By Rachel Magday

 

 Provincial Government eyes P100,000 incentive

A young Vizcayano has again made his mark in a national licensure examination after placing ninth in the February 2026 Criminologist Licensure Examination (CLE).

Mark Jether M. Eraña, a graduate of PLT College and a resident of Bintawan Sur, Villaverde, secured the ninth spot nationwide with a rating of 91.90 percent, according to results released by the Professional Regulation Commission.

Eraña, the son of Celso and Rosemarie M. Eraña, is a potential recipient of the P100,000 Topnotchers Incentive from the Nueva Vizcaya provincial government under the administration of Governor Atty. Jose V. Gambito.

Under the province’s Topnotchers Incentive Ordinance, a P200,000 reward is granted to those who place first in any professional licensure examination, while those ranking from second to tenth receive P100,000 each.

His achievement comes just a week after another young Vizcayano, Anthony George P. Lucero of Sto Domingo, Bambang, also a graduate of PLT College, ranked ninth in the recent Nurses Licensure Examination and is likewise expected to receive the same provincial incentive.

Meanwhile, in the overall results of the criminology board exam, the King’s College of the Philippines–Bambang Campus was also recognized for its strong performance after placing among the Top 3 Best Performing Schools in the category of 101 to 199 examinees.

The school posted a 95.37 percent passing rate, with 103 out of 108 examinees successfully passing the licensure examination.