The Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) announces that 122 out of 302 passed the Chemical Engineer Licensure Examination given by the Board of Chemical Engineering in Manila this April 2008.

The members of the Board of Chemical Engineering are Engr. Ofelia V. Bulaong, Chairman; Engr. Francisco A. Arellano and Engr. Jeffrey G. Mijares, Members.

Registration for the issuance of Professional Identification Card (ID) and Certificate of Registration will start on Monday, May 5, 2008 but not later than May 20, 2008. Those who will register are required to bring the following: duly accomplished Oath Form or Panunumpa ng Propesyonal, current Community Tax Certificate (cedula), 3 pieces passport size picture (colored with white background and complete nametag), 1 piece 1” x 1” picture (colored with white background and complete nametag), 2 sets of metered documentary stamps, and 1 short brown envelope with name and profession; and to pay the Initial Registration Fee of P600 and Annual Registration Fee of P450 for 2008-2011. Successful examinees should personally register and sign in the Roster of Registered Professionals.

The oathtaking ceremony of the successful examinees in the said examination as well as the previous ones who have not taken their Oath of Professional will be held before the Board on Sunday, May 25, 2008 at 1:00 o’clock in the afternoon at the Manila Hotel, One Rizal Park, Manila. Registration for the oathtaking ceremony and for membership with the Philippine Institute of Chemical Engineers (PICHE) will take place after registration as a professional with the Board and the Commission.

The top performing schools in the April 2008 Chemical Engineer Licensure Examination with at least 10 examinees are as follows:

RANK	SCHOOL	TOTAL NO. OF EXAM.	TOTAL NO. PASSED	PERCENTAGE PASSED
1	University of the Philippines - Diliman	11	8	73.00%
2	De La Salle University - Manila	17	12	71.00%
3	University of the Philippines – Los Baños	19	12	63.00%

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The performance of schools in the Chemical Engineer Licensure Examination April 2008in alphabetical order as per R.A. 8991 otherwise known as PRC Modernization Act of 2000 Section 7(m) To monitor the performance of schools in licensure examinations and publish the results thereof in a newspaper of national circulation” is as follows: (Any discrepancy in the report is not intentional on the part of the Commission, but rather due to miscoding of school codes by the examinees themselves. Concerned schools may write the Commission for correction.) Click here to view.

Any discrepancy in the performance of schools listed above is entirely unintentional on the part of the Professional Regulation Commission but rather due to miscoding of school codes by the examinees themselves in the application forms.

The successful examinees who garnered the ten (10) highest ratings are the following:

RANK	NAME	SCHOOL	RATING(%)
1	LEVI LAYAGUE MIRANDA	ADAMSON UNIVERSITY	81.80
2	DAVID SONORIO RENOLAYAN	UNIVERSITY OF THE PHILIPPINES- LOS BAÑOS	80.30
3	JOHANN ALCANTARA CRUZ	MAPUA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY	79.20
4	ANDREW VILLAPANDO LINA	BATANGAS STATE UNIVERSITY	78.90
5	DAN MICHAEL ANDAL SABALLA	UNIVERSITY OF THE PHILIPPINES – LOS BAÑOS	78.70
6	JEROME MENDOZA PE	MAPUA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY	78.50
	SOL KAREN MANGINSAY REGALADO	UNIVERSITY OF THE PHILIPPINES- DILIMAN	78.50
7	ALDRIN JEFFREY ESPELETA COMIA	UNIVERSITY OF THE PHILIPPINES- LOS BAÑOS	77.70
8	EVAN WONG YEUNG	DE LA SALLE UNIVERSITY-MANILA	77.50
9	GENEVIEVE CHERUBE RAGOS CARLOS	DE LA SALLE UNIVERSITY-MANILA	77.10
	DIVINE GRACE MENDOZA CONVENTO	MAPUA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY	77.10
10	JOHARI MALIBIRAN ALCANCES	MAPUA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY	76.80

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The list of successful examinees. Click here to view.