Erson C. Magsakay, a third year MassCom major passed two rigorous screenings to qualify for the third and final selection process for the 13th National Ayala Young Leaders Congress, according to an official communication received by the Office of the Student Affairs yesterday.

Magsakay, who was Wesleyan's lone qualifier, was among 153 successful nominees out of 722 applicants from colleges and universities all over the country.

He is scheduled to be interviewed on November 24 at Ayala Tower 1, Makati City. The set of interviews will be conducted by a panel comprising of senior executives from the Ayala Group of Companies.

Out of the 150 hopefuls, only 80 student leaders are to be selected to join the AYLC summit at Alfonso, Cavite on February 8 to 11, 2011.

"It is overwhelming. Speechless ako, hindi ako makapagsalita noong sinabi sa akin. Sabi ko sa sarili ko dapat ko pang paghusayan," Magsakay said in an interview.

The AYLC is the flagship program of the Ayala Group of Companies dedicated for youth development to prepare them for nation-building.