Hard work, prayers sustain Cebuano civil engineering 2019 topnotch

Civil Engineer Licensure Examination 2019 topnotch Lou Mervin Tristan Pua Mahilum of the University of San Carlos said Friday that diligence, hard work, focus, prayers, and support from friends and his family helped him through the otherwise tough exams.

In an interview by RGMA Cebu's Alan Domingo, Mahilum said that he worked hard during his review days, adding that the exam was tough, especially the Math portion, but he made it.

"Serious ko sa review... Sa exam, kun naa koy dili maanseran, markahan usa, unya later na lang balikan," he said in Cebuano, referring to a technique in taking exams where you skip the hard questions first and then get back at them when easy ones have been covered.

"Dako kaayog gikatabang ang prayers, prayers gyud (prayer is a big help)," he said, adding that he is thankful to his friends and most especially his family for their support. 

Mahilum tops all 6,510 passers of the Civil Engineer Licensure Examination given earlier this month, the Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) had announced.

He is a graduate of the University of San Carlos in Cebu City.

In second place is Polytechnic University of the Philippines-Lopez graduate Jeremy Recinto Rifareal followed by Christian Mark Nagrejo Macapagao of University of the East - Caloocan, Brandon Calvin Quisado Go of Cebu Institute of Technology University.

University of the Philippines-Diliman graduate John Mark Año Guimba is in fifth place while his schoolmate Reina Nette Ruiz Daguio made it to sixth place.

Also in sixth place are Brenan Bacacao Labaya of Cebu Technological University (formerly CSCST) and Angel Lisette Syson Lao of De La Salle University-Manila.

PUP-Main Sta. Mesa graduate, Chris Andrei Andres Villanueva, is in seventh place while Ateneo de Davao University's Christian Dhon Lupiba Abejuela made it to eighth place.

Mark Joseph de Castro Ramos of PUP-Sta. Maria, Bulacan is in ninth place while Bon Ryan Perez Aniban of Pamantasan ng Lungsod ng Valenzuela rounds up the top ten placers. —LBG, GMA News