CSWCD tops 2022 social work board exam

Benito V. Sanvictores Jr. – Diliman Information Office



For two consecutive years, UP Diliman (UPD) College of Social Work and Community Development (CSWCD) graduates led the roster of passers of the Social Worker Licensure Examination (SWLE) administered by the Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) Board of Social Workers.

Alain Matteo Ferrer Meneses topped the 2022 SWLE with an 85.60 percent rating, while Sofia Clare Parcon Silva-Llana placed sixth (83.80%). Meneses graduated magna cum laude, while Silva-Llana graduated cum laude in 2020.

Out of 1,211 examinees, 533 (44.01%) passed the 2022 examination from Feb. 22 to 24 held in Manila, Baguio, Cagayan de Oro, Cebu, Davao, Iloilo, Legazpi, Lucena, Pagadian, Pampanga, Rosales, Tacloban, Tuguegarao, and Zamboanga.

Source: https://upd.edu.ph/cswcd-tops-2022-social-work-board-exam/

UP Manila top performing school in November 2021 Pharmacist Licensure Exam

The University of the Philippines (UP) Manila emerged as the top-performing school in the November 2021 Pharmacist Licensure Exam, acquiring a passing rate of 98.18 percent, the Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) announced on Friday, Dec. 3.


UP Manila was followed by Adamson University with a 92.11 percent passing rate; Saint Louis University which garnered 85 percent; Saint Paul University – Tuguegarao at 84.31 percent; and Mariano Marcos State University – Batac with 81.25 percent.


Nicola Christine Aquino Rivera of UP Manila topped the licensure exam with a rating of 93.90 percent. Meanwhile, Kristine See Ang of UP Manila owned the second spot with a 93.10 rating.


Among the top ten successful examinees who garnered the highest ratings are:


3. Jaylord Baccay Balisi of Saint Paul University – Tuguegarao (92.30 percent)


4. Hugh Jasper Chy Tan of De La Salle Medical & Health Sciences Inst. (91.98 percent)


5. Patricia Manalese Reyes of UP Manila (91.95 percent)


6. Kenneth Honrubia Betita of Our Lady of Fatima – Quezon City (91.70 percent)


7. Francis Anthony Mino Homillano of UP Manila (91.25 percent)


8. Roxanne Duhaylongsod Morata of Far Eastern University – Nicanor Reyes Medical Foundation (91.20 percent)


9. Timothy Jay Simuangco Antonio of UP Manila (91.15 percent)


10. Jomel Yuoi Malana Jamito of Saint Paul University – Tuguegarao (90.95 percent)


PRC also announced that 1,207 out of 2,371 individuals successfully passed the exams.


It said the Pharmacist board exam was conducted on Nov. 25 to 26 at several testing centers located in Metro Manila, Baguio, Cagayan de Oro, Cebu, Davao, Iloilo, Legazpi, Lucena, Pagadian, Rosales, Pangasinan, Tacloban, Tuguegarao, and Zamboanga.


The results were released four working days after the last day of the exams. (Charie Mae F. Abarca)


Source: https://mb.com.ph/2021/12/03/up-manila-top-performing-school-in-november-2021-pharmacist-licensure-exam/

UP Mindanao congratulates the August 2021 Architecture Licensure Exam (ALE) Passers


UAPSA – UP Mindanao congratulates the August 2021 Architecture Licensure Exam (ALE) Passers! 🌻


Future Architects, you have just reached another milestone! We are excited to see you flourish in your journey. We know that you have worked so hard for it and with that, UAPSA- UP Mindanao is beyond proud of your well-deserved accomplishment and success!


Padayon, mga Arkitekto ng Bayan! 🌻💖


Pub by Juan Catalan


Source: UAPSA – University of the Philippines Mindanao