The following is quoted from www.elijahpaulvillanueva.com and was first published at www.fil-event.com penned by Bernadith Tabinas.
"HE IS NO ORDINARY MAN. A freelance photographer, a
disc jockey (DJ) with his own program, Buhay Abroad, at Radyo Pilipino
UK, youth leader and is the incumbent Mr. Philippines-UK.
But to him, life then was never easy. He grew up
in San Juan City, and was raised in a very practical type of living his
father was a driver while his mother earned little from a small
business.
To sustain his familys needs, his father went
abroad and started dreaming big. Sadly, he was a victim of illegal
recruitment and when sent home, he suffered on a severe illness and
underwent heavy medication. Instead of being discouraged, this became
his motivation to study well, with his aunts supporting his studies.
Having his parents and these people around, he became so determined to
work hard to pull their family out of poverty.
As a student, he was very active in participating
into various school activities. He was a varsity player, a council
president, a theatre actor and was even in the field of music and arts.
He finished his secondary education in an exclusive private school for
boys Aquinas School, San Juan City as a scholar of the Dominican priests
and nuns. He never failed to show how grateful he was to them for
graduated with flying colors. To continually support his studies, he
applied for Government scholarships, worked part-time in a callcenter
and even took his luck as an extra on few commercial shoots. His being
business-minded started from selling cellphone accessories at school
into having his own small store for school supplies. He entered college
and took Bachelor of Science in Nursing in Dominican College, San Juan,
Despite a very busy schedule, he still managed to maintain a good
scholastic standing. He graduated as Cum Laude and garnered a lot of
awards and recognitions.
Even then as a student, he had been engaged into social functions and activities for the youth all over the country. This gave him the chance to be shown on television and to become an anchor in a radio station through Condederation of Student Governments of the Philippines at AFP Radio Station. His big break as a student-leader came when he was chosen to represent the Philippines for an international youth event held in Korea. This rare chance enabled him to meet people of different races and let him mingle with high officials in Korea through National Youth Commission Philippines. What made it greater was when he was selected as the leader among 22 candidates.
May it be commonly said, but this man is a true
manifestation of the saying, POVERTY IS NEVER A HINDRANCE TO SUCCESS He
has this very strong will to work hard for his dreams, the courage to
take the risk and go beyond his limits. Furthermore, he has a good
heart. He is a primary sponsor to charities and youth events in the
Philippines and really finds time to reach out to anyone in need. It is
said to be his little way of being grateful to those he owed much of
help before.
He finished Level 3 and 5 (DIploma in Leadership
& Management) at Braintree and Currently he is studying BA (Hons)
Business Management at London."
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