UST tops PRC electrical engineers' licensure examinations

The Professional Regulation Commission revealed last Thursday that 1,569 out of 2,947 or 53.25 percent passed the licensure examinations for registered electrical engineers.   With a passing rate of 87.50 percent, the University of Santo Tomas emerged as the only higher education institution with a success rate of at least 80 percent for fielding at least 50 examinees. UST had 56 graduates who passed the exams. The university fielded 64 examinees. In terms of individual performance, UST, Bicol University in Legazpi and the University of the Philippine – Diliman each had two examinees in the top ten.  

RANK	NAME	SCHOOL	RATING(%)
1	BERNARD BANDOJO  ALZAGA	BICOL UNIVERSITY-LEGAZPI	91.50
	RUE LEI ACUÑA  BALICACO	SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY	91.50
2	WILFREDO LIGNES  MATA JR	BICOL UNIVERSITY-LEGAZPI	91.20
3	NORMAN CONCEPCION  FRANCISCO	UNIVERSITY OF RIZAL SYSTEM-MORONG	90.75
4	JOHN KENNEDY JAROPOHOP  DAVID	TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY OF THE PHILIPPINES-MANILA	90.65
5	JUSTIN CARRERA  VALENCIA	UNIVERSITY OF THE PHILIPPINES-DILIMAN	90.35
6	ARMAN ESPINO  MARCELINO	BULACAN STATE UNIVERSITY (for.BCAT)-MALOLOS	89.90
7	ALDRICK PAGUIO  ARCEO	UNIVERSITY OF SANTO TOMAS	89.60
	JOHN PAUL SILAGPO  GRAYDA	RIZAL TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY	89.60
8	RINIEL RIVEZA  RIMANDO	DON MARIANO MARCOS MEMORIAL STATE UNIVERSITY-SAN FERNANDO	89.45
	AIRALYNNE DE VERA  TORRES	UNIVERSITY OF SANTO TOMAS	89.45
9	ALVIN JON LUSUNG  CANLAPAN	HOLY ANGEL UNIVERSITY	89.30
10	ANGELO MARTIN MARBELLA  MACABUHAY	UNIVERSITY OF THE PHILIPPINES-DILIMAN	89.00

  The PRC also said that 664 out of 1,876 passed the examinations for registered master electricians.   The Camarines Norte State College in Daet had a passing rate of 95.28 percent as 20 of its 21 examinees passed. — ELR, GMA News