A graduate from St. Scholastica’s College Tacloban , Samante got a rating of 91.40% and bested 2,835 examinees nationwide.
He graduated valedictorian in high school and won various regional science quiz competitions. He then became a member of the Philippine Society for Microbiology and learned to love research in college.Back in 2013, his family suffered a major loss after Super Typhoon Yolanda took a toll on their agricultural farm, which was one of their sources of income.
But the lessons he learned from the disaster also shaped the goals he wanted to pursue:"We were so thankful that God protected us from physical harm, though the devastation was great. I came to realize how fragile our life is, and therefore we need to find ways to protect and preserve it," Samante said.
“Pagdating ko na sa review center, around 300 na ata po kami doon and saka magagaling po [yung mga students from other schools], and yung mga scores nila talagang ang tatataas. So parang napressure po ako doon, but at some point I [felt] motivated to study,”a nationwide lockdown in a bid to control the spread of COVID-19, thus suspending the licensure exams that were supposed to be a few days away.
He dedicates all these efforts to his grandfather, with whom he was very close since his parents were often out working.
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