UNC illuminates in pink; endorses Robredo UNC records 38.75% passing rate in CELE ‘21

UNC illuminates in pink; endorses Robredo

PINK CHRISTMAS. The university arc, entrance and exit gates, and the entire university grounds are adorned with pink Christmas lights to express support for Vice President Leni Robredo’s presidential candidacy.

WORDS BY CHAREY MAE ALVARADO & PHOTOS FROM UNIVERSITY OF NUEVA CACERES FACEBOOK PAGE

BY BERLINETH NYMIA MONTES

Through the joint efforts of the University of Nueva Caceres General Alumni Association (UNCGAA) and school administration, the university grounds shone in pink last November 22, 2021, as a means of UNC’s endorsement and support to Vice President Leni Robredo’s presidential bid this coming election.

It can be remembered how the university drew flak for being silent regarding Robredo’s bid that pushed the University Student Government (USG) to write a letter urging the presidential aspirant’s alma mater to show their support.

“Now is the high time for the administration to be loud and proud of its student. Because it is not every day that our country comes across a firm leader with integrity, transparency, and accountability” USG penned last October 16, 2021.

“Thank you to my Law School Alma Mater’s University Student Government for this statement of support,” Robredo wrote in her Facebook (FB) post in response to USG.

Meanwhile, Hon. Elmer S. Baldemoro, a Naga City Councilor and an officer of UNCGAA, explained that they needed to conduct and undergo a series of consultations with different batches of graduates that delayed this activity.

“Medyo natagalan because of the consultation to different batches and the admin supported the initiative since VP Leni is an alumni of the university” said Baldemoro.

UNC in pink brought joy and excitement to a number of UNCeans and Alumni upon hearing the news. “Proud UNCean. An awesome gesture of support to your alumna. Let Leni Lead” wrote Josie Petrache in an FB post regarding the said activity.

UNC records 38.75% passing rate in CELE ‘21

BY CHARLES KRYXIAN LARA

The University of Nueva Caceres (UNC) gained an overall passing rate of 38.75% after success of 31 out of 80 Civil Engineering Licensure Examination (CELE) takers on November 1415, 2021.

The newly registered civil engineers from UNC are as follows: Engr. Kenneth James Abad, Engr. Bobby Aguilar, Engr. Mary Allen Albus, Engr. Fatima Belale, Engr. Alain Mark Bermas, Engr. Abegail Bolima, Engr. Kirby Botastas, Engr. Princess Mae Cantillo, Engr. Marlon Chris Castor, Engr. Joseph Clinton Cheng, Engr. Mary Ann Austine Co, Engr. Mary Grace Corpus Engr. Kimberly Dayo, Engr. Venancio Dela Peña, Engr. Marynielle Era, Vincent Estonido, Jonathan Francisco, Joshua Benjamin Galicia, Jaymee Garcia, Engr. Ariel Grondiano, Engr. Roilan Claine Gutierrez, Engr. Raymond Imperial, Engr. Anneth Mikaela Madronio, Engr. Jordan Malipot, Engr. Zymon Vincent Ordas, Engr. Vanessa Mae Payago, Engr. Mark Arthur Prado, Engr. Miel Carlo Reganit, Engr. Badji Husayn Regnim, Engr. Marianne Joy Sadia, and Engr. Aldrin Velasco.

According to Vanessa Mae Payago, one of the newly registered civil engineers, she enrolled herself to a review center and she mostly relied on review materials and handouts from her previous review center.

“I didn’t buy a lot of books at all because I knew that I didn’t have time to cover them. Instead, I got the opportunity to borrow books with the help of Ma’am Charm from the Engineering department”, she said.

Payago also admitted that there were many ups and downs before taking the board exam. The CELE had three postponements and the online review setup made it difficult for her to focus on lectures. She added that she overcame them by taking time to grow throughout this career.

Payago then emphasized the importance of having “like-minded peers” while preparing for board exams.

“It’s always helpful to have likeminded peers about the goal of passing the CELE. I am so grateful to have friends I can ask when I can’t seem [to] get the correct answers,” she expounded.

CELE 2021 had a total of 6,474 takers nationwide and 2,374 passed with a national passing rate of 36.67%.

The Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) posted the results on November 25, 2021, exactly eight (8) working days after the last day of

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examination. The CELE was given by the Board of Civil Engineering in Manila, Baguio, Cagayan de Oro, Cebu, Davao, Iloilo, Legazpi, Lucena, Pagadian, Rosales, San Fernando, Tacloban, Tuguegarao and Zamboanga.

The online oath-taking of the new civil engineers was held last December 16, 2021 via Zoom Cloud Meetings.