Biliran Province State University - Biliran Campus (BilCam) celebrated the recent achievement of its October 2024 Forester Licensure Exam (FLE) passers with a hero’s welcome, formally honoring topnotcher Neña Rose Corpin with a P100,000 incentive for securing the first rank nationwide. 

The celebratory event, attended by University President Dr. Victor C. Cañezo, Jr., along with BilCam key officials, faculty members, and students, began with a festive parade around the campus. 

A ceremony was held after to present certificates of recognition to the newly licensed foresters, namely Angela C. Camarines, Jesus Dequiña, Ro-anne M. Ejorcadas, Maria Jessica P. Gelizon, Ara D. Lamoste, May Nuevo, Manilyn G. Quinte, Angeline J. Solis, Noemi D. Tinos, and topnotcher Corpin.

BiPSU achieved an impressive 90.91% overall passing rate in the October 2024 FLE, as officially reported by the Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) and the Board for Foresters on November 5.

Moreover, during the ceremony, University President Dr. Victor C. Cañezo, Jr., officially presented the topnotcher with a P100,000 cash incentive.

The university president earlier iterated the university’s commitment to recognizing and incentivizing top-performing graduates, emphasizing that the PHP 100,000 incentive is part of a Board of Regents (BOR)-approved program designed to encourage students to excel in national licensure exams. “We want to make our topnotchers feel that we truly appreciate the honor they bring to the university,” Dr. Cañezo stated. 

This achievement marks Corpin as the sixth topnotcher under Dr. Cañezo’s administration, all of whom received incentives and offers for regular teaching positions. 

In line with this program, Dr. Cañezo publicly announced that BiPSU has extended an offer for Corpin to join the teaching faculty of the School of Agribusiness and Forest Resource Management (SAbFoRM), though Corpin has yet to confirm her decision.

Meanwhile, in her message, Corpin revealed that she prayed to land in the top 10 of the board exam but did not expect to rank first.

“I felt like the top one was too high for me to reach," she said. “After taking the board exam, my prayer changed—I prayed that even if I only placed in the Top 8 or whatever He could give, I would accept it as long as I passed the board exam and became a forester.”

Corpin achieved an outstanding rating of 92.60%, outperforming 1,573 examinees nationwide.

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