How He Paved his Way to Government Service

Un-education. Insufficient funds. Poverty. The cycle for survival continues. The very same cycle Anthony M. Tutor hopes to break away from three years ago and is now slowly getting it.

Hailed from Purok-10, Aurora, Prosperidad, Agusan del Sur from a family of farmers, Dodong banked on his future at the Agusan del Sur School of Arts and Trades (ASSAT) when he opte d to enroll in the diploma program for the three-year electrical technology in 2012.

During his student years, Dodong reflected that his battles were filled with his dreaded class reports, individual board works, varied demonstrations of skills and talents which he didn’t knew existed. All of which helped him shape his personality, strengthened his perseverance and equipped him with patience to continue learning without losing his ground —humility.

With the full awareness of how poverty can distract his family from reaching better life-changing decisions, Dodong looked back on how he just took his student life one step at a time until his then-landlady, Esmeralda Gabica, noticed Dodong’s humility and aspirations despite the difficulties.

Dodong revealed how his landlady bargained with him: she will allow him to stay in her boarding house for free until he graduates in the condition that he be a caretaker and watchdog of boardmates who constantly sneak inside beyond the agreed curfew hours. And he did so.

Months after he finished college, Dodong started working at the Municipal Local Government Unit of Prosperidad where he had his On-the-Job-Training. For the past two years, Dodong rendered his services in the said LGU and recently landed in Electrician I position.

Currently, Dodong is now happily married to Ma. Regina Taborlong with a kid and plans on putting up a business for financial stability as he plans on extending his help to his relatives. Further, he emphasized on the importance of education and the enhancement of technical skills. ###

By: Jermy E. Divinagracia, Anicet M. Kistadio

Un-education. Insufficient funds. Poverty. The cycle for survival continues. The very same cycle Anthony M. Tutor hopes to break away from three years ago and is now slowly getting it.

Hailed from Purok-10, Aurora, Prosperidad, Agusan del Sur from a family of farmers, Dodong banked on his future at the Agusan del Sur School of Arts and Trades (ASSAT) when he opte d to enroll in the diploma program for the three-year electrical technology in 2012.

During his student years, Dodong reflected that his battles were filled with his dreaded class reports, individual board works, varied demonstrations of skills and talents which he didn’t knew existed. All of which helped him shape his personality, strengthened his perseverance and equipped him with patience to continue learning without losing his ground —humility.

With the full awareness of how poverty can distract his family from reaching better life-changing decisions, Dodong looked back on how he just took his student life one step at a time until his then-landlady, Esmeralda Gabica, noticed Dodong’s humility and aspirations despite the difficulties.

Dodong revealed how his landlady bargained with him: she will allow him to stay in her boarding house for free until he graduates in the condition that he be a caretaker and watchdog of boardmates who constantly sneak inside beyond the agreed curfew hours. And he did so.

Months after he finished college, Dodong started working at the Municipal Local Government Unit of Prosperidad where he had his On-the-Job-Training. For the past two years, Dodong rendered his services in the said LGU and recently landed in Electrician I position.

Currently, Dodong is now happily married to Ma. Regina Taborlong with a kid and plans on putting up a business for financial stability as he plans on extending his help to his relatives. Further, he emphasized on the importance of education and the enhancement of technical skills. ###