John Denvert Rule Sanoria, a graduate of Davao Central College topped the December 2017 Criminologist Board Exam with 89.50 rating.
Landed on the second spot with 89.20% is Angelique Garcia de Vera from Sultan Kudarat State University- Tacurong followed by Rowell Jay Dan-oya Sarandi from PLT College, Inc. who gained 89.10 rating.
Philnews.ph had reached Sanoria via social networking site, Facebook and in a sideline interview, he said:
“Unang una po nag papasalamat ako sa panginoon na kung hindi dahil sa kanya hindi ko po marating to ngayon,pangalawa sa pamilya ko,teacher’s kaibigan, lalong lalo na po sa tita ko kung hindi po dahil sa kanya hindi ko po ko makukuha to ngayun. Maraming maraming salamat po.”
According to the Professional Regulation Commission, a total of 13,025 examinees out of 36,516 takers passed the December 2017 Criminologist Licensure Examination.
The December 2017 Criminologist Licensure Examination was administered by the Professional Regulatory Board of Criminology on December 8-10, 2017, at designated testing centers nationwide.
Meanwhile, here are the top 10 passers (topnotchers) in the December 2017 Criminologist Board Exam:
| RANK | NAME | SCHOOL | RATING% |
| 1 | JOHN DENVERT RULE SANORIA | DAVAO CENTRAL COLLEGE | 89.50 |
| 2 | KIMBERLY BARAQUIA CLAVERIA | SULTAN KUDARAT STATE UNIVERSITY- TACURONG | 89.20 |
| 3 | ROWELL JAY DAN-OYA SARANDI | PLT COLLEGE, INC | 89.10 |
| 4 | VINZ REGINALD OCAMPO PANGILINAN | ANGELES UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION | 89.05 |
| EFRAIM WALLANG PAROCHA | MOUNTAIN PROV. STATE POLYTECHNIC COLLEGE-BONTOC | 89.05 | |
| 5 | GERALD MARQUEZ BARRIENTOS | BULACAN STATE UNIVERSITY (for.BCAT)- MALOLOS | 88.80 |
| MARIA ROSALIE ROSALES MAGLANA | UNIVERSITY OF MINDANAO-TAGUM | 88.80 | |
| ARIEL CAMOTE OLNAGAN | UNIVERSITY OF MINDANAO-DAVAO CITY | 88.80 | |
| 6 | FLORA MAY BENOY BELVIS | NOTRE DAME OF MIDSAYAP COLLEGE | 88.75 |
| ZEDNY CURHA IMMATONG | UNIVERSITY OF THE CORDILLERAS (for.BAGUIO C.F.) | 88.75 | |
| 7 | IVAN JEROME DAEN GENOZA | DE LA SALLE UNIVERSITY-DASMARIÑAS | 88.65 |
| 8 | JAMES VINCENT PIOQUID CONDADA | TAGUIG CITY UNIVERSITY | 88.55 |
| JOELAY JAROPOJOP COQUILLA | PHILIPPINE COLLEGE OF CRIMINOLOGY | 88.55 | |
| 9 | LEE ROOBIN BAYO BURA-AY | COR JESU COLLEGE (HOLY CROSS OF DIGOS) | 88.50 |
| 10 | JESSA LUIS LAKLAKEN | MOUNTAIN PROV. STATE POLYTECHNIC COLLEGE-BONTOC | 88.40 |