I HAVE ALWAYS DREAMED OF ONE DAY TEACHING IN A CLASSROOM. BEFORE I
FOUND A JOB IN THE CORPORATE WORLD, I APPLIED FOR A TEACHING POSITION
AS SOON AS I GRADUATED FROM COLLEGE. I WAS NOT HIRED BECAUSE I
LACKED TEACHING EXPERIENCE. TEACHING FOR ME IS A NOBLE PROFESSION
AND CAN BE DONE AT ANY POINT IN A PERSON'S LIFE. I HAVE BEEN BLESSED TO
HAVE FOUND JOBS IN THE CORPORATE WORLD WHICH TOOK UP ALMOST 40
YEARS OF MY LIFE WHILE RAISING MY FAMILY. MY WEALTH OF EXPERIENCE
STARTING FROM BEING AN INTERNAL AUDITOR, MOVING TO A MARKETING
POSITION AND LATER ON HEADING DIFFERENT FINANCE TEAMS IN DIFFERENT
CORPORATIONS, HAS PREPARED ME TO OFFER MY SERVICES TO COLLEGES AND
UNIVERSITIES WHICH WILL GIVE ME THE OPPORTUNITY TO TEACH BUSINESS
ADMINISTRATION AND ACCOUNTANCY SUBJECTS IN UNDERGRADUATE
CLASSES AND GRADUATE SCHOOL CLASSES AS WELL. I INTEND TO PURSUE MY
DREAM OF TEACHING, TO PAY FORWARD TO SOCIETY AND CHANGE THE
WORLD IN MY OWN LITTLE WAY, THRU BABY STEPS AND LATER ON
CONTRIBUTING TO THE INSTITUTION AS I HELP DEVELOP YOUNG MINDS TO BE
ETHICAL MEMBERS OF THE BUSINESS COMMUNITY.
PURSUING FURTHER STUDIES AND BECOMING A DOCTORATE DEGREE HOLDER
IS A GOAL I KNOW I CAN SUCCESSFULLY ACHIEVE WHILE AT THE SAME TIME
TEACHING AND SHARING MY LIFE EXPERIENCES WITH STUDENTS. TO HAVE A
PHD HAS ALWAYS BEEN MY GOAL EVEN BEFORE I JOINED THE WORKING CLASS
AS SOON AS I GOT MY BSBA DEGREE FROM UNIVERSITY OF THE EAST. I HAVE
BEEN FORTUNATE TO HAVE JOINED A GENEROUS COMPANY WHICH SPONSORED
MY EXECUTIVE MASTER IN BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION COURSE AT ASIAN
INSTITUTE OF MANAGEMENT WHICH I COMPLETED IN THE YEAR 2013. I HAVE
SUBMITTED A THESIS ON ALTERNATIVE DISTRIBUTION FOR NON-LIFE
INSURANCE PRODUCTS WHICH INCLUDED STRATEGIES I HAVE WRITTEN AND
WAS THEN USED BY MY EMPLOYER. THE STRATEGIES HAVE HELPED THE
COMPANY ACHIEVED A BILLION PESO REVENUE A FEW YEARS AFTER
IMPLEMENTATION. I HAVE STAYED WITH LAST EMPLOYER FOR ALMOST 18
YEARS UNTIL MY RETIREMENT AT THE AGE OF 62. THE EXPERIENCE OF
HEADING A SUCCESSFUL FINANCE TEAM OF AN INSURANCE COMPANY HAS
MADE ME REALIZE THE NEED FOR A UNIVERSITY PROGRAM FOR INSURANCE
ACCOUNTING. INSURANCE COMPANIES HAVE VERY SPECIFIC METHOD OF
RECORDING TRANSACTIONS IN ITS BOOKS OF ACCOUNTS AND ARE HIGHLY
REGULATED BY THE INSURANCE COMMISSION THROUGH THE INSURANCE CODE
OF THE PHILIPPINES. PREPARING STUDENTS IN THESE SPECIFIC INSURANCE
TRANSACTIONS WILL BE A GREAT CONTRIBUTION BY THE ACADEME TO THE
BUSINESS COMMUNITY SINCE HIRING OF INSURANCE-SAVVY EMPLOYEES WILL
BE EASIER. IT WOULD BE MY PRIVILEGE TO INITIATE PREPARING A PROGRAM
FOR INSURANCE ACCOUNTING. PHILIPPINE REPORTING STANDARDS (PFRS) ARE
NOW INCREASINGLY BEING REVISED, THE LATEST OF WHICH IS PGRS 17 WHICH
SPECIFICALLY DEFINE RECORDING OF REVENUE FOR INSURANCE PRODUCTS
WHICH WILL CHANGE THE ACCOUNTING SYSTEMS AND METHODOLOGIES OF
COMPANIES LOCALLY AS WELL AS GLOBALLY. ACADEMICALLY PREPARED
CANDIDATES FOR INSURANCE COMPANIES HERE AND ABROAD WILL BE MOST
SOUGHT AFTER BY COMPANIES. LEARNING CURVE WILL BE SHORTENED,
TECHNOLOGY WILL BE EASIER APPRECIATED AND REGULATORY PROVISIONS
ARE ENSURED TO BE OBSERVED IN THE PRACTICE OF INSURANCE ACCOUNTING.
I CHOSE THIS UNIVERSITY AMONG 3 JOB OFFERS I RECEIVED FOR MY TEACHING
JOURNEY NOT ONLY BECAUSE IT IS ONE OF THE WELL-RECOFGNIZED
UNIVERSITIES IN ASIA BUT BECAUSE OF THE WAY THE DEAN OF THE BUSINESS
ADMINISTRATION AND THE PROGRAM CHAIR OF THE DEPARTMENT, HAS
PRESENTED THE THRUST OF THE DEPARTMENT IN MAKING THE INSTITUTIONAS
ONE OF THE BEST BUSINESS SCHOOLS IN THE COUNTRY. THEY HAVE TREATED
ME WELL, A CANDIDATE WITH NO TEACHING EXPERIENCE, LIKE I BELONG TO
THE TEACHING PROFESSION, WITH RESPECT AND FAIRNESS. THEY HAVE SHOWN
ME THE FACULTY AREA, MADE ME DO A DEMO CLASS IN ONE OF THE
CLASSROOMS AND HAS BEEN COMMUNICATING UNTIL WE REACHED THIS
DECISION TO BECOME A MEMBER OF THE FACULTY TEAM.
I AM THANKFUL FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY AND I DO HOPE AND PRAY TO BE A
PRODUCTIVE MEMBER OF THE FACULTY TEAM. MAY GOD GRANT ME THE
WISDOM.