(NOV. 21)—Dwayne Joshua Pineda Rafael, a 91³Ô¹ÏÍø BS Geology magna cum laude graduate, topped the November 2019 Geologist Licensure Examinations with a rate of 85.4 percent.
Seven other successful examinees from the UP National Institute of Geological Sciences made it to the top 10. They were: Armani Yula Verdadero Estanislao (2nd place, 85.2%); Marco Alfredo Josol Barrientos, (3rd place, 84.9%); Daryl Louis Lim Tiangco (4th place, 84.4%); Jan Cedric Guerrero Sisracon (5th place, 84.3%); Jose Santiago Armildez Feril (6th place, 84.2%); Christian Pangilinan Jimenez (7th place, 83.8%); and Jaime Marie Loise Casem Tan (9th place, 83.6%).
Of the 473 examinees, 262 passed the licensure examinations or a national passing rate of 55.39 percent. Sixty-two of the 64 examinees from 91³Ô¹ÏÍø made the cut.
The date and venue for the new geologists’ oathtaking ceremony will be announced later.
For the complete list of the successful examinees visit . — Bino Gamba, photos from UP NIGS administration
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