Aklanon places 7th in CPA exams
BY BOY RYAN B. ZABAL

KALIBO, Aklan - Christy Iledan Cezar, a graduate of Garcia College of Technology (GCT), landed in the top 10 of the Licensure Examination for Certified Public Accountants given by the Board of Accountancy last month.

Cezar, a native of Sta Cruz, Malinao, Aklan, garnered 89.57% to place seventh among 1,597 successful examinees out of 6,499. She graduated Magna Cum Laude of Class 2005.
Aside from Cezar, the new accountants from GCT are Jojit Dela Cruz, Mark Milan Iguban and Vanessa Rasco.
UP-Diliman graduate Gillianne Roselle Say topped the examinations with 91.86% followed by Irene Te of Mindanao State University-Iligan Institute of Technology with 91.43% and Alvin Caballero of Polytechnic University of the Philippines-Sta Mesa with 91.00% rating.
College administrator Violeta Distor has attributed the achievements of GCT to affordable and accessible quality education to students, including faculty development program to its instructors.

The college has also produced topnotchers in the various professional examinations and has been consistently among the top schools in the region in terms of performance in the licensure examinations.
Last month, Engr. Jacky More and Engr. Eugene Nicolas also passed the Registered Mechanical Engineer Licensure examinations given by the Board of Mechanical Engineering while Engr. Junery De Juan hurdled the Electrical Engineering examinations and the Master Electrician Licensure Examinations last September.
The oath taking of successful CPA examinees is set on November 22, 2006 at the Plenary Hall of the Philippine International Convention Center (PICC) in Manila.