TUPV tops October ‘22 CTLE; 2 TUPVians claim 1st, 5th places

DANICA PAHILANGA

After four years, the Technological University of the Philippines (TUPV) repeated history as it ranked first with a 100% passing rate in the October 2022 Chemical Technician Licensure Examination (CTLE), but this time, it was named as the only top performing school in the Philippines, Oct. 19. A total of 65 first-time test takers successfully passed the licensure examination and delivered an outstanding performance as they surpassed the 85.16% national passing rate, with Christian Rey

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The university previously ranked second in the Top Performing Schools in the same examination back in April, where it got a 94.52% passing rate with 69 passers out of 73 takers.

Meanwhile, 39 out of 112 TUPVians (30.86%) passed the Electronics Engineering Licensure Examination (ECELE) last October 8–9, which also surpassed the national passing rate of 29.69%, with 785 passers out of 2,644 takers.

Professor Senomio further added and credited that the university’s competitiveness during the board exams was because of its competent trimestral curriculum, training programs that gave students “short hand experience of what industry is like,” and faculty that are “equipped [with] industry experience and academic excellence.” leading and securing the Top 1 spot (94.00%) and Razel C. Sobrevilla at the Top 5 (92.00%), among the 2,204 passers out of 2,588 examinees.

The Professional Regulatory Commission (PRC) stated that the topics that were covered during ECELE were: Mathematics, Electronics Engineering, General Engineering and Applied Sciences, and Electronics Systems and Technologies.

Meanwhile, the commission also disclosed that for the ECTLE, it tested on the Technical Subjects and Laws and Ethics.

“It’s the first time that there is a Top 1, then [a] 100% passing rate, plus it’s the Top 1 performing school in the Philippines,” Prof. Fritzie B. Asuncion, Program Head of Chemical Engineering Technology (ChemTech) Department, said. “History repeats itself: TUPV-ChemTech pr0t2ns did it again!”

TUPV also ranked first and was hailed as the top performing school in the Philippines, with 50 or more examinees and a 100% passing percentage on the October 2018 CTLE, which produced six topnotchers from its 53 passers.

Dela Cruz, the first-ever TUPVian CTLE Rank 1 Topnotcher, revealed that he had his eyes set on topping the licensure examination while preparing for it.

“I set a goal for myself to top the board exams,” Dela Cruz remarked. “I studied for about 6 to 8 hours per day and answered 500 questions during the period.”

Even before graduation, the newly registered chemical technicians had already begun their preparations for the October 2022 CTLE, which lasted for about seven months, and most of them enrolled under the supervision of TUPV-Integrated Chemists of the Philippines (ICP) Bacolod Review Center and the others at the Quantum Review Center (QRC) within the duration.

There were high expectations for their class, as they were the first batch of K–12 graduates to take the CTLE, and some of them were already working before the examinations.

“What is good is that we were helping each other while studying,” said Dela Cruz.

The ChemTech Department extended support to the batch by monitoring their progress and keeping them updated during their study.

“Always study with [the] prospect of applying the lessons and using [them] with the purpose of helping in the future, because in this way, the learnings you gain will [be retained],” Dela Cruz advised ChemTech students. “Otherwise, a studyingjust-to-pass mindset will just result [in] losing the learnings in a short span of time.”

Dela Cruz also mentioned that despite the stressful journey, with a sincere amount of devotion and focus on achieving something, it will actually come true and be made possible with God.

“The Lord is that powerful; without Him, I could not pass the board exam and become a topnotcher,” Sobrevilla said in an interview with The Philippine Artisan Visayas.

Dela Cruz and Sobrevilla were both awarded a plaque and P30,000 each for their achievement.

Board of Chemistry Chairperson Adoracion P. Resurreccion and members Soledad S. Castañeda and Ma. Theresa C. Cayton administered the CTLE, covering topics in Analytical Chemistry and Organic Chemistry, held at various testing centers in the National Capital Region, Baguio, Cagayan de Oro, Cebu, Davao, Iloilo, Koronadal, Legazpi, Lucena, Tacloban, and Zamboanga.