Filipino wins

A 20-year-old nursing student from the Philippines won the top prize in the youth category of the Goi Peace Foundation and United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization sponsored International Essay Contest for Young People, the Department of Foreign Affairs said on Wednesday.

Dan Erwin Cruz Bagaporo, senior Nursing student from the University of Sto. Tomas, was given the Ministry of Education award as the top prize. The awarding ceremonies took place in Tokyo last November 19.

In his winning essay titled "Pride in Profession," Bagaporo cited how his volunteer experience in a retirement home in the Philippines helped instill his pride as a nursing student, reinvigorate him in becoming more active in the Red Cross and medical missions, and kindle his interest in research and geriatrics after graduation, among other things.

Bagaporo's victory marked the second time that a Filipino won the youth category of the international essay contest. In 2007, Anna Rose Elicaño won with her essay titled "Amplifying Peace Across Borders."

By ELLSON A. QUISMORIO
mb.com.ph

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