๐๐ซ๐ž๐ฌ๐ข๐๐ž๐ง๐ญ ๐‘๐จ๐ฌ๐š๐ฅ๐ž๐ฌ ๐š๐ง๐ ๐“๐š๐ฅ๐ž๐ง๐ญ๐ž๐ ๐‰๐‡๐‚๐’๐‚ ๐„๐ฆ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐จ๐ฒ๐ž๐ž๐ฌ ๐’๐ก๐ข๐ง๐ž ๐š๐ญ ๐๐†๐€ ๐ƒ๐š๐ฒ, ๐š ๐‡๐ข๐ ๐ก๐ฅ๐ข๐ ๐ก๐ญ ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐Ÿ•๐Ÿ‘๐ซ๐ ๐€๐ซ๐š๐ฐ ๐ง๐  ๐™๐š๐ฆ๐›๐จ๐š๐ง๐ ๐š ๐๐ž๐ฅ ๐’๐ฎ๐ซ

Writer: Edelyn Pelaez
Photographer: Ralph Dale Ramirez and Edilberto Mendez Jr

J.H. Cerilles State College (JHCSC) employees proudly showcased their talent and won awards in multiple categories during the National Government Agency (NGA) Day, a highlight of the 73rd Araw ng Zamboanga del Sur celebration. Held on September 13, 2025, at the Mega Gym of the Provincial Government Complex in Dao, Pagadian City, the event brought together 12 government agencies for a day of friendly competition and performing-arts showcases.

Personnel from JHCSC across campuses came together in full support of their representatives. Alongside them, employees from the other participating agenciesโ€”including BJMP & BFP, MRH, PNP, ZDSPGC, OLT, WEST PRIME, DepEd Secondary, AFP, DepEd Elementary, Yllana Bay View College, and DOHโ€”also gathered to cheer on their respective contenders.

๐๐ซ๐ž๐ฌ๐ข๐๐ž๐ง๐ญ ๐ƒ๐ซ. ๐„๐๐ ๐š๐ซ๐๐จ ๐‡. ๐‘๐จ๐ฌ๐š๐ฅ๐ž๐ฌ captivated the crowd and judges with a stirring performance, clinching ๐Ÿ๐ฌ๐ญ ๐๐ฅ๐š๐œ๐ž ๐ข๐ง ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐’๐จ๐ง๐  ๐’๐จ๐ฅ๐จ ๐œ๐จ๐ฆ๐ฉ๐ž๐ญ๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง, while the JHCSC Dumingag Baby Face Dance Troupe energized the venue with a vibrant dance routine, winning ๐Ÿ๐ฌ๐ญ ๐๐ฅ๐š๐œ๐ž ๐ข๐ง ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐๐จ๐ฉ ๐ƒ๐š๐ง๐œ๐ž ๐œ๐จ๐ฆ๐ฉ๐ž๐ญ๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง โ€”both highlights of the collegeโ€™s excellence in the performing arts.

In the prestigious ๐Œ๐ซ. & ๐Œ๐ข๐ฌ๐ฌ ๐™๐ƒ๐’ ๐Œ๐จ๐๐ž๐ฅ ๐„๐ฆ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐จ๐ฒ๐ž๐ž 2025 pageant, JHCSC representatives stood out as part of the Top 5 finalists. ๐€๐ญ๐ญ๐ฒ. ๐„๐ฌ๐ญ๐ก๐ž๐ซ ๐Œ๐š๐ซ๐ข๐ž ๐’. ๐‘๐ข๐ง๐ ๐จ๐ง, Chief Legal Officer and BOT Secretary, was crowned as 2nd Runner-Up and bagged the special award for Best in Professional Attire. ๐‘๐ฎ๐ญ๐ก๐ž๐ซ ๐. ๐๐ข๐š๐ง๐š๐ง, Dumingag STE Faculty, impressed the judges and audience, finishing as 4th Runner-Up.

Together, these achievements highlight JHCSCโ€™s dynamic role in the provinceโ€™s community celebrations and unwavering pursuit of excellenceโ€”proving that the collegeโ€™s talents shine far beyond the academic arena.

JHCSC extends its heartfelt appreciation to the leaders of the Zamboanga del Sur Provincial Government, led by ๐†๐จ๐ฏ. ๐ƒ๐ข๐ฏ๐ข๐ง๐š ๐†๐ซ๐š๐œ๐ž ๐‚. ๐˜๐ฎ, for championing an event that not only commemorates the provinceโ€™s founding anniversary but also strengthens camaraderie among government agencies.

Soar high, J.H. Cerilles State College!
“Stronger and Bolder JHCSC for Quality Tertiary Education”