Skip to main content »
Igorotage

Proud Igorota in L.A. Graduated Summa Cum Laude

Karen Comullob Bag-ayan - an Igorota graduated summa cum laude of BS-Nursing and Natural Science major in Chemistry in Los Angeles California.

Karen Comullob Bag-ayan-Proud Igorota Summa Cum Laude at East Los Angeles Colleges. She graduated BS in Nursing and Natural Science major in Chemistry
Karen Comullob Bag-ayan-Proud Igorota Summa Cum Laude at East Los Angeles Colleges. She graduated BS in Nursing and Natural Science major in Chemistry

Another proud Igorota showcased a high level of intellect in a foreign land. This time in Los Angeles, California. Karen Comullob Bag-ayan, a native of Sallapadan, Abra and Sadanga, Mountain Province, graduated with the highest academic honor given to students. She graduated Summa Cum Laude.

Aside from this, her name consistently appear in the rooster of Part time Dean's honor list and President honor list until she finished her two courses, BS Nursing and Natural Science major in Chemistry at East Los Angeles City College on 2021.

While Karen is studying, she works as an in-patient technician at White Memorial Medical Center Los Angeles, California. And even when pandemic related stress keeps taking most of her time, she still pursued her review for the nursing board examination.

Atlast! Her effort was granted on the month of September of 2021, when the result of the examination were out and her name once again appeared in the rooster of registered Nurses. She is now officially absorbed as nurse of the same hospital.

In her speech during her thanks giving party held at Sallapadan Abra, she extended her heartfelt appreciation to her family and friends who are the backbone of her success, "Thank you for your support and believing in me. I am extremely blessed and grateful that you guys never gave up on me. You taught me about life by example and through your courage, I learned to follow my dreams."

Her humble speech has made everyone specially her mom and dad, and her former teachers here in the Philippines proud of her and her achievements. The learnings they fed her were not wasted.

Her community here in Sallapadan, Abra were she grew up before flying to California to continue her studies also express their gratitude through their mayor Mr. Garde Cardenas and the elders who said "thank you child for making us known, in a country where development is advance and where different intellect meet."


Wherever i go, whatever i do, i will stamp the insignia of my ancestor ----Proud Igorota on board!!!!


Sharing is caring, kailian!

We do hope you find something great in this story. If you find this helpful, please do share it with the people you care about.


Igorotage is a social networking site — all contents are user-generated. The author's views are entirely his or her own and may not reflect the views of Igorotage.

Except as otherwise noted, the content of this page is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License.

Comments (1)

Sign in to share your thoughts. No account yet?

Personal Blog: Igorota's Winning Piece in the Legal Writing Competition

Not a lawyer, but an Igorota who had the courage to penetrate the blog writing competition of Legal Experts won a prize.

Jan 10 · 1 min read
Igorota Elite Ultramarathoner wins Gold in 50K Borneo Trail Classic 2022

Sandi Mechi Abahan, Igorota Elite Ultramarathoner, named female champion in the 50K Borneo Trail Classic of the Spartan Trail World Championship.

Oct 16, 2022 · 2 min read
Short film created by an Igorota wins International Awards

A short film co-written, produced, and starring Joyce Lao, an Igorot woman, received multiple awards from prestigious film festivals this year.

Sep 30, 2022 · 5 min read
50 Cordillerans (6 Achievers) graduates from PMA Class of 2023

Six cadets out of 50 Cordillerans are among the achievers and outstanding graduates of the PMA MADASIGON Class of 2023.

May 22 · 1 min read
FORMER DROPOUT TURNED ALS LEARNER NOW A LICENSED CRIMINOLOGIST

Inspiring story of a former dropout from Kibungan, Benguet who became an ALS learner and is now a Licensed Criminologist.

Apr 23 · 2 min read
Sons of Benguet, set to dominate the Queen City of the South

Delefher Comising and Kyle Kimayong are now vying to reign on the national stage and carry-off the crown in the upcoming Mister Island Tourism 2023.

Mar 23 · 3 min read
28 Cordillerans among PNPA MASIDTALAK Class 2023 Grads

28 Cordillerans are among the 208 graduates of the Philippine National Police Academy MASIDTALAK Class of 2023.

Mar 10 · 1 min read
Igorot leads PNP Special Action Force

Igorot Police Brigadier General Rudolph B Dimas from Besao, Mountain Province, has been appointed as Director of the PNP Special Action Force.

Mar 2 · 2 min read
Igorot appointed as NCR Chief of Police

Igorot Police Major General Edgar Alan Okubo has been appointed as the Chief of Police of the National Capital Region.

Mar 1 · 1 min read
A Proud Ibaloi tops BOLC 3 (Infantry) CL 28-2022

2LT Jerson Pulac Balagot, a native of Shilan, La Trinidad, Benguet, once again topped another schooling on his military career.

Bot in People
Feb 26 · 2 min read
What to learn next?

You might also like to read more related articles filed under People — or jump to a random article!

People Surprise me