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Manila Bulletin devider devider UST grad, Sen. Go's son top October 2019 CPA licensure exam

UST grad, Sen. Go's son top October 2019 CPA licensure exam

Published Oct 22, 2019 09:22 am
By Marjaleen Ramos A graduate of the University of Santo Tomas (UST) topped the October 2019 Certified Public Accountant (CPA) Licensure Examination, the Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) announced Monday. (MANILA BULLETIN) Professional Regulation Commission (MANILA BULLETIN) Out of the 14, 492 takers, 2,075 passed the exam, led by Justine Louie Bautista Santiago of the University of Santo Tomas with a 90.33 percent passing rate. Malou Borbon Alinsonorin of the University of San Carlos (USC) came in second with 89.67 percent. Christian Lawrence Cruz Go of De La Salle University-Manila (DLSU-Manila) and son of Senator Christopher Lawrence “Bong” Go, placed third with 89.50 percent. He graduated summa cum laude, a gold medalist, and a member of Jose Rizal Honors Society from DLSU-Manila. Completing the top 10 list were USC graduate Kirk Mole Saromines at fourth place with 89.33 percent while Ronald Allan Alvarez Macasero of University of Caloocan City, Mark Caesar Brozas Rosales of University of Eastern Philippines-Catarman, Marc Angelo Galvez Santos of UST, and Raphael Don Almazan Tantan of University of the Philippines-Diliman all shared the fifth spot with 89.17 percent passing rate. UST's Bill Julius Lagman Ocampo placed sixth (89.00 percent); Marian Princess Apante Sacriz of Polytechnic University of the Philippines-Main-Sta. Mesa at seventh (87.83 percent); Carlos Benedict Fajarco Echevarria (DLSU-Manila) and Samantha Mae Colon Mendoza (USC) tied at eighth place (87.66 percent); and UST's Alyssa Nicole Dela Cruz Rosario at ninth (87.50). University of the Philippines Visayas-Iloilo graduate Khristeen Eve Austria Debolgado, UST graduates Lovel Alegre Dulay and Jhudge Perez Salaya, and Holy Angel University graduate Victorina Leonila Mae Palo Santos all shared the tenth spot with 87.33 passing rate. The University of the Philippines was named top-performing school with an 84.21 percent passing rate. The results were released six working days after the last day of examination. The CPA Licensure Examination was conducted in the cities of Manila, Baguio, Cagayan De Oro, Cebu, Davao, Iloilo, Legazpi, Lucena, Tacloban, and Tuguegarao It was given by the Board of Accountancy led by its Chairman, Noe G. Quiñanola, and members, Marko Romeo L. Fuentes, Gloria T. Baysa, Samuel B. Padilla, Arlyn Juanita S. Villanueva, Thelma S. Ciudadano, and Gervacio I. Piator.
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