West Visayas State University (WVSU) honors the passers and six topnotchers of the September 2024 Board Licensure Examination for Professional Teachers (BLEPT) from the College of Education (COE) and the College of PESCAR (COP) during the first flag raising ceremony of the year.
Dr. Ricky Magno, COE Dean, highlighted the overall passing rates of 96.4% for the elementary level and 96.77% for the secondary level, and recognized the topnotchers as the achievements of the recent BLEPT passers.
- Emily Valderama, Bachelor of Elementary Education, placed 6th with a rate of 93%
- Angel Nits Lopez, Bachelor of Special Needs Education (Teaching Deaf and Hard of Hearing Learners), placed 9th with a rate of 92.40%
- Carmela Caranzo, Bachelor of Special Needs Education (Generalist), placed 10th with a rate of 92.20%
- Mia Nicole Pedrosa, Bachelor of Special Needs Education (Generalist), placed 10th with a rate of 92.20%
- Mark Aron Martirez, Bachelor of Science in Nursing and November 2022 Philippine Nurses Licensure Examination (PNLE) Top 6, placed 8th in the secondary level with a rate of 93%
- Diana Grace Tubal, Bachelor of Secondary Education Major in Science and WVSU COE Summa Cum Laude, placed 8th with a rate of 93%
In addition, Dr. Magno emphasized the passing rates of COE first-time takers with 100% for the elementary level and 99.30% for the secondary level.
Dr. Magno also recognized COP for a remarkable overall passing rate of 100% with 23 takers, which contributed to the success of WVSU La Paz (Main Campus) as the rank 1 top performing school for the elementary level, and rank 2 top performing school for the secondary level.
After the flag ceremony, Dr. Ma. Asuncion Christine Dequilla, Vice President for Academic Affairs, reflected on a promising new year and emphasized the vigor that everyone has for new sets of tasks to be done.
“Basta taga-West, we always do our best in everything that we do [and] we know that we will continue to soar higher, faster, greater, and stronger,” said Dequilla.
Dr. Peter Ernie Paris, Vice President for Administration and Finance, also expressed his gratitude to the entire WVSU community for all the initiatives from the previous year.
“[To] more collaborations and genuine intention to sustain excellence and continued improvement, [and] may this year be peaceful and prosperous to all of you,” said Paris.
This week’s flag raising ceremony was led by the students, faculty, and staff of the College of Communication (COC).
By JA Temelo/PAMCO
Photos by Wina May de la Cruz/PAMCO
