The Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) announced on Wednesday, Dec. 29, that 79 out of 142 passed the December Geologist Licensure Exam.

The board exam was given by the Board of Geology in Manila from Dec. 27 to 29.
Patrick Henry Garcia Ludovice of the Partido State University-Gao led the roll of passers with a rating of 82.2.
Also included in the top three are Jared Archon Barreras Gapatan of Mapua University (2nd, 81.3), Meyrick Ubalde Tablizo of the University of the Philippines-Diliman (2nd, 81.3), and Emil Genevian Dela Torre Trillana of the Adamson University (3rd, 80.3).
The PRC did not list top-performing schools.