By Cyrus A. Natividad

Centralians Bryan Paul L. Espinosa and Shenry June A. Esparagoza are among Top Ten board passers in the 2021 Licensure Examination for Teachers (Secondary Level). Espinosa ranked No. 6 with 92.00% rating, while Shenry June A. Esparagosa ranked No. 10 with 91.20% rating. CPU got an all-time high passing rate of 84.44% (38 passers out of 45 takers) in the BSED category versus the national passing rate of 57.76%. In the BEED category, CPU got 86.67% (13 passers out of 15 takers) with a national passing rate of 55.96%.

Espinosa who comes from Iloilo City said “It was a journey enriched in love, hope, and gratitude. I made it! I am a LET Topnotcher. I trusted everything in God’s hands and trusting Him led to this wonderful moment.”

On the other hand, the parents of Esparagoza were very proud of him. He’s dedicated and made sure he makes good in the LET exam. Esparagoza comes from Tibiao, province of Antique.

Espinosa and Esparagoza thanked Central Philippine University, their parents, teachers, Dean, classmates and friends. Bryan, graduated during the first semester of School Year 2018-2019, Magna Cum Laude while Shenry graduated during the First Semester of SY 2019-2020.

According to Dr. Merle L. Junsay, Dean of the College of Education, “My heart leaps with joy and thanksgiving for the wonderful blessing we received from God in the College of Education: having two topnotchers and having achieved a very high rating in the September 2021 Licensure Examination for Teachers (LET). God indeed has a perfect plan. The result is a testimony that excellence is never an accident. Now, we do not wonder why the LET was cancelled three times. All praise and glory be to our God!”

According to the Philippine Regulatory Commission (PRC), 4,883 elementary teachers from 8,720 examinees and 10,318 secondary teachers from 17,863 examinees, successfully passed the LET Licensure Examination.