By Dr. Rex Casiple
Four thousand seven hundred forty-three (4,743) out of 6,453 examinees nationwide, or 73.5%, passed the Medical Technologist Licensure Examination given by the PRC Board of Medical Technology in September 2019.
Colegio San Agustin-Bacolod (CSA-B) here in Western Visayas Region ranked No. 5 at the national level among schools with 50 or more examinees and with at least 80% passing percentage. Two successful examinees from the Region landed in the top 10 at the national level: Reiven John Borbon Bernales of University of San Agustin (Rank #1) and Alfred Ceasar Deza Carado of Central Philippine University (Rank #9).
Twelve public and private colleges and universities in the Region participated in the 16th Statistical Analysis Contest for College Students conducted by CHED in coordination with the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) and the Philippine Statistical Association, Inc. Region VI Chapter (PSAI 6). The contest was one of the official activities of the 30th National Statistics Month (NSM) Celebration. The winners were the University of San Agustin (Champion), TUP-Visayas (1st Runner Up) and Central Philippine University (2nd Runner Up).
Two thousand seventy-five (2,075) out of 14,492 examinees nationwide, or 14.32%, passed in the Certified Public Accountant Licensure Examination given by the PRC Board of Accountancy in October 2019. Khristeen Eve Austria Debolgado of UP Visayas-Iloilo City ranked number 10 at the national level.
The PRC Board of Civil Engineering announced that a total of 6,510 out of 15,075 examinees, or 43.18%, passed in the Civil Engineer Licensure Examination in November 2019. Carlos A. Hilado Memorial State College in Talisay City, Negros Occidental, ranked number 1 and Central Philippine University ranked number 7 in the category of schools with 50 or more examinees and with at least 80% passing percentage.
The PRC Board of Fisheries announced that a total of 731 out of 2,101 examinees nationwide, or 34.79%, passed in the Fisheries Technologist Licensure Examination in October 2019. The University of the Philippines-Visayas (UP-Visayas) ranked No. 1 in the national level among schools with 50 or more examinees and with at least 80% passing percentage. Thirteen out of 17 successful examinees who garnered the ten (10) highest places in the national level or 76.5% are from Western Visayas Region: 11 from UP-Visayas and 2 from Iloilo State College of Fisheries.
Five thousand five hundred thirty-eight (5,538) out of 13,492 examinees nationwide, or 41.05%, passed in the Agriculturist Licensure Examination given by the PRC Board of Agriculture in November 2019. Central Philippine University (CPU) ranked No. 2 in the national level among schools with 20 or more examinees and with at least 80% passing percentage. Also, Ms. Layka Aguro Servidad from Central Philippine University ranked number 3 among successful examinees who landed in the top 10 at the national level.
The PRC released the results of Licensure Examinations for Teachers (LET) in September 2019. Twenty-eight thousand nine hundred seventy-three (28,973) out of 92,440 or 31.34% passed in the LET – Elementary. Fifty-four thousand one hundred seventy-nine (54,179) out of 136,523 or 39.68% passed in the LET-Secondary.
Western Visayas Region performed high in both licensure examinations, or with a passing percentage higher than that of the national average. The West Visayas State University (WVSU) ranked No. 4 in the top-performing schools in the national level of LET-Elementary with 50 or more examinees and at least 80% passing percentage.
The K-12 program of the government was tagged as the country’s biggest educational reform in basic education in 2013. Our direction was to make our education system globally competitive by adding two more years in high school (Grade 11 and Grade 12).
The result of the 2018 Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) released by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) showed the very low performance of the Philippines as compared to other countries in the world. The PISA measures the students’ Reading, Mathematics and Science knowledge and skills. This low performance of the country in PISA posted a great challenge to our lawmakers and authorities in education. The Department of Education (DepEd) should closely monitor the Senior High School (SHS) students’ performance as well as the basic education curriculum implementation.
