President Benigno Simeon Aquino III delivers his message during the University of the Philippines (UP) 100th General Commencement Exercises at the University Amphitheater, UP Diliman, Quezon City Sunday April 17, 2011. Twenty-one summa cum laude will lead more than 4,000 candidates for graduation of which more than 3,000 will receive their undergraduate degrees, 557 their Master's degrees and 70 will be hooded onstage for obtaining their doctoral degrees. The 21 top honors, all of whom have earned a cumulative weighted average grade (CWAG) of 1.20 or better, led by John Gabriel Pelias, BS in Mathematics, with a CWAG of 1.016. During the ceremony, the President was conferred with honorary Doctor of Laws degree, UP's highest academic rank and honor and the 13th head of state to receive an honorary degree from UP. (Photo by Gil Nartea /Robert Vinas/ Malacaņang Photo Bureau) |
