Roylan T. Dela Cruz is Assistant Principal II, City of Balanga National High School – Senior High School
“Happiness is contentment,” my personal motto in life that keeps me going. I’m happy
and contented with what I have today. All were the fruit of my labor, counting what I have. I am
Mr. ROYLAN T. DELA CRUZ, born on the 19th day of September 1976 in Abucay, Bataan
where I spent my childhood. Presently, I’m a Head Teacher of the subject Edukasyon sa
Pagpapakatao (EsP) (Values Education way back) at City of Balanga National High School, City
of Balanga, Bataan. Presently, I’m residing at Mt. Samat Drive, Diwa, Pilar, Bataan.
Before I became a teacher, I went into the rough road of my life. I had to surface lots of
life’s hindrances. First, I’m a person with disability. I’m crippled. I suffer polio. I cannot walk
without a cane, and it is almost difficult for me to move around. But even if I’m crippled, I don’t
feel self-pity this is because of my family support, especially my grandmother who taught me to
accept myself as normal as other children and treated me the same treatment as the people
without disability. Words from my grandmother and my mother becomes my armor to have a
positive life disposition. They taught me to have the courage to face whatever challenges in life I
may face. My childhood memory is very happy. I did not experience to be bullied by my peers,
instead, I’m the one who bullied them.
I pursued my College Education even if I didn’t have any assurance that I can finish it. I
took an entrance exam at Bataan Peninsula State University Balanga Campus (Bataan Colleges
then) where I took up Bachelor of Secondary Education. They didn’t accept me right away
because I’m crippled. They accepted me as provisional student because of my persistence.
Year 2006 I first practice my teaching profession at Bataan National High School as Job
Order Teacher until I became a Contractual Teacher on November 2006. June 10, 2008, I became
permanent teacher and got the Teacher III item last March 26, 2012. February 15, 2016, I gained
the promotion as Head Teacher I at City of Balanga National High School (COBNHS). 2017, I
passed the National Qualifying Examination for School Heads (NQUESH) and in 2018, I was
promoted as an Assistant Principal II.
During this period, I earned several certificates of commendation such as Certificate of
Commendation” at Baguio City for Honesty, Certificate of Commendation from Provincial
Tourism Office for my contribution as Cultural Mapper, Gawad Arellano as Outstanding Teacher
at Bataan National High School and Dakilang Guro from City Division of Balanga and
Provincial Governor of Bataan. In 2018, I won 2nd Place for Regional Research Congress for my
Action Research entitled “Effects of Facebook as an Interactive Application Participation Mode
(IPM) in Learning Edukasyon sa Pagpapakatao (Values Education).”
Despite of my sad and painful experience in life, I remained positive. There have been
numerous blessings that helped me to become who I am today. God still showed me his mercy
and grace.
A quotation said, If there is a will, there is a way. Prayers with hard work on what you
desire, is a sure victory. It is in God’s right time
