Epy Quizon fulfills promise to finish college after 30 years
Epy Quizon has finally fulfilled his promise to himself to finish college 30 years later.
In his Instagram post, the actor looked back on his early days in college in 1996, when he was "just a thesis away" from graduating from De La Salle University but had to focus on "survival."
"Fear and circumstance pulled you away, and survival became more important than ceremony. But you made a promise," he wrote. "Through work, loss, responsibility, and time, that promise stayed quietly in your heart. Dad didn’t get to see this day. Mama, turning 80 soon, will," he added.
"Today, you return—not as the young man who left, but as someone steadier, stronger, and faithful to his word," he added. Quizon graduated with other students from DLSU's College of Liberal Arts.
The actor went on to take pride in his diploma, which he said is a "promise kept. A prayer answered. A legacy for your children."
In a separate post, the Pulang Araw star said that graduating from college is also his way of honoring his late father, "King of Comedy" Dolphy, as well as a gift to his mom.
"You showed your siblings that perseverance runs in your shared blood. You proved to your children that a vow, no matter how delayed, is sacred," he wrote.
"This diploma is more than paper. It is integrity made visible. It is endurance framed on a wall. It is the legacy you leave to children, and that it is never too late to finish what you start, never too late to rise again, never too late to become the person you once promised to be," he added.
He also expressed gratitude to his alma mater and God for "the gift of seeing a promise bloom after thirty years."
His followers and fellow celebrities sent their congratulatory messages in the post's comments section.
"Yey!! Congratulations," director Andoy Ranay commented.
"Congratulations bro," actor-director Michael de Mesa wrote.
"[I'm] so sure Tatay is sooo proud of u! [I'm] so proud of you bro," actress Claudine Barretto also commented.
Quizon is known for his roles in Markova: Comfort Gay, Goyo: Ang Batang Heneral, Dirty Linen, Firefly, and Greed. He currently stars in the stage adaptation of About Us But Not About Us alongside Elijah Canlas and Romnick Sarmenta.
