The document summarizes recent achievements of University of Makati students and programs: - Carmela Lea Mira from the College of Allied Health Studies-Center of Nursing ranked 10th in the May 2015 Nursing Licensure Examination, continuing UMak's streak of top performers. The nursing program achieved an 80% overall passing rate. - 14 UMak athletes competed for Team Philippines in the 28th Southeast Asian Games in Singapore in June 2015, with the university winning bronze medals in archery, squash, and women's rugby. - Kristofferson Isar Dela Cruz, the valedictorian from the College of Business Administration, ranked 5th in the May 2015 Certified Public Accountant Licensure Ex

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A quarterly newsletter for the visitors of the University of Makati APRIL—JUNE 2015 • ISSUE NO. 3 • VOLUME 2
WINNING STREAK CONTINUES
FOR UMAK WITH MAY 2015
NURSING BOARD TOPNOTCHER
80% OVERALL PASSING RATE AND 90% PASSING RATE FOR
1ST TIME TAKERS ACHIEVED
23 June 2015, Manila – Anoth-
er University of Makati
(UMak) winner has emerged as
CARMELA LEA RECIPRO-
CO MIRA, magna cum
laude from the College of Al-
lied Health Studies-Center of
Nursing (COAHS-CON), lands
10th
place in the May 2015
Nurse Licensure Examination
(NLE) with a rating of 84%.
This was reported by COAHS
Associate Dean Maria Fay Ne-
nette Cariaga and COAHS-
CON Executive Director An-
thony John Domingo to UMak
President Tomas Lopez, Jr.
based on the official announce-
ment of the Professional Regu-
lation Commission (PRC).
Director Domingo also reported
that UMak was one of the top
performing schools among
those with 50 or more exami-
nees, achieving a 90% passing
rate for 1st timers and an over-
all passing rate of 80% vs.
54.26% for national. A total of
44 out of 55 examinees from
UMak passed, while 9,707 out
of 17,891 passed nationwide.
The promising new UMak
nurses who now join the Roster
of Registered Professionals
are: JOYCE ANN ACEDERA,
MICHELLE AMPATUAN,
ALYSSA MARIE ARANDIL-
LA, JENNIFER BASCON,
DIANNE ANDREA BAU-
TISTA, KEEM KENNETH
BEROY, CHRIS DALE BONI-
FACIO, KRIZZLE TRICEA
BRUSAS, ARJAY BUGNA,
TRIXIA CAMPOREDONDO,
HANS PETER CARONAN,
TRISTAN ERICK CATIBOG,
GERALDINE COCHARO,
PAMELA CONDE,
GRETHELLE CUADRA,
GISELLE ECLARINO, SA-
RAH ANN JAMILLA FACIO-
LAN, PAMELA SHERMAINE
FILOMENO, MUSSEIN DE-
SIRE FORTES, MARY
AIMEE GALINDO, ARIELLE
ANN GARCIA, RUTH AL-
LANO HUERTA, IRENE JU-
RADO, FATIMA MAY
LACHICA, CARMEN
MACALUTAS, IRIS COLEEN
MACARO, FARAH MACA-
TUGGAL, CARMELA LEA
MIRA (TOP 10), EMMANU-
EL MONCADA, ALAMINA
MUTIA, KATHLEEN JOIE
ORDINARIO, LEA LOVE
LOVELLE PARAYNO, EDD
NEILZEN PICHAY, MAR-
LON RALA, MA. ALMA
RODES, VANESSA CLEO
SABADO, SARAH SALLAN,
HANNA JOYCE SALVA,
GENALYN ANNE SANTIA-
GO, KATHLEEN SORITA,
GLADYS SORONIO, CHARI-
TY JOY TOLENTINO, and
MARIAN GENEL VIL-
LANUEVA.
Makati Mayor Jejomar Erwin
Binay, Jr. and President Lopez
are all praises as they congratu-
lated the newly registered
UMak nurses, led by topnotch-
er Mira, whose success came
soon after the success of the
new Certified Public Account-
ants from the College of Busi-
ness Administration last month.
The two top city officials also
lauded the COAHS-CON men-
tors, led by COAHS Dean Per-
ry Ishmael Peralta, COAHS
Associate Dean Cariaga, and
COAHS-CON Executive Di-
rector Domingo.
“What a good way to start the
school year with this series of
wins! As UMak moves into the
Outcomes-Based Education
approach in learning strategies
to mold the „UMak Brand of
Student‟ who is „Maka-Diyos,
Maka-Tao, Maka-
Kalikasan at Maka-Bansa,‟ (Pro
-God, Pro-People, Pro-Nature,
Pro-Nation) let this serve as an
inspiration for other students to
emulate to make it to the
top. Congratulations to the
winning COAHS-CON team
and thank you for giving great-
er honor to our university. We
look forward to more UMak
topnotchers and successful
board passers in November!”
The traditional UMak pinning
and capping ceremony for the
newly registered nurses was
held last June 26. This year
marks more than a decade of
UMak NLE passers and the
university‟s performance last
month has been the strongest
with more than 50 exami-
nees. On its first year, UMak
achieved 100% passing rate for
less than 50 examinees in both
the June and December exam
dates. In December 2006,
UMak garnered its highest
overall passing rate of 88% for
50 examinees.
Beauty and Brains. Ms. COAHS
2013, COAHS Student Council
Chair and UMak Supreme Student
Government Auditor for AY 2014-
2015, and magna cum laude 2015
graduate Mira adds another
feather to her nursing cap as she
makes it to the elite top 10 of the
May 2015 NLE.
14 UMAK ATHLETES AMONG ELITE
TEAM PHILIPPINES IN 28TH SEA GAMES
Bronze Medals Won by UMak Herons in Archery, Squash and Women’s Rugby
HSU Grade 12 student,
JEMYCA ARIBADO, bronze
medalist in Women's
Squash Single Event.
Once again, University of Ma-
kati (UMak) has shown world-
class caliber as 14 UMak Herons
join the 472-strong athletes of
Team Philippines in the ongoing
28th Southeast Asian (SEA)
Games in Singapore from June 5
to 16.
The UMak contingent is com-
posed of: PAUL MARTON
DELA CRUZ and RACHEL
ANNE DELA CRUZ for ar-
chery; RONALD ROSS CAR-
BONELL, MARK JELLO CER-
DON, HENIELEE PASTOR,
MARK ANTHONY POLO,
HAZZER TALINGDAN, and
LIONEL NICO VELEZ for
floorball; GELANIE GAMBA,
RASSIEL SALES, and SYLVIA
TUDOC for rugby; DAVID
WILLIAM PELIÑO and JEMY-
CA ARIBADO for squash; and
DANY FUNELAS for tradition-
al boat race.
Makati Mayor Jejomar Erwin
Binay, Jr. commended the
UMak athletes for their dedica-
tion to excellence in their chosen
event, which has earned them
the privilege to represent the
country in international sports
competitions.
“The outstanding athletes of
UMak have done justice to our
continuing efforts to spark the
youth‟s interest in sports and
enable them to discover and de-
velop their latent abilities, so
that they can fulfil their dreams
and build a better life for their
families,” Mayor Binay said.
UMak President Tomas Lopez,
Jr. likewise congratulated the
Singapore-bound UMak Her-
ons. He also lauded Director
Lera, Assistant ADC Director
Michael Tolentino and all the
coaches who recruited, trained
and developed the then budding
varsity players: “Win or lose,
you are winners to us! Continue
to inspire others to aim for ex-
cellence, as we look forward to
more of our home-growns going
international.”
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UMAK VALEDICTORIAN AND SUMMA CUM LAUDE IS
5TH IN MAY 2015 CPA BOARD EXAM
14 new CPAs to be added to CBA Roster of Registered Professionals
21 May 2015, Manila – KRIS-
TOFFERSON ISAR DELA
CRUZ of University of Makati
(UMak) College of Business
Administration (CBA) is
ranked number five out of
2,132 passers with a rating of
89.43% and UMak has
achieved 56% passing rate vs.
35.78% national passing rate in
the Certified Public Accountant
(CPA) Licensure Examination
held last May 10 to 11 and May
17 to 18 in Manila, Baguio,
Cagayan de Oro, Cebu, Davao,
Iloilo and Legazpi.
This was announced by the
Professional Regulation Com-
mission (PRC) and the Board
of Accountancy. They also
announced that UMak had a
total of 14 successful exami-
nees as follows: MARYLUDS
ABONG, LESTER CAMASO,
CRISTINA MARIE CASTRO,
KRISTOFFERSON DELA
CRUZ, JOMEL ADONIS EN-
CISO, JOSIELYN ESPIRITU,
SHEENAH FERRER, ARVEE
FRONDA, EMIE FUN-
TANAR, MARIE ROSE
GAURINO, ROWENA
LOPENA, KARL ARJAY
TALOSIG, JELO UMBO,
ROGER VILLAR.
Makati Mayor Jejomar Erwin
Binay, Jr. and UMak President
Tomas Lopez, Jr. have extend-
ed their congratulations to Dela
Cruz, the other successful
UMak CPA passers, and the
rest of the CBA led by newly-
designated Dean Josephine
Rupert, University Secretary
and former Dean Elyxzur Ra-
mos, and Accountancy and
Financial Management Depart-
ment Head Marlo Gile.
“You make us proud! Thank
you for reconfirming that our
innovations work. We have
truly become a leading educa-
tional institutional, which can
stand at par with bigger and
better-funded colleges and uni-
versities in the country. The
City and the University are
confident that our new CPAs
will continue on to more great-
ness, as they inspire the next
batch of striving but promising
UMak accountants,” said Presi-
dent Lopez.
Dela Cruz was batch valedicto-
rian and top summa cum
laude graduate in the recently
concluded UMak
42nd Commencement Exercis-
es. Talosig was batch salutato-
rian and second place summa
cum laude, while Camaso was
fifth place summa cum laude in
the last Commencement Exer-
cises.
According to Professor Gile,
the three top honor graduates
achieved equally outstanding
performances at the CPA Re-
view School of the Philippines
(CPAR), with Dela Cruz finish-
ing second place nationwide,
Talosig in third nationwide,
and Camaso in seventh nation-
wide. All 14 new UMak CPAs
are graduates of Bachelor of
Science in Accountancy.
This is, by far, the strongest
CPA board exam finish of
UMak raising hopes for an
even stronger finish in the next
round of October 2015 ex-
am. Dela Cruz is the lone top
notcher from a local university
and from a public school, car-
rying out the “fighting” and
“winning” stance of his vale-
dictory address.
Eunice Millicent Ong Li from
Chiang Kai Shek College
topped the examination, while
Shaun Anthony Tiu Go from
University of San Carlos land-
ed in second place. Tied in
third place are Jaecelle Marg-
rett Go Dy also from Universi-
ty of Carlos and Sharmaine
Fernandez Sy from De La Salle
University-Manila. University
of San Carlos was the school
topnotcher with an 88.06%
passing rate and five of its
graduates in the top ten.
FIGHTERS AND WINNERS. Top 5 CPA board topnotcher, CPAR nationwide second placer, UMak Batch
2015 valedictorian and summa cum laude Kristofferson Dela Cruz (left) is shown during the commence-
ment exercises last month in his memorable address to the CBA graduates: “We might not have the form
of a Green Archer or a Blue Eagle, but we do have the substance of a fighter. We have the substance of a
winner!”; New CPA, CPAR nationwide third placer, UMak Batch 2015 salutatorian and summa cum laude
Karl Talosig (right) leads the graduates in their Pledge of Loyalty.