Bong Go’s son places 3rd in CPA licensure exam

MANILA, Philippines — Senator Christopher Bong Go’s son ranked third in the October 2019 Certified Public Accountant (CPA) licensure examination.

The Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) has released the results of the CPA exam where Christian Lawrence Go placed third with a rating of 89.50%

READ: UST graduate tops October 2019 CPA licensure exam

The younger Go graduated summa cum laude from De La Salle University in Manila and was also a member of the Jose Rizal Honors Society.

In a statement on Tuesday, Senator Go expressed joy with his son’s achievement, saying he was proud of him.

“Nagtaon na pareho kaming top 3 — ako noong nakaraang halalan at siya ngayon naman sa CPA licensure exams (It’s a coincidence that we both landed third — me in the 2019 senatorial elections and himion the CPA licensure exams),” Go said.

“Matapos ang ilang taong pag-aaral, nagbunga din ang sakripisyo.  Bilang isang ama, wala akong ibang hinahangad kundi makitang matagumpay ang aking mga anak (Years of study and sacrifice finally paid off.  As a father, I have no desire but to see my children succeed),” he added.

PRC said only 2,705 out of 14,492 or 14.32% passed the CPA licensure examination./gsg