Emma Ruby delivered the following graduation speech on 2 June 2017. Seven years ago, I graduated from this university with a degree in Nursing. Like many of my classmates, I believed then that I could heal more wounds and touch more lives if I should become a doctor. Surprisingly, I ended up entering law school. …
Emma Ruby Aguilar
Second from the eldest of six, Emma Ruby is the Class Salutatorian at the Divine Word College of San Jose (Batch 2006) in Occidental Mindoro. In 2010, she graduated cum laude with a bachelor's degree in nursing at the University of Santo Tomas (UST). After passing the board exam for nurses, Emma Ruby worked in their province as a nurse until 2012. She was the Municipal Link under Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program from 2012 to 2013. In 2017, Emma Ruby graduated from UST Faculty of Civil Law. She was the Class Salutatorian. In 2018, Emma Ruby ranked 10th in the Philippine Bar Examination.