Graduates of the University of the Philippines Visayas (UPV) in Miag-ao, Iloilo and Iloilo State College of Fisheries (ISCOF) in Barotac Nuevo, Iloilo clinched the top spots in the October 2019 Fisheries Technologist licensure exams. Gardel Xyza Libunao of UPV topped the board exam with a rating of 89 percent followed by Rico Ian Descutido Ong (87.75%) and Robinson Amihan Jr. (86.25%) of ISCOF. UPV also emerged as the top performing school in the board exam with 105 out of 109 passers (96.33 percent).

Santiagudo, E. R. (2019, October 30). UP, ISCOF grads dominate Fisheries Technologist exams. Daily Guardian, p. 2.