VSU Tolosa produces 24 new fisheries professionals, surpassing national passing rate

Twenty-four (24) graduates from Visayas State University Tolosa passed the October 2025 Fisheries Professionals Licensure Examination, according to the results released by the Professional Regulation Commission (PRC).

VSU Tolosa recorded an overall institutional passing rate of 72.72%, higher than the national passing rate of 69.61%.

PRC announced that 1,507 out of 2,165 examinees passed the exam given by the Board of Fisheries in 16 testing centers across the country. 

Jonalyn Dalanon of Cebu Technological University–Carmen topped this year’s exam, while the University of the Philippines-Visayas in Iloilo City emerged as the top performing school with a 100% passing rate.

VSU Tolosa Chancellor Dr. Quenstein D. Lauzon congratulated the new fisheries professionals, saying this year marks VSU Tolosa’s highest number of passers in Eastern Visayas. 

“I extend my congratulations to the newly licensed fisheries professionals of VSU Tolosa. This year, we have produced 24 new licensed fisheries professionals, highest in terms of the number of passers in Eastern Visayas. This performance of VSUT is a proof of the commitment of the Faculty of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences (FFAS) to quality fisheries education. I am hoping that we continue serving our stakeholders with excellence so we can produce more successful examinees in the future,” Chancellor Lauzon said.

In recent years, VSU Tolosa has made its mark in the national examination. In 2022, Mr. Erlan F. Hernit made history as the first graduate of the BS Fisheries program of VSU Tolosa to enter the top 10 by placing 4th nationwide in the Licensure Examination for Fisheries Professionals. 

A year later, Mr. John Rey Gayud Arancana, a young Boholano graduate of VSU Tolosa, secured 5th place with an impressive rating of 90.50% in the same national examination.

Here is the complete list of the 24 #ProudViscans who recently passed the October 2025 Fisheries Professionals Licensure Examination:

1. Abenoja, Jecel M.
2. Baguisa, Jonilyn M.
3. Balagbis, Jim Vincent L.
4. Balais, Gretzen
5. Binghoy, Leonica May B.
6. Boyras, Dexter P.
7. Colona, Carl Anthony C.
8. Copino, Mary Ann D.
9. De la Cruz, Cherry Mae D.
10. Diaz, Myra B.
11. Gabornes, Jairus C.
12. Gallego, Colleen G.
13. Lerios, Charles C.
14. Lima, Rogellen M.
15. Magno, Marica C.
16. Majerano, Jhon Mar A.
17. Operio, Vheenos A.
18. Palmiano, Tessa Jane T.
19. Perez, Geston C.
20. Petilla, Dorothy Jewel Rose I.
21. Pogenio, Mariefel
22. Sarte, Roselyn P.
23. Sayson, Angelica Joy L.
24. Vencio, Jasper C.

With this milestone, VSU Tolosa maintains its standing as one of the region’s leading institutions in fisheries education, continuing to produce professionals who contribute to the sustainable management of the country’s aquatic resources.

This story is aligned with the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) No. 4: Quality Education.

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