Ruffa Gutierrez set to graduate with college degree

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<div class='embed-wrap'><figure data-feedback='fb:likes,fb:comments'><img alt='Ruffa Gutierrez IG' src='https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2022/life/03/03/20220303-ruffa-gutierrez-ig.jpg' ><figcaption>Actress Ruffa Gutierrez. <em>Instagram: @iloveruffag</em></figcaption></figure></div><p>MANILA — Actress Ruffa Gutierrez is set to finish her college degree in July, over a year after she first shared resuming her studies.</p><p>Gutierrez has been studying at the Philippine Women’s University in the past year. Her program: Bachelor of Arts Degree majoring in Communication Arts under the Expanded Tertiary Education Equivalency and Accreditation Program.</p><ul class='op-related-articles'>	<li><a href='https://news.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/05/13/21/never-too-old-to-chase-your-dreams-ruffa-gutierrez-returns-to-school'>'Never too old to chase your dreams': Ruffa Gutierrez returns to school</a></li></ul><p>“After 34 years of working in the entertainment industry, I have chosen to further my education,” she said in May 2021. “Not only do I want to fulfill a long-held dream and take control of the next chapter of my life, I want to set a good example for my children.”</p><p>On Thursday, Gutierrez revealed that she is nearing her graduation. The topic came up during the live episode of “It’s Showtime,” where she is a regular judge of a pageant segment.</p><figure class='op-interactive'><iframe height='315' src='https://www.youtube.com/embed/C-ii_HnrEbk?enablejsapi=1' width='560'></iframe></figure><div class='iwantbar'>Watch more in <a href='//www.iwantv.com.ph/'>iWantv</a> or <a href='//tfc.tv/'>TFC.tv</a></div><p>The day prior, Wednesday, Gutierrez was absent from the noontime show, prompting the hosts to ask her the reason when she returned to the studio.</p><p>“Naku, nag-aaral ako. I had academic deadlines!” Gutierrez answered. “Practicum ko na. Tomorrow ang last day ko.”</p><p>“I’m graduating college in July,” she said, to encouraging cheers from the hosts.</p><p>“At least hindi na lang ako high school graduate. Pero, excuse me, 13 years old naman nagtatrabaho na ako, ‘di ba. [It’s] never too late!” she added.</p><p>Gutierrez, 47, is considered showbiz “royalty,” as she hails from a clan of celebrities that effectively put her and her family members in the spotlight starting at a young age.</p><p>Gutierrez has been an actress since 1987, but rose to wider popularity when she represented the Philippines in the 1993 Miss World pageant. She placed second runner-up.</p>

<p>“After 34 years of working in the entertainment industry, I have chosen to further my education,” she said in May 2021. “Not only do I want to fulfill a long-held dream and take control of the next chapter of my life, I want to set a good example for my children.”</p><p>On Thursday, Gutierrez revealed that she is nearing her graduation. The topic came up during the live episode of “It’s Showtime,” where she is a regular judge of a pageant segment.</p><figure class='op-interactive'><iframe height='315' src='https://www.youtube.com/embed/C-ii_HnrEbk?enablejsapi=1' width='560'></iframe></figure><div class='iwantbar'>Watch more in <a href='//www.iwantv.com.ph/'>iWantv</a> or <a href='//tfc.tv/'>TFC.tv</a></div><p>The day prior, Wednesday, Gutierrez was absent from the noontime show, prompting the hosts to ask her the reason when she returned to the studio.</p><p>“Naku, nag-aaral ako. I had academic deadlines!” Gutierrez answered. “Practicum ko na. Tomorrow ang last day ko.”</p><p>“I’m graduating college in July,” she said, to encouraging cheers from the hosts.</p><p>“At least hindi na lang ako high school graduate. Pero, excuse me, 13 years old naman nagtatrabaho na ako, ‘di ba. [It’s] never too late!” she added.</p><p>Gutierrez, 47, is considered showbiz “royalty,” as she hails from a clan of celebrities that effectively put her and her family members in the spotlight starting at a young age.</p><p>Gutierrez has been an actress since 1987, but rose to wider popularity when she represented the Philippines in the 1993 Miss World pageant. She placed second runner-up.</p>

<p>Gutierrez has been studying at the Philippine Women’s University in the past year. Her program: Bachelor of Arts Degree majoring in Communication Arts under the Expanded Tertiary Education Equivalency and Accreditation Program.</p><ul class='op-related-articles'>	<li><a href='https://news.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/05/13/21/never-too-old-to-chase-your-dreams-ruffa-gutierrez-returns-to-school'>'Never too old to chase your dreams': Ruffa Gutierrez returns to school</a></li></ul>

<div class='embed-wrap'><figure data-feedback='fb:likes,fb:comments'><img alt='Ruffa Gutierrez IG' src='https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2022/life/03/03/20220303-ruffa-gutierrez-ig.jpg' ><figcaption>Actress Ruffa Gutierrez. <em>Instagram: @iloveruffag</em></figcaption></figure></div><p>MANILA — Actress Ruffa Gutierrez is set to finish her college degree in July, over a year after she first shared resuming her studies.</p>

Actress Ruffa Gutierrez is set to finish her college degree in July, over a year after she first shared resuming her studies.

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Ruffa Gutierrez set to graduate with college degree

Ruffa Gutierrez set to graduate with college degree