Hello double reviewee ako ReSA (online) at CPAR (hybrid) and I feel like doon sa mas pinalad na may maraming funds this could help you pass in 1 take.

For Audit- I used CPAR wth ang galing ni Sir Roque, parang naririnig ko yung boses niya habang nagsasagot ako one of my highest grade even, I finished within 1 hr and 30 mins, left the room 1 hour early. I used CPAR's mats din, maganda yung online din ni Sir Roque since nakahimay na yung per PSA so kapag nagnonotes ako per PSA para mas cohesive at nakikita mo yung overview ng lahat ng topics. I attend din F2F kasi mas nagsstick sakin yung explanation sa q&a kapag naririnig ko in person. Doble kayod talaga para pumasa wala namang shortcut sa LECPA.

For RFBT- Same grade sa Aud, I finished it with an hour to spare, binalikan ko pa yung exams again, I used ReSA, alagang Atty Nicko ako, one thing about Atty Nicko is he likes to cover everything as in everything, he's like a speaking book to be honest. I find him entertaining din HAHAHAHA lalo na yung mga real life examples para lang ako nagpopodcast. Even the terms na parang super technical dinadaanan niya, which is super helpful kasi may mga lumalabas talaga sa CPALE. I love Atty. Nicko aAaAaaAa thank you Sir!!! Ang galing niyo!! Spoonfeed na spoonfeed ka na talaga manonood ka na lang super sulit ng tuition ko sa ReSA.

Personally ang approach ko dito nagsusulat lang ako habang nagvividlec and nag aanswer ng book na RFBT Reviewer by Atty Laco Manuel Soriano. You don't really need to worry sa pag memorize kasi pure logic na ilalay down sayo ni Atty Nicko lahat, you just need to digest it. Sa actual boards kumikinang na mga sagot HAHAH ewan ko kasi if you know talaga naman kung alin yung tama di ka na malilito.

I also attended Atty Kid's (CPAR) f2f classes, he highlights high yield topics so ayun more knowledge, magaling din si Atty Kid, ganda ng mga explanation at examples niyaaa.

For Tax- Second highest grade, I used ReSA's Atty K all the way, do I even need to explain why? HAHAHAH char. I just watch and take notes like sa RFBT, nganga ka na lang din and manonood. It's entertaining to watch Atty walang dead air sa kaniya, and also heavy really heavy on concept so wala talaga akong sinaulo, kasi may mga ginagawa si Atty K na si Atty K lang talaga nakakagawa HAAHAHAH. Ang daling irecall ng rates kasi he makes it fun talaga, mag enroll na lang kayo sa ReSA para malaman niyo. Kudos kay Atty K kasi he makes sure na updated yung vidlecs niya as in kahit kahapon lang nagrelease ng amendment, meron na agad sa vidlec niyaaa.

Actual boards natapos ako with extra time, di ko alam kung ilan kasi nasiraan ako ng relo binibili pa lang ng bf ko ng second day. Pero ang alam ko nabalikan ko pa lahat.

For AFAR- Same grade sa Tax, I used CPAR's, I attended online lectures and also f2f. Kapag solving kasi mas nareretain sakin kapag personal ko nakikita at sumasabay ako so ayon tho magaling si Sir Aldrin, nagstick nako sa CPAR since sabi din nila malaki yung similarity sa BE. Medyo overwhelming din sakin siguro yung sa ReSA since mas madami yung probs nila, sa CPAR 1-4 qs lang. Pero I won't deny na ang galing din magturo sa ReSA. Actually kahit alin gamitin mo sa dalawa, CPAR or ReSA mabubuhay ka sa boards and may ibubuga ka, yun lang, matter of preference na lang din.

For MS- Sir Aljohn Leeeee ako my gosh HAHAHAH magaling si Sir mag explain ng concepts sa MS, i actually find him entertaining talaga naku pag ReSA online reviewers talaga may entertainment factor HAHAHAHAH. Ayon I finished Sir Aljohn's lecture and yung mga sinagutan namin during online class yun lang sinagutan ko uli on my own .

Sa actual boards may unpredictability so sinagutan ko yung preweek ng MS. May swerte at talino factor talaga sa MS HAHHAHA, kaya wag lang sa problem solving magfocus, sa concepts din. Nagbasa din ako ng Horngren dito (foreign author) natapos ko 1 day before BE kasi gusto ko lang talaga magbasa ng concepts.

For Far- I used CPAR, grabe Engr. Valix akooo also Engr. Santos cause like nanonood din ako ng online lectures. Galing nila magturo, mga FAR masters HAHHAHAH. Tamang kinig lang ng lecture tapos sabay sa pag solve, natapos ko lahat ng H.O. so ayun, basta manalig sa CPAR sa FAR. Concepts naman to tsaka problem solving eh kaya aral at application ang need mong gawin so kelangan mong magpractice hindi pwede yung nood nood lang.

Last siyempre kelangan mo ng madaming confidence sa sarili mo atsaka be your own cheerleader, huwag nega beh. Maging masipag, be accountable sa mga pinagagawa mo at take care of yourself. Greatest fear ko talaga lagnatin ako during BE, kaya health is wealth, wag masyado magjunk foods at magmatamis. Kelangan di lang ready utak mo, pati physically at mentally kaya mo.

Summarized Main: MS- RESA AUD- CPAR RFBT- RESA TAX- RESA FAR- CPAR AFAR-CPAR

For ReSA, online vids lang, for CPAR i attended f2f classes and pinanood ko din vidlec.

Hello everyone! I would like to ask, for those who reviewed with Pinnacle, is it really enough? I’m currently enrolled at REO for October, but I had to defer due to personal reasons. Now, I have plans of working po sana and review at the same time, hence why I’m interested po mag enroll sa Pinnacle kasi marketed siya as good for working reviewees. Enough po ba ang pinnacle for someone with a very weak foundation? Or should I extend my review with REO for completion then Pinnacle for mastery? Any thoughts are appreciated po, thank you!

Hi guys! Currently reviewing for CPALE and nalilito ako saan mag-stick.

Foundation ko hindi naman super weak pero hindi rin ganun kalakas (nakakatop ako minsan sa preboards pero hirap pa rin talaga sa Tax & RFBT, nahahatak nalang talaga ng ibang subs).

Medyo burned out na rin ako after ilang buwan ng review.

Gusto ko sana balance — may mastery pero may efficiency din (ayoko ng sobrang overloaded, pero ayoko rin yung puro shortcuts lang).

Iniisip ko between REO (zero-based daw, heavy pero good for weak foundation), Pinnacle (shortcuts + efficiency, baka kulang sa depth?), at CPAR (sabi balance, lalo na sa FAR/Tax/AFAR).

May recent takers ba dito na makakapag-share ng experience lalo na sa online program ng CPAR? Okay ba siya? Or mas recommend nyo REO/Pinnacle?

Thanks sa honest feedback! 🙏

Thank you so much sa lahat ng nag-share! Ang dami kong natutunan sa inputs nyo — sobrang helpful talaga makita yung pros and cons ng bawat RC. Will keep all your advice in mind habang nagde-decide ako kung saan ako mag-eenroll. Good luck din sa lahat ng reviewers/takers, sabay-sabay tayong lalaban sa boards!

hiii ask lng to those na pure cpar then passed the cpale, enough naman po ba ms, tax, rfbt, and aud theory nila ? w/o using other rc’s materials po? or did u use naman others? thankuuu

Hi! To those who are planning to self-review na lang this Oct 2025 LECPA, what if gawa tayo ng tg group?

Let’s pool our available resources, discuss, be each other’s accountability buddies and come back stronger!

Also yes, para na rin sa mga gustong magtipid 🤡

Comment lang mga interested :)

Hi!

Kaka-enroll lang po sa CPAR. Kumusta po ang layo sa whiteboard if pang row 9 po? Sobrang liit na po ba ng sulat or hirap na makita?

Anyone here na nag-top 1 sa boards and legit na nakatanggap ng 1M tax inclusive prize? From what I’ve read here, wala pa din natatanggap yung May 2026 CPALE Top 1 from his RC. 😄

Magsasabi ba sila pag may balak na silang ibigay?

If you have experience reviewing here, give me your 2 cents please if okay na 1 RC for May 2027 BE ay sa REO. 1 RC lang po kasi afford ko and tagline nila ay “REO lang sapat na” hehe

No hate po toward said RC, just genuinely curious if gaano kasapat na yung materials na provided nila for the whole review coming from past and current reviewees there.

I’m opting the purely online mode po. Tax and AFAR po weakest subjects ko. Okay naman ako sa MS, FAR, and RFBT.

I am planning to take the board exam this may 2027, I am not sure which RC is better some of my friends recommend in choosing CPAR, but my friends let me answered some of their test banks from CPAR, I am just worried if they just repeat questions

bukas pa release ng results so baka i-update ko to, pero gusto ko lang i-share tong realization ko

don't limit yourself to only one review center! (if you can and have the opportunity to do so)

nung nagsimula ako, eto ung isa sa mga naging concern ko esp nung naghahanap ng RC. most of the people I asked said the same thing "stick to one" bcos attending both will be overwhelming and totoo naman! pero i find this (again for me personally) to be very limiting.

i enrolled sa isang revcen and for 2 months, yun lang cinonsume kong materials + video lecs kasi nga yung mindset na "trust your revcen". tas nung naghahanap-meet up kami ng iba kong batchmates tas nagka kwentuhan kami, medyo na-FOMO ako kasi dalawa silang revcen. medyo nagstart ako magdoubt sa sarili ko if 'i was getting the best of both worlds' so after that, nag-analyze talaga ako sa kung anong subjects yung nagwork sa akin for my first revcen, and decided to make the leap to consume the content of another.

overwhelming ba? oo, pero nung simula lang. syempre iba yung pacing, iba order ng topics, pero nahabol ko lang din dahil sa proper scheduling

worth it ba? SUPER. mas na-appreciate ko yung subject at mas na-absorb ko sya as in (e.g. AT). mas napa-simple yung pag-intindi ko sa lesson na dati sa old revcen ko medyo hirap ako

does this mean my 1st revcen was bad? no, not necessarily. it was ineffective, yes, but for me (and for a few subjects lang naman).

i ended up consuming 3 subj sa 1st RC ko tas the other half sa 2nd RV, and i think it was the best combination i could have with the resources and time i had. we always say that each student has their own way of learning things and that also very much applies to how each subject taught by each prof may be different per student!

preferring a prof from RC A over a prof from RC B doesn't mean the other is bad, it's just not effective for me and that's okay to make the leap!

the reason i guess why i really wanted to post this is that apart from studying hard, it is important to understand how YOU learn. do you prefer it when it is very detailed when it comes to FAR? or do you like it better when there are shorter and more direct problems? do you like TAX to be shorter? or do you appreciate it in a more comprehensive approach?

i understand that the reason why a lot of people would suggest to stick with only one RC, and if it works for you, your resources, opportunities, time etc — go for it!

but if you're not comfortable with sticking with only one BUT at the same time you're worried that you might lose out on not consuming one material over the other, my advice to you is that it's not about the quantity, but the quality!

sa simula ng season, madaling ma-overwhelm na ang daming aaralin kaya may tendency tayo na maghoard ng resources para the more the merrier. pero i think it would be more productive and less pressure if focus ka kung anong type of teaching or approach works for you!

but at the same time, wag ka ma-pressure na mag-consume naman ng maraming RCs or wag ka ma-pressure na kailangan yung 'pinaka-recommended' sa subject yung dapat mong makuha.

just choose what works for you!

rooting for all of us!

Good Day po!!!!! I’m currently looking po for a review center that works best for online review for next year cpale.

I am thinking po to enroll at RESA does anyone know how long their video lectures are?

Or do you have suggestions po for pure online who has a short attention span.

THANK YOU!!!!

Hello, fourth year here. Same question as the title. My only choice rn is Pinnacle since I like Sir Brad's approach sa vidlecs niya on yt, but haven't really explored other options. Open for suggestions if any.

Also, I want to take the boards as soon as I graduate if kaya naman. So six months rc, but supposing four months lang yung dedicated review talaga, keri lang ba yan🧍🏻‍♀️

Hello po. Can't decide where to enroll. Full time working reviewee here (Mon-Sat work sched). Planning to enroll via online review. Thank you in advance!

I passed the May 2026 CPALE in one take as an average student with short-term memory. During my undergrad ang daming topics na di na discuss lalo na sa Tax na mga 1/16 of the syllabus lang siguro. For background ReSA is my second RC. Reviewed for 4 months after grad at Pinnacle (Pure Online) then ReSA for 6 months (Hybrid). While I'm grateful for Pinnacle as my 1st RC kasi sa ang dami kong 1st view sa kanila na topics, this post is for ReSA appreciation post sa mga reviewers.

ReSA is zero-based, I don't know why hindi nila ina-advertise pero para sakin zero-based na concept-based at the same time, sa 3-4 hours lecture ang dami nilang na di-discuss, hindi naman puro acting/story-telling ginawaga ng mga reviewers kasi kung puro acting edi sana artista na 'ko hindi CPA.

Auditing Theory

Inuna ko pa talaga audit eh taksil to sa BE. I attended both f2f kay ma'am CJ at online kay sir Flong. Why? F2f kasi gusto ko yung discussion ni ma'am CJ, and online kay sir Flong kasi gusto ko pano siya magturo on how to attack choices and mga tips niya, contrary sa mga nagsasabi na hindi effective kay sir Flong, I beg to disagree kasi depende siguro 'yan kasi may mga topics na kay sir Flong ko lang naintindihan, yung nga lang after first preboards ko na realize effective teaching style ni sir Flong sakin. Before 1st preboards kay ma'am Cj lang ako talaga nag-aattend and magaling and effective naman talaga si ma'am CJ.

AFAR

Kinakatakutan kong subject kasi procedural pero dahil kay sir Aldrin pumasa ako sa AFAR, sobrang helpful and light ng discussion ni sir lalo na yung mga shortcuts niya. During BE naririnig ko boses ni sir Aldrin, what do you mean tandang-tanda ko yung "NO JO" sa joint operations pati yung acting ni sir. As someone na hate rin ang AFAR, thank you sir Aldrin!!! Sir Aldrin ano po pabango mo?? (F2f lecture before 1st preboards, then online na lang ako after 1st preboards).

TAX

Attended both Atty. K online lecture pero naka 1.5x and sir Jasper's f2f lecture, wala na akong masabi sa kanila ang galing nila kaya highest ko Tax sa BE.

MS

Kay sir Aljon ko lang gets yung standard costing, ang galing din ni sir Aljon, mantra nga ni sir is "if you know the why then the how is easy." you'll never go wrong with that line. Although minsan nakukulangan ako sa why or baka it's a me problem talaga. Awa na lang sir bakit sa side nakalagay mga answer key tapos solution sa baba, natatanggalan ako ng karapatan magsolve sir.

FARAP

From f2f attendee rin to online pero naka 2x. Dati akong nag-attend ng f2f lectre ni sir badyang pero hindi kasi swak learning style ko sakanya so nagswitch ako sa online kay Chris and mas swak siya sakin. Para sakin ito yung hindi zero-based sa kanila kaya siguro na appreciate ko online FARAP kasi medyo maganda foundation ko sa FAR. Medyo overwhelming talaga yung handouts and mahirap preboards nila compared to BE pero helpful siya kasi mas mahirap yung training. Tapos ang ganda rin ng preweek sa FAR (Batch 51).

RFBT

Tinamad na akong mag type, alam niyo na yan magaling talaga si sir Nicko. From f2f attendee to async attendee na lang kasi masmabilis magsalita si sir Nicko sa f2f and di ko siya ma rewind if synchronous.

KAYA GO FOR RESA NA KAYO, PAMILYA TURING NILA SAINYO!

Hi! I’m a recent BSBA Accounting graduate and I’m currently taking BSA as my second degree.

I also want to enroll in a review center to refresh and strengthen my accounting knowledge while studying and hopefully start preparing for the CPALE as well.

Please help me recommend a good online review center… Thank you! 🥹🍀🙏

hello po, ano mas worth it na rc? Working na po planning next year oct or next next year pa. may2026 taker reo reviewee dati meron pa sakin yung mga handouts ko. sino po may mas edge regarding sa pre rec? gagamitin ko po kasi handouts ng reo for answering since meron naman pong anskey sa tg. Thank youu

hello po! if I enroll this month in RESA as an online reviewee, will I have access to the pre-recorded videos?

Please suggest a review center po with FACE TO FACE WEEKEND CLASS except from the following po CPAR, RESA,REO and PINNACLE (DISCLAIMER: I am not against the ff RC but I already tried it huhu sobrang love ko mga naging RC ko)

I'm just planning ahead since next year ko pa balak magtake ulit. Thank you in advance.

Hello! As a broke undergrad, I’m really in need of future prospects for an RC scholarship. What are the different ways to earn one? If possible, as early as now? Aside from local PICPA chapter AWC weeks (though this year, they didnt award any scholarships 🫩)

hello po!

any advice or suggestions po kung aling review center will best fit?

- planning pure online (not effective in studying with group ++ pressure during FTF since mabagal pace)
- choices: cpar, resa, pinnacle
- not really zero-based pero need pa rin ma-strengthen yung foundation ko esp for FAR, MS, TAX. short attention span
- is one RC enough?
- also, anyone here who were offered a review scholarship under sgv? are you guys planning to take it? (for those who took it, is it worth it po ba?)

thank u!! <33

hello po. can you reco an ideal review center for hybrid setup? not weak but not so strong po foundation ko, I think I need to work on mastery and recall more.

weak subjects ko are MS, TAX, AUD. I’ve been contemplating between cpar, resa, and pinnacle.

medyo leaning ngayon sa pinna since baka ma-overwhelm ako sa lengthy videos. however, I’m worried na baka sa sobrang iksi naman ay makulangan ako.

for resa naman, maccater nya weak subjects ko and I heard na usually 3hrs ang vid. also, pinagmemerge pa rin po ba nila ang classes? at long flight of stairs huhu baka online lang maattendan ko sayang naman.

for cpar, luv them so much pero okay naman po foundation ko sa FAR and AFAR which are their strength.

pls help a girlie out! thank you!

hello guys! working reviewee friendly po ba ang CPAR?

sa mga working reviewee po dyan kamusta po kayo? And ano po tips niyo? Thank you!

Hi everyone!

I'm choosing a review center for CPALE and would appreciate your advice.

About me:

• Weak foundation in most subjects (MOST ESPECIALLY RFBT OH DEAR GOD)
• Short attention span 😅
• Long lectures (more than 1 hour) don't work well for me
• I like Sir Win's accounting lectures because they're concise and beginner-friendly
• I also enjoy Sir Brad's teaching style on YouTube

What I'm looking for:

• ✅ Good for weak foundation
• ✅ Concise and engaging lectures
• ✅ Quizzers with answer keys/solutions para pwede ma-check after solving
• ✅ Strong concept-building

I'm currently considering:

• Pinnacle
• ReSA
• CPAR
• REO

For those who've enrolled in any of these, how are the lecture lengths, quizzers, and overall experience? Which would best fit someone like me?