Three graduates of Xavier University - Ateneo de Cagayan landed on the top ten spots of the October 2019 Chemical Technician Board Exam (CTBE).

Dave Pangilinan placed fifth, Mathew Talipan at seventh, while Kimnard Joseph Duat ranked tenth in the said exam. 

Out of the total of 42 Xavier Ateneo takers, 36 of them successfully qualified as Chemical Technicians, giving the university a passing rate of 85.71%. 

Graduates from other disciplines may take the Chemical Technician Licensure Exam as long as they have successfully completed at least 30 units of undergraduate Chemistry courses (both lecture and laboratory courses in General, Analytical, and Organic Chemistry) from a CHED-recognized institution.

On the other hand, four out of eight Xavier Ateneo grads (passing rate of 50%) passed the October 2019 Chemist Licensure Exam (CLE), namely, Ivy Jane Caranzo, Caryl Mae Dorothy Dablio, Dave Pangilinan, and Angelika Uy. 

The Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) conducted the CLE on October 8 and 9 in the cities of Manila, Cagayan de Oro, and Cebu. Meanwhile, the CTBE was administered on October 10.

PRC reported that nationwide only 457 out of 1,085 (42.12%) passed the CLE while 2,298 out of 2,834 takers  (81.09%) were successful in the CTBE.

Xavier Ateneo president Fr Roberto C Yap SJ, in this memo to the academic community, congratulated the new XU chemists and chemical technicians.

Yap also thanked the people behind these latest feats of the university, “We thank Arts and Sciences dean Dr Judy P Sendaydiego, Chemistry Department chairwoman Dr Analyn C Asok, the faculty and staff of the Department of Chemistry for the guidance and support they have given to our students.”∎