MANILA, Philippines - Billie Crystal G. Dumaliang (4th year BS Management-Honors) has been named Most Outstanding Jose Rizal Model Student of the Philippines in the 25th year of the nationwide search organized by the Order of the Knights of Rizal.
Dumaliang was awarded with a trophy and P50,000 as top prize last December 10, 2013, in the Roma Salon of the Manila Hotel . She gave the response speech on behalf of the Silver Batch’s 21 semi-finalists. Included in the Top 10 Rizal Model Students is another Atenean, Jacqueline Meghann V. Eleazar of Ateneo de Naga University.
This year’s candidates went through a rigorous screening process, which started with nominations from different universities across the country. The nominees were evaluated based on Academic Excellence, Extra-Curricular Activities, and Community Involvement, which comprised 50 percent of the final mark.
The Top 21 Semi-Finalists were then invited to the Order of the Knights of Rizal’s International Headquarters in Manila for the final interview, which comprised the other 50 percent of the final mark. The interview was evaluated based on knowledge of Rizal’s life and works, personal conviction, articulation, and projection.
The Order of the Knights of Rizal is a civic and patriotic organization recognized by law “as an instrumentality by which the teachings of our national hero, Dr. Jose Rizal, may be propagated among the Filipino people and others who may believe in his teachings to the end that they may emulate and follow his examples.â€