- December 30, 2021
- Competition, Events, USC
Screen-grab from www.prc.gov.ph showing the top performing schools in the October 2021 Ch.E. Licensure Examination. |
The University of San Carlos ranked second in school performance in the chemical engineer licensure examination given by the Board of Chemical Engineering. The examination was held on October 3, 4, and 5, 2021 in the cities of Manila, Baguio, Cagayan De Oro, Cebu, Davao, Iloilo, Legazpi, and Lucena.
The Board recognized only four universities with ten or more examinees as top performing schools. With a 94.12% (16 out of 17) rating, USC came up second only to the University of the Philippines Diliman (14 out of 14, 100%). The two other schools on the list are UP Los BaƱos and De La Salle University. The national passing percentage is a meager 47.3% (321 out of 679 examinees).
The new Carolinian chemical engineers are:
Acero, Irene Kaye P.
Alvarez, Ros Vincent P.
Enopia, Brendaline C.
Flores, Dharyl C.
Go, Chloe Faye L.
Lasquite, John Leanard M.
Malig-on, Alyssa Camille D.
Maningo, Aira Jean S.
Martin, Alvin Mar V.
Mendaros, Czarina M.
Rojas, Kaye D.
Samporna, Carl John B.
Te, Kezia Gaile D.
Uy, Lorraine Claire C.
Uy, Newson Shann L.
Variacion, Manuel Jr. A.
Twice postponed
Only 17 out of the 25 who registered ended up taking the exam because of two postponements. The chemical engineer licensure exam is given twice every year. No examination, however, was held in 2020 because of the pandemic-related restrictions. The USC examinees who took the October 2021 exam originally registered for the May 2020 exam.
Five-year performance
The University’s performance in the chemical engineer licensure examination has been consistently high throughout the past five years. Engr. Cyd P. Aguilera, member of the Board of Chemical Engineering, presented the performance of universities in the past eight exams (covering May 2016 to November 2019) during the 82nd Philippine Institute of Chemical Engineers (PIChE) National Convention last September 17, 2021. Engr. Aguilera reported that the USC’s overall passing rate was 90.48% (114 out of 126). This earns USC the 2nd best school performance nationwide after UP Diliman which had a 97.87% (367 out of 375) pass rate.
by Engr. Luis K. Cabatingan, Chair, Department of Chemical Engineering
- September 13, 2021
- Tops Architecture Board Exam, USC
From left: Go (1st), Flordelis (2nd), Arriola (6th), and Borbon (6th) and 62 other Carolinians passed the 2021 Architect Licensure Examination. |
Four Carolinian graduates topped the August 2021 Architect Licensure Examination, results of which were released by the Professional Regulation Commission on September 6.
Benson Heinrick B. Go clinched first place (83.50%) followed by Mark Anthony V. Flordelis at second place (83.40%). Meanwhile, both Magdalena Beatriz L. Arriola and Gerard L. Borbon placed sixth with 81.60%.
Overall, 65 out of 81 (80.25%) first-time takers, as well as one repeater, from the University passed the licensure examination. Nationally, only 560 out of 849 (66%) examinees passed the board exam. The examination was held across nine locations, including Cebu City, on August 27 and 29, 2021.
Congratulations to the new Carolinian architects!
1. Abellana, Jess Lorenz Cuabo
2. Amores, Hannah Mae Lopez
3. Aninon, Hana Marie Gonzales
4. Antojado, Earl Patrick Samson
5. Antolihao, Teresa Tao-on
6. Arriesgado, Alexa Marie Diongzon
7. Arriola, Magdalena Beatriz Lepiten
8. Bacatan, Marie! Noynay
9. Baclado, Milkee Jane Bacus
10 Bagual, Jessah Nina Borja
11 Banzon, Haydee Louise Luna
12. Baring, Herb Jared Dalanon
13. Barreto, Claudine Mae Dayag
14. Bascon, Adrian Ivan Pondara
15. Borbon, Gerard Luague
16. Caballero, Rhea Michelle Carilimdiliman
17. Cabonita, Dean Joseph Demana
18. Cabulao, Ana Andrea Celina Otero
19. Calalang, Stephen Jay Go
20. Camacho, Charmaine Concepcion
21. Castillon, Glen Santoceldes
22. Cuadrasal, Jo'Anna Angelique Van Garay
23. Cuizon, Danessa Christine Sadaya
24. Cuizon, Zylee Marithel Romanillos
25. Dagami, Marius Zyreau Cerio
26. Degamo, Jetly Casio
27. Dela Cerna, Emily Ann De Asis
28. Dy, Andre Jason Tan
29. Dy, Jannah Marie Capuyan
30. Emotin, Marqueza Eve Marquez
31. Escalante, Nerrissa Lea Sinco
32. Faunillan, Caryl Fehazel Caritan
33. Fernandez, Thea Joyce Espanola
34. Figues, Phil Robert Sorono
35. Flordelis, Mark Anthony Veloso
36. Go, Benson Heinrick Booc
37. Gumboc, Von Vincent Gaviola
38. Hilongo, Vienna Marie Mabalhin
39. Hisancha, Ralph Beltran
40. Huang, Chloe Cang
41. Inting, Rhett Marvin Sanchez
42. Kuan, Karmell Canete
43. Laroa, Nathaniel Abendan
44. Legara, Monique Pancho
45. Lepatan, Rae Moses Pesquera
46. Lirazan, Dionne Derick Mate
47. Loga, Catherine Ann Gesalago
48. Lumagbas, Nathalie Marie Lugtu
49. Manabat, Ivan Matthew Archibald
50. Maquiling„ Nichol Vincent Buot
51. Marzon, Melanie Mae Esperanza
52. Mayormita, Mary Lyn Rodriguez
53. Naranjo, Neil Bari
54. Nemenzo, Angela Velez
55. Quintero, Mary Noelli Tano
56. Ramas, Joyce Azcarraga
57. Salomon, Dianne Myrrh Ebuenga
58. Senador, Heaven Leigh Andaya
59. Seva, Kevin Bryan Cellona
60. Sexon, Kevin Daniel Carabio
61. Suarez, Eric Ryan Arquillano
62. Tiu, Cal Jonathan Go
63. Urpiana, John Lorenzo Santos
64. Uy, Mar Adonis Rulona
65. Yu, Heinz Jeremy Go
- August 19, 2021
- Accreditation, Research, USC
Members of USC’s Department of Biology participated in a hybrid meeting with the Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research (ACIAR) Regional Coral Restoration Network Project on July 30, 2021.
The aim of the project is to upscale reef restoration in multiple regions in the Philippines through the introduction of coral larvae to degraded reefs, otherwise known as the larval enhancement method.
Due to its rich marine life resources, Cebu is one of the planned demonstration sites. For this project, ACIAR has set the following objectives: increase the scale and efficiency of coral larval restoration; produce more resilient, heat-tolerant, coral communities and fish habitats; use innovative techniques in restoring degraded reef areas (e.g., use of an underwater robot); and monitor and evaluate the larger-scale coral and fish habitat reef restoration outcomes and community impacts.
This project is spearheaded by the University of the Philippines Marine Science Institute (UP-MSI) and Marine Environment and Resources Foundation (MERF), Inc., together with leading universities in Australia namely: Southern Cross University, the University of Melbourne, Queensland University of Technology, and University of Technology Sydney.
Furthermore, the USC Department of Biology is looking forward to partnering and collaborating with the local project implementer, UP-MSI, through a memorandum of agreement for the next five years.
Reported by Annie Diola, M.S., Department of Biology