Republic of the PROFESSIONAL REGULATION COMMISSION Manila

PHARMACIST LICENSURE EXAMINATION RESULTS RELEASED IN TWO (2) DAYS

The Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) announces that 481 out of 1091 passed the Pharmacist Licensure Examination given by the Board of in the cities of Manila, Baguio and Cebu this January 2010 .

The members of the Board of Pharmacy who gave the licensure examination are Mr. Reynaldo Maxlito H. Umali , Chairman; Ms. Jennifer M. Flores and Ms. Marilyn M. Young- Tiu, Members.

The results were released in two (2) days after the last day of examination.

Registration for the issuance of Professional Identification Card (ID) and Certificate of Registration will start on Thursday, February 4, 2010 but not later than February 17, 2010. Those who will register are required to bring the following: duly accomplished Oath Form or Panunumpa ng Propesyonal, current Community Tax Certificate (cedula), 2 pieces passport size picture (colored with white background and complete name tag), 1 piece 1” x 1” picture (colored with white background and complete name tag), 2 sets of metered documentary stamps, and 1 short plastic envelope with name and profession; and to pay the Initial Registration Fee of P600 and Annual Registration Fee of P450 for 2010-2013. 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 Wednesday, February 24, 2010, at 1:30 in the afternoon at the Fiesta Pavilion, Manila Hotel, One Rizal Park, Roxas Boulevard, Manila.

Registration for membership with the Philippine Pharmacists Association (PPhA), Inc. will start on Thursday, February 4, 2010.

Selling of oathtaking tickets will be from February 4, 2010 until February 22, 2010 only at the PRC Extension Office located at the 2 nd Floor, Ever Gotesco Mall, Recto, Manila.

The top performing schools (with at least 80% passing percentage) in the January 2010 Pharmacist Licensure Examination are as follows:

A. WITH 5-20 EXAMINEES

TOTAL NO. TOTAL NO. PERCENTAGE RANK SCHOOL OF EXAM. PASSED PASSED OUR LADY OF FATIMA UNIVERSITY- 1 19 16 84.00% VALENZUELA NOTHING FOLLOWS ------

B. WITH 21-30 EXAMINEES

TOTAL NO. TOTAL NO. PERCENTAGE RANK SCHOOL OF EXAM. PASSED PASSED UNIVERSITY OF THE PHILIPPINES- 1 27 27 100.00% MANILA 2 SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY 27 25 93.00% 3 SAN PEDRO COLLEGE- 27 24 89.00% NOTHING FOLLOWS ------

The performance of schools in the January 2010 Pharmacist Licensure Examination in alphabetical order as per R.A. 8981 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 .)

PERFORMANCE OF SCHOOLS IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER

FIRST TIMERS REPEATERS OVERALL PERFORMANCE SCHOOL % % % PASSED FAILED TOTAL PASSED FAILED TOTAL PASSED PASSED PASSED FAILED TOTAL PASSING

ADAMSON UNIVERSITY 8 8 16 50% 1 2 3 33% 9 10 19 47% ANGELES UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION 2 5 7 29% 3 3 6 50% 5 8 13 38% CEBU DOCTORS UNIVERSITY 1 6 7 14% 1 7 8 13% 2 13 15 13% CENTRAL ILOCANDIA COLLEGE OF 0 1 1 0% 0 0 0 0% 0 1 1 0% SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY CENTRAL LUZON DOCTOR'S 2 1 3 67% 0 3 3 0% 2 4 6 33% HOSPITAL EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION CENTRO ESCOLAR UNIVERSITY- 12 4 16 75% 1 2 3 33% 13 6 19 68% MALOLOS CENTRO ESCOLAR UNIVERSITY- 34 32 66 52% 18 26 44 41% 52 58 110 47% MANILA EASTERN VISAYAS CENTRAL 0 0 0 0% 0 1 1 0% 0 1 1 0% COLLEGE EMILIO AGUINALDO COLLEGE-MANILA 5 2 7 71% 0 6 6 0% 5 8 13 38% LA SALETTE COLLEGES FOUNDATION 0 0 0 0% 2 2 4 50% 2 2 4 50% LYCEUM NORTHWESTERN 2 1 3 67% 0 0 0 0% 2 1 3 67% MANILA CENTRAL UNIVERSITY- 23 17 40 57% 6 12 18 33% 29 29 58 50% CALOOCAN CITY MANILA CENTRAL UNIVERSITY- 0 1 1 0% 0 2 2 0% 0 3 3 0% MANILA MANUEL L. QUEZON UNIVERSITY 0 0 0 0% 0 1 1 0% 0 1 1 0% MARIANO MARCOS STATE 43 26 69 62% 0 3 3 0% 43 29 72 60% UNIVERSITY-BATAC MEDINA COLLEGE-OZAMIS CITY 3 8 11 27% 0 10 10 0% 3 18 21 14% MINDANAO MEDICAL FOUNDATION 1 1 2 50% 0 1 1 0% 1 2 3 33% COLLEGE NATIONAL UNIVERSITY-MANILA 7 8 15 47% 0 9 9 0% 7 17 24 29% NEGROS ORIENTAL STATE 5 3 8 63% 0 0 0 0% 5 3 8 63% UNIVERSITY (CVPC)-DUMAGUETE NOTRE DAME OF MARBEL 0 0 0 0% 2 1 3 67% 2 1 3 67% UNIVERSITY NUEVA ECIJA COLLEGE 0 1 1 0% 0 1 1 0% 0 2 2 0% OUR LADY OF FATIMA UNIVERSITY- 16 0 16 100% 0 3 3 0% 16 3 19 84% VALENZUELA PANPACIFIC UNIVERSITY NORTH 0 1 1 0% 0 2 2 0% 0 3 3 0% PHILIPPINES (PANG.CST) PERPETUAL HELP COLLEGE OF 0 0 0 0% 0 1 1 0% 0 1 1 0% MANILA PHILIPPINE WOMEN'S UNIVERSITY- 0 4 4 0% 2 5 7 29% 2 9 11 18% MANILA PINES CITY COLLEGE (PCEC) 3 5 8 38% 5 10 15 33% 8 15 23 35% SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY 23 1 24 96% 2 1 3 67% 25 2 27 93% SAINT MARY'S COLLEGE-ILOCOS SUR 1 0 1 100% 0 0 0 0% 1 0 1 100% SAINT PAUL UNIVERSITY- 2 0 2 100% 0 0 0 0% 2 0 2 100% TUGUEGARAO SAN PEDRO COLLEGE-DAVAO CITY 23 2 25 92% 1 1 2 50% 24 3 27 89% SOUTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY 16 24 40 40% 5 55 60 8% 21 79 100 21% FIRST TIMERS REPEATERS OVERALL PERFORMANCE SCHOOL % % % PASSED FAILED TOTAL PASSED FAILED TOTAL PASSED PASSED PASSED FAILED TOTAL PASSING SOUTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY- 0 0 0 0% 0 1 1 0% 0 1 1 0% COLLEGE OF MEDICINE ST. SCHOLASTICA'S COLLEGE OF 2 1 3 67% 0 0 0 0% 2 1 3 67% HEALTH SCIENCES-TACLOBAN THE PHILIPPINE WOMENS COLLEGE- 0 0 0 0% 0 1 1 0% 0 1 1 0% ILOILO CITY TOLEDO GULLAS COLLEGE 0 0 0 0% 0 1 1 0% 0 1 1 0% UNIVERSIDAD DE ZAMBOANGA (ZAEC) 26 25 51 51% 2 27 29 7% 28 52 80 35% UNIVERSITY OF BOHOL 8 7 15 53% 2 9 11 18% 10 16 26 38% UNIVERSITY OF LA SALETTE- 2 5 7 29% 1 9 10 10% 3 14 17 18% SANTIAGO UNIVERSITY OF LUZON (LUZON COLL.) 0 3 3 0% 2 2 4 50% 2 5 7 29% UNIVERSITY OF PERPETUAL HELP 3 2 5 60% 0 1 1 0% 3 3 6 50% RIZAL-CALAMBA CAMPUS UNIVERSITY OF PERPETUAL HELP 6 3 9 67% 2 2 4 50% 8 5 13 62% RIZAL-LAS PINAS UNIVERSITY OF PERPETUAL HELP 6 13 19 32% 6 11 17 35% 12 24 36 33% SYSTEM-LAGUNA UNIVERSITY OF SAN AGUSTIN 11 12 23 48% 8 18 26 31% 19 30 49 39% UNIVERSITY OF SAN CARLOS 9 0 9 100% 3 5 8 38% 12 5 17 71% UNIVERSITY OF SANTO TOMAS 19 11 30 63% 24 27 51 47% 43 38 81 53% UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN 2 0 2 100% 0 1 1 0% 2 1 3 67% PHILIPPINES UNIVERSITY OF THE IMMACULATE 16 17 33 48% 3 5 8 38% 19 22 41 46% CONCEPTION-DAVAO UNIVERSITY OF THE PHILIPPINES- 26 0 26 100% 1 0 1 100% 27 0 27 100% MANILA UNIVERSITY OF THE VISAYAS-CEBU 2 9 11 18% 2 18 20 10% 4 27 31 13% CITY VIRGEN MILAGROSA UNIVERSITY 4 10 14 29% 2 20 22 9% 6 30 36 17% FOUNDATION WORLD CITI COLLEGES (QUEZON 0 0 0 0% 0 2 2 0% 0 2 2 0% CITY M.C.C) NOTHING FOLLOWS------

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. Concerned schools may write the Commission for correction .)

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

RANK NAME SCHOOL RATING(%) UNIVERSITY OF THE PHILIPPINES- 1 FRANCIS SAGUM GATBONTON 88.70 MANILA UNIVERSITY OF THE PHILIPPINES- 2 BERNHARD ARRIS LIAM TAN 88.52 MANILA UNIVERSITY OF THE PHILIPPINES- 3 KATHYRINE SUELO SOBREDO 88.02 MANILA UNIVERSITY OF THE PHILIPPINES- 4 WEST KRISTIAN DIZON PARAISO 87.92 MANILA UNIVERSITY OF THE PHILIPPINES- 5 MARIA DYNA CORTUNA NEM 87.88 MANILA UNIVERSITY OF THE PHILIPPINES- RHEA XYZA AGUILAR VILLANUEVA 87.88 MANILA 6 MARIA ZENAIDA SANDIMAS ANCOG SOUTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY 87.65 GAZELLE ANNE PARAFINA UNIVERSITY OF PERPETUAL HELP 7 87.50 MARALITK RIZAL-LAS PIÑAS UNIVERSITY OF THE PHILIPPINES- 8 ETHEL ANDREA CRUZ LADIGNON 87.45 MANILA 9 LONIE JANE BERSABAL PADUA SAN PEDRO COLLEGE-DAVAO CITY 87.42 UNIVERSITY OF THE PHILIPPINES- 10 KATRINA ZAPANTA VICTORIO 87.25 MANILA NOTHING FOLLOWS------