BACOLOD City – A graduate of the Technological University of the Philippines-Visayas (TUP-V) in Talisay City, Negros Occidental topped the April 2024 Electronics Engineering Licensure Examinations (ECELE), the Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) announced on Wednesday, April 17.
Niele Shem Bañas, from La Carlota City, led the passers with a rating of 91.80 percent.
Bañas graduated magna cum laude with a Bachelor of Science in Electronics Engineering.
According to the PRC, TUP-V achieved a 71.05 percent overall passing rate, surpassing the 42.49 percent national average in the ECELE.
A total of 1,330 out of 3,130 passed the 2024 ECELE which was conducted on April 11 to 12, 2024 at testing centers in Metro Manila, Baguio, Cagayan de Oro, Cebu, Davao, Iloilo, Legazpi, Lucena, Pampanga, Rosales and Tuguegarao.
Meanwhile, TUP-V campus director Eric A. Malo-oy said Bañas is expected to receive a topnotcher incentive of P200,000 from the university.
Malo-oy added that the university attributed its success, particularly in the engineering and engineering technology programs, not only to its curriculum development programs, laboratory, and equipment augmentation but also to the commitment of each faculty and staff to delivering quality education.
“Truly TUP-Visayas is the home of topnotchers in engineering and engineering technology education in the country,” Malo-oy said./PN
