May 2008 CPA Board Exam Topnotchers

Congratulations to the new CPAs!!

1,268 out of 4,651 (27%) successfully passed the CPA Licensure Examination given by the Board of Accountancy in the Cities of Manila, Baguio, Cagayan de Oro, Cebu, Davao, Iloilo and Legaspi.

Here’s the top 10 who got the highest grade for the May 2008 CPA Board Exam:

1. Kristine Arce Pineda, De La Salle University- Manila, 91.43 percent.
2. Raymund Francis Abuda Escala, University of the Cordilleras (Baguio College Foundation), 91 percent.
3. Ryan Oliver Tiu Dy, De La Salle University- Manila, 90.86.
4. Ron Jeric Sarmiento Leonardo, University of the Philippines-Diliman, 90.43
5. Loudie Jay Canonoy Falguera, Saint Paul’s Business School-Palo, Leyte, 89.86
6. Jonathan Tan Bino, De La Salle UniversityManila, and Lyn Lazarito Osano, Mindanao State University - General Santos City, 89.71
7. Marvin Fang Chua, De La Salle UniversityManila, and Lyndon Pacalda Jabla, Holy Cross of Davao College, 89.57
8. Charles Bryan Mariñas Tan, San Beda College, 89
9. Jianessa Camille Domingo Diaz, De La Salle University-Manila, 88.86
10. Christopher Ryan Mariñas Tan, San Beda College, 88.57

The top performing schools listed by the PRC based on the May, 2008 CPA BOARD EXAMINATIONS are as follows:

Those with 100 and more examinees are:

1. University of the San Jose-Recoleto, 100 examinees and 37 passers, for 37%
2. Saint Louis University, 222 examinees and 79 passers, for 36%
3. University of the East - Manila, 117 examinees and 33 passers, for 28%

Those with 51 to 99 examinees are:

1. De La Salle University - Manila, with 96 examinees and 76 passers, for 79%
2. University of Santo Tomas, 52 examinees and 36 passers, for 69%
3. University of San Carlos, 74 examinees and 34 passers, for 46%

Those with 26 to 50 examinees are:

1. University of Cebu, 32 examinees and 15 passers, for 47%
2. Mindanao State University - Iligan Institute of Technology, 30 examinees and 13 passers, for 43%
3. San Beda College, 50 examinees and 20 passers, 40%

Those with 10 to 25 examinees are:

1. University of the Philippines - Diliman, 16 examinees and 15 passers, for 94%
2. University of the Philippines - Iloilo, 21 examinees and 17 passers, for 81%
3 Batangas State University, 15 examinees and 9 passers, for 60%.

Complete List of successful examinees.