ETYCB Marks Major Milestone as Students Claim Top 5 Spot in National Chartered Financial Management Analyst Exam
By: Noel Eric B. Ang
The E.T. Yuchengco College of Business (ETYCB) at Mapúa Malayan Colleges Laguna (Mapúa MCL) achieves another historic milestone as five of our outstanding BSBA-Financial Management students successfully passed the prestigious Chartered Financial Management Analyst (CFMA) certification exam for Batch 63, conducted by the Accounting Certification and Training Institute (ACTI) on August 22, 2026.
Proving the global competitiveness and academic excellence of Mapúa MCL, three of our five board passers remarkably captured spots in the national Top 5. Aizel D. Macatangay and Samantha M. Ramos led the entire nation in a tie for the Rank 1 spot, both scoring an incredible 97.57%. Joining them at the podium is Alessandra M. Disonglo, who secured the Rank 5 spot with an exemplary score of 96.29%.
The institution also extends its grandest congratulations to Leonard Andrei D. Caraan and January Angel T. Carurucan for their stellar performance in successfully passing this rigorous certification.
The CFMA program is an intensive three-week specialty track designed to build mastery over corporate finance. The curriculum demands rigorous comprehension, starting with foundational financial management and working capital principles in the first week. The second week advances into short-term financial management—covering cash, receivables, inventory, and short-term financing—alongside rigorous financial statement analysis tools like horizontal, vertical, and ratio analysis. The program concludes in the third week by testing complex, long-term strategic financial decisions, including the time value of money, capital budgeting techniques, cost of capital calculations, and capital structures.
Earning this credential delivers critical strategic advantages to our students as they transition from academics into the finance industry. The certification equips them with advanced, highly practical skills required to thoroughly evaluate corporate financial stability, optimize operational efficiency, and drive smart, data-backed strategic planning. More importantly, this achievement signals a rigorous work ethic to premier employers and validates their expertise in real-world financial management. Passing this exam heavily reinforces our students’ technical confidence, making them highly competitive assets in the corporate arena.
