Who would have thought that the saying “small but terrible” really does exist? Perhaps nobody minds it, but one man stood up with his feet forward asking every person in the minority to march behind the majority and together achieve that one constant goal.
Vincent Cifra, the newly elected president answered when asked how he felt the moment he knew he won, “we really cannot foresee the future” he said “pero I expected na mananalo ako, honestly” he directly added. Winning is not something a person should be excited for, instead it is a challenge for me, the mind must be prepared to be shifted on a working paradigm.
On the work
Vincent is full of promising projects for the students of the Liberal Arts. He handles 10 platforms he wanted to pursue under his administration.
“The mascot, pinakamatagal kong trinabaho yun. May pa lang trinatrabaho ko nay un. Na-deny siya nung first Administration tapos nilakad lang natin nagyon.” he mentioned. “And also the mirror on the ABSC office.” He added.
“He is very nationalistic.” Zosimo Membrebe Jr. (Zosi) his co-DEKADA described him and one proof is his platform which focuses on enriching the Buwan ng Wika which for him is an intellectual month. “I’ll do intellectual activities, Panayam, Sulat-Kamay: essay writing contest, Talumpatian and the 1st Quiz Bee in Filipino: Patalbugan ng alam.” One of his promising goals is to implement to eradicate the notion of the Buwan ng Wika as just “pa-kaen” (buffet).
Balancing being a student and a student leader needs time management. “Ang Medicine student yung laboratory niya is yung Lab. kung saan may mga Erlenmeyer flask, may mga test tubes dahil doon sila nagprapractical work. Ang laboratory ng Liberal Arts student is yung public service. Kaya ako, through serving the people publicly, through my activities in the Student Council, I’m also being a great student na kasi that’s my laboratory.” he articulated with conviction.
Inside the Action Man
“How you see me in public, konti lang din ang difference in private.” he fondly answered. “Siya (Wayne Uyseco) kaibigan ko, and he knows na ako yung klase ng friend na gagawain ko lahat in my ability and power na di ka maiwan.” he added. His friends Zosi and Wayne described their friend as maingay (noisy), makulit (naughty), kwela (fun to be with), pag badtrip siya sasabihin lang niya “badtrip”, at nagjojoke pero corny. This is enough evidence to let everybody know that this leader is as same as every other college student who lives a normal life.
A friend that you can lean on, who will be there in your ups and downs, who will accompany you thru your saddest stories and laugh with you in your craziest moments, who will walk with you and hold your hand towards that goal you have both been dreaming of. “My friends are also the constituents that I’ll serve so if I’ll serve them well and if I serve my friends well as my constituents, I also serve my constituents well as my friend.” he uttered.
“It’s a challenge for me, kasi once you enter public service, you have to sacrifice your private dimension and make yourself a living epitome of fairness sa lahat.” he said with compassion and determination.
The kryptonite
Every superhero has inviolable strengths but also together with this are their weaknesses. There will always be that one spot in you that when touched, you’d easily tumble.
“If you really want to touch my emotions, use the people of AB.” he admitted.
The strength of the leader is the strength of the student and the weakness of the leader is also the weakness of the students. That is how paradoxically we are connected to each other, how dependent we are from one another.
He tells a short story to prove how soft he could be when it comes to the AB people. “Nagkaroon ako ng experience, estudyante ginugupitan ng guard, di papapasukin. Tinatamad akong gumising pero nung tinext ako at nalaman kong ganon yung ginawa, na-touch yung soft side ko. Di ko napigilan yung emotions ko. Pumunta ako ditto (sa AB building) kahit hindi pa ako naliligo and I defended the stundents from Journalism sa harap ni Sir Baron. Nakapasok sila.” “So if there’s a soft side in me, that would be that, the students of AB.” He added.
Sacrifice
Every person has their own dreams and aspirations in life. A dream that will always be with you no matter where life takes you, an aspiration you’ll always feel the need of pursuing.
“Personally, I have a dream, gusto ko lang paguwi ko sa bahay nagpiapiano lang ako, nanonood lang ako ng t.v., naglalaro lang ng starcraft. That’s my personal interest.” he honestly shared. “Pero hilig ko ring magsilbi.” he added.
We all know that once you entered public service you have to sacrifice your private interest. Learn to prioritize, accomplish what must be accomplished and be strong enough to sacrifice for the benefit of others. A great leader must know how to sacrifice his own personal intentions to fulfil his duties responsibly.
Action Man talked about his sacrifices, “Katulad noon, dati nung wala pa ako sa politics, ang ginagawa ko everyday, more than 3 hours ako nagpiapiano. Nagyon, in a week isang araw na lang ako nakakaupo sa harap ng piano ko. Why? because I had to sacrifice my private dimension.”
GREAT Administration
Every member of the society dreamt of having a great living within the society and they intend to hold on to each word a political leader utters. Words of endearment, words of promises, words of undying change for the society is what the political leaders feed into the minds of each individual that leads us to be imprisoned by those hopes that still remain as hopes and never realities.
“You have to expect great.” the action man alleged. UST will be celebrating its 400th year next A.Y. and it will be a very big responsibility on the Thomasian community as a whole and more immensely to the officers for that A.Y. student bodies.
“I’ll do everything to be a man of my word.” A strong statement that came out of the mouth of the 400th year’s ABSC president providing assurance of a faithful service from him and a fair service for the students of AB. “You can’t simply wait and wait and wait for the person you think will be able to serve you. You need to mold yourself to become that person.” he added.
“When you say I’ll fight for this, I’ll fight for that. Yung kinuha mo yung concept ng fight, nung kinuha mo yung idea ng fight, kinuha mo rin yung idea ng enemy.” he articulated. There wouldn’t be a fight if there’s no enemy. “When I say I’ll fight for this, I’ll fight for that, I’ll have to expect there will be enemies.” he expressed.
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