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10/06/2025

𝗛𝗔𝗣𝗣𝗘𝗡𝗜𝗡𝗚 𝗡𝗢𝗪 | The 2025 Bicol University College of Business Economics and Management (BU CBEM) Recognition Rites officially kicked off at BU College of Engineering Gymnasium today, June 10.

To acknowledge and celebrate the BUCBEM community's accomplishment, the recognition rite was held with invited guest speaker, Arman B. Neptuno CPA, MBA.

𝘗𝘩𝘰𝘵𝘰𝘴 𝘣𝘺 𝘎𝘪𝘰𝘷𝘢𝘯𝘯𝘪 𝘒𝘦𝘯 𝘋𝘪𝘨𝘰, 𝘈𝘴𝘴𝘰𝘤𝘪𝘢𝘵𝘦 𝘌𝘥𝘪𝘵𝘰𝘳

05/06/2025

𝗜𝗡 𝗣𝗛𝗢𝗧𝗢𝗦 | Scenes at the Bicol University College of Business, Economics, and Management (BUCBEM) College Student Council (CSC) Turnover Ceremony held today, June 5, at the Entrepreneurship Hall.

The turnover ceremony serves as the formal transfer of powers and responsibilities from last academic year's CSC officers to the newly elected CSC officers.

𝘗𝘩𝘰𝘵𝘰𝘴 𝘣𝘺 𝘎𝘪𝘰𝘷𝘢𝘯𝘯𝘪 𝘒𝘦𝘯 𝘋𝘪𝘨𝘰, 𝘈𝘴𝘴𝘰𝘤𝘪𝘢𝘵𝘦 𝘌𝘥𝘪𝘵𝘰𝘳

04/06/2025

𝗔𝗣𝗣𝗥𝗘𝗰𝗶𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 | 𝗢𝗻𝗰𝗲, 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘃𝗮𝗻𝗴𝘂𝗮𝗿𝗱𝘀—𝗻𝗼𝘄 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗺𝗽, 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗶𝗻𝘀𝗽𝗶𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻, 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗖𝗣𝗔𝘀!

The Appraiser takes pride in all of you, our newly 𝐂𝐞𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐟𝐢𝐞𝐝 𝐏𝐮𝐛𝐥𝐢𝐜 𝐀𝐜𝐜𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐭.

Gerard Gabriel H. Furaque, CPA
2020–2021 Staff Writer
2021–2022 Photojournalist
2022–2023 Managing Editor
2023–2024 Online Content Editor
2024–2025 Senior Consultant

Mikko Panesares, CPA
2018–2019 Apprentice, News Writer
2019–2020 News Editor
2020–2021 Associate Editor
2021–2022 Editor-in-Chief

Alyssa Nicole Buencamino, CPA
2020–2021 Cartoonist
2021–2022 Senior Cartoonist
2022–2023 Online Content Editor

Frances Bitancur, CPA
2020–2021 Cartoonist
2021–2022 Senior Cartoonist
2022–2023 Chief Cartoonist

Success is not a story one can write overnight. But a process with stern discipline, consistency, and the courage to always show up despite the hardships and unseen battles. Your story will serve as a reminder and inspiration that we may not have it all at once, but we will have it all, in its own perfect time.

Your 𝘗𝘶𝘣𝘮𝘪𝘭𝘺 wishes you all the best in life. May you all continue to inspire the people you meet.

Congratulations, mga Ate and Kuya!

Cheers to more. OMG!

𝐏𝐑𝐎𝐁𝐄.𝐖𝐑𝐈𝐓𝐄.𝐄𝐗𝐏𝐑𝐄𝐒𝐒

03/06/2025

𝗠𝗮𝘆 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱 𝗖𝗣𝗔𝗟𝗘: 𝗕𝗨 𝗰𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗰𝗵𝗲𝘀 𝘀𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗼𝗽-𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘀𝗰𝗵𝗼𝗼𝗹, 𝘄𝗲𝗹𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗲𝘀 𝟱𝟯 𝗻𝗲𝘄 𝗖𝗣𝗔𝘀

Bicol University (BU) Daraga Campus has achieved an 88.33% passing rate in the May 2025 Certified Public Accountant Licensure Examination (CPALE), clinching the Second-Highest Overall according to the Professional Regulation Commission (PRC).

Out of 60 BU graduates who took the exam, 53 successfully passed, adding to the institution’s roster of newly licensed Certified Public Accountants. 45 of the 49 first-time takers passed, while 2 are conditional, resulting in a 91.84% passing rate for that group. Meanwhile, eight of the 11 repeat takers also made the cut, registering a 72.73% passing rate.

The university’s passing rate showed an improvement from its December 2024 CPALE results of 31 out of 54 examinees or 57.41%. Meanwhile, the national passing rate also rose from 30.17% in December 2024 to 33.11% in May 2025, producing a total of 3,156 new CPAs out of 9,533 examinees.

The Accountancy Licensure Exam took place from May 25 to May 27, 2025, at testing centers located in NCR, Baguio, Butuan, Cagayan de Oro, Cebu, Davao, Iloilo, Koronadal, Legazpi, Lucena, Pagadian, Pampanga, Rosales, Tacloban, Tuguegarao, and Zamboanga. — 𝘙𝘦𝘺 𝘊𝘦𝘥𝘳𝘪𝘤𝘬 𝘉𝘦𝘳𝘻𝘢, 𝘚𝘵𝘢𝘧𝘧 𝘞𝘳𝘪𝘵𝘦𝘳

𝘓𝘢𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘣𝘺 𝘚𝘩𝘦𝘪𝘳𝘢 𝘔𝘢𝘦 𝘕𝘢𝘱𝘰𝘭𝘦𝘴, 𝘓𝘢𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘈𝘳𝘵𝘪𝘴𝘵

Access the full list of passers here: https://www.prcboard.com/cpale-results-may-2025-certified-public-accountant-licensure-exam-list-of-passers

20/05/2025

𝗕𝗨𝗖𝗘𝗧 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝘂𝗹𝘁𝘀 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗼𝘂𝘁!

Bicol University released the official results of passers for the Bicol University College Entrance Exam (BUCET) for the Intake Year 2025-2026.

Out of 18, 953 applicants, 𝟱, 𝟰𝟬𝟲 candidates have successfully qualified, and 𝟭, 𝟰𝟱𝟬 are in the waitlist. The institution extends their heartfelt congratulations to all the passers.

Access this link to view the individual results:
https://ibusis.bicol-u.edu.ph
https://ibusis.bicol-u.edu.ph
https://ibusis.bicol-u.edu.ph

19/05/2025

| 𝗜𝗡 𝗣𝗛𝗢𝗧𝗢𝗦

The proclamation of winners for the BU CBEM College Student Council Elections 2025 held last May 15, 2025 was successfully conducted by the College Student Electoral Board (CSEB) spearheaded by Prof. Geniva M. Nario-Llagas and Dr. Julie Ann Lustan, and was attended by Prof. Edna Mata, Dr. Dimson Rivero–the College Dean, and the candidates from the LLR Reporma and BU Leaders slates.

The election proper was conducted in the 15th of May, from 8:00 in the morning until 5:00 in the afternoon and the newly elected officers were announced at 6 o'clock, Room 314 of BU CBEM Seva Building.

17/05/2025

𝗡𝗘𝗪𝗦 | 𝗢𝗽𝘀𝗠𝗮𝗻 𝘀𝘁𝘂𝗱𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝘁𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝗖𝗢𝗠𝗦' 𝘁𝗼𝗽 𝗲𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝘀𝗽𝗼𝘁

A Fourth-year Bachelor of Science in Business Administration (BSBA) Major in Operations Management student topped the 12th Batch of Certified Operations Management Specialist (COMS) assessment held online last May 10, 2025.

Xavier Vincent A. Arbo placed 8th with a rating of 91.25%.

Aside from Arbo, there are also two other passers by the name of Antonette Sequitin and Brian Jay G. Tolosa, also from BSBA Major in Operations Management.

The COMS assessment was administered by the Center for Professional Advancement and Continuing Education (CPACE), with the latest batch having an overall passing rate of 86.44%.

The online assessment aims to demonstrate, validate, and equip individuals with the necessary tools and techniques for efficient and effective management of operations for the overall success of a business.-𝘌𝘳𝘪𝘤𝘢 𝘊𝘩𝘳𝘪𝘤𝘦𝘭 𝘌𝘴𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘢𝘴, 𝘚𝘵𝘢𝘧𝘧 𝘞𝘳𝘪𝘵𝘦𝘳

𝘓𝘢𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘣𝘺 𝘚𝘩𝘦𝘪𝘳𝘢 𝘔𝘢𝘦 𝘕𝘢𝘱𝘰𝘭𝘦𝘴, 𝘓𝘢𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘈𝘳𝘵𝘪𝘴𝘵

15/05/2025

| 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝘃𝗼𝘁𝗲𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗖𝗕𝗘𝗠𝗶𝗮𝗻𝘀 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗹𝗼𝘂𝗱 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗱.

These are the individuals who will take a seat on the council as the newly elected College Student Council for the academic school year 2025-2026. The student-leaders that will shape our college to go beyond the best.

President: Roger B. De La Torre
Vice - President: Carl Christian M. Ballaran
Secretary: Catherine I. Burce
Treasurer: Amanda Mae D. Flores
Auditor: Marc Glenn R. Barba
PIO: Jay C. Reula
Business Manager: Jethro Yñigo A. Betudio
Representatives:
Jan Mari R. Alimuin
Jiro G. Quibral
Vincent Lance B. Samson
Edward S. Marcellana
Edmon P. Vista
Airah Fionna Marie C. Federio
Mikaela Angela B. Pupa
Kyla Mae G. Nava

15/05/2025

| Voting is now CLOSED.

The voting period has now officially ended for both the University Student Council (USC) and the College Student Council (CSC). Stay tuned as we are close to finding out who will be the next leaders of our college. Be Involved. Stay Informed.

15/05/2025

| As of 4:30 P.M., today, the Bicol University College of Business, Economics, and Management (BUCBEM) has a tentative voter turnout of 1953 voters, or 84.62% of the total voter count.

Students are encouraged to cast their votes before the voting site closes are 5:00 P.M.

The voting site closes at 5:00 p.m.

ACCESS THE LINK TO VOTE:
https://systems.bicol-u.edu.ph/ovs
https://systems.bicol-u.edu.ph/ovs
https://systems.bicol-u.edu.ph/ovs

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