By Jeane Marie A. Calvo

Rizal’s legacy lives on with a Far Eastern University (FEU) student along with 19 other finalists who embody national hero’s virtues and qualities in the Jose Rizal Model Student of the Philippines (JRMSP) search.

Fourth year BSC finance student James Edward Ang was awarded as one of the top 20 finalist during the awarding ceremony Knights of Rizal Building, Bonifacio Drive, Port Area, Manila last December 11.

Other Rizalian finalists were students from different college and universities nationwide.

“To be a Rizalian, you have to have hope for the country and be the change,” Ang said.

Finalists were evaluated based on academic excellence, student leadership in local school and community activities, and student leadership in regional, national and international area.

Established by the Order of the Knights of Rizal in 1988, the annual search recognizes the top youth model students who best epitomize Rizal’s qualities of leadership, academic excellence, and love of country and people.

“We should possess the values and morals that can change lives. It is best to have a model student who visions the country to be great again. To set an example for others, to dedicate things that you have and make ways for others to follow,” Ang stressed.