Iloilo Science and Technology University (ISAT-U) was the second top-performing school in the February 2023 Mechanical Engineers Licensure Examination.

Of the university’s 45 exam takers, 44 or 97 percent passed, based on the results of the Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) board exam.

Nikko Perez Martirizar, an ISAT-U graduate, ranked fourth in the list of top 10 passers with a 93.50 percent rating.

The Panay, Capiz native graduated magna cum laude in 2022.

“Ang isa ko ka classmate nga naglantaw sa website sang PRC nakita niya. Kay nauna release ang mga topnotchers ti nakita ya akon ngalan.Tapos ginpukaw niya ako,” Martirizar said in an interview over radio station RMN-Iloilo.

“Una daw indi pa ako magpati. Abi ko daw nagakatulog pa ako bala haw. Ti ulihi na nagsink in sa akon nga nakapasar ko kag nagtopnotcher pa,” he shared.

The results were released by PRC on Thursday night, March 2. Out of 6,070 takers, 3,774 passed the exam.IMT