Responses

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Several responses were delivered at the homecoming: Iyra Buenrostro for the BLIS graduates, Richard Taduran (photo removed upon request) for the MLIS graduates, Lourdes Depita for the silver jubilarians, and Jacinta Yatco-Ingles for the golden jubilarians. (Iyra Buenrostro's photo courtesy of Susan Torres.)

The response below is the one delivered by Richard Taduran.

For one to progress, one must have a foundation that is strong, durable and reliable. So I guess building progress is like building a monument, since having a shaky, unstable foundation will never make a monument stand the test of time.

Building progress in the LIS profession can be established with a well-defined philosophy. Philosophy, after all, is one of the most important foundations of any profession. A well-defined philosophy equates to a stable framework of any profession.

So I guess, this time, progressing forward means looking backwards—looking back to the forgotten essence, forgotten glory and forgotten legacy of LIS. And in the 21st century, UPLSAA and the rest of the Philippine LIS community, still has 95 years to go to really build progress in our profession.

Let us all unite and build a strong and stable LIS monument!