Category Archives: Igorot Achievers

The List: Igorot Board Exam Topnotchers

In our continuing feature of Igorot achievers, let us take our cue from schools who sing praises to their graduates who land in the top ten in board examinations. In this blog entry, we will be singing praises to our Igorot brothers and sisters who topped their board exams. They do make us proud and it’s about time we recognize their achievements.

But first, a clarification: this list is incomplete since it is based on only two sources 1) the website of St. Louis University (SLU) in Baguio City and 2) the website of the Professional Regulations Commission (PRC) which has board exam results from 2004 to 2006. This means that, except for Rufino Bomasang, topnotchers from other schools before 2004 are not included here. (We do hope to include them in the future.) Bomasang was once profiled in the Inquirer so we know that he topped his exam in 1964. (He also made it to the second installment of The List.)

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FtB List: Commandant Arthur Gosingan

This picture of Philippine Coast Guard Commandant Arthur Gosingan (right), shaking the hands of a Chinese official was originally posted in The List: Part 5 but Blogger kept messing it up (or maybe it was my fault he he) so I decided to make a separate post on him. The Commandant, who hails from Bontoc, Mt. Province, has been in the news lately since he is leading the Coast Guard in cleaning up the mess caused by an oil tanker which sank off the coast of Guimaras Island.

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FtB Lister Macliing Dulag: In Good Company

Here’s a picture of The Wall where Macli-ing Dulag’s name is inscribed along with the names of other Filipino heroes and martyrs. The Wall of Remembrance (located at EDSA corner Quezon Avenue in Quezon City) seeks to honor those who were brave enough to confront the Marcos dictatorship when most Filipinos were saying, “Hallelujah Marcos. You are the savior of the country.”

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