San Agustin grad tops Pharmacist Board Exam

A graduate of University of San Agustin in Iloilo city was named one of the top 10 passers of January 2015 Pharmacist Licensure Examination.

Claire Palma with her proud parents. Credits: Facebook.

Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) has released the results of Pharmacist board exam on Wednesday, and Agustinian Claire Erdaje Palma ranked 8th overall with rating of 90.55 percent.

A total of 1,292 out of 2,295 passed the test given by the Board of Pharmacy in the cities of Manila, Baguio, Cebu, Davao and Iloilo this January 18-19, 2015. Jona Mari Chiong Alinas of University of the Immaculate Conception - Davao led all examinees with rating of 91.90 percent. Here are the rest of topnotchers:

Pharmacist Board Exam topnotchers

1 JONA MARI CHIONG ALINAS UNIVERSITY OF THE IMMACULATE CONCEPTION-DAVAO 91.90
2 JOMHEL PANGILINAN SIJAS UNIVERSITY OF THE PHILIPPINES- MANILA 91.47
3 KATE ANGELINE GAMBOA TAN UNIVERSITY OF THE PHILIPPINES-MANILA 91.45
4 MARIANNE ALYSSA PENGSON PANGILINAN UNIVERSITY OF THE PHILIPPINES-MANILA 91.38
5 AMIRA VENIDA UNIVERSITY OF THE PHILIPPINES-MANILA 91.28
6 JESANIE DEL MORO MARFIL UNIVERSITY OF PERPETUAL HELPSYSTEM-LAGUNA 91.17
7 CAMILLE VIEN DELA CRUZ SAYSON UNIVERSITY OF THE PHILIPPINES-MANILA 90.95
8 CLAIRE ERDAJE PALMA UNIVERSITY OF SAN AGUSTIN 90.55
9 MARK CHRISTIAN MACLAN GUTIERREZ UNIVERSITY OF THE PHILIPPINES-MANILA 90.50
JAMES PADUA JIMENEZ UNIVERSITY OF THE PHILIPPINES-MANILA 90.50
10 ANNA MARIE TAN FAMACION OUR LADY OF FATIMA UNIVERSITY-VALENZUELA 90.35
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For complete list of passers, check this link.