The University of the East extends its warmest congratulations to the two former UE officials and 29 graduates of the UE College of Business Administration who are among the list of 100 Filipino certified public accountants honored by the Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) Board of Accountancy’s Centenary Awards of Excellence, given on the occasion of 100 years of the Accountancy profession in the Philippines!
They are to be officially awarded during a formal ceremony this Friday, March 17, 2023, at the Manila Hotel.
Considered as the highlight of the centennial celebration of Philippine accountancy, the Centenary Awards of Excellence aims to recognize Filipino CPAs who have demonstrated unquestionable integrity, contributed immensely to the advancement of the accountancy profession, and participated remarkably in national development.
Leading the 31 UE-connected awardees is Dr. Francisco T. Dalupan Sr., the Founding Chairman and President of the University of the East. Awarded as well is Sec. Jaime J. Bautista, the current Department of Transportation Secretary who, prior to his government appointment, was the most recent and longtime Vice Chairman of the Board of the University, as well as a longtime Trustee of UE and the UE Ramon Magsaysay Memorial Medical Center, Inc. (UERMMMCI).
They along with the 29 UE graduates among the 100 awardees are also seen in a semi-full page, red-and-white print ad that is out on page A9 of the main section of today’s issue of the Philippine Daily Inquirer.
The said 29 graduates, are listed below, with mentions of their respective UE degrees and years of graduation, and top accountancy-related positions and companies and/or current or former UE titles, and where applicable, Top 20 CPA licensure exam rank and/or inclusion among UE’s Most Outstanding Alumni in September 2006 or September 2021:
Mr. Carlos R. Alindada, CPA, MBA (+)
Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA),
Magna Cum Laude, 1954
1st Place, 1955 CPA Board Exam
Former Chairman, Accounting Standards Council
Former President, Philippine Institute of Certified Public Accountants (PICPA)
Former Chairman-Managing Partner, SyCip Gorres Velayo & Company (SGV & Co.)
One of UE’s 60 Most Outstanding Alumni, 2006
Atty. Rosario S. Bernaldo, CPA, MBA
Bachelor of Science in Business Administration (BSBA), Summa Cum Laude, 1972 & (Bachelor of Laws (LL.B.), Cum Laude and Class Valedictorian, 1979
6th Place, 1972 CPA Board Exam
Founder-Managing Partner, Bernaldo Directo & Po Law Offices
Chairman & CEO, R.S. Bernaldo & Associates
President, UE Alumni Association, Inc.
One of UE’s 60 Most Outstanding Alumni, 2006
Ms. Ma. Elenita Balatbat-Cabrera, MBA, CPA, CMA (+)
BSBA, Magna Cum Laude, 1963
11th Place, 1963 CPA Board Exam
Former President-CEO, CLA Consultancy and Training Center, Inc.
One of UE’s 75 Most Outstanding Alumni, 2021
Atty. Guillermo N. Carague, CPA
BBA, 1960
Former Member, United Nations Board of Auditors
Former Secretary, Department of Budget and Management
Former Chairman, Commission on Audit
Former Partner, SGV & Co.
One of UE’s 60 Most Outstanding Alumni, 2006
Mr. Leonardo D. Cuaresma Jr., CPA, MBA
BSBA, Cum Laude, 1983
Managing Partner & COO, Punongbayan & Araullo
Outstanding CPA in Public Practice Awardee, PICPA
Lifetime Achievement Awardee, Association of CPAs in Public Practice
One of UE’s 75 Most Outstanding Alumni, 2021
Mrs. Corazon S. De La Paz-Bernardo, CPA, MBA
BBA, Magna Cum Laude, 1960
1st Place, 1960 CPA Board Exam
Former Chairperson-Senior Partner, Joaquin Cunanan & Co. [now Isla Lipana & Co./PricewaterhouseCoopers Philippines (PwC Phils.)]
Former President-CEO, Social Security System
Former President, PICPA
Member, Board of Trustees, UE and UERMMMCI
One of UE’s 60 Most Outstanding Alumni, 2006
Mr. Baltazar N. Endriga, CPA, MBA (+)
BBA, Magna Cum Laude, 1960
6th Place, 1960 CPA Board Exam
Former Senior Adviser-Managing Partner,
Endriga, Manangu & Associates, CPAs
Former Partner, SGV & Co.
Former President-Chief Academic Officer, UE
One of UE’s 75 Most Outstanding Alumni, 2021
Mr. Salvador M. Enriquez Jr., CPA (+)
BBA, 1953
Former Secretary, Department of Budget and Management
One of UE’s 60 Most Outstanding Alumni, 2006
Mrs. Antonieta Fortuna-Ibe, CPA
BBA, Magna Cum Laude, 1966
Former Commissioner, Securities and Exchange Commission
Former Chair, PRC
Former Partner, SGV & Co.
Former Chancellor, UE Manila
Chairman, UE Alumni Foundation, Inc.
One of UE’s 60 Most Outstanding Alumni, 2006
Mr. Jerry S. Isla, CPA, MBA (+)
BBA, 1969
Former Chairman-Senior Partner, Isla Lipana & Co. (PwC Phils.)
One of UE’s 60 Most Outstanding Alumni, 2006
Dean Ester F. Ledesma, CPA
Bachelor of Science in Accountancy BSA (1963), MAT 1999
Dean, School of Accountancy, St. Scholastica College, Manila
Former Dean, UE College of Business Administration-Manila
Mr. Jeffrey C. Lim, CPA
BSBA 1981
Executive Director and President, SM Prime Holdings, Inc. and SM Development Corporation
Mr. Roque A. Lim, CPA
BBA, Cum Laude, 1970
Former Executive Vice President and Controller, SM Retail Inc.
Ms. Tomasa H. Lipana, CPA
BSBA, Cum Laude, 1969
18th Place, 1969 CPA Board Exam
Former Chairman-Senior Partner, Isla Lipana & Co. (PwC Philippines)
Lead Independent Director, SM Investments Corp.
One of UE’s 75 Most Outstanding Alumni, 2021
Ms. Judith V. Lopez, CPA
BSBA, Cum Laude, 1978
20th Place, 1978 CPA Board Exam
Former Chairman-Senior Partner, Isla Lipana & Co. (PwC Philippines)
One of UE’s 75 Most Outstanding Alumni, 2021
These stellar UE graduates are among the numerous of UE alumni-accountants over the past 76 years all over the country and the world who have become esteemed leaders, inspiring topnotchers, and accomplished champions in the accounting profession.
Congratulations, Warriors Accountants of Excellence!
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