Mt. Province grad tops criminology licensure exam

BAGUIO CITY, Philippines – A graduate of the Mountain Province State Polytechnic College (MPSPC) topped this year’s criminology licensure examination, besting more than 7,789 successful examinees nationwide.

Jonathan Fong Canilang garnered a score of 90.65 percent.

Two other Cordillerans - Geniviva Inhaid Hanggoy of the Ifugao State College of Agriculture and Forestry, and Charlene Lozano Agrito of the University of Cordilleras – landed on fifth and eight spots, respectively.

Hanggoy garnered 89.70 percent rating, while Agrito scored 89.15 percent.

A total of 17,804 examinees took the October 2011 criminologist licensure examination given by the Board of Criminology in the cities of Manila, Baguio, Cagayan de Oro, Cebu, Davao, Iloilo, Legazpi, Lucena, Pagadian, Tacloban, Tuguegarao, and Zamboanga.

Canilang’s feat was a sort of relief for the state-run MPSPC following a leadership crisis last year after its president, Dr. Nieves Dacyon, held on to her post amid calls for her to resign in the wake of alleged malversation and mismanagement issues against her.

Second placer was Rexann Altamirano Tarle of the Philippine College of Criminology with 90.50 percent, while Resty Sacatani Astrero of the Angeles University Foundation with 90 percent landed on third place.

Jane Roxanne Andino Damian of the University of Northern Philippines-Vigan placed fourth with 89.75 percent.

Hanggoy and Rommel Adolf Ibay Diciano of Cagayan Valley University were tied at fifth place.

Others who made it to the top 10 are: John Joseph Fontanilla de Guzman of the Universidad de Manila (89.50 percent); Bembo Palmero Palma of Negros Oriental State University-Bayawan (89.20 percent); Rodencio Calingao Emag Jr. of Western Philippines University-Palawan (88.90 percent); and Alvin de los Santos Lepiten of Basilan State College, Roderick Emmanuel Reduque Mina of the Panpacific University North Philippines; and Teofilo Tecson Verzosa Jr. of the Holy Spirit Foundation of Leyte, who all got 88.75 percent.