UPM grads bag top 10 places and among those with outstanding performance

What a way to start 2015! Graduates from several colleges of UP Manila passed well the licensure exams given by the Professional Regulation Commission. UPM graduates almost always post a 100% passing rate in licensure exams throughout the years, with several making it to the Top Ten of each exam. Below is a summary of its colleges’ recent performances:

College of Allied Medical Professions (CAMP)

Eleven (11) out of twelve (12) graduates from the College of Allied Medical Professions (CAMP) passed the February 2015 licensure exams for Physical Therapists and Occupational Therapists. Two (2) CAMP OT passers landed in the Top Three, with all of its five (5) takers passing the board. Six (6) out of seven (7) PT takers passed the board.

The two (2) Occupational Therapy graduates who landed in the Top Three are:

• Faula Anne Pena Bordon – 1^st Place (81.20%)
• Yza Lennor Magtoto Hipolito – 2^nd Place (80.60%)

(SOURCE: PRC Official site http://www.prc.gov.ph/news/?id=909&page=0&maxrows=10)

College of Dentistry (CD)

Twenty-one (21) out of twenty-two (22) graduates from the College of Dentistry (CD) passed the

December 2014 licensure exam (Written Phase), with three (3) landing in the Top Ten (Practical Phase, January 2015).

The three (3) Top Placers in the Practical Phase of the exam are:

• Elgimaine Louise Montañez Barroso – 4^th Place (83.30%)
• Denica Jena Estive Espares – 5^th Place (83.10%)
• Mario Antonio Reyes Carpio – 10^th Place (82.40%)

(SOURCE: PRC Official site http://www.prc.gov.ph/news/?id=903&page=1&maxrows=10)

College of Medicine (CM)

All five (5) graduates from the College of Medicine (CM) passed the February 2015 licensure exam. They are part of the 594 out of 832 board takers who passed the Physician Licensure Examination given by the PRC Board of Medicine in the cities of Manila and Cebu.

SOURCE: PRC Official site http://www.prc.gov.ph/news/?id=2913

College of Nursing (CN)

The College of Nursing (CN) posted a 100% passing rate in the November 2014 Nurse Licensure Examination, with four (4) landing in the Top Ten. Its 43 graduates belong to the 15,292 passers out of 26,690 board examinees who took the exam. The exams were given by the Board of Nursing of the Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) in the cities of Manila, Bacolod, Baguio, Cabanatuan, Cagayan de Oro, Cebu, Dagupan, Davao, Iloilo, Laoag, Legazpi, Lucena, Pagadian, Pampanga, Tacloban, Tuguegarao, and Zamboanga.

The four (4) Top Placers are:

Anatole Gail P. Vallejos – 4^th Place (86%)

Neana Kris N. Samentar – 7^th Place (85.40%)

Jao Jarro B. Garcia – 8^th Place (85.20%)

Alexander T. Yanoria – 8^th Place (85.20%)

Source: http://www.prc.gov.ph/news/?id=906&page=1&maxrows=10

College of Pharmacy (CP)

Twenty-six (26) graduates of the College of Pharmacy passed the January 2015 The Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) announces that 1,292 out of 2,295 passed the Pharmacist Licensure Examination given by the Board of Pharmacy in the cities of Manila, Baguio, Cebu, Davao and Iloilo this January 2015.

Jomhel Pangilinan Sijas – 2^nd Place (91.47%)

Kate Angeline Gamboa Tan – 3^rd Place (91.45%)

Marianne Alyssa Pengson – 4^th Place (91.38%)

Amira Venida – 5^th Place (91.28%)

Camille Vien Dela Cruz Sayson – 7^th Place (90.95%)

Mark Christian Maclan Gutierrez – 9^th Place (90.50%)

James Padua Jimenez – 9^th Place (90.50%)

Source: http://www.prc.gov.ph/news/?id=905&page=1&maxrows=10

UPM School of Health Sciences (UPM-SHS)

Twelve (12) out of thirteen (13) graduates from the UP School of Health Sciences passed the February 2015 Physician Licensure Exams. They are part of the 594 out of 832 board takers who took the exam given by the PRC Board of Medicine in the cities of Manila and Cebu.

The 12 who passed the exam are:

Kristel Joy P. Badrina

Rutchel C. Canaman

Cresta Ann Salve G. Cular,
Joel P. Espila
Karen Gesolgon-Lagrosa
Joseph Robert S. Limos
Milagros Lingutan-Capeña
Kwenmae G. Mansanade
Jerome B. Profetana
Sangrano, Alne Shayne Y.
Zacate, Rose Teri J.
Zeta, Adeler O.

SOURCES: PRC Official site http://www.prc.gov.ph/news/?id=2913 / List of SHS passers: Prof. Rolando Borrinaga

The UPM School of Health Sciences (UPM-SHS) in Palo, Leyte, posted a 100% passing rate in the November 2014 Nurse Licensure Examination when all fourteen (14) of its graduates passed it. The exam was given by the Board of Nursing of the Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) in the cities of Manila, Bacolod, Baguio, Cabanatuan, Cagayan de Oro, Cebu, Dagupan, Davao, Iloilo, Laoag, Legazpi, Lucena, Pagadian, Pampanga, Tacloban, Tuguegarao, and Zamboanga.

SOURCE: PRC Official site http://www.prc.gov.ph/news/?id=906&page=1&maxrows=10