June 2008 PHARMACIST LICENSURE EXAMINATION RESULTS

The Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) announces that 631 out of 1,128 passed the Pharmacist Licensure Examination given by the Board of Pharmacy in the cities of Manila, Baguio and Cebu last June 2008.

The members of the Board of Pharmacy who gave the licensure examination are Ms. Catalina C. Sanchez, Chairman; Mr. Reynaldo Maxlito H. Umali and Ms. Jennifer M. Flores, 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 Tuesday, July 8, 2008 but not later than July 25, 2008. 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 nametag), 1 piece 1” x 1” picture (colored with white background and complete nametag), 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 2008-2011. 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 Thursday, July 31, 2008 at 1:00 o’clock 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 Tuesday, July 8, 2008.

The top performing schools (with at least 80% passing percentage) in the June 2008 Pharmacist Licensure Examination are as follows

A. WITH 10-25 EXAMINEES

RANK	SCHOOL	TOTAL NO. OF EXAM.	TOTAL NO. PASSED	PERCENTAGE PASSED
1	UNIVERSITY OF THE PHILIPPINES - MANILA	25	25	100.00%
2	OUR LADY OF FATIMA UNIVERSITY - VALENZUELA	22	22	100.00%
3	CENTRO ESCOLAR UNIVERSITY - MALOLOS	21	18	86.00%

B. WITH 26-50 EXAMINEES

RANK	SCHOOL	TOTAL NO. OF EXAM.	TOTAL NO. PASSED	PERCENTAGE PASSED
1	SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY	49	47	96.00%
2	UNIVERSITY OF SAN CARLOS	34	29	85.00%

C. WITH 51-OR MORE EXAMINEES

RANK	SCHOOL	TOTAL NO. OF EXAM.	TOTAL NO. PASSED	PERCENTAGE PASSED
1	UNIVERSITY OF SANTO TOMAS	267	222	83.00%

The performance of schools in the June 2008 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.) Click here to view.

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(%)
1	GRACE CUA ARVIOLA	CENTRO ESCOLAR UNIVERSITY-MANILA	93.07
2	CELESTE DELA CRUZ BRIONES	UNIVERSITY OF SANTO TOMAS	91.20
3	LOUISE ELAINE LLANES GO	UNIVERSITY OF SANTO TOMAS	90.28
4	TALIA JEAN COTAS PANGAN	UNIVERSITY OF SANTO TOMAS	90.10
5	DIANNE GRACE ESGUERRA PALAD	UNIVERSITY OF SANTO TOMAS	90.00
6	FREDERICK MAGNO FRANCISCO	UNIVERSITY OF SANTO TOMAS	89.88
	MARIA JEVA GEONZON SEÑERES	UNIVERSITY OF SANTO TOMAS	89.88
7	JASSON LOUIE RAMOS ARCINUE	UNIVERSITY OF SANTO TOMAS	89.65
8	JILLIE RIVERO TAN	UNIVERSITY OF SANTO TOMAS	89.60
9	JANINA PAULA TIULENTINO SY	UNIVERSITY OF THE PHILIPPINES-MANILA	89.58
10	MELISSA ONG MENDOZA	SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY	89.45