BACOLOD CITY – Two topnotchers in the September 2023 Licensure Examination for Teachers (LET) from Himamaylan City, Negros Occidental received P10,000 each as incentives on Friday, December 15.
Mayor Raymund Tongson turned over a total of P20,000 to Sheila Marie Delgado and Jeriel Grace Mabulay, graduates of the West Visayas State University (WVSU) in Himamaylan City.
Delgado, a native of Barangay Caradio-an, placed seventh, while Mabulay, a resident of Barangay Carabalan, ranked ninth in the exam.
Delgado garnered a 93.20 percent rating while Mabulay had a 92.80 percent rating in the exam.
WVSU-Himamaylan had 44 first-time examinees and obtained a 100 percent passing rate. Five retook the exam and three passed.
The school had a 95 percent overall performance rating.
Tongson congratulated both topnotchers and their batchmates for passing the exam.
“This is a testament that the quality education provided by WVSU-Himamaylan Campus complemented by our city government’s academic support programs can produce success stories and competent graduates,” Tongson said in a statement.
Tongson said that these accomplishments do not only honor the campus but also inspire more students in Himamaylan to do well in their academic and board exams.