CPA topnotchers join P&A

Audit, tax and advisory firm Punongbayan & Araullo (P&A) hired nearly a hundred newly minted certified public accountants (CPAs), four of whom topped the recent national CPA licensure examination. (From left) P&A CEO and Managing Partner Marivic Españo welcomed Abraham Apit and Jillian Deveza, both 6th placers and magna cum laude graduates of Holy Name University and De La Salle University-Lipa, respectively; Jerwin Tubay, 7th placer and cum laude graduate of Dr. Filemon Aguilar Memorial College; and Bryan Trinidad, 10th placer and magna cum laude graduate of Far Eastern University Manila to the Firm.

The new hires joined the Audit and Tax Divisions. P&A is one of the largest accounting firms in the country and is the Philippine member firm within Grant Thornton International Ltd.