DOHA 21 November 2024 — Her Excellency Philippine Ambassador to the State of Qatar Lillibeth V. Pono met with UP Professor Gerald Pio Franco at the Embassy Chancery on 19 November 2024 prior to the conduct of the much-anticipated University of the Philippines College Admission Test (UPCAT) in Doha.

During said meeting, Ambassador Pono conveyed the Embassy’s full support for the return of UPCAT in Qatar. She also expressed her appreciation to Philippine School Doha (PSD) and Philippine International School-Qatar (PIS-Q) for providing administrative assistance to the examinees.

Professor Franco administered the examination on 21 November 2024 at PSD. Over 130 Qatar-based Filipino and non-Filipino students alike sat for the examination for a chance to become Iskolar ng Bayan at the country’s premier university.

All the best to the examinees!

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