23 February 2011

USC: Architecture Board Exam Results 2011

Congratulations to our New Architects!

Successful examinees of the board examinations for Architecture held in Manila last January 2011.

1. Abella, Rudyard John B.
2. Amarga, Zeus Czar L.
3. Arbiol, Derrick A.
4. Bagayas, Bill E.
5. Bernades, Ernest Paul E.
6. Boyles, Marlon C.
7. Cabale, Aljie Niño F.
8. Espeleta, Frederick T.
9. Gregana, Celeste R.
10. Guangco, Karl R.
11. Ko, Marlon L.
12. Leones, Chuck B.
13. Lim, Cyrus C.
14. Limkunhoy, Karen P.
15. Mercado, Karleen R.
16. Mortiz, Rowena Irene M.
17. Mortola, Charisse Kay T.
18. Ngochua, Joseph Bryant E.
19. Ong, Jason Christopher V.
20. Reyes, Joanne Nicole Y.
21. Shih, Rowell Ray L.
22. Tan, Alfred Andrew C.
23. Ulila, Venzon Charles C.
24. Wong, Arnel Gabriel C.

National Passing Percentage: 50.66% (912/1,800)
USC Passing Percentage : 72.73% (24/33)

Successful examinees of the board examinations for Architecture held in Abu Dhabi last November 16 & 17, 2010.

1. BASE, GLENN O.
2. CHUA, ALEXANDRA R.
3. FACULTAD, XERXES ANTHONY B.
4. ROMANO, MARY JONIE R.

National Passing Percentage: 51.98% (236/454)
USC Passing Percentage : 100% (4/4)

Author: Department of Architecture
17 / February / 2011

Accountancy Faculty is Outstanding Finance Educator in the Visayas

Dr. Challoner Matero, Assistant Dean of the College of Commerce, has been the recipient of the 2010-2011 Rafael B. Buenaventura’s Outstanding Finance Educator (OFE) in the Visayas, during fitting ceremonies held at the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas in Pasay City on 26 January 2011. Mr. Rhodelio Campilan, faculty member of the Department of Business Administration, also received a similar award in 2007.

Dr Matero, who is an Associate Professor of the Department of Accountancy, has been teaching accounting and auditing courses at USC for fourteen years. He served as Accountancy Chair for nine years and Assistant Chair for one year. He worked as in-charge auditor in a public accounting firm for two years before he joined the University’s teaching force in 1996.

Dr. Matero received his doctoral degree in public administration from Cebu Normal University, master’s degree in business management from the University of the Philippine-Cebu College as a college scholar for 3 out of 5 semesters, and bachelor’s degree in Accountancy cum laude from the University of San Carlos. He is a certified public accountant, a certified internal auditor, and a holder of three international accounting certifications.

He participated in Business/Accountancy Educational Benchmark Study in Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, and Thailand in 2007; International Conference of Cebuano-Visayan Accountants in Hongkong and Macau in 2009; and Dual Science Cebu: Exposure and Study Tour in Germany in 2011.

Dr. Matero’s research interests include corporate governance, dérivatives, accounting information system, international financial reporting standards, and project feasibility studies. He has presented research papers in Taiwan (2009), Malaysia (2010), and in various local research fora. He has published in the Journal of Business Studies, China Modern Economic Publishing House, and other accounting reference textbooks.

As a leader in the accounting profession, Dr. Matero has served either as a resource person, member of the board of directors, and member of numerous committees in the local chapter of the Philippine Institute of Certified Public Accountants (PICPA Cebu), Institute of Internal Auditors Cebu, and Association of CPAs in Education-Central Visayas. He also served as Securities and Exchange Consultant on twelve publicly listed companies that examined the reporting issues related to Philippine Financial Reporting Standards. He is the recipient of four PICPA Cebu achievement awards from 2002 to 2009, and in 2003 he received PICPA’s most outstanding young achiever in education on the national level.

Dr. Matero is actively involved in community extension programs of the College of Commerce either as coordinator or seminar speaker/facilitator for Kapamilya Negosyo Na Entrepreneurs, adopted communities, and non-profit organizations.

The 2010-2011 semi-finalists were : Marietta L. Eliot-Pampanga of Ateneo de Davao University, Dr. Junette A. Perez of DLSU Taft, Paz L. Bobadilla of Enverga University, Froilan S. Labausa of Manila University, Wilma M. Tejero of Silliman University, Dr. Challoner A. Matero of USC, Mary May C. Eulogio of DLSU Dasmarinas, Jessie B. Salon of Xavier University, Rosemarie Gardiner - Buenconsejo of FEU and Dr. Elvira P. De Lara – Tuprio of Ateneo de Manila University.

Author: Fr. Louie A. Punzalan, SVD
18 / February / 2011