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Ilocos Norte native tops chemical engineer board exams

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Laoag City—Peter Matthew Toribio Fowler of Mapua Institute of Technology-Manila and a resident of Brgy. Darasdas in Solsona, Ilocos Norte topped the recent chemical engineer board examination with a rating of 83 percent.

Mr. Fowler graduated with a double degree in BS Chemistry, cum laude; and BS Chemical Engineering, cum laude from Mapua/.

The Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) disclosed that 296 out of 636 examinees passed the Chemical Engineering Licensure.

De La Salle University (DLSU)-Manila was the top performing school with a passing rate of 96.55.

In an interview, Mr. Fowler said we have many resources in the country but we are not properly using them.

“We have so many resources in the Philippines—some are over-utilized, but many are still under-utilized, such as biomass,” he said.

“It’s because funds are very limited for research, so I’m hoping na ma-step up yung game ng research in the Philippines,” he added.

Mr. Fowler’s grew up in both Solsona and Laoag City. He said his mother, Filma Toribio, taught him at an early age to have initiative and be independent.

“I grew up with… a single mother… She’s very disciplinarian—back then, I didn’t understand why, but now I know that she only wants the best,” he said. His British father currently resides and works in Singapore. (With a report by Mizpah Grace G. Castro)

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