Actress and incumbent Quezon City 5th District Councilor Aiko Melendez has finally graduated from college.
Aiko earned her degree in Bachelor of Arts in Communication from the Philippine Women’s University (PWU).
The actress-turned-politician celebrated her academic milestone with her family in a Facebook post accompanied by her photos wearing a red toga taken during PWU’s 100th Commencement Exercises.
“It may have taken me years to finally finish my degree but despite a lot of hurdles and heavy workloads from being an artist and a public servant, I made sure to still make it,” Aiko wrote in the caption.
“The best gift I can ever gift my mother and my children, My Diploma. I may have achieved a lot already in life but nothing comes close to this. Thank you Lord!,” she added.
Aiko shared her sentiments on achieving her dream, “This is the beginning of everything I want. If you can dream it, you can make it so. So to all the dreamers like me never stop! No matter what I’ve done, I have learned from my mistakes. Good times and bad times to come, I will still accept them.”
The celebrity politician expressed her gratitude to her alma mater, sharing her plans to pursue a Master’s degree in the future.
“After all these years of waiting, finally, graduate na po ako ?? Cheers! Philippine Women’s University Class 2023! Thank you to all my Profs ? And to everyone else who made this possible! Now M.A. next ? Congratulations too to all my classmates ?,” said Aiko.
