ICYMI: Dexter Santos Valenton, 23, did not only pass the recent Criminology Board Exam, but he also became the first known Aeta to pass the state’s criminologist licensure test of the PRC.
“We have many Aeta who passed the licensure exam for teachers. Dexter was the first to pass the criminology exam,” Baybayan said in a separate interview.
The governor’s congratulatory remarks, which he posted on his Facebook page, went viral as netizens also celebrated Valenton’s success.The young Aeta lad said his struggle to get an education was “dakal kasakitan ” because his parents hardly have the money to send nine children to school since “sakadora ” kept farmers in debts.
He said he persisted in finishing elementary and high school by walking for hours to schools, enrolling in college by availing of the provincial government’s scholarship program that supports 8,374 Kapampangan youth, a report released last December showed.Being a good cop was his dream since he was young.After Mt. Pinatubo’s 1991 eruption, Aeta villages that were previously aloof from the lowlands increased their access to education, healthcare, roads, water and shelter.
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