Dr. Ma. Daphne Ycay-Orbista Villorente
I. BACKGROUND INFORMATION
DATE OF BIRTH: May 24, 1942
DATE OF DEATH: Not Applicable
PROMINENCE: Education
BIRTH PLACE: Poblacion, Libacao, Aklan
PRESENT ADDRESS: (If living) Poblacion, Libacao, Aklan
AGE: 81 yrs. Old
II. BIOGRAPHY
Every time Dr. Ma. Daphne Y.O. Villorente is invited to speak, she begins her remarks with, "Life on Earth is a temporary assignment. Our real home is in heaven. For we pass this world but once. Any good that we can do for our fellowmen, therefore, let us not defer or neglect it for we shall not pass this way again. Everything that happens in this world happens at a time that God chooses.
A baby named Ma. Daphne had just been born amid the commotion of the start of the Second World War when the Japanese occupation began on May 24, 1942, a faint cry could be heard above the frantic and deafening cries of the Filipino people for freedom. A woman who has dedicated her life to serving the people of Libacao in various capacities is rich in all things—strength, grace, and success which she claims that the above -mentioned passage was the best thing she has ever said in her entire life.
Ma. Daphne Ycay-Orbista Villorente, a vigorous woman who had spent forty-four (44) productive and fruitful years in the Department of Education. She was one of the few who has earned the reputation of being one of Aklan’s finest mentors and school administrators. She retired at the age of sixty-five (65).
She stressed her philosophy in life, "We the elders are the models of the youth. We should set the example of integrity, wholesomeness, and consistency”. This woman was raised to value education by her parents, former Vice Mayor of Libacao, Santos N. Orbista and Coronacion Y. Orbista, a former public elementary school teacher. Engr. Geraldito A. Villorente, a former mayor of Libacao, is her husband. The marriage was blessed with three children, namely: Gabriel Dennis, Gilbert Dexter, and Gerald Dave, all of whom are professionals and successful; two live outside the country, and the youngest is the chief nurse at Libacao Municipal Infirmary, Libacao.
Dr. Ma. Daphne Y.O. Villorente is a Doctor of Philosophy graduated from Gregorio Araneta University Foundation in Malabon, Manila presently known as De La Salle Araneta University. She earned her Bachelor of Arts in Secondary Education at Far Eastern University in Manila and Bachelor of Elementary Education at San Agustin University in Iloilo.
She completed her secondary education at Aklan College in Kalibo, her elementary grades 1 to 4 at Central Philippine University in Iloilo City, and her grade 5 and 6 at Libacao Elementary School.
She shares, "I wanted to be a doctor of medicine, but God didn't permit me. I wanted to be a lawyer, but God didn't permit me. He wanted me to become a teacher, for teaching is not just a profession; it is a calling from God. " This is the untold story of a strong-willed woman as she desires not an educator as her first dream.
