The St. Paul University System held the Search for the Outstanding Paulinian Student of the Philippines from February 7 – 9 , 2012 with St. Paul University – Quezon City as the host school.

Fourth Year Bachelor of Science in Business Administration Major in Marketing Management student Kathryn Nicole Cuñada was one of the ten awardees recognized at St. Paul University Manila during the awarding ceremony.

“Had it (the stay) been longer, the other candidates and I could have known each other better. Otherwise, the experience was humbling, fun, and memorable.”, said the senior CAB student after placing in the top five.

With her who represented SPU Iloilo in the said award-giving body in the second year of the competition is fellow qualifier Sheena Marie Halago, who was also part of the top 15.

“Out of all the students who applied, we should be grateful to be in the top 15. It’s not entirely a competition for us; we just found new friends.”, shared the BSN IV student  as they were prepared for the whole event during the formation at Noah’s Park, Cainta, Rizal.

Sr. Nicole de Marie Dabalus, SPC, Vice President for Christian Formation, and Student Affairs Coordinator Mrs. Mary Con Louise H. Ederadan, RN MAN accompanied the representatives in the second year of the search where Kent Vargas of ABETA Batch 2011 was one of the first batch of awardees.