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4Ps beneficiary, DOST scholar tops March 2025 LET
CEBU CITY, Philippines — From playing teacher as a child to becoming the topnotcher of the March 2025 Licensure Examina…
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Filipino student graduates cum laude from Yale University
MANILA, Philippines — Nathan Wayne Ariston, a proud graduate of Philippine Science High School – Central Mindanao Campu…
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Guy randomly chose pharmacy course, ends up Top 6 in board exams years later
Adrian Maverick Mendova ranked no. 6 in the April 2025 Pharmacist Licensure Examination . With this impressive feat, ev…
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Agta siblings go viral for graduating from college
BAGGAO, Cagayan — Two sisters from the Agta (Ayta or Aeta) indigenous community in Cagayan have captured the hearts of …
Pinoy magna cum laude in Harvard
Pinoy student graduates magna cum laude with highest honors at Harvard University
MANILA, Philippines – A Filipino student has graduated magna cum laude with highest honors from Harvard University in t…
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Teacher shares inspiring journey of completing PhD at 33; now an ECE in Canada
MANILA, Philippines – At just 33 years old, a Filipina educator known online as “Miss JT Diaries” has reached an academ…
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Proud dad offers free tricycle rides after daughter passed board exams
MANILA, Philippines – “My father is very supportive; he is truly hardworking.” These were the heartfelt words of newl…
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Boy and soldier in 500-peso bill meet again after nearly 40 years
MANILA, Philippines – Remember the boy in the 500-peso bill who’s now a nurse in New York City ? He was able to once ag…
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From homeless to homeowner: 19-year-old freelancer from poor family buys own house and car
MANILA, Philippines – At just 19 years old, a young Filipino freelancer who goes by the social media handle “Bryce Soci…
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Three siblings win gold and silver medals at English Olympiad in Korea
MANILA, Philippines – Three proud siblings from De La Salle Lipa brought honor to the Philippines after winning medals …
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Street vendor's son is PMA's 2025 valedictorian
MANILA, Philippines – Straight from the slums of Quezon City, Jessie Ticar Jr. , the son of a street vendor and a forme…
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Architect becomes full-time flower shop owner, recalls 'tindera lang' comments
MANILA, Philippines – For some, becoming an architect is the ultimate dream. But for one architect, 28-year-old Megan O…
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CPA board exam topnotcher originally wanted to be a doctor
MANILA, Philippines – Jianne Ilysse Yu ranked No.1 in the December 2024 Certified Public Accountants Licensure Examinat…
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Facebook 'joke' lands Pinoy student a real Thai university scholarship
MANILA, Philippines – A Facebook ‘joke’ landed Pinoy student Angelo Fernandez Virgo a real Thai university scholarship …
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Student denied entry to UP, Top 1 in ND board exams
MANILA, Philippines – Like thousands of other students, Genesis O. Rivera wanted to study at the University of the Phil…
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CDU’s First Magna Cum Laude Tops Respiratory Therapist Licensure Exam
CEBU CITY — From surviving Supertyphoon Yolanda in Ormoc to topping the Respiratory Therapist Licensure Examination , t…
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Engineering board exam taker 'one question away' from being topnotcher
MANILA, Philippines – Engr. Crisdenmar S. Dela Cruz passed the February 2025 Mechanical Engineers Licensure Exam (MELE)…
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Cebu grad ranks 9th in LET despite surgery during review
Right on the day when their review classes for the March 2024 Licensure Examination for Teachers (LET) was about to sta…
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Former ‘tindero’ now a mechanical engineer
MANILA, Philippines – “Life is what you make it!” That adage perfectly applies to Engr. Angelo Pigol Bautista, a young …
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Irregular student who spent 6.5 years in college top 10 in Agricultural and Biosystems Engineer board exam
MANILA, Philippines – In every journey toward success, one undoubtedly encounters various challenges, trials, and hards…