Republic of the Philippines

Department of Education
Office of the Regional Director

Message for End of School Year Rites SY 2021-2022:

Theme: K to 12 Graduates: Pursuing Dreams and

Fostering Resilience in the Face of Adversity.”

And here we are again, unleashing another

breakthrough, another successful and fruitful school
year 2021-2022!

My sincere felicitations to all promoters, completers and

graduates of this school year! Success has always been
the fashion statement of the Department of Education.
From fulfilling its mandates for a quality, accessible, and liberating basic education, to
managing various systems, processes, programs, projects and activities for our internal
and external stakeholders up to finally contributing welfare to our youths, success is part
of our work bloodline. It is our credo. And while it is therefore a natural occurrence for
DepEd, it tags different educational leadership and management stories, leaving heights of
impact and influence to the implementation of basic education services in this region.
This year is marked with the same plot, but its kind is inspiring and worth emulating.
Success today in DepEd is embellished with pursuing dreams and fostering resilience
amidst a great social, economic and countless adversities. And we, in DepEd RO VII is a
testament to that! The gravity of effort and persistence parallels the magnitude of
accomplishments that our dear learners, teachers and non-teaching workforce have
executed and gained while battling two significant elements in our community
development: health and education.

The feat has not been easy since 2020--- from when the conception of our Basic
Education Learning Continuity Plan received different criticisms from all over the globe;
when producing and designing online and modular learning materials undertook
challenges on quality; and when training and providing reinforcement to various learning
partners and stakeholders were initially responded with resistance.

Address: Doña M. Gaisano St., Sudlon, Lahug, Cebu City

Telephone Nos.: (032) 231:1433; (032) 414-7399
Email Address: region7@deped.gov.ph
These, now, shall serve as testimonies to how unarguably deserving our learning
communities are for a tap on their shoulders, being able to overcome such hurdles. And
this is what fosters resilience! To be resilient is to face every risk, pursue every attempt,
and fully accept its existence until its load is the only option you are left to sustain.
Dreams shall come after. Our dear learners, your dreams are but very profuse that it has
sustained you to become resilient learners of this generation. To narrate every ingredient
to your success would take me a lifetime because they are so many and so much. They
are impossible to measure akin to the blessings that we have been bestowed by our
Almighty Father. So, I want to conclude my message with a simple, Thank you and
Congratulations! Thank you for giving justice to our efforts and Congratulations on a
meaningful and more successful and resilient life ahead! To God always be the glory!

SALUSTIANO T. JIMENEZ JD, EdD, CESO V

Director IV
Regional Director