TRECE MARTIRES CITY, Cavite (PIA) — The daughter of a saleslady landed in the Top 10 with a passing rate of 86.98 in the veterinarian’s licensure examination last October.
Dr. Dei Anne Gatpandan Adona, 24, who graduated from Cavite State University-main campus, ranked sixth in the overall board exam of veterinary medicine.
The topnotcher is the daughter of saleslady, Marife Gatpandan Adona, who worked for more than 17 years at SM City-Trece Martires.
“I was surprised, as one would expect. It’s not out of humility when I say that I didn’t expect the results at all. Although I had words of encouragement from my professors and friends around me about aiming to top the board exams, it wasn’t an active goal and I would’ve been happy just passing the exam. Managing to rank in the top 10 of the examinees is a much greater blessing, even if I hadn’t seen it coming,” Dei Anne said when the exam results came out.
Her parents shed tears of joy after the results came out while their neighbors and relatives shared in their celebration.
“She deserves to pass. But for her to be in the Top 6 is a blessing from God. Even though we went through many trials in life, that did not hinder our daughter from finishing her education,” Dei Anne’s father, Deo said.
The newly-registered veterinarian looked back at the hardships faced by her family and became hopeful for a better shot at life.
“As always, everything that I do, I do for my family. We didn’t grow up in relative comfort and my family had to work hard to put me and my siblings through school, so I made a promise to myself to strive to ease their burdens and hopefully, give back even an ounce of what they sacrificed for us someday,” Dei Anne’s said.
The Cavite State University (CvSU) recorded 72 new licensed veterinarians for the October 2024 licensure exam, with an overall passing rate of 67.92 percent.
Nationwide, there were 633 out of 1,349 (46.92 percent) new veterinarians, the Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) said. (RBF/with reports from Sid Samaniego)
