NLE July 2011 Update # 7 "Yes to Mass Oath-Taking"

'We want Oath-taking.'

This seems to be the message of the Philippine Nursing Association (PNA) and Association of Deans of Philippine Colleges of Nursing (ADPCN) as the following, back-to-back articles, by Jocelyn R. Uy of Philippine Daily Inquirer and Sheila Crisostomo of The Philippine Star, were published this morning regarding the position of these two Nursing Organizations re: Cancellation of Oath-taking for July 2011 NLE Passers:

Nursing deans question oath-taking cancellation 

By Sheila Crisostomo (The Philippine Star) Updated August 30, 2011 12:00 AM

MANILA, Philippines - The Philippine Nurses Association (PNA) and the Association of Deans of Philippine Colleges of Nursing (ADPCN) yesterday questioned the scrapping of the mass oath-taking for those who passed the licensure examination for nurses.

PNA president Dr. Teresita Barcelo said the announcement by the Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) came “too late in the day,” disappointing not only the nurses but their parents as well.

“Many of these nurses are sons and daughters of migrant workers who come home just to witness them taking their oath. How can we deny that to them? That should have been announced long before,” she said in an interview.

The PRC has decided to shelve the traditional mass oath-taking for newly-licensed nurses as part of the government’s austerity measures. The oath-taking for those who passed the July licensure tests for nurses is expected to be held early next month.

Barcelo claimed that the government has not been spending for this event. The nurses themselves pay a fee of P350 and another P250 for each companion, she said.

“There is no budget from the government for this (oath-taking). None that I know of and if that is the policy, why single out nurses? That should apply to all other professionals. Why do they discriminate (against) us?” Barcelo added.

The PRC’s Board of Nursing (BON) used to collect the fees but due to some controversies, the PNA assumed the task with the supervision of the BON.

The PNA and ADPCN urged the PRC to allow them to push through with the oath-taking for nurses.

“Many parents want to witness this milestone in their children’s life, thus, the mass oath-taking was conceptualized,” Barcelo said.

There are more than 37,000 passers in the July licensure examination for nurses.

Source: PhilippineStar.com, retrieved at 22:35 UTC +8

Nurses hit scrapping of rites

By Jocelyn R. Uy, Philippine Daily Inquirer 1:29 am | Tuesday, August 30th, 2011

The decision of the Professional Regulation Commission’s (PRC) Board of Nursing to scrap the mass oath-taking rites for newly registered nurses starting this year is not sitting well with the Philippine Nurses Association (PNA).

PNA national president Teresita Barcelo on Monday said the move to cancel the mass oath-taking ceremony next month may be too late for the oath-takers’ parents, mostly working overseas, who have already taken their leave from work to attend the event.

“It would be OK if it was announced earlier because now many parents and relatives of the oath-takers are anticipating the oath-taking and some are even coming home from abroad for that event,” Barcelo said in a phone interview.

She said the PNA wrote the PRC last Thursday after being informed of its decision, appealing that it push through with the ceremony, at least this time.

The association has even offered to sponsor the event just to see it push through on Sept. 25-26.

The PNA asked the commission to implement its decision starting in December, when the next board exam for nurses will be given, so that everyone would be informed early.

She said that last month the association reserved a venue for the oath-taking, which 14,000 to 15,000 board passers are expected to attend. At least 37,500 of 78,135 examinees passed.

“We could still hold the mass oath-taking and we could simplify it,” she said, stressing the importance of giving recognition to the exam topnotchers and to the schools that are doing well.

The Department of Labor and Employment on Sunday announced that the PRC’s Board of Nursing had decided to do away with the mass oath-taking to spare the government from the expenses “relevant to the holding of the traditional mass oath-taking.”

The announcement said it would help the families of the board passers save money as well.

But Barcelo said the event had always been a “self-liquidating activity,” in which not a single centavo came from the government. “The government does not spend for the occasion,” she said.

Not mandatory, board passers who choose to attend the mass oath-taking ceremony pay P250 to P350 for their guests.

She added that conducting the oath-taking either individually or by group during registration for nursing licenses with the PRC would be “inefficient” and “time-consuming” considering the almost 40,000 who passed the exam.

“This sends the wrong signal… it looks like they are discouraging these board passers not to be nurses anymore,” she said.

Source: Inquirer.net, retrieved at 22:36 UTC+8

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[Patama Uno] Kung NAGMAMALINIS ka rin lang ,sana NAG JANITOR ka nalang. LOL


[Patama Dos] kung make-up lang ang nagpapaganda sayo ..
Bakit di mo lunukin para gumanda din ugali mo?! Nga naman.


[Patama Tres] If you don't call me all day, I understand. When you don't text me all day, I understand. When I stop loving, you I hope you understand. aww..


[Tama Uno] “Ang pinaka-magandang ganti sa mga naninira sayo ay yung ngiting makikita nila sa mukha mo..sa kabila ng mga ginagawa nila sayo .”


[Tama Dos] The best thing in life is finding someone who knows your weakness and still thinks you're completely amazing. So true!


[Tama Tres] No matter how old we are, our parents will always think and treat us as kids.


[Banat Uno] PIMPLE ka ba?...
Kasi kapag pinipilit kitang tanggalin, sobrang nasasaktan ako.. LOL


[Banat Dos] Pwede ba kitang ILIGAW?...
Tapos kapag nakita kita, AKIN KA NA...
Remember, “FINDERS KEEPERS.” LOL


[Patawa Uno] NANAY: anak , bakitt kanina pa ang sama ng tingin mo sa aso?
ANAK: eh siya naman po nag simula eh .. LOL


[Patawa Dos] Ano sa ENGLISH ng "ang singsing at tatlong hari" ?  -- - -- e di ARINGKINGKINGKING! nge! :D

[GUEST BLOG POST] Let This Time be the Last Time

Guest Blogger: Dorothy Liz Cornel Melendez
Date: Monday, August 15, 2011 at 1:32am

I’m not asking for much. I’m just a typical girl looking for love, nothing more and nothing less. I want to be with someone that knows how it feels to be hurt, to have been heart broken like me. I’m looking for someone not perfect but perfect to me. I’m not asking for a super hot model neither. I want someone I can trust, someone who can trust me and let me take him where ever we may go. I want to be able to have a relationship not based on what people think of us as a couple in general, but as an happy couple that can last. I’m not looking for a 3 month thing with someone either, I’m tired of being in relationships with boys that I could never work it out with, I’m tired of dating people who just go out to have fun because they think we would look like a good couple, I’m looking for real love. I want to able to be myself around you, I want to be able to be with you and having no need to impress in front of you. I need someone that I can love unconditionally without any regrets. I’m not asking for a perfect relationship, I’m just asking for someone who will accept me as I am because to tell you the truth I know I am not the best girlfriend in the world nor the best looking one neither. I’ve learn from my past relationships and realized my mistakes. That’s why now I feel this time I need to find someone I can be happy with, someone who won’t play around with my emotions. I need someone who I can trust through thick and thin. I can’t promise you that we’ll always be happy or always be smiling, but I can guarantee one thing and that is I’m not here to go break hearts. I’m here to find someone who can fill that missing space in my heart. I need someone who makes me feel like a queen and in return I treat him like a king. So I hope when I do find you out there, please be the right one. Please let this time be the last time, where I can find someone real. Someone I can say that I really LOVE.


I may hate you now, but I'll be your forever "KAKAMPI" no matter what. Pls grow up you kid!>:)))

[GUEST BLOG POST] The Bulb and The Fireflies in the Midst of Darkest Hours

Guest Blogger: Yaweh Parawan Aviles
Date: August 13, 2011, 09:27 PM -10:26 PM

          What comes in your mind when you hear stars or full moon? Perhaps their appearance at night or their color of white or yellow.

          Uhmm, when I hear these two heavenly bodies, for the moon, its round shape and its color yellow with a sad-like face painted on it while the stars are their twinkle-playing lights. When I see a calendar, I always wanted to see the date and the time the full moon will appear fully lighted with the help of the sun on the other side of the mother earth.

          It’s nice to see a full moon at night with matching sounds of crickets or any other sound-producing insects. From where your body and soul feel relax and comfortable, where your current matters unconsciously forgotten. While seeing the moon-full, there’s something I feel from my body and mind that I couldn’t understand, somewhat feeling of a little-cry-child again playing under the well-lighted night. And these is the reason why I feel like this, I only remember my childhood days with my playmates whom I used to play with tagu-taguan, pinangit, playing text cards, catching alitaptap (fireflies), sungka, anya-anyani and story-telling of ghost experiences in the kubo house. It’s remarkable to miss these things I used to do when I was a young kid before with my co-playmates.

          Of course with the matching sparkle of a million flashlights of stars, I also used to go under the chico tree of our side yard lying in the duyan (swing), seeing these twinkling lights. Somewhat they are trying to do something that I couldn’t understand, as if they are trying to make the moon’s painted sad face turn to smiling face thru their dancing lights oh merriness. Its funny isn’t it? When I see these stars, I always wanted to figure out where are the patterns of constellation located at, their counts, to point out the big ones, and off course the rosary stars and the twins… somewhat I couldn’t do anything but these.

          Sometimes I know that this heavenly body that prevails at night signifies something. The MOON which is the BIG OR PRIMARY DREAM we want to achieve in our life while the STARS are the PEOPLE/FRIENDS around us that will help us to make this dream come true; that in this world, that this dream is impossible to achieve without our inspiration with others and their presence as if they are coaching us that we can reach our big dream!

          In our life, protect and love the people around you, appreciate them, acknowledge their help nonetheless even little or nonsense, make your friends, hatred, or even enemies as your inspiration; who knows, they maybe your key to achieve your goal in life. Just remember these words; loss of one friend will lead to the step by step falling-off chance to achieve your goal or dream in life. Keeping something you can’t give up in your heart is equated to hindrance… FAMILY is Unequatable. FRIENDS are Gold. You are of yourself today because of them; molded your personality, taught how to live and mingle with others.

          Your chance is today; start to value your friends as they value you. Start to appreciate their little things as they appreciate yours. Say thanks to your hatred or enemies. In this world, “you don’t need many friends or countless of friends, what you need most are friends who are genuine to you, who understand you, who appreciate you and who value you…

P.S.  In this title of the article I made, the bulb symbolizes the moon while the fireflies represent the stars. The reason behind is that the moon as a bulb lights the night to guide our way in the midst of the darkness on the other hand are the stars as fireflies because when the stars and the moon are covered with cumulus or nimbus clouds, they aid as little-dancing candles of the night.

          “Hope you have enjoyed reading this little article I made… wala kasi ako magawa sa bahay pag tapos na ako magluto, manuod ng palabas sa tv at mga gawaing bahay jjejej…” pasenya nalang kung may maling wordings o sa grammar jeje,, pilipino kasi ako haha..

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I support this campaign by CNN for I believe the problem on slavery and human trafficking should have been stopped long time ago or at the very least should be stopped now!
I also salute the news organization for this unique way of opening our eyes  and getting us involved in the fight against the aforementioned problems.
I also made a paper plane where I could write my stand in this issue but I latter realized that the image file was corrupted so I tried to google for one.

[GUEST BLOG POST] Hindi Kailangan ng Bansa ng mga Taong Magpapalubog sa Kanya

Guest Blogger: Kesi de Guzman
Date: Monday, July 25, 2011 at 1:49am

nasaan ka ba? umayos ka dahil nandito ka. kung ayaw mo, umalis ka. hindi kailangan ng bansa ng mga taong magpapalubog sa kanya.

kung kabilang ka dito, hindi sapat na pinagmulan lang ang pinanghahawakan mo. dapat maging ang kamalayan at kinalakhan. 'yon ang higit na mahalaga. hindi kailangan ng bansa ng mga taong magpapalubog sa kanya.

tunay ngang laganap ang kolonyal na mentalidad sa bansa. bakit hindi niyo subukan labanan ito? hindi kailangan ng bansa ng mga taong magpapalubog sa kanya.

Q&A MONDAY - LMAO EDITION!

FUNNY ANSWERS FOR FUNNY (AND OUT-OF-THIS-WORLD) QUESTIONS
from Formspring







if for only 1 day the anwser was YES what would you ask me for??
from alvin05
This is for sure, you'll answer me with a big YES if I'd ask you if you think you're handsome. (LOL)

if you had to tell me one thing before you never saw me again what would it be and why?
from alvin05
This is for sure too, that if I will tell you bad words/ cursed you only because of something non-sense, I might/ SHOULD never see you again.. haha.. :D

how do you use your mind to produce a quantum gravitational lensing effect to collapse the spoons super quantum states to your desired space-time geometry configuration? explain in two paragraphs!
from TepMaca
EPISTAXIS#1! (But I'll still try to answer....)
Hmmmmmmmmmmmm..... *Focuses*....
Hmmmmmmmmmmmm..... *Stil Focuses*....
(oh oh, Somebody call an ambulance!!! haha.. :D)

what is the secret life of photons and electrons in the malleability of the atoms over the expanding component of action script 3?
from TepMaca
EPISTAXIS#2!
Honestly wala akong naintindihan sa tanong.. It can't even enter my freakin' brain.. :D

what type of explosive are used to create a big bang theory 13.7 years ago?
from TepMaca
EPISTAXIS#3! (I need three rolls of tissue.. haha..)
[Serious Mode] I don't think there was an explosive used in the Big Bang Theory. (I mean, it wasn't even taught to us in Natural Science)

Q&A Monday

5 Questions? Now Answered!
(from Formspring)

what is ONE thing you CANNOT live WITHOUT?
from alvin05
I cannot live without Internet. haha. I mean, how can I answer your interesting questions here if I won't be able to access the Internet.
Funny Fact: Others regard our generation, our current generation as the "Internet Generation." My answer above supports this. (LOL)

Eto ang panigauradong hindi maliligo.
Source: cheezburger.com 

oo at hindi lang ang isasagot mo! HINDI KA BA NALILIGO?
from TepMaca
Hindi. (Tricky Question indeed. Ang una kong naisagot Oo, buti nalang nabasa ko ulit bago ko pinost dito sa Blog.. haha)

Y its so easy to fall inlove? but then hard to fall out of it?
from bachie01
Because of the fact that Love and Belongingness is a one of the Basic Needs of each individual. It's always nice to have that feeling that you're able to fulfill this, especially in a start of a relationship, and, in turn, it's always a bad feeling to end it up.
But, like what I always say, the good thing in love is that you learn from it. Sometimes, let's also look at the positive side of things to get the most out of these life experiences that we've had.

Hello ^___^ how are you keith?
from BLACKCROWN
I am perfectly fine. (or not because I'm getting fat.. :D)
Thank You for asking. Trivia: You're the first one who asked this question that I regard as cliche. (LOL)

Anong pinakaayaw mong klase ng tao?
from graffiticodes
Ang pinakaayaw kong klase ng tao ay yung tamad, pala-asa at mahilig magbulag-bulagan. Tina-type ko pa nga lang naasar na'ko eh. :)

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BESTxts

Though just in the form of SMS, these quotes sent to me could touch anybody's heart:

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acknowledging your feelings and sharing it unconditionably is LOVE.

fighting for what really make you happy is COURAGE.

letting in what you once had if it already belongs to another is RESPECT.

knowing when to do which is WISDOM...

but doing what wisdom dictates is a CHALLENGE,

unconsciously, we choose how we see people:

when we like someone, we are tolerant...

when we don't, we focus on their faults.

It's not other people's true persona that determines how we feel about them,

It's our ATTITUDE -- the human tendency to prejudge.

If people love you, be thankful that you're one of the few whom certain people choose to show their emotions with.

LOVE doesnt demand to be loved back but it doesnt mean it exists to be taken for granted.

If you cant return the LOVE you've given, don't let it linger and grow alone.

If you don't want it, refuse kindly.

LOVE may not demand but it also deserves a heart that will better understand.

"If you don't act foolish while you're young, you wont have anything to smile about when you're older" - Will Smith

A relationship doesnt need any promises, terms or conditions.

It just need two wonderful persons...

one who can be trusted and one who can understand.