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| Noralyn Fernandez Sacoco |
By
Leilanie G. Adriano
Staff reporter
Laoag City—An Ilocos Norte provincial government scholar has topped
the recent Licensure Examination for Teachers (LET).
Noralyn
Fernandez Sacoco, a 20-year old graduate of Data Center College of the
Philippines topped the elementary level exams with a score of 89.40 percent.
Aside
from Ms. Sacoco, another Ilocos Norte native also placed ninth in the LET
rankings. Ivy Dancel Rosete, a Mariano Marcos State University scored 87.60.
The
Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) and Board for Professional Teachers
announced on Oct. 27 that 25,301 elementary teachers out of 70,786
examinees, or 35.74%; and 26,767 secondary teachers out of 77,803 examinees, or
34.40% passed the LET given on August 17.
The
21,649 elementary teacher passers and 23,820 secondary teacher passers are
first timers, according to the PRC.
Born
to a poor farming family at Brgy. Nambaran in Bacarra, Ilocos Norte, Ms. Sacoco
said she was inspired by her family with six growing children to pursue her
studies and finish her degree.
Since
elementary grade, she said she always wanted to become a teacher.
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| Noralyn Fernandez Sacoco and Ivy Dancel Rosete |
As
a provincial government scholar since 2010, Ms. Sacoco proves poverty is not a
hindrance to success.
“If
you have a dream, do something to achieve it. There are a lot of scholarship
opportunities out there. If not because of my scholarship, I may have not been
into college,” she said.
Proud
of Ms. Sacoco, the Data Center College of Laoag immediately offered a teaching
position for her while waiting for the right opportunity to apply in a public
school.
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