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Kaori Oinuma attends pinning ceremony as she begins psychology internship in college

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E. Kristhoff Cagape

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<p>Kapamilya star Kaori Oinuma marked a new milestone in her collegiate journey as she recently had her pinning ceremony. </p><p>The actress is a psychology student at Philippine Women&#x27;s University.</p><p>&quot;One of the things I&#x27;m looking forward to during my college years is this pinning ceremony and finally being able to wear our OJT uniform,&quot; she posted on her Instagram page.</p><p>Reflecting on her journey, she remarked: &quot;[I] was soooo excited for this one. Malayo pa pero malayo na din. 🤗&quot;</p><p>Kaori also expressed her gratitude to Star Cinema executive Mico del Rosario for being present during the pinning ceremony. &quot;Thank you, sir @micodelrosario1, for being there on one of my big days!!&quot; she wrote.</p><p>A pinning ceremony in college is a symbolic event that signifies students&#x27; transition from academic learning to their internship phase.</p><iframe class="instagram-media" id="instagram-embed-6" src="https://www.instagram.com/p/DVQ0o6CEpua/embed/?cr=1&amp;v=14&amp;wp=768&amp;rd=https%3A%2F%2Fod2-workbench-web.abs-cbn.com&amp;rp=%2F#%7B%22ci%22%3A6%2C%22os%22%3A6302538%7D" allowtransparency="true" allowfullscreen="" frameBorder="0" height="0" data-instgrm-payload-id="instagram-media-payload-6" scrolling="no" style="background:white;max-width:540px;width:calc(100% - 2px);border-radius:3px;border:1px solid rgb(219, 219, 219);box-shadow:none;display:block;margin:0px;min-width:326px;padding:0px;position:absolute"></iframe><blockquote class=" instagram-media-registered" data-instgrm-permalink="https://www.instagram.com/p/DVQ0o6CEpua/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading" data-instgrm-version="14" id="instagram-media-payload-6" style="background:#FFF;border:0;border-radius:3px;box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15);margin:1px;max-width:540px;min-width:326px;padding:0;width:calc(100% - 2px)"><div style="padding:16px"><a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/DVQ0o6CEpua/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading" style="background:#FFFFFF;line-height:0;padding:0 0;text-align:center;text-decoration:none;width:100%" target="_blank"><div style="display:flex;flex-direction:row;align-items:center"><div style="background-color:#F4F4F4;border-radius:50%;flex-grow:0;height:40px;margin-right:14px;width:40px"><br/></div><div style="display:flex;flex-direction:column;flex-grow:1;justify-content:center"><div style="background-color:#F4F4F4;border-radius:4px;flex-grow:0;height:14px;margin-bottom:6px;width:100px"><br/></div><div style="background-color:#F4F4F4;border-radius:4px;flex-grow:0;height:14px;width:60px"><br/></div></div></div><div style="padding:19% 0"><br/></div><div style="display:block;height:50px;margin:0 auto 12px;width:50px"><br/></div><div style="padding-top:8px"><div style="color:#3897f0;line-height:18px">View this post on Instagram</div></div><div style="padding:12.5% 0"><br/></div><div style="display:flex;flex-direction:row;margin-bottom:14px;align-items:center"><div><div style="background-color:#F4F4F4;border-radius:50%;height:12.5px;width:12.5px;transform:translateX(0px) translateY(7px)"><br/></div><div style="background-color:#F4F4F4;height:12.5px;transform:rotate(-45deg) translateX(3px) translateY(1px);width:12.5px;flex-grow:0;margin-right:14px;margin-left:2px"><br/></div><div style="background-color:#F4F4F4;border-radius:50%;height:12.5px;width:12.5px;transform:translateX(9px) translateY(-18px)"><br/></div></div><div style="margin-left:8px"><div style="background-color:#F4F4F4;border-radius:50%;flex-grow:0;height:20px;width:20px"><br/></div><div style="width:0;height:0;border-top:2px solid transparent;border-left:6px solid #f4f4f4;border-bottom:2px solid transparent;transform:translateX(16px) translateY(-4px) rotate(30deg)"><br/></div></div><div style="margin-left:auto"><div style="width:0px;border-top:8px solid #F4F4F4;border-right:8px solid transparent;transform:translateY(16px)"><br/></div><div style="background-color:#F4F4F4;flex-grow:0;height:12px;width:16px;transform:translateY(-4px)"><br/></div><div style="width:0;height:0;border-top:8px solid #F4F4F4;border-left:8px solid transparent;transform:translateY(-4px) translateX(8px)"><br/></div></div></div><div style="display:flex;flex-direction:column;flex-grow:1;justify-content:center;margin-bottom:24px"><div style="background-color:#F4F4F4;border-radius:4px;flex-grow:0;height:14px;margin-bottom:6px;width:224px"><br/></div><div style="background-color:#F4F4F4;border-radius:4px;flex-grow:0;height:14px;width:144px"><br/></div></div></a><div style="color:#c9c8cd;line-height:17px;margin-bottom:0;margin-top:8px;overflow:hidden;padding:8px 0 7px;text-align:center;text-overflow:ellipsis;white-space:nowrap"><a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/DVQ0o6CEpua/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading" style="color:#c9c8cd;line-height:17px;text-decoration:none" target="_blank">A post shared by Kaori Oinuma (@kaori_oinuma)</a></div></div></blockquote><script async="" src="//www.instagram.com/embed.js"></script><p>Friends and fans of Kaori were quick to react to her new achievement.</p><p>&quot;So proud of you Kao! Congratulations!!!❤️&quot; director Mae Cruz Alviar commented.</p><p>&quot;Congratulations! Proud of you!&quot; another fan wrote.</p><p>Back in January, Kaori shared that she successfully completed her thesis. &quot;Thesis had me mia (missing in action) but we&#x27;re done 🥳,&quot; she wrote on her Instagram page, posting a glimpse of the thesis she worked on alongside her groupmates at Philippine Women&#x27;s University.</p><div><br/></div><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/showbiz/celebrities/2026/1/24/kaori-oinuma-says-she-has-finished-her-college-thesis-1648"><strong><u>READ: Kaori Oinuma says she has finished her college thesis</u></strong></a></div><div><br/></div><p>In July 2023, Kaori shared that she had finally completed high school after a ten-year journey.</p><p>&quot;After 10 years of finishing my high school!!! Sa dami ng nangyari, repeat after repeat after repeat, finally! This journey hasn’t been easy and I’ve eagerly awaited for this day,&quot; she posted on her Instagram page at that time. &quot;One thing I realized, life is not a race, but embracing your own pace and defining your own success.&quot;</p><p>Kaori rose to fame after joining <em>Pinoy Big Brother: Otso</em> in 2018, where she was dubbed as the &quot;The Kawaii Daughter of Japan.&quot;</p><p>In a previous interview with Karen Davila, Kaori revealed that her ultimate goal is to help her mother return to the Philippines someday, as she is currently working in Japan.</p>