and ease to their beneficiariesโ homes.
But more than the material gifts, what truly lit up the day were the smiles, laughter, and genuine connections made. The students served a simple lunch and refreshments to the staff and also prepared a fun bonding program filled with interactive games like ๐๐ข๐ด๐ด ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐๐ฆ๐ด๐ด๐ข๐จ๐ฆ, ๐๐ข๐ด๐ด ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐๐ช๐ค, and an improvised ๐๐ฆ๐ข๐ฅ, ๐๐ฉ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ญ๐ฅ๐ฆ๐ณ๐ด, ๐๐ฏ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ด, ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐๐ฐ๐ฆ๐ด ๐ณ๐ข๐ค๐ฆ. The mega building lounge echoed with laughter and joy as students and staff momentarily set aside their roles and simply shared moments of warmth and camaraderie.
In attendance were Prof. Amelia T. Buan, Ph.D., the school principal, and Assoc. Prof. Alexis Michael Oledan, the Department Chair, both of whom witnessed firsthand how the students translated classroom lessons into meaningful action.
Through this experience, the students didnโt just learn how to manage a businessโthey understood the heart of it. They realized that real entrepreneurship isnโt just about marketing or sales, but also about empathy, accountability, and giving back. Itโs about understanding that success isnโt just personalโitโs shared. When asked to give a short speech, Sir Oledan remarked:
"๐๐ฃ๐ฉ๐ ๐๐ฅ๐๐๐ฅ๐๐๐๐ฎ๐ค๐ฃ ๐ง๐ ๐ฃ๐๐ฃ๐ฎ๐ค ๐ฃ๐๐ ๐ฃ๐๐ ๐ฉ๐๐ฎ ๐ง๐๐จ๐ฅ๐ค๐ฃ๐จ๐๐๐๐ก๐๐ฉ๐ฎ ๐จ๐ ๐๐จ๐๐ ๐ ๐๐ฉ๐๐ค. ๐ฟ๐๐ก๐ ๐ข๐๐ฃ ๐ฃ๐๐๐๐จ๐จ๐๐ง๐ฎ ๐ฃ๐๐ ๐ฉ๐๐ฃ๐๐ฃ ๐๐ฉ๐ค ๐ฉ๐๐๐๐ฃ๐๐๐ฃ, ๐๐ช๐ฉ ๐๐ฉ ๐ก๐๐๐จ๐ฉ ๐ฃ๐๐ ๐-๐ฉ๐๐๐๐ฃ๐ ๐ ๐. ๐๐๐๐ฉ๐๐ซ๐๐ง ๐๐ก๐๐จ๐จ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐ฌ๐ ๐ง๐๐๐๐๐ซ๐, ๐-๐จ๐๐๐ง๐ ๐ฅ๐ช๐ ๐ฃ๐๐ฉ๐ค ๐จ๐ ๐ช๐๐๐ฃ."
The Grade 12-Vela class learned that social responsibility isnโt something reserved for big corporations only. It begins in small waysโoffering help, sharing blessings, and remembering the people who serve behind the scenes. They learned that as future entrepreneurs, they carry the power to build not just businesses, but communities that care.
By using their own hard-earned profits for the benefit of others, these students took ownership of their learning. They saw beyond the spreadsheet and into the soul of service. And in doing so, they brought not only smiles to othersโbut also a deeper sense of fulfillment within themselves.
This is more than a CSR activity. It is a reflection of what real-world education looks likeโgrounded in experience, guided by values, and driven by purpose.
๐๐๐๐จ ๐๐จ ๐๐๐ก๐๐๐๐๐ง๐ซ๐.
๐๐๐๐จ ๐๐จ ๐๐๐ฉ๐๐ ๐๐ฟ๐ผ๐๐ผ.
๐ผ๐ฃ๐ ๐ฉ๐ค ๐ฉ๐๐ ๐๐ฟ๐ ๐จ๐ฉ๐๐๐, ๐ค๐ช๐ง ๐จ๐๐๐ช๐ง๐๐ฉ๐ฎ ๐ฅ๐๐ง๐จ๐ค๐ฃ๐ฃ๐๐ก, ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐ช๐ฉ๐๐ก๐๐ฉ๐ฎ ๐ฌ๐ค๐ง๐ ๐๐ง๐จโ๐ฉ๐๐๐จ ๐๐จ ๐ฉ๐๐ ๐จ๐ฉ๐ช๐๐๐ฃ๐ฉ๐จโ ๐ฌ๐๐ฎ ๐ค๐ ๐จ๐๐ฎ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐ฉ๐๐๐ฃ๐ ๐ฎ๐ค๐ช. ๐๐๐ง๐ค๐ช๐๐ ๐ฉ๐๐๐จ ๐จ๐ข๐๐ก๐ก ๐๐ช๐ฉ ๐จ๐๐ฃ๐๐๐ง๐ ๐๐๐๐ค๐ง๐ฉ, ๐ฉ๐๐๐ฎ ๐๐ค๐ฅ๐ ๐ฎ๐ค๐ช ๐๐๐๐ก ๐ฉ๐๐๐๐ง ๐๐๐๐ฅ ๐๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ง๐๐๐๐๐ฉ๐๐ค๐ฃ ๐๐ค๐ง ๐๐ซ๐๐ง๐ฎ๐ฉ๐๐๐ฃ๐ ๐ฎ๐ค๐ช ๐๐ค.
ABM CSR ACTIVITY 2025
May 03, 2025 | The Agong
Report by Sittie Nhorajel Nasser
Photos by Mishka Zyren Opulencia, Fatma Camar, & Princess Sharimah Natangcop
