A graduate of De La Salle University-College of St. Benilde (DLSU-CSB) topped the Interior Designer Licensure Exam held this October.

Seventy-eight out of 184 takers passed, the Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) disclosed Friday.

Rossette Oliquiano Yabut of DLSC-CSB topped the exam with a rating of 86.7%.

She was followed by Bernadette Tan Uy of University of San Carlos with a rating of 86.2%.

Two graduates of the Philippine School of Interior Design were next: Geraldine Javier Verga (85.1%) and Anne Marie Christine Kuo Lim (84.65%)

Fifth highest scorer was Heidi Lucindo Salvador of the Polytechnic University of the Philippines-Main-Sta. Mesa. She got a rating of 84.1%.

Two graduates of the University of the Philippines followed: Anne Astrid Nadal Sangil (83.85%) and Childy Ramos Elamparo (83.15%).

Anla Tamanu Li of the University of Santo Tomas was ninth with 82.10% rating.

In tenth place was Joseph Carl Albert Garin Evidente of La Consolacion College-Bacolod City. He got a rating of 81.95%.

The PRC said the top performing schools in the October 2008 Interior Design Licensure Examination were:

1-University of the East-Caloocan (75% passed)
2-University of the Philippines-Diliman (70% passed)
3-University of San Carlos (55% passed)

The members of the Board of Interior Design are: Jose Ma. G. Hubilla, chairman; Sonia S. Olivares and Antonio S. Adriano, members.

The oathtaking ceremony for successful examinees will be held on November 9 at the Visayas Ballroom of Sofitel Philippine Plaza, Roxas Blvd., Pasay City.

Registration for membership in the Philippine Institute of Interior Designers (PIID) will start on November 5.

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   Roll of Successful Examinees in the
   INTERIOR DESIGN LICENSURE EXAMINATION
   Held in OCTOBER 2008                                    
   Released on OCTOBER 10, 2008

                      Seq. No.         N a m e
 
                          1        ABESAMIS, DENISE  CRISOSTOMO
                          2        AGUILAR, DENISE  MENDEZ
                          3        ALCANTARA, MARIA ANA VICTORIA  SIM
                          4        ALMAZAR, ALTHEA CERIZA  ISAGUIRRE
                          5        AQUITANIA, YASMIN MARIE  BAUTISTA
                          6        BANHAW, MA BERNADETTE  LILOC
                          7        BARTOLOME, MARK JUSTIN  DIMAYUGA
                          8        BESIRA, RUBY MAE  MONTEMAYOR
                          9        CARPIO, MARY GRACE  PONCE
                         10        CASTRO, JUNE CARLA  ROSALES
                         11        CAÑETE, PAULA KATRINA  LAVADOR
                         12        CHUA, DAISY MAE  LIM
                         13        DAVID, CHRISTOPHER PAUL  CANARIA
                         14        DE GUZMAN, JOPPA LYDDA  YUCAMCO
                         15        DIONISIO, JACQUELINE  TAN
                         16        ELAMPARO, CHILDY  RAMOS
                         17        ELER, MARY IRENE  APISTAR
                         18        ERESE, GERIKA VIANNE  DEO
                         19        EVIDENTE, JOSEPH CARL ALBERT  GARIN
                         20        FERRERAS, KAZEL  UMALI
                         21        FONTELAR, VIANCA CHANDRA  QUISMUNDO
                         22        FRAGINAL, NIKOLETTE  FLORES
                         23        FUERTES, REGINA MARI  PUNSALANG
                         24        GARCIA, MELISSA  CRISTOBAL
                         25        GONZALES, KARIZA LAURA  RODRIGUEZ
                         26        HAM, MA KRISTINA  CIRIACO
                         27        HERNANDEZ, BENJAMIN MIGUEL  STUART
                         28        ILEDAN, KAREN  BALAGTAS
                         29        IQUIN, JESUS  BLANCAD
                         30        JUAN, CHRISTINA MARIS  JARO
                         31        LAROCO, MARK  ALFONSO
                         32        LAYNES, FRANCHESCA  TAPEL
                         33        LAZARO, ISABEL CELINE  ESTANISLAO
                         34        LI, ANLA  TAMANU
                         35        LIM, ANNE MARIE CHRISTINE  KUO
                         36        LIM, JENNIFER  GOTAY
                         37        LLANTO, KATHLEEN AGATHA  MARA
                         38        MADRIAGA, MARY ROSE  JOCSON
                         39        MAGBOO, JULLETTE SHAYNE  UMALI
                         40        MANALO, CHRISTINE  IGNACIO
                         41        MANUGAS, RYAN  AMARILLE
                         42        MANZO, MELISSA ANN  TOTANES
                         43        MENDOZA, LEOVY MAE  DICHOS
                         44        MORA, MARIA ANGELICA MIKAELA  GOROSPE
                         45        NAPULI, JASMIN ROSE  MAGBANUA
                         46        NG, MARJORIE  MISLANG
                         47        NOLASCO, JENNELYN  DIMLA
                         48        OLIVA, KRISTINE JUL  MENDOZA
                         49        PALEJON, SHERILYN  FLORES
                         50        PEREZ, NICOLE GRACE  RAVINERA
                         51        RAFAEL, MAEZELLE  PADUA
                         52        RAMIREZ, SHIELA MAY  MARGEN
                         53        RAZAL, RACHEL ANGELI  RIVERA
                         54        REVIL, DAHLIA PHILLINE  ARCE
                         55        ROBLES, MARIAN  ALMAZAN
                         56        ROSALES, SHALLY MAR  KANGLEON
                         57        RUBIANO, LESLEY ANNE  CALIXTO
                         58        SALE, EMELITA  PANTOJA
                         59        SALVADOR, HEIDI  LUCINDO
                         60        SAN JOSE, ANNE MARGARET  APOSTOL
                         61        SANGIL, ANNE ASTRID  NADAL
                         62        SEE, MARK BRYAN  SUPELANA
                         63        SISON, JOANA CARISSA  YU
                         64        STA CRUZ, ANNA PATRICIA  PINGOL
                         65        SY, JEAN LYNETTE  KWOK
                         66        SY, JEAN SUZANNE  GAW
                         67        TIGLAO, ANNA CHRISTINA  NAGUIT
                         68        UY, BERNADETTE  TAN
                         69        UY, MAYBELLE  PASCUAL
                         70        VERGA, ANNA ROSAL  JISON
                         71        VERGA, GERALDINE  JAVIER
                         72        VERGARA, KRIS JANE  SEQUITO
                         73        VILLACRUSIS, ABEGAIL  MARTINEZ
                         74        VILLANUEVA, RODESSA  DE BELEN
                         75        YABUT, ROSSETTE  OLIQUIANO
                         76        YAP, JOHN ALRICK  CHUA
                         77        YU, JENNIFER TIFFANY  CHAO
                         78        ZAMORA, ALOYSIUS  CARPIO