“The secret of achievement is not to let what you are doing get to you before you get to it.” At such a young age, one can see that this young and intelligent principal has done and accomplished more of what ordinarily would be expected from young administrators like him. A Samarnon, and the third of four siblings, put on that contagious smile on the faces of his loving parents, Mr. & Mrs. Magno Baliton on that lucky day of September 28, 1967. Born under the sign of Libra, this man has always been fair in his dealing especially those concerning his job. He is married to Ramone Rizalee Kempis del Pilar and resides at the Lolita Village, Tacloban City. All through his growing years. He had already shown what a promising man he could be someday. Graduating with honors in his elementary and secondary at Taft, Samar, gave him high hopes that his college endeavors wouldn’t be that tough for him. A very obedient son he was to his parents that his first college diploma on Bachelor of Science in Accountancy at Leyte Colleges was a choice only his parents insisted he take. Because of his passion for education, and having perhaps satisfied his parents, he pursued his dream of becoming a teacher. He took his second bachelor’s degree on Bachelor of Secondary Education at the Leyte Normal University. Believing that education is a continuous process he untiringly finished three masters degrees; Master of Arts in Teaching at Leyte Normal University, Master in Business Administration at the International Academy of Management and Economics at Makati City, Master of Arts in Teaching Mathematics at Samar State University; and a doctor’s degree, Doctor of Education at Leyte Normal University. He is also an academic scholar qualifier at the National Defense College of the Philippines for the masters degree in Master in National Security Administration Program but deferred his entrance at present to accommodate other important matters that need his immediate attention and action. He twice passed the Career Executive Service Officer (CESO) examination, the second time was when he applied for the National Defense College of the Philippines where the CESO exam was part of the test requirements. After a series of background investigations and validations, he is now a certified CESO Eligible. His organization membership is nationwide; being the national secretary of the National Association of Public Secondary Principals of the Philippines (2002-2011); National Treasurer of the same organization (2011-2013); chairman, Board of Directors of Perpetual Help Credit Cooperative(2002); chairman, Board of Directors (Philippine Science High School) Multipurpose Cooperative(1998-2000); president, Philippine Science Faculty Club and Employee Association(2007-2008) and member of the Board of Directors of the Leyte Division Multipurpose Cooperative(2011-2013). Obviously, Sir, really is a man of achievements. His first teaching job at the Tolosa School of Fisheries awakened his lifelong love for education and continued learning. Needing the challenge to apply his learning, he then transferred to Philippine Science High School and 12 years of continued services to intellectually challenged kids, made him later decide to join DepEd. Although it meant a great sacrifice to transfer and to receive a lower salary, it didn’t stop him to venture into the wider and more complicated DepEd family. Indeed, his joining the DepEd family, gave him the chance to make use of that Libran nature of keeping the balance despite challenges and problems. First assigned at Villaba NHS, faced a great deal of management challenges, coped up; and then was transferred to Remandaban NHS at Minuhang, Barugo, Leyte stayed there for two years. Now, he is stationed at the Atty. Roque A. Marcos Memorial School, La Paz, Leyte. His beginning months had not been that easy, but equipped with skills on handling such challenges, he was able to prove that a Libran born man doesn’t look at only one side of the issue and so conflicts were then resolved successfully. Also he was able to prove that early that challenges can be turned into leadership. As a leader, Sir had a deep yearning to make a difference. He had made everyone understand their important role in creating these changes. Resistance had been the initial reaction but Dr. Baliton clearly communicated his vision which elevated the enthusiasm and motivated everyone committing them towards that vision. In his desire to keep everyone directed, he uses a powerful language to drive everyone in a single direction, to be an efficient agent of change. He would use metaphors and figures of speech; he would give examples, tell stories, relate anecdotes, offer quotations, cite legal basis, DepEd memorandum circulars, civil service memorandum, revised guidelines, executive orders etc.; all uttered with eloquence and intensity. When discussing issues and concerns for the school, sincerity is always detected in his voice, observed in his eyes, and noticed in his posture. He introduced many innovations, all of them new to the school, although his critics say that to them it wasn’t new but this didn’t stop him from innovating in order to make a difference. Luis Guererro’s maxim summarizes his conviction that “If you believe something should change, then you must try to change it, no matter if there are risks.” The very first of these innovations was “ARAMMS time is on time.” If an activity is set to begin at a designated time then by any means it had to start not any minute later than scheduled although with a very minimal exceptions from time to time. Another was the very organized, meticulous checking , updating and monitoring of students’ records and performance. No matter how tedious it seemed to us, he was always updated as to who among the 1,000+ population of students do not have complete documents from form 137-E and A, LBC, Form 9, Form 138, among others A pro-student, he advocates QAPSTC, Quarterly Achievement Performance of Students’ Tracking Conference, where year-level advisers and subject teachers confer on the achievement and academic deficiencies of students in order for the teachers to submit interventions on helping the students with academic deficiencies. A very organized man, he always carries with him his updated planner with all activities, future commitments and even birthdays of all employees under his care. He had designated department heads because he believes that everybody is trainable and no one is indispensable. A maxim written by David Aronovoci supports his conviction and it says, “Each of us has within us the capacity to lead. This man exemplifying the man of innovations, an oasis of change is no less than FRUCTUOSO C. BALITON, Ed.D., CESE.