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John Gabriel Pelias is a role model for many poor Filipinos, who should not be discouraged by unfavorable odds in life, but strive to improve.
by Stephanie S. Cabigao, UP MPRO
On April 17, 2011, under the scorching heat, I and 3,281 other graduates listened keenly to the words of our UP Diliman class valedictorian John Gabriel Pelias.
We were all in awe of what the 19-year old Mathematics major — who made UP history with a general weighted average (GWA) of 1.016, breaking a mark set in 1948 — had to say.
Even six years later, as I sat eagerly for a short talk with him, I could vividly remember him saying, “You graduated not from any university but from a university named after the nation.
Use your talents to contribute to the country.”
As a fellow iskolar ng bayan who chose to stay and serve the University, I wanted to know what made him decide to do the same. Today, John Gabriel Pelias is a professor at the University of the Philippines Institute of Mathematics in Diliman, where he also took his master’s degree.
Why Math?
“I’m fond of Math.
Ever since I was young I lik
