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UM student makes waves in Japan, scores 99.5% in language proficiency test

THE mother of a Filipina exchange student in Japan has thanked the University of Manila (UM) for providing her daughter with a quality education and sponsoring the continuation of her studies in Tokyo.

Mayeth Bitara said in a social media post that her daughter Jan Ellaine Bitara has done her alma mater and the country proud by excelling academically and in pitching how good Filipino students can be when given a solid educational foundation.