UST tops first board exam for psychometricians

Nov. 5, 2014, 3:03 p.m. – THE UNIVERSITY emerged as the
only top-performing school in the first-ever licensure examination for
psychometricians, with seven Thomasians landing in the top 10, including first
place.

UST recorded an 81.91-percent passing rate or 163 passers
out of 199 examinees, results from the Professional Regulation Commission
showed.

Topnotcher Angeli Charmaine Tan led the first batch of
registered psychometricians, together with Argee Gumafelix of Ateneo de Davao,
after scoring 84.60 percent.

Other Thomasians in the top 10 were Sean Michael Orbigo and
Erika Mae Placido at fourth place, along with Claire Bugaoisan of Manila Tytana
Colleges, Inc. and Victoria Espino of Ateneo de Manila. All scored 84 percent.

Placing fifth and sixth were Arteiz Puti with a score of 83.80
and Juhnelynn Lanuza with a score of 83.60, respectively.

Tied at ninth place were Dianara Capito and Mary Rafol with
a score of 83 percent. They shared the spot with Tisha Allenegui of the
University of the Philippines-Diliman (UP), Mariz Borgonos of Canossa College,
Vyron Loares of De La Salle University, and Maria Tuazon of UP-Angeles City.

Former Varsitarian Managing Editor Nigel Bryant Bisa
Evangelista was among those who passed the exam.

The national passing rate was 39.29 percent, with a total of
1,290 passers out of 3,283 takers.

Meanwhile, 11 out of 15 Thomasians passed the October
licensure examination for psychologists, yielding a 73.33-percent passing rate.

The national passing rate was 66.04 percent, with 35 passers
out of 53 examinees. Dayanara T. Cudal