Landing in the top 10 spots are:

#1 – Riana Beatriz T. Siron, RMT – 92.30%

#3 – Noreen Anne C. Corpuz, RMT – 91.30%

#5 – Reigne Kristy O. Ca帽ada, RMT – 91.10%

#6 – Julius Miguel A. Tizon, RMT – 91.00%

#7 – Kristine Mae D. Serva帽ez, RMT – 90.90%

#9 – Ma. Ruth Naomi Beltran, RMT – 90.70%

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Navidad is the inaugural Chair of the Institutional Research Ethics Board, which oversees existing and helps establish new research ethics committees for accreditation by the Philippine Health Research Ethics Board (PHREB).

A longtime Social Health Studies research interest group member, she conducts researches on the interface of the social and allied health sciences, several of which have received grants from agencies such as the Philippine Council for Health Research and Development, Philippine Institute of Traditional and Alternative Health Care, and Porticus Asia. Currently, she is working on a two-part study on 鈥淗ealing Interventions from Local Traditions鈥� (HILOT), which involves a scoping review and cultural mapping of how hilot is practiced in the archipelago.

Navidad was nominated by the UST Department of Medical Technology and the Faculty of Pharmacy officials. After winning the regional search, she competed with all the regional winners to finally capture the award. Navidad expressed gratitude to her superiors and colleagues in the Faculty of Pharmacy, and acknowledged the Research Center for Social Sciences for providing support for her research undertakings. In an interview with the Communications Bureau, she advised Thomasians to 鈥渒now your goal and have passion for what you are doing.鈥�

Navidad is the latest Thomasian to win PAMET鈥檚 prized research plum, which was also conferred in the past to cancer researcher Pia Marie S.P. Albano, PhD.

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Apart from the two distinctions, UST was also recognized for having the most number of Level IV accredited programs in the country. Level IV is the highest rating a program can get. Programs enjoying this status “have been highly respected as very high academic programs in the Philippines and with prestige and authority comparable to similar programs in excellent foreign universities,” according to PACUCOA.

Meanwhile, four bachelor’s programs were also recognized for producing topnotchers in recent Professional Regulation Commission licensure exams, namely, BS Medical Technology, BS Accountancy, BS Nutrition and Dietetics, and BS Architecture.

UST also won an award for the community outreach/extension program contest. The College of Science bagged Second Prize for “CCHEERS聽to Laudato si: Care for our Common Home through Environmental Expedition Integrating the role of Service-Learning.”

Thomasian professors were also recognized by PACUCOA. Graduate School academic staff Lucila O. Bance, PhD was named Outstanding Accreditor, while Dean Emeritus Carmen Kanapi, PhD received a Posthumous Award for Service. Service awards were also received by Graduate School academic staff Belen Tangco, PhD (Accrediting Team Chairman), as well as Faculty of Pharmacy officials Aleth Therese L. Dacanay, PhD, Frieda Z. Hapan, PhD, and Edilberto P. Manahan, PhD.

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The research focused on the isolation of a free-living amoebae in a volcanic mud spring in Los Banos, Laguna and is said to be the first surveillance study conducted in the area for potentially pathogenic free-living amoebae. The isolate can thrive to up to 80 degrees celcius and is considered the first of its kind. Free-living Amoebae can cause fatal and non-fatal infections of the brain when contracted by swimming in freshwater sources like lakes, hot springs, and swimming pools.

The research group is composed of Crisselle Celis, Isabella Caburnay, Fritz Avila, Angela Cunan, Aleli Cuevas, Kenneth Banal, J Piolo Blanco, Hannah Conol, and Asst Prof. Giovanni De Jesus Milanez, PhD as the group’s research adviser. Collaborators include Asst. Dean Ma. Frieda Z. Hapan, PhD, Department Chair Prof. Edilberto P. Manahan, PhD, and Asst Prof. Frederick Masangkay. The group received a travel grant, a plaque, and a cash prize.

The conference was participated in by researchers from Japan, Malaysia, Indonesia, Cambodia, Thailand, Taiwan, and the Philippines.

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The following is the list of Thomasian RMTs who dominated the said exams:

#2 Jolina Mae DP. Ongchinke, RMT (92.70%)

#3 Kevin Carlo M. Ganas, RMT and Hilary Marj L. Orbeta, RMT (92.40%)

#6 Bianca F. Felise Cruz, RMT and Exequiel F. Sangco III, RMT (92.10%)

#7 Aira Francine E. Marquez, RMT (92%)

#8 Siimon Nicohlus R. Ca帽eba, RMT (91.90%)

#9 Leo Bert A. Orpilla, RMT (91.80%)

#10 Jose Carlo R. Domingo, RMT and Jayson J. Paredes, RMT (91.70%)

Meanwhile, UST is the 5th top performing school after registering a 93.86% rating that surpassed the 73.73% national rate, producing a bevy of 367 new Thomasian Medical Technologists. The number is the largest among the schools that fielded examinees.

The PRC results can be viewed .

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The Philippine Society of Parasitology, Inc. is the national organization of Filipino parasitologists dedicated in the prevention, control, and elimination of parasitic diseases in the country. Its current batch of officers is composed of scholars and professionals from the country’s leading universities.

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Department of Medical Technology Chair Prof. Edilberto P. Manahan, PhD was named as the association’s Secretary, while faculty members Assoc. Prof. Gregorio L. Martin I, PhD and Inst. Oliver Shane R. Dumaoal, MSMT will serve as members of the Board of Directors. They will all hold office until 2026.

Accoding to Manahan, “with the three faculty members taking part of the Executive Board, the Faculty of Pharmacy – Department of Medical Technology will have access to professional development among the faculty members and improve linkages locally and abroad. Likewise, donning the Center of Excellence [distinction] in Medical Technology Education in the country, the University continues its role in implementing projects and activities that provide quality medical laboratory science education.”

The executive board is elected by the Deans and Program Heads of Schools of Medical Technology from all its 155 member schools. PASMETH’s primary mission is to harmonize relevant, updated, and globally accepted medical technology education in the country.

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Overall, the University鈥檚 passing rate was 90.57%, higher than the national passing rate of 76.46%.

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Hapan was recognized for her 鈥渆xcellence, distinctive contributions, and accomplishments鈥� as a medical technologist in the Philippine Association of Medical Technologists. This is the latest feather on Hapan鈥檚 cap. Just last year, she was named the 2022 Outstanding Professional in Medical Technology by the Professional Regulation Commission. Hapan is also the Chair of the Technical Committee for Medical Technology at the Commission on Higher Education and was once Chair of UST鈥檚 Department of Medical Technology. She handles courses in the Graduate School鈥檚 master鈥檚 and doctorate programs for Medical Technology.

The PFPA, established in 1978, brings together various professional associations in the country, such as the Council of Professional Health Association, Philippine Technological Council, and Council of Business and Management Professionals, among others.

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Faculty of Pharmacy Asst. Dean Prof. Frieda Z Hapan, PhD was named “Most Outstanding Medical Technologist”, while Asst. Prof. Giovanni De Jesus Milanez, PhD earned the “Crisanto Almario Memorial Award for Research”.

The theme of the convention was “Forging the Future of Medical Technology Towards Digital Laboratory Medicine”.

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