Former La Salle setter Mika Esperanza now a licensed doctor

Doctor Mika Esperanza. –ESPERANZA TWITTER

MANILA, Philippines—Mika Esperanza is now licensed to heal.

Half a decade removed from her playmaking days, the De La Salle setter can now call herself Dr. Esperanza after she passed the 2021 Physician Licensure Examination.

Esperanza took the exams on October 30 and the Professional Regulation Commission released the results Thursday.

Sorry di ko macrop pero doktor na ko 😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭 thank you for all those who prayed and helped me get where I am today 😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭 thank you Lord 😭😭😭😭😭😭 pic.twitter.com/7jXUWsis2x

— Mika Esperanza (@mikaaa01) November 11, 2021

“Doktor na ko (I’m a doctor now). Thank you for all those who prayed and helped me get where I am today,” posted Esperanza on Twitter. “Thank you Lord.”

Esperanza won one UAAP title with the Lady Spikers when they beat Ateneo in the Season 78 finals.

After that, Esperanza entered University of the East Ramon Magsaysay to study medicine after obtaining a Psychology degree. She graduated in 2020.