Polytechnic University of the Philippines Soars Anew

Fil Viduya, PUP News, Volume VI, Issue No. 22, November 1-15, 2009

THE POLYTECHNIC of the Philippines (PUP) once again has hugged the limelight after its Taguig Campus chalked up a perfect 100 percent score in the October 2009 mechanical licensure examination.

The impressed Mechanical Engineering Board of the Professional Regulation Commission wrote to inform President Dante G. Guevarra and the entire PUP community about the latest proud achievement of the university's new mechanical engineers.

"Your school ranked No. 1 in the Category A (schools with 10-25 examinees), with 15 examinees or 100 percent passing out of the 15 examinees,"

Engr. Alfredo V. Po, chairman of the PRC's Board of Mechanical Engineering, said.

Po also invited President Guevarra or any of his representatives to attend the oathtaking ceremonies for the new engineers scheduled on November 13, at 1:30 p.m at the Tent City, Manila Hotel, Rizal Park, Roxas Blvd., Manila.

He said that the board would be giving a plaque of recognition to PUP for its outstanding performance in the recent mechanical licensure board. The plaque of recognition had been awarded during the oathtaking ceremonies.

PUP-Taguig campus is one of PUP's big campuses outside Manila. PUP also has campuses in Quezon City, San Juan City and Manila (main), also known as PUP Mabini Campus.

The PUP-Taguig campus, which is under the supervision of Prof. Amelita A. Laurente as its director, has been persistently scoring impressive performance in various government licensure examinations.

In 2008 for instance, the campus bagged the No. 1 place in the mechanical board exam with Bryan Philip Ondoy's 91.95 percent score. His fellow PUPian, Edward C. Dela Mines, likewise pocketed the 10th place through his 88.90% score.

PRC also declared PUP as the third top performing school in the ME board in 2008 because it garnered passing percentage of 82% compared with the national passing percentage of only 56.43%.

Upon hearing the good news, Dr. Guevarra immediately congratulated the new PUP engineer, Director Laurente and Dean Manuel M. Muhi of the College of Engineering in the PUP Main Campus whose graduates likewise were performing equally well in the government board exams.

Director Laurente said that PUP-Taguig campus, besides having Ondoy as the topnotcher, also knotted a 100 percent performance in the same year where the 17 examinees passed the board exam.