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CE Board topnotcher: build home for squatters

12/01/08

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WHAT would a Civil Engineering Licensure Examination (CELE) board topnotcher construct?

A home for the squatters was the answer of topnotcher Maricel Aquino who garnered a score of 99.1 percent in the November 2008 CELE.

“Ayaw ko kasi ng may palaboy laboy. Nung nagtrabaho ako dito sa Manila, nakita ko ang gulo. May mga squatters. Gusto kong magconstruct ng matitirhan nila [I don’t want to see people loitering in the streets. When I started working here in Manila, I saw chaos. There were many squatters. I want to construct a home for them.],” said Aquino.

Aside from building a home for the squatters, Aquino would like to focus on the field of sanitary engineering in the country.

“Basura. ‘Yung ang nakikita kong unang-unang problema. Para sa akin, dun bumaba ang Pilipinas. [Garbage. That’s the primary problem I see in our country. For me, it has degraded the Philippines.],” explained Aquino.

Aquino earned her degree in BS Civil Engineering at the University of the Philippines Los Baños (UPLB), which was noted as the best performing school in Civil Engineering with 100-percent passing rate (28 passers out of 28 examinees).

Despite working full-time in the quality control division of EBA Construction simultaneous with her review classes from June until August, Aquino managed to balance her time and top the exams along with 1,672 passers.

“Ito talaga unexpected sa akin. Planado na kasi para sa akin ung buhay ko. Magta-trabaho muna ako before review. Iipon muna ako. [It was really unexpected. I already planned my life. I will work first before review. I’ll save up money for the review.],” related Aquino.

For Aquino, taking the refresher course in her review classes helped her a lot in answering the three-part and two-day examination.

“Nag-resign na ako nung September at nag-focus na ako sa review. Nakatulong talaga ‘yung refresher course kasi halo- halo ‘yung tanung dun. [I resigned from my job in September and focused on the review. The refresher course helped me a lot because the questions were mixed.],” added Aquino.

Having been exposed to Civil Engineering work, Aquino sees the field of Civil Engineering as a bridge that connects everything.

“Lahat ng fields sakop niya: civil works, construction, sanitation, piping. Lahat ng nakikita mo diyan, hindi mo pwedeng masabi na walang connection ung CE dun. [All of the fields are covered like civil works, construction, sanitation and piping. Everything that you see is interconnected with Civil Engineering.],” explained Aquino.

Aquino will be leading the oath taking of the new civil engineers on December 20, 2008 at the Plenary Hall of the Philippine International Convention Center (PICC) Roxas Boulevard, Pasay City.

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One Response to “CE Board topnotcher: build home for squatters”

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    FRED E. RODA Says:

    Congratulations!!! to you Ms. Maricel Aquino for topping the CE licensure Exam. You have made your family proud of your accomplishment. And since you are a graduate of a state university you have also made me proud because you give value to the tax that every Filipino gives to this government not unlike our corrupt governmentt officials who have the tenacity to waste hard earned peoples taxes on their own capricious lifestyle!!!

    God will going to provide a way for your desire to built homes for the squatter for it is a noble desire.

    Our country needs a young, bright-mind like you in our quest for a “real change” in our society. Mabuhay ka!!

    fred e roda
    OFW
    Dammam, Saudi Arabia

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