From Security Guard to Bank Teller
RICARDO “JUN” LAINGO JR. – After working as a security guard for 11 years at a bank, Jun is now officially part of the bank’s staff, working as a teller.
At 35, Jun proves that nothing is impossible for someone with a dream. For eight years, he worked as a security guard at the entrance of a bank—quietly dreaming of one day working behind the counter as a bank teller.
Born and raised in Miputak, Dipolog City, Zamboanga del Norte, Jun is the youngest of five siblings. His father was a fisherman, and his mother sold fish in the market. Now elderly, both of his parents are no longer working. Despite their modest background, Jun pursued his education, selling fish on weekends to afford school expenses. He credits his teachers for helping him complete elementary and high school.
In 2010, he was hired by a security agency and assigned to various locations. Eventually, he was stationed at Security Bank’s Dipolog branch—something he considered an answered prayer. His goal was always clear: to become part of the bank’s team, not just as a guard, but as a teller.
In 2018, Jun received a life-changing opportunity. He was chosen as one of the scholars under the Security Bank Foundation’s program, “Regalo Mo, Kinabukasan Ko.” The scholarship is awarded to agency-hired employees or their children. Jun studied at the Dipolog City Institute of Technology while continuing to work full-time as a security guard and support his family.
He pursued a Bachelor of Science in Computer Science and graduated with honors on July 2, 2022, at the age of 32. Although his first job after graduation was with a major motorcycle company, his dream of joining the bank remained.
Finally, on March 3, 2025, Jun returned to the bank—not as a guard, but as a bank teller. “Sobrang dami ng nagbago. Labing-isang taon akong security guard, at ngayon ay isa na akong teller,” he said. “Kaya naman sobrang nakaka-proud, dahil sa wakas ay nakamit ko rin ang matagal ko nang pinapangarap.”
Jun shared with PEP.ph that the most important lesson he learned is to stay humble. “Pinapangako ko po na gagampanan ko nang maayos ang aking trabaho,” he added.
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