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rapplerAds.displayAd( "mobile-middle-1" );NEGROS OCCIDENTAL, Philippines —Two graduates of the Technological University of the Philippines-Visayas (TUPV) in Talisay City, Negros Occidental, are among the five topnotchers of the April 2025 Electronics Technicians Licensure Examination (ETLE).Classmates and best friends Jayvee Fuentebella of Bacolod City and Jan Frederick Valenton of Murcia town, scored 95% in the exam.
The other topnotchers with the same score are Ericko Louise Glodove of the University of Sto. Tomas, Alan Panga of the Cebu Institute of Technology-University, and Daniel Vicho of the University of the Philippines-Diliman.Must Read RESULTS: April 2025 Electronics Engineers and Electronics Technicians Licensure Examinations Fuentebella and Valenton, both 23, obtained their electronics engineering degree at TUPV in July 2024.
In an interview with Rappler on Friday, April 11, Fuentebella said he really aimed to top the exam. “I focused. I reviewed well.
I prayed for this. And I have made it,” he said.The fourth among six siblings, Fuentebella said that he really heeded the advice of his siblings to focus, and to keep in mind that he would only take the exam once.
Music and chess lover Valenton, on the other hand, told Rappler that he prayed but never expected to land in the top 10, more so, the top spot.Prior to the exam held on April 4, Fuentebella and Valenton also took the Electronics Engineers Licensure Examination (EELE) on April 2 and 3, which they also passed. Fuentebella scored 83% while Valenton scored 89% — just a sliver from the 10th place score of 89.
1.TUVP graduate Bryan McPerry Guillang ranked 8th in the EELE.TUVP was the top performing school in the April 2025 ETLE among schools with 80 or more examinees with at least 80% passing percentage.
A total of 78 of its 81 examinees, for a passing rate of 96.3%.TUVP was the second top performing school in the April 2025 EELE among schools with 30 or more examinees with at least 80% passing percentage, as 67 of its 76 examinees passed, for a passing rate of 88.
16%. The top performing school is UP Diliman with a passing rate of 94%.Last year, TUPV graduate Neile Shem Ban̈as topped both EELE and ETLE.
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rapplerAds.displayAd( "mobile-middle-2" );Inspired by familyFuentebella, who aspires to work in a telecommunication company, said his inspiration in acing the ETLE is his family, especially his parents Gary, an on-call mechanic, and Mary Grace. Valenton, youngest of two siblings, credited his feat to his parents retired soldier Cesar and public school teacher Lelanie, as well as to his grandparents, who never failed to tell him to focus on his review and, if possible, ace the exam.
If given a chance, Valenton wants to be employed in the semi-conductor industry here or abroad.Fuentebella shared that to destress during the six-month exam review in Cebu, he loved to play online games like Mobile Legends, Bang Bang , and wander around the city. Valenton listened to his favorite music to ease the pressure.
Engineer Renato Deldo, head of TUPV’s Electronics Communication Engineering Department, attributed the performance of their graduate in this year’s ETLE and EELE to their seven-year-old Students Enhancement Program (SEP) that is dedicated to preparing their graduates.During review, Deldo said TUPV’s mentors also act as counsellors for their graduates. “We never abandon them till the licensure exam is over,” he said.
TUPV is already known in Negros Occidental as the “Home of the Topnotchers.” – Rappler.com.
