MANILA - "A life motivated by service is the most meaningful."

This was the message of University of the Philippines' graduate Tiffany Uy, who despite making history with a near-perfect grade, knows that the job is far from done.

Uy graduated with a degree in BS Biology on Friday. She holds a 1.004 general weighted average (GWA), which is now the highest GWA in the university since World War II.

Speaking in front of her college's graduating class of 2015, Uy spoke about her "awesome adventure" with her friends and colleagues, and took the time to thank everyone that has helped her achieve such a feat.

She also talked about the worrying state of the Philippines, focusing on the rising poverty rate and unemployment, as well as the turbulent political climate.

"I believe that there is limitless potential in each and every brilliant mind seated before me," she told her fellow graduates.

"Your minds, when inspired by imagination, are unbound by glass ceilings.

"When inflamed with courage to tackle real societal problems, and when grounded and motivated by our love for our country and its people can make the crafting of a sustainable and stable future for our nation not just possible, but rather, inevitable," she added.