‘Parang attendance lang’: UP posts 100% passing rate in food tech board exam

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By Gabriela Baron

“Parang attendance lang,” netizens quipped after the result of the August 2023 Food Technologists Licensure Exam went viral online.

University of the Philippines (UP) Diliman posted a 100% passing rate, after all 75 of its takers passed the board exam.

Meanwhile, UP Los Baños (UPLB) posted 92.86 and UP Mindanao, 83.33%.

Twenty-two passers in the Top 10 were from UP Diliman, 13 from UPLB, one from UP Mindanao, and one from UP Visayas-Iloilo City.

The board exam was conducted on Aug. 10 to 11 at testing centers in Metro Manila, Cebu, Davao, Koronadal, Legazpi, Lucena, Rosales, and Zamboanga. – cf

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