The nephew of the Post publisher who is a consistent honor student since his elementary grades made it to the elite group of magna cum laude graduates at the University of the Philippines, Diliman. Son of Baclayon candidate for councilor Sen Guingguing and the former Pat Ligones, Ron Patrick Guingguing, graduated yesterday during the 102nd commencement rites held at the UP Diliman University Theater. He is the only Boholano who graduated magna cum laude and the first thereabouts in the UP’s College of Economics. Of the 139 graduates of Bachelor of Science of Economics nobody got the summa cum laude, the highest honor. A Boholano professor, Ramon Clarete, Ph.D, dean of the UP College of Economic, acknowledged his provincimate during the commencement exercises. Guingguing is one of the nominees of Jose Encarnacion, Jr. Award for Excellence in Economics and also a nominee of Gerardo Sicat Award for Best Undergraduate Thesis. Guingguing graduated at Holy Spirit School in elementary with honors and Tagbilaran City Science High School in Secondary as salutatorian. In his high school, he was remembered as the only Boholano who captured the highest award in the field of journalism as Most Outstanding Young Journalist held in Naga City, Camarines Sur, during a secondary press conference. Honed to be a writer like his uncle, the young Guingguing is a consistent first placer in news writing when he represented the Tagbilaran City Division in regional press conferences.