LEGAZPI CITY --- The Ako Bicol Party List filed Resolution No. 1560 commending Janella Lelis for her brave, selfless act of saving the Philippine flag from the floodwaters spawned by Typhoon Juaning last August 2, 2011.
When the typhoon ravaged Bicol with strong winds and floodwaters, resulting to damage to life and property, Janella, a 12-year-old Grade 6 pupil from Malinao, Albay, saw the Philippine flag in her school being washed away by the winds. She braved the floodwaters and rain to bring the Philippine flag to safety, unmindful of the risk that the hostile weather might befall her.
“Her devotion to the flag is exemplary because the flag is a symbol of our country and our people,” Rep. Rodel Batocabe of AKB said. “Her action needs to be known by each and every Filipino so that they can emulate her brave and selfless act.”
Meanwhile, a student of the University of Nueva Caceres in Naga City who had graduated cum laude this year has been chosen one of Ten Outstanding Students of the Philippines for 2011.
Earlier awarded as one of the Ten Outstanding Students of Bicol (TOSP), a search sponsored by Ako Bikol Party list during the same year, Arleen Delos Reyes, 20, now works as a classroom teacher at La Porteria Academy after finishing her Bachelor of Science in Secondary Education, major in Physical Science.
"Arleen has been a standout in the selection process of the TOSB ever since," said Rep. Rodel Batocabe of AKB. "Now, we are proud that out of all the great Filipino students, a Bicolana has secured a spot in the Top Ten."
I salute Ms. Janella for her heroic act. If I only knew that saving the flag would give me a spot on the TOSB, I would have grabbed every flag I saw during the typhoon.
Choz.
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