Kriszel C. Laranang
AMECEA Scholar
The AMECEA Scholarship program supports top-performing engineering students at Mapúa University, providing financial assistance and mentorship from distinguished Electronics Engineering alumni.
This initiative empowers scholars to excel academically, develop professionally, and contribute meaningfully to the engineering field.
By shaping future leaders, AMECEA strengthens its commitment to excellence and community impact.
Kriszel is a fourth-year Electronics Engineering student who proves that with faith, hard work, and a strong community, you can get through any challenge. Aside from being a dedicated student, she is also a huge video game fan—a hobby that helped shape her mindset when life got tough.
Right before starting her second year of college, Kriszel was diagnosed with cancer. Even while going through treatments such as chemotherapy and radiotherapy during the pandemic, she chose to keep studying. Many of her instructors and classmates remember her attending Zoom classes, bald but determined. While the side effects forced her to take a temporary pause to rest and recover, she is now proudly 1,090 days in remission.
The battle with cancer caused Kriszel to lose her academic scholarship, making it hard to see a way forward. But thanks to the help of NAMA and the generosity of the AMECEA community, she was able to continue her studies. Through the "pass the hat" challenge of the AMECEA Board of Directors, and the personal support of Mr. Oldei Fernan, Mr. Ariel Aguila (who sent a Raspberry Pi 5 from the US), Mr. Oliver Angeles, and Ms. Sit Daus-Echalar (who helped secure medical assistance), she got the second chance she needed.
Today, Kriszel is fully back on track. She is currently a student researcher focusing on medical imaging. This coming June, she will present her undergraduate thesis paper at an international conference (WCSE 2026) in Japan—a milestone made possible by the registration support of Mr. Jun Narciso and Mr. Rolan Rodriguez.
With only an On-the-Job Training (OJT) term left before graduation, Kriszel is looking forward to the future. She plans to pursue a Master’s degree abroad and is aiming for a scholarship at Old Dominion University (ODU). She is deeply grateful to everyone who helped her during her darkest days, and she promises to keep giving her best to make the whole community proud.
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