100% PASSING RATE BAA Class of 2011 By FRED ANGULO Seventy-four UPCBA BS Business Administration and Accountancy graduates became some of the latest Certified Public Accountants (CPAs) of the country, after successfully acing the October 2011 Professional Regulation Commission CPA licensure examinations. With this new feat,
the administration is definitely one with BAA Batch 2011 in celebrating, according to Prof. Manny Manuel III, UPCBA College Secretary. "We're very proud of this accomplishment! And to top it all, we are the only university with a 100% passing rate in the October 2011 exams! Galing talaga!” Following UP were the University of Santo Tomas with an 88.86-percent passing rate, and De La Salle University-Lipa and University of Saint LouisTuguegarao, both registering 80-percent. The examinations were divided into seven subjects--Management Services, Business Law and Taxation, Theory of Accounts, Auditing Theory, Auditing Problems, Practical Accounting 1, and Practical Accounting 2.
New CPAs from BAA Batch 2011 (from L to R)—Angeli Colocado, Carlos Yu (CPA Exams Topnotcher, #2), Diogenes Dy, Justin Dungca, Crissa Bondad, Emanette Crisostomo (former BAC Chairperson), and Paul Deblois (Topnotcher, #10) Photo from Emanette Crisostomo, taken April 17, 2011 (University Theater, UP CBA Recognition Rites)
What’s your BACBACAN Story? By ENGLEBERT CHUA
Ten days before the actual day of BACBACAN, batch spirits from different levels of CBA can already be felt when students simultaneously changed their profile pictures to their respective batch‟s pride picture. People from other colleges and universities took notice of the buzz BACBACAN has created. BACBACAN indeed is a phenomenon. And it is proudly TATAK BAC. BACBACAN, held last August 6, 2011 at the Department of Agrarian Reform Covered Courts, is an annual sports event that promotes camaraderie among members of the CBA community. Aside from this, it is also a celebration of excellence in sports, arts and of several other homegrown talents here in CBA. BACBACAN is a testament to the competence of CBA students in these fields and not only i n the field of academics.
BACBACAN this year was attended by over 600 people, the largest crowd yet. Attendees were composed of students, alumni, relatives, faculty and many more! This year’s BACBACAN was made historical not only by the huge number of attendees, but also because of the celebration of the first ever BACBACAN Week and the addition of a beneficiary, the Holy Trinity Home for Children. This addition to what the college has loved for years made the BACBACAN ex p er ience m or e h ol i s t i c a nd m ea ningful .
This year‟s BACBACAN 1 champions, the seniors, flex their “Extra Strong” arms during the preliminary games held at Park 9 Courts last August 1, 2011.
Dubbed as The Kids of BACBACAN, the children from the Holy Trinity Home for Children joined the CBA community during BACBACAN and offered two song numbers for the crowd. The audience sang with them during their performance and played with them during the break. It was a heart-warming scene to witness. Turn to page 5