KUWENTONGTAGUMPAY: PANCIONES, PALAWEÑANG SUMMA CUM LAUDE, BOARD EXAM TOPNOTCHER

Ni Albert Villamor Jr.

Bogsh na bogsh! Gumawa ng kasaysayan ang isang Palaweña sa nakalipas na Real Estate Appraiser’s Licensure Examination noong Hulyo 2026. Nasungkit niya ang ika-9 na puwesto sa eksaminasyon. Siya ay si Joy Olga Panciones —summa cum laude ng Batch 2025 sa Philippine Christian University sa kursong Bachelor of Science in Real Estate Management.

Dalawa na ang kanyang napasahang mga eksaminasyong nasyunal na may matataas na rating: Real Estate Broker’s Licensure Examination April 2026 (90.50%) at Real Estate Appraiser’s Licensure Examination July 2026 (89.50%) kung saan siya ay umuwi bilang topnotcher.

Pero kahit lukob ng mga parangal ang kanyang pangalan, naniniwala si Panciones sa kahalagahan ng “kindness” o kabaitang-loob.

“I’m always willing to give my genuine care, kindness to everyone. Kindness is not expensive. It does not cost you anything. In fact, it can change someone’s life so I’d like to be part of that kindness in this society,” ayon sa kanya.

Nag-aral man sa Philippine Christian University para sa kolehiyo, mahagala pa rin sa kanya ang Palawan. Sa lalawigan ng Palawan daw nagsimula ang kanyang kamulatan at edukasyon.

Nag-aral siya sa Reservation Elementary School habang sa Quezon National High School naman ang kaniyang Junior High School. Nagtapos siya ng Senior High School sa Holy Trinity University.

“My province [Palawan] gave me my first opportunities to grow as a student, as a dancer, and as a leader. Everything I am today, it was nurtured in Palawan. And I will always be a proud Palaweno”.

Pero hindi naging madali ang kanyang pag-aaral sa kolehiyo, dahil kinailangan niyang pagsabayin ang pag-aaral at pagtatrabaho. Pero ang kanyang lakas ng loob at pagpupursige sa kanyang pag-aaral, ang naging susi sa kanyang pagtatapos ng may latin honors.

“First, be persistent for you to get it. Second, be consistent for you to keep it. Third, be grateful to attract more of it. Iyon ang baun- baon ko araw-araw sa pagpasok ko sa school at sa trabaho. And I think it wasn’t the talent of balancing both work and studies, it was the decision to never quit,” sabi rin niya sa panayam ng

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Ano naman kaya ang pakiramdam ng pagiging isang topnotcher?

“To be honest, it hasn’t still sunk in yet. Right now, wala pa talaga akong tulog kasi I just got out from work. Last night all I did was cry. Finally after taking two consecutive board examinations within one year, of course grabe, hindi naging madali iyong journey. Talagang challenging, draining, everything,” pag-amin niya sa panayam.

“I think the pressure will always be there. Iyong pressure internally battling your mind kung kaya mo ba. Paano mo ba siya gagawin? Ano iyong execution mo during your review journey? And externally, because you don’t want to disappoint people around you. Ang pinanghawakan ko lang talaga is that pressure will always be there in everything that we do. It’s j ust the matter of like knowing how to turn that pressure into something that will push you to do better and be better. It was a draining, exhausting, and challenging journey. But thank God I made it. God made it. I was able to get through it”.

Sa kontribusyon naman sa sosyedad o lipunan, ayaw niyang limitahan ang kanyang sarili sa kaya niyang ihandog. Ang pangkahalatahatang gusto niyang gawin ay: “To do more, to inspire more, to help more, to give more, and to serve more”.

Pero ano ang kanyang pilosopiya sa buhay? Gawin mo lang ang dapat mong gampanan kahit ano pa man ang mangyari: “Do it if you’re going to do it. Do it even when you’re scared. Do it alone. Do it lonely. Do it even if your hands are trembling. Just do it. Because we don’t become something by wishing, we become something by doing.”

Ang payo naman niya sa mga mag-aaral na gustong magkaroon ng akademikong parangal: “Keep going. Keep moving. Keep doing whatever dream you have in your heart. Do not give up on it kahit sa tingin mo gaano pa iyan kahirap, kahit gaano pa sa tingin mo ay imposible, magpatuloy ka lang kasi hindi naman purket mahirap, hindi naman purket sa tingin mo ay imposible, hindi na mangyayari. Always remember: God will never put a dream so big in your heart if it isn’t achievable. Lagi ko ngang sinasabi: pray as if everything depends on God; and work, as if everything depends on you.”

Kahit pa isa siyang Palaweñang may hitik na titulo sa kanyang pangalan: sa eskwelahan at sa licensure exams, hindi naniniwala si Panciones na isa siyang inspirasyon kundi isa lang daw siyang “paalala” na kaya mong abutin ang iyong mga pangarap sa buhay.

“I wouldn’t say or claim that I am an inspiration but rather I would like to be a reminder to every child who has a dream so big in their hearts that it’s really possible. It’s possible to make your dreams, your aspirations, and your goals come true. A key to that is to never give up no matter how rough the path gets because there is always a way to get through it. I hope my achievements, my humble beginnings will remind them that if I was able to do it, they can too”.

Bonus na lang daw ang pagiging topnotcher dahil “how you live your life, that’s the definition of your true success.”

Saludo siya sa mga working student, at sinabing bubuti rin ang lahat para sa kanila.

Sa ngayon, nasa plano niya na rin ang maging isang abogado.

May love ba siya? Well, “reserved” daw si Panciones.