Yolanda survivor now a licensed accountant

Yolanda survivor now a licensed accountant

A Yolanda survivor who was given a chance to turn his life around in 2013 is now a licensed accountant.

Philip Christian Palabay was among the  2,075 out of 14,492 (14.32%) who passed the October 2019 Certified Public Accountant licensure exam (CPALE).

Yolanda survivor now a licensed accountant
Yolanda survivor now a licensed accountant through the news anchor Kara David’s scholarship program. (Image from Philnews.ph)

Through the help of news anchor Kara David’s Project Malasakit, Philip was given a scholarship. He graduated cum laude in Bachelor of Science in Accountancy from the University of the Philippines Visayas last June.

On November 8, 2013, super typhoon Yolanda or Haiyan (international name) hit the province of Tacloban, Leyte. At least 10,000 people are thought to have died because of Yolanda.

Yolanda survivors did not know how to recover from the devastation the typhoon brought to their lives. However, Philip’s success story brings hope and proves there is still life after Yolanda.

GMA News posted a congratulated the Yolanda survivor turned licensed accountant on their official Facebook account.

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