Two topnotchers led UPLB’s 29 new chemical engineers, based on the results of the May 2019 Chemical Engineer Licensure Examination.

Kem M. Taghap placed second with a rating of 83.60%, while Manuel Christian S. Caparas ranked tenth with a rating of 80.20%.

A total of 313 examinees out of 616 takers nationwide passed the exam. The Professional Regulation Commission administered it. (Mark Jayson E. Gloria, with information from www.prc.gov.ph)