MANILA, Philippines - Twenty-five students belonging to Batch 2010 of the University of the Philippines (UP) have graduated summa cum laude.
They led this year’s 4,000 new UP graduates, of whom 236 finished magna cum laude and 928 cum laude.
The country’s premier university held its 99th General Commencement Exercises at the University Ampitheater in the Diliman campus yesterday.
The summa cum laude graduates earned a cumulative weighted average grade (CWAG) of 1.20 or higher.
Heading the honor roll is Jordana Cristina Valencia, Bachelor of Science (Psychology) with a CWAG of 1.087 followed by Miguel Carlo Purisima, BS in Electronics and Computer Engineering (BSECE), 1.096.
The other honor graduates are: Raymund Siegfrid Li, BS in Business Administration and Accountancy, 1.101; Hyacinth Mae Tambago, BS in Chemical Engineering (BSChE), 1.102; Pearl Aimee Balleta, Bachelor of Science (Psychology), 1.112; Kenneth Robert De Guzman, BSChE, 1.118; Danielle Canlas, BS in Computer Science (BSCS), 1.124; Diane Lourdes Reyes, BS in Business Administration (BSBA), 1.129; Patrick Dela Paz Ramoso, BSChE, 1.132; Ma. Isabella Pamintuan, BS in Molecular Biology & Biotechnology (BSMBB), 1.132; Allyanna Anglim, BS in Economics, 1.142 and Anna May Navarrete, BS in Family Life and Child Development (BSFLCD), 1.145.
Also on honor list are Cristina Maria Cayabyab, Bachelor of Music (Conducting), 1.15; Maria Kristina Gallego, Bachelor of Arts (Linguistics), 1.151; Ryan Oliver Lim, BSBA, 1.157; Fides Angeli DLC Zaulda, BSMBB, 1.157; Monelle Capistrano, BS in Economics, 1.16; Miguel Carlos Gonzalez, BS in Chemistry, 1.161; Runyi Wu, BSBA, 1.175; Mynard Bryan Mojica, BS Statistics, 1.181; Roana Bianca Reyes, BS in Industrial Engineering, 1.185; Sandra Mae Magalang, Bachelor of Arts (Public Administration), 1.188; Joyce Jackilynn Tan, Bachelor of Elementary Education, 1.191; Nina Rebecca Ramos, BSFLCD, 1.193 and Israel Jordan Samson, Bachelor of Science (Statistics) 1.197.
A graduate with CWAG of 1.45 earns a magna cum laude award, while a CWAG of 1.75 entitles a graduate to a cum laude status.