The Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) announces that 322 out of 546 passed the Optometrist Licensure Examination given by the Board of Optometry in Manila last July 2008.

The following are the top 10 board exam passers for the 6-year and 4-year Optometrists.

Top 10 board passers for the July 2008 Optometrist Licensure Examination-6 Years:

1. Cherry Ann Bautista Ferrer, Centro Escolar University-Manila (CEU-Manila), 86.30%
2. Caryl Mansueto Amisola, Manila Central University-Caloocan City (MCU-Cal), 84.34%
3. Jette-Endi Bacay Fabros, Central Colleges Of The Philippines (CCP), 83.50%
4. Phoebe Eliseo Suing, CEU-Manila, 83.08%
5. Liberty Tinagan Cajipo, CEU-Manila, 82.74%
6. Silvester Simpao Carlos, CEU-Manila, 82.36%
7. Marie Anne Ku Fuster, CEU-Manila, 82.18%
8. Francis Alvin Ching Co, CEU-Manila, 82.02%
9. Siena Red Vicente Nayve, MCU-Cal, 81.74%
10. Mary Lisbeth Chang Abrenica, CEU-Manila, 81.72%

Top 10 passers for the July 2008 Optometrist Licensure Examination-4 Years:

1. Voltaire Emeliano Siapno Tada, Lyceum Northwestern, 87.31%
2. Celia Agnes Guiling Tamondong, Lyceum Northwestern, 85.41%
3. Arjhon Dela Cruz Mostaza, CEU-Manila, 83.97%
4. Reynaldo Gernale Dia, CCP, 83.86%
5. Scarlet Faylogna Lorenzo, Pines City College (Pcec), 83.77%
6. Michelle Marie Teng Cabral, CEU-Manila, 83.30%
7. Renando Murillo Del Mundo, Lyceum Northwestern, 83.27%
8. Anthony Villareal San Juan, De Ocampo Memorial Colleges, 82.64%
9. Imelda Pacle Salentes, CEU-Manila, 82.22%
10. Mark Estandarte, MCU-Cal, 81.87%