MANILA, Philippines – Eric and Ana Peralta are indeed proud parents to their three children, who all topped their respective Physician Licensure Exam (PLE).

Dad Eric, an anesthesiologist, shared how he and his wife, Ana, an OB-GYNE are proud of their children, Ana Bianca Eloise, Ana Eryka Elaine, and Federico IV.

Parents proud that all three children are Physician exams topnotchers.

Ana Bianca Eloise ranked top 6 in the 2015 Physician Licensure Exams, Ana Eryka was top 5 in the 2017 PLE while Federico was top 1 in the 2019 physician board exam.

But it shouldn't come surprise because all three children grew up as achievers.

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Ana Bianca graduated with a degree of Bachelor of Science in Medical Technology in 2010 as cum laude. She finished her Medicine course in 2014 as magna cum laude. She is on her to becoming an Internist - Oncologist.

Ana Eryka also finished medtech in 2012 as cum laude. She was also a magna cum laude in Medicine and is soon to be an OB-Gynecologist specializIng in Oncology.

Just his sister, Federico IV was a magna cum laude in medtech in 2014. Last year, he finished his med school and was their batch's valedictorian and summa cum laude. He hopes to become a surgeon.

Doc Eric shared the fulfillment they felt as parents with their children's achievement.

He said, "The road Ana and I traveled as parents to these three has been kong and bumpy. At this point, we can securely rest on the belief that their wings are already strong enough to make it excellently on their own."

He added that their children's success are their family's greatest treasures.

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Doc Eric said, "In a few days from now we will be filling our small treasure chest with our 10th and last real gold! This is the only kind of treasure that we have and what we have ever dreamed of."

— Sally, The Summit Express

MANILA, Philippines – In a world where a lot of people are indifferent to others, with many motorists not even moving aside to let an ambulance pass, it is refreshing to hear stories of people who go out of their way to help others and save lives.

In a post on Facebook, Jhane Espina shared a wonderful experience that she and her family had with a Grab driver while they were rushing her sister Janine to the hospital. While the trip was rather sad as they were bringing Janine to the hospital after she is suspected of having dengue, it warmed their hearts that their Grab driver was extra kind.

Photo credit: Jhane Espina / Facebook

On September 18, 2019, Jhane and her family rushed Janine to the hospital. After learning that they needed to transport the dengue-stricken Janine to the hospital, Ronaldo Pillarina De Guzman decided not to collect fare from the family.

They were supposed to pay him Php310 for the trip, but this kind Grab driver refused to accept their payment. He knows that the family might need a lot of money to save Janine’s life; every peso certainly counts!

But he did not just give them a free ride to the hospital, because when they alighted the vehicle, De Guzman also gave them Php1,000 to help the family! While the family feels that the free trip was already a big help, De Guzman wouldn’t leave until they took the cash.

So, the family graciously accepted the offer. Then, as a way to thank this kind Grab driver and honor his gift to the family, Jhane shared screenshots from the Grab app showing his photos.

Photo credit: Jhane Espina / Facebook

Through Jane, the family expressed their gratitude for his help. They prayed that God will always protect the driver and pour him many blessings for the kindness he extended to them in their time of need.

God bless you, Kuya!

— Joy Adalia, The Summit Express

MANILA, Philippines – The recently released results of the 2019 Physician board exam also resulted in several young people going viral for a number of reasons, but particularly those who topped the board exam after also topping in the board exams for their respective college courses.

For instance, Ray Zanoria Perez II went viral for ranking Top 2 in the 2019 Physician Board Exam after being the Top 1 in the MedTech Board Exam back in 2013.

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Then, Vien Christian Lim Lansangan would also go viral because he didn’t just rank as Top 4 in the Physician Board Exam, he had also been the Top 4 in the 2012 Pharmacist Licensure Examination! Wow. Netizens pointed out that this smart new doctor might have four (#4) as his lucky number.

Photo credit: Vien Christian Lim Lansangan / Facebook

Back in 2012, Vien Christian graduated from the University of Santo Tomas (UST) with the degree of BS Pharmacy. He went on to rank as Top 4 in the Board Exam after garnering a rating of 91.05%.

He received a scholarship at Far Eastern University – Nicanor Reyes Medical Foundation, completing medical degree as US Alumni Scholar.

After graduation, he wrote a ‘speech’ he posted on Facebook.

“Since there is no allotted time for speech during the graduation program, I will make it up with this instead.

First and foremost, utmost praise and thanks to God for all the blessings and sustaining us through these 4 years. Whenever I hit a bump in this rough road to MD, I close my eyes and say a prayer and immediately feel comforted by Your love. May You use these hands of mine as instruments to heal those in need.

Photo credit: Vien Christian Lim Lansangan / Facebook

Medicine can be summed up by the following:

4 years – of hard work… to earn…

3 stripes – in our Togas.. to get…

2 letters – MD

1 dream – to become licensed physicians (coming soon)”

In the speech, he thanked the many people who had been instrumental in helping him graduate from his medical degree, including his batchmates.

Just like many students and workers in the medical field, Vien Christian and his batchmates missed a lot of special events and family time because they were busy with their studies and long duty hours; thus, he also thanked his family and friends for understanding this aspect of his life.

“I would also like to thank my family especially my parents for working tirelessly to provide me with the best this world has to offer, to send me to medical school despite already equipping me with tools essential to start a career as a pharmacist, to be there always behind believing in me and cheering me on forward. Thank you Ma, Dad and Chelsy. I love you all so much! I hope I made you proud,” Vien Christian added.

Photo credit: Vien Christian Lim Lansangan / Facebook

After graduating Magna Cum Laude, Vien Christian would once again be among the top-ranking passers of the 2019 Physician Board Exam, repeating his feat back in 2012 by also taking the fourth spot.

Congratulations, Dr. Vien Christian Lansangan!

— Joy Adalia, The Summit Express

MANILA, Philippines – The September 2019 Medical Technologist (MedTech) board exam results, which include the full list of passers, top 10 (topnotchers), top performing school and performance of schools are available on this page as officially released on Wednesday, September 25 or in three (3) working days after the exam.

The Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) conducted the second board exam for medtech this year on September 21 and 22 in the cities of Manila, Baguio, Cagayan De Oro, Cebu, Davao, Iloilo, Legaspi, Lucena, Tuguegarao and Tuguegarao.

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The members of the Board of Medical Technology who gave the licensure examination are Dr. Marilyn A. Cabal-Barza, Chairman; Ms. Marilyn R. Atienza and Ms. Marian M. Tantingco, Members.

Roll of Successful Examinees in the
MEDICAL TECHNOLOGIST LICENSURE EXAMINATION
Held on SEPTEMBER 21 & 22, 2019
Released on SEPTEMBER 25, 2019

Updating for the list of passers. Refresh page for the results.

NOTE: Those who failed to pass the board examination for Medical Technology but had obtained a general rating of at least 70% can register as Medical Laboratory Technician, PRC said.

REGISTRATION AND OATHTAKING

PRC said that registration for the issuance of Professional Identification Card (ID) and Certificate of Registration will be done on-line. Please go to www.prc.gov.ph and follow instructions for initial registration.

Those who will register are required to bring the following:

• downloaded duly accomplished Oath Form or Panunumpa ng Propesyonal
• notice of admission (for identification only)
• 2 pieces passport sized pictures (colored with white background and complete name tag)
• 2 sets of documentary stamps
• 1 piece short brown envelope

Successful examinees should personally register and sign in the Roster of Registered Professionals.

The date and venue for the oathtaking ceremony of the new successful examinees in the said examination WILL BE ANNOUNCED LATER, PRC added.

VERIFICATION OF RATINGS

Medtech board exam's verification of ratings (passers, non-passers and removal) can be done online.

Visit PRC's "Verification of Rating" service and provide the required information to verify your identity. Note that this will be available in few working days after the release of results.

COVERAGE OF EXAMINATION

Medtech board exam covered the following subjects: clinical chemistry, microbiology and parasitology, clinical microscopy (September 21); hematology, blood banking and serology, hispathologic techniques, cytotechnology, medical technology laws, related laws and its implementing rules and the code of ethics (September 22).

RELEASE OF RESULTS

According to PRC Resolution No. 1127, the target release of Medical technologist board exam results is on Wednesday, September 25, 2019 or in three (3) working days after the exam.

Note that results may be released ahead or on later date without prior notice.

PREVIOUS EXAMS

In the same period last year, PRC released results in three (3) working days. A total of 4,718 out of 6,070 successfully passed the exams. Lorenz Masajo Barro of University of Santo Tomas (UST) led the passers with 92.10%.

In the August 2017 Medtech board exam, results were announced in three (3) working days. A total of 4,821 out of 5,661 (85.16%) passed the tests. Marianne Ross Bacia Soldevilla of Notre Dame of Marbel University topped the board with 90.90%.

In the August 2016 exams, results were also out in 3 working days. PRC named 4,144 out of 5,126 (80.84%) who successfully hurdled the exams. Roselle Louise Luga Publico of Silliman University aced the board with 91.10%.

Here's the quick summary of previous Medtech examinations:


UPDATES

Monitor this page for the real-time updates on Medtech board exam results. Check out also the official website of PRC for more information.

— The Summit Express

MANILA, Philippines – (Updated September 22) The August 2019 Civil Service Exam results or Career Service Examination-Pen and Paper Test (CSE-PPT) full list of passers and topnotchers (top 10) for professional and sub-professional level are released online on or before October 3, 2019 (Thursday) or within sixty (60) calendar days after the exam.

"The List of Passers shall be posted within 60 days after the examination," the Civil Service Commission (CSC) confirmed through Examination Announcement No. 09 , series of 2018.

The second CSE-PPT this year was conducted in at least 63 testing centers nationwide on Sunday, August 4.

As advised, a total of 276,819 hopefuls took the recent civil service exam: 243,020 examinees for the Professional level and 33,799 examinees for the Subprofessional level. The figure is the highest number of takers based on recent memory.

CSC announced that passers who got at least 80 percent score will be eligible for a position in the civil service provided the eligibles meet the qualifications and other requirements - education, experience, and training.

AUGUST 2019 CSE-PPT RESULTS SUMMARY

• LIST OF PASSERS: NCR - Prof | NCR - Sub-Prof | CAR | CARAGA | ARMM | Region 1 | Region 2 | Region 3 | Region 4 | Region 5 | Region 6 | Region 7 | Region 8 | Region 9 | Region 10 | Region 11 | Region 12
• TOP 10 PASSERS: August 2019 Civil Service Exam Professional Level
• TOP 10 PASSERS: August 2019 Civil Service Exam Sub-Professional Level
• Verification of rating (OCSERGS): August 2019 Civil Service Exam
• 2020 Civil Service Exam schedule, application, requirements

CIVIL SERVICE EXAM COVERAGE

The CSE-PPT is a general ability test designed to measure an individual’s preparedness to enter government service.

The Professional test lasted for 3 hours, 10 minutes, and for 2 hours, 40 minutes for the Subprofessional test. Visually impaired examinees, as well as the deaf and hard of hearing, were given an additional one (1) hour to accomplish the test.

The Professional Level has 150 test items in English and Filipino, and includes questions on numerical ability, analytical ability, verbal ability, as well as general information items such as on the Philippine Constitution, Code of Conduct and Ethical Standards for Public Officials and Employees (Republic Act No. 6713), peace and human rights issues and concepts, and environment management and protection.

The Subprofessional test has 145 test items in English and Filipino. It has the same scope as the Professional test, except analytical ability, but includes questions on clerical ability.

RELEASE OF RESULTS

CSC said that exam results will be released within 60 days after the examination through posting the list of passers in the CSC website.

"The List of Passers shall be uploaded/posted on the CSC website www.csc.gov.ph within 60 days after the examination," the bulletin stated.

OUR PROJECTION: Official results can be expected from September 23 (Monday) until October 11 (Friday) or in 50-68 working days. Since the total number of CS examinees rose this time, the assumption is CSC needs more days for the checking of results.

Examinees, both passed and failed, may get their individual test results using the Online Civil Service Examination Result Generation System (OCSERGS), which can also be accessed through the CSC website. Note: The date of OCSERGS availability will be posted here soon but you may expect approximately 15 days after the posting of the List of Passers.

The Summit Express, a website which covers civil service examination for about eight (8) years, will ensure all of its readers and followers on social media to get updates in few weeks or days before the announcement of results.

PREVIOUS EXAM

In the same period last year, results were announced in fifty-eight (58) days after the exam. A total of 22,087 out of 181,985 examinees (12.14%) passed the exams. The figure do not include examinees from National Capital Region (NCR) and Morong, Rizal where examinations were suspended due to torrential rains brought by the southwest monsoon (Habagat). Salveregina Samuelle Sarnillo from Central Visayas, with a rating of 92.35, bested 159,283 examinees of the Career Service Professional level, while Sophia Isabelle Olalia, with a 90.78 rating and from the Southern Tagalog region, placed first among the 22,702 hopefuls for the Subprofessional level.

In the August 2017 exams, results were released in 36 calendar days. A total of 25,127 examinees, representing 10.98% of the total 228,917 examinees passed. Adrian Callangan from Region II (Cagayan Valley), with a rating of 90.87, topped the Professional Level test. Mark Dave Balmilero, also from Region II, got the highest score of 87.54 for the Sub-Professional Level.

For the August 2019 CS exam results, takers may also expect of passing rate around 11% (1 out 10 usually passed the exam) or can be translated to around 30,000 total passers for the two levels of exams.

STATISTICS OF PREVIOUS CIVIL SERVICE EXAM RESULTS


CERTIFICATE OF ELIGIBILITY TO PASSERS

Passers shall be issued a Certification of Eligibility (CoE) printed on CSC letterhead, free of charge.

Passers must personally claim their Certification. Representatives are not allowed to claim the same. For this matter, passers who have moved to or are based in another region, or in remote areas within the region, may personally claim their Certification of Eligibility at the CSC Regional or Field Office (conduit CSC RO/FO) nearest their present place of residence or work.

In particular, those who have moved to or are based in another region must send a written request, citing reasons as well, to the authorized CSC RO that has jurisdiction over the testing center/venue where they took the examination to forward their Certification of Eligibility to the conduit CSC Regional/Field Office where they would like to claim the same.

Claiming of Certification shall be available approximately 1 month after the posting of the List of Passers, or as indicated in the corresponding issuance/advisory. Nevertheless, passers should verify first if their Certification is already available before going to the CSC Regional/Field Office. Contact numbers of the CSC Regional/Field Offices may be accessed at the CSC website.

The basic requirements in claiming the Certification are:

1. I.D. card – preferably the same I.D. card presented during filing of application. If the I.D. card to be presented for claiming of Certification is different from the I.D. card presented during filing of application, the examinee must present any of the accepted I.D. cards listed under Item D(3) [see here], which is preferably valid (not expired); and

2. Application Receipt and/or CSC Official Receipt (if available).

Note: CSC may require additional document/s as necessary to establish the identity of the passers.

A corresponding Advisory on these matters shall be posted in the CSC website. Any other concerns on examination result including verification of examinee number, examinees are advised to coordinate directly with the CSC Regional Office concerned. The CSC Regional Offices handle the releasing of examination results.

NEXT CIVIL SERVICE EXAMINATION

Those who missed the August 2019 exam may file for the next CSE-PPT on March 15, 2020. Application period is December 16, 2019 to January 15, 2020.

Note: Acceptance of applications shall be on first-come, first-served basis and shall be closed any time before the deadline if the CSC Regional Office has already reached the target number of applicants.

Bookmark this page to receive more updates on Civil Service Exam (CSE)-PPT. You may also visit the official website of CSC for more information.

— The Summit Express

MANILA, Philippines – The Department of Education (DepEd) confirmed recently its plan to send 200 Filipino teachers to Spain annually to become English language teachers.

Last month, Education Secretary Leonor Briones met with Spanish Ambassador to the Philippines Jorge Moragas in a courtesy call. Among those discussed is the promotion and teaching of each country's languages.

Moragas expressed Spain’s interest to continue their Language Assistance Program (LAP) with the Philippine government. Spain’s LAP aims to enhance collaboration between the two countries on teacher training.

DepEd explained, through this program, “Spain shall hire around 200 teachers every year to teach the English language in Spain.”

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The Spanish government had long been conducting seminars for LAP participants but this time they want to choose public school teachers and partner with DepEd. They said that through this partnership, their seminars will be more organized and certified by the Philippine education agency.

DepEd added that the Spanish government is looking at initially sending 10 individuals from 2020 to 2021 for a pilot test of the program. A memorandum of understanding on the partnership is also being proposed.

The Spanish government also suggested that the teacher exchanges is truly beneficial to both countries, especially because the Philippines is already offering Spanish as a foreign language subject.

Briones welcomed Spain’s proposal and said, “We appreciate you for taking the initiative in visiting us and sharing the state of Spanish language teaching.”

The education secretary also mentioned how the program will help boost DepEd’s Special Program in Foreign Language (SPFL). Briones said they are considering to add Spanish to the special program.

She said, “We are here to talk about the teaching of Spanish as one of the seven languages for our high school students. I’ve read the MOU and I would be very happy to sign it now because it’s an extension of what we have done before.”

DepEd’s SPFL is a program designed for Grade 7 to 10 students who are already recognized to be competent in Filipino and Language. The program allows them to take extra subjects and learn another foreign language.

Apart from Spanish, the other foreign languages being offered are French, German, Chinese, Korean, and Japanese in select public schools.

— Sally, The Summit Express

MANILA, Philippines – An old bread vendor whose motorcycle was impounded by cops because he didn’t have a driver’s license found help from netizens after his sad plight went viral.

Last September 18, 48-year-old Tatay Ruel Leong from Bacong, Negros Oriental, woke up early to sell bread from his motorcycle. His wife had just recently given birth to their baby and he knew he had to earn money for his family.

Photo credit: DYWC RMN DGTE / Facebook

But while selling bread in Sibulan, two towns away from his hometown, he was apprehended by Philippine National Police Highway Patrol Group (PNP-HPG) for not having a license, among other violations.

Though he explained that he couldn’t really afford to get a license because he only earns very little per day, the HPG was also just doing its job in apprehending those who violate the law. And while Tatay Ruel needs the motorcycle to sell his bread, they also had to impound it because he didn’t have a driver’s license.

Photo credit: DYWC RMN DGTE / Facebook

Tatay Ruel admitted that he knows he needs a license to drive a motorcycle, but this is his only means of earning a living and he can’t afford the hefty fees in getting one. He now has the added problem of where he could find money to pay the fines.

Moreover, he only had Php200 in sales that morning – and his bread would go to waste now that he doesn’t have a motorcycle to use in selling the items. Taking pity on this hardworking dad, local news station DYWC RMN DGTE based in Dumaguete shared his story on their Facebook page. It was announced that the cops brought him to Sibulan PNP station where netizens could buy his bread.

Learning about Tatay Ruel’s dilemma, several netizens immediately went to the police station to help him out by buying his bread. It didn’t take a couple of hours for his bread to be sold out.

Photo credit: DYWC RMN DGTE / Facebook

But aside from getting help in selling the bread, Tatay Ruel received more help from netizens. Some minutes after the post went viral, netizen Jhae Calma offered financial assistance from a riders’ charity group in Mindanao.

“I am Jhae of Charity Riders for one Mindanao, it came to my attention when my wife tagged me about this tatay who crossed my timeline early today, may I ask where I can reach this tatay and what police station or HPG station so we can talk to the chief of HPG so we can pay the penalties and help tatay register his motorcycle and help him back on the road for his daily living,” Calma commented on the page.

Not only will the riders pay for his fines, they will also sure he won’t get caught again by also getting him a license and register his motorcycle, if needed.

More help also poured in as netizens brought food for Tatay Ruel and his family.

While many netizens pointed out that the cops were only doing their job in apprehending those who violate the law, it is wonderful that the community came together for this poor vendor.

—Joy Adalia, The Summit Express

There’s a growing trend these days for tiny homes, with many made from container vans. These are quicker and easier to build because the main structure is already complete; though you still have to make provisions for cutting out portions for the doors and windows, among other necessary things.

One guy recently went viral for building a tiny house from a container van he got. Amiel Colesio shared the progress on Facebook, making a lot of people wish they could also have the same thing at their place.

Photo credit: Amiel Colesio / Facebook

Photo credit: Amiel Colesio / Facebook

Colesio wrote on his Facebook account, posting photos to proudly share his tiny but impressive dream home:

“Tiny House ✅

I've been addicted to tiny houses na napapanuod ko sa YouTube at nakikita ko sa fb [ Facebook]. Hehe. Siguro nakakita na rin kayo at nangarap na magkaroon nun. Isa na ako dun!

Medyo di lang ako kumain ng onti para makaipon pang bili ng mga materyales pero syempre di ko rin 'to makukumpleto kung di ko pinilit tatay ko. Haha. "ipaparenta ko kasi, pa" 😂

#TinyHouse #Goals #Achieved #LumangContainer #RecycledHome”

Proving that he started from scratch, began with a photo of himself outside the container van. It was clearly not brand new as it had plenty of dents and even some holes, but this young man would soon transform this shipping container into a dreamy home.

Photo credit: Amiel Colesio / Facebook

Starting out with a rough sketch, he began working on his dream.

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While he did not detail out how he managed to transform the container van into a home, he showed photos of its progress. For instance, cement appears to be used in building the kitchen area and providing insulation on the walls. Cement was also poured on the floor.

Photo credit: Amiel Colesio / Facebook

Photo credit: Amiel Colesio / Facebook

Rectangular holes were cut out from the shipping container for the huge sliding windows and the door. One portion of the house was set for the living room that doubles as bedroom that Colesio would later furnish with a sofa bed.

Photo credit: Amiel Colesio / Facebook

The other end is designated for the kitchen and dining area.

Photo credit: Amiel Colesio / Facebook

Photo credit: Amiel Colesio / Facebook

The upper part of the container was fitted with railings to transform the area into a second-floor roof garden. After the floorboards were added and finishing touches were placed on the walls, Colesio managed to create a small but beautiful home! No wonder his post went viral.

Photo credit: Amiel Colesio / Facebook

Photo credit: Amiel Colesio / Facebook

Photo credit: Amiel Colesio / Facebook

Photo credit: Amiel Colesio / Facebook

— Joy Adalia, The Summit Express