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List of successful examinees in the December 2011 Nurse Licensure Examination

December 2011 NLE Results | A

List of Successful Examinees in the December 2011 Nurse Licensure Examination
Roll of Successful Examinees in the
NURSE LICENSURE EXAMINATION - All Regions
Held on DECEMBER 18 & 19, 2011
Released on FEBRUARY 15, 2012

Seq. No. N a m e

1 AALA, LALLANE SAYAMAN
2 AALA, NICCA ANDREA LAO
3 AARON, KRIZANA CASSANDRA TABERNA
4 ABA, YASMIN GAYO
5 ABABA, SHAVONNE KAYLA SACRAMED
6 ABACIAL, RUZER SCHIN LIMBAGO
7 ABAD, ALVI CHRISTIAN CAEL
8 ABAD, ANGELICA STEPHANIE DOMINGO
9 ABAD, GENEVIEVE KAREN CALUYA
10 ABAD, HACHELLE TAMAYO
11 ABAD, ISRAEL CONRAD PORNOSDORO
12 ABAD, JANET SURBAN
13 ABAD, JOSE BRADLEY TAN
14 ABAD, JOVEN PENUELA
15 ABAD, NISSAN JAY ALNAS
16 ABAD, SHEILOU GRIJALDO
17 ABAD, YBONIE ANTONIO

Performance of schools in the December 2011 Nurse Licensure Examination

Performance of Schools in the December 2011 Nurse Licensure Examination

The Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) announces that 37,513 out of 78,135 passed the Nurse Licensure Examination given by the Board of Nursing in the cities of Manila, Baguio, Cagayan de Oro, Cebu, Dagupan, Davao, Iloilo, La Union, Legazpi, Lucena, Nueva Ecija, Pagadian, Pampanga, Tacloban, Tuguegarao and Zamboanga last July 2011.

The members of the Board of Nursing are Carmencita M. Abaquin, Chairman; Leonila A. Faire, Betty F. Merritt, Perla G. Po, Marco Antonio C. Sto.Tomas, Yolanda C. Arugay and Amelia B. Rosales, Members.

The results of examination with respect to six (6) examinees were withheld pending final determination of their liabilities under the rules and regulations governing licensure examination.

Pursuant to Section 16, of Republic Act No. 9173, “all successful candidates in the examination shall be required to take an oath of professional before the Board or any government official authorized to administer oaths prior to entering upon the nursing practice”.

Registration for new nurses shall require the following: duly accomplished Oath Form or Panunumpa ng Propesyonal, current Community Tax Certificate (cedula), 2 pieces passport size picture (colored with white background and complete name tag), 1 piece 1” x 1” picture (colored with white background and complete name tag), 2 sets of metered documentary stamps and 1 short brown envelope with name and profession; and to pay the Initial Registration Fee of P600 and Annual Registration Fee of P450 for 2011-2014. Successful examinees should personally register and sign in the Roster of Registered Professionals.

The dates and venues of all oathtaking for new nurses will be announced later.

Top Performing Schools in the December 2011 Nurse Licensure Examination

RANK SCHOOL TOTAL NO. OF EXAM. TOTAL NO. PASSED PERCENTAGE PASSED

1 SAINT PAUL UNIVERSITY-ILOILO 50 50 100.00 %

2 SAINT PAUL UNIVERSITY-TUGUEGARAO 139 137 98.56 %

3 NEW ERA UNIVERSITY 51 50 98.04 %

4 SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY 146 140 95.89 %

5 SILLIMAN UNIVERSITY 382 366 95.81 %

6 PAMANTASAN NG LUNGSOD NG MAYNILA 152 144 94.74 %

7 XAVIER UNIVERSITY 370 350 94.59 %

8 SAINT MARY’S UNIVERSITY 350 311 88.86 %

9 REMEDIOS T. ROMUALDEZ MEDICAL FOUNDATION 230 203 88.26 %

10 ST. SCHOLASTICA’S COLLEGE-TACLOBAN 201 173 86.07 %

List of successful examinees who garnered the ten (10) highest places

List of Successful Examinees Who Garnered the Ten (10) Highest Places











TOPNOTCHERS FOR DECEMBER 2011


1


JERALD LALAGUNA PELAYO MOUNTAIN VIEW COLLEGE 86.40


2


LINSID ANGELOU ABSIN TAPONGOT XAVIER UNIVERSITY 86.00
3


JOANNE LAYOSA SANTAMARIA PAMANTASAN NG LUNGSOD NG MAYNILA 85.80


4


JHOMAE FERRER CASTILLO SAINT MARY’S UNIVERSITY 85.20
MELCHOR NOVAL DAPO JR
MANILA ADVENTIST MEDICAL CENTER &
SCH. OF MEDICAL ARTS, INC
85.20
RALPH RYAN VILLAFRANCA DE LA ROSA XAVIER UNIVERSITY 85.20
PRINCESS ROSCHELLE DOMINGO LIMSON
UNIVERSITY OF PERPETUAL HELP
SYSTEM-LAGUNA
85.20


5


JOBELLE MAMARIL CALICDAN PAMANTASAN NG LUNGSOD NG MAYNILA 85.00
JERICO PUNO CARREON
MANUEL S. ENVERGA UNIV. FOUNDATIONLUCENA CITY
85.00
VINS MARY ENCARNACION ESTILLORO UNIVERSITY OF SAN AGUSTIN 85.00
REYNALDO SERRANO FLORES JR
SOUTHERN LUZON STATE UNIVERSITYLUCBAN (SLPC)
85.00
ROMIENNE LILY JUNE SOLEDAD GARCIA UNIVERSITY OF ILOILO 85.00
EUANNE CABILLO ORELLANO
REMEDIOS T. ROMUALDEZ MEDICAL
FOUNDATION
85.00


6


JUDY CARATAO BARGAS SAINT ANTHONY COLLEGE OF ROXAS CITY 84.80
LEXAN ERDIN LIM CORDIAL
ADVENTIST UNIVERSITY OF THE
PHILIPPINES
84.80
MARK RAY ALUK ESPINOZA XAVIER UNIVERSITY 84.80


7


KATHERENE PALCES BATUHAN ATENEO DE DAVAO UNIVERSITY 84.60
JACK LESTER TALAGA DESEMBRANA
MANUEL S. ENVERGA UNIV. FOUNDATIONLUCENA CITY
84.60
RAYMOND FRIAS FABRONERO UNIVERSITY OF SAN CARLOS 84.60
NIKKI ICO MAGLEO SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY 84.60
NEIL DY OBSIOMA XAVIER UNIVERSITY 84.60
TIFFANY ANN PALENCIA PALMARES CENTRAL PHILIPPINE UNIVERSITY 84.60
NIÑA HAMILI GARDE PIAO COLLEGE OF MAASIN 84.60
PAUL GIBSON SEPE REYES UNIVERSITY OF SAN CARLOS 84.60
MARIA MAHINI CAMO SANTOS ARELLANO UNIVERSITY-MANILA 84.60


8


VINCENT JERVEN ESTOSE BARIMBAO XAVIER UNIVERSITY 84.40
PATRICK JOSE AGNAR DAVID SAINT MARY’S UNIVERSITY 84.40
ZINA MARLYN LORENZO FRONDA LAGUNA NORTHWESTERN COLLEGE 84.40
MA LEANDER SALCEDO GARCIA PAMANTASAN NG LUNGSOD NG MAYNILA 84.40
MELANIE GRACE SIA GO XAVIER UNIVERSITY 84.40
MARTINA AUREA MALFERRARI JUGADOR XAVIER UNIVERSITY 84.40
RUBY ANN MENDOZA MUYUELA PAMANTASAN NG LUNGSOD NG MAYNILA 84.40
CRIS JOSEPH FLORIDA RAYMUNDO ARELLANO UNIVERSITY-MANILA 84.40
KRISTIAN IRISH PIPO SACAY PAMANTASAN NG LUNGSOD NG MAYNILA 84.40
INNA JOYCE JUSI SIAZON SAINT PAUL UNIVERSITY-TUGUEGARAO 84.40
CARREN AGNES HONRADA SOLIDOR XAVIER UNIVERSITY 84.40
CHEYSERR TUBADEZA ZINGAPAN SAINT MARY’S UNIVERSITY 84.40


9 ROBELEN-ANN GETUBIG CALLANTA
FATHER SATURNINO URIOS UNIVERSITY
(URIOS COLL)
84.20
JINKY MENDOZA CERBO
UNIVERSITY OF PERPETUAL HELP RIZALMOLINO
84.20
INGRID DOREEN SAGUN DUMALAGAN SILLIMAN UNIVERSITY 84.20
KATHLEEN FLORES EVIZA RIZAL TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY 84.20
EMMAN JUNE PAHINTE RUBIN LICEO DE CAGAYAN UNIVERSITY 84.20
JIERELL MAE VICTOR SAGUINHON MOUNTAIN VIEW COLLEGE 84.20
ANA MARIE HERNANDO SALSONA UNIVERSITY OF SAN AGUSTIN 84.20
AGA AÑOS SIBAL
CAPITOL UNIVERSITY (for.CAGAYAN
CAPITOL COLL.)
84.20 RANK NAME SCHOOL RATING (%)


10


MICHELLE CALAMBA ARIOLA SAINT PAUL UNIVERSITY-TUGUEGARAO 84.00
SHARWIN MARIE SARNO CATEDRAL COLEGIO SAN AGUSTIN-BACOLOD CITY 84.00
IVY MAY SOY DAUS SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY 84.00
MA CLEO GUADA LEONIL VILLANEL
DEQUITO
SAN PEDRO COLLEGE-DAVAO CITY 84.00
JULIE CARMEN JIMENA DOREZA SAINT PAUL UNIVERSITY-ILOILO 84.00
BELLY MARIE JALOS FALLER
SOUTHERN LUZON STATE UNIVERSITYLUCBAN (SLPC)
84.00
BONIFE MARIE SENTORIAS GASO SILLIMAN UNIVERSITY 84.00
ERICA DIZER HILADO COLEGIO SAN AGUSTIN-BACOLOD CITY 84.00
PAUL JENSEN ELENO MALICSI ARELLANO UNIVERSITY-MANILA 84.00
OPALYN GRACE SALCEDO MALUNES COLEGIO SAN AGUSTIN-BACOLOD CITY 84.00
EVANGELINA CRUZ NAREDO UNIVERSITY OF MAKATI 84.00
ABEGAIL BUCU PEREZ PAMANTASAN NG LUNGSOD NG MAYNILA 84.00
MARIEL KRIS ALCANTARA RAEL XAVIER UNIVERSITY 84.00
RAIZA MAE GORDIEL RODRIGUEZ XAVIER UNIVERSITY 84.00
CHARLES RIOTITA SIA SAINT PAUL UNIVERSITY-TUGUEGARAO 84.00
RAYGENE VALERIE SORIANO TERRADO UNIVERSITY OF LUZON (LUZON COLL.) 84.00

December 2011 Nurse Licensure Examination results released in forty two (42) working days

Posted on 2/16/2012

The Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) announces that 22,760 out of 67,095 passed the Nurse Licensure Examination given by the Board of Nursing in the cities of Manila, Baguio, Cagayan de Oro, Cebu, Dagupan, Davao, Iloilo, La Union, Legazpi, Lucena, Nueva Ecija, Pagadian, Pampanga, Tacloban, Tuguegarao and Zamboanga last December 2011.

The members of the Board of Nursing are Carmencita M. Abaquin, Chairman; Leonila A. Faire, Betty F. Merritt, Perla G. Po, Marco Antonio C. Sto.Tomas, Yolanda C. Arugay and Amelia B. Rosales, Members.

Pursuant to Section 16, of Republic Act No. 9173, “all successful candidates in the examination shall be required to take an oath of professional before the Board or any government official authorized to administer oaths prior to entering upon the nursing practice”.

Registration for new nurses shall require the following: duly accomplished Oath Form or Panunumpa ng Propesyonal, current Community Tax Certificate (cedula), 2 pieces passport size picture (colored with white background and complete name tag), 1 piece 1” x 1” picture (colored with white background and complete name tag), 2 sets of metered documentary stamps and 1 short brown envelope with name and profession and to pay the Initial Registration Fee of P600 and Annual Registration Fee of P450 for 2012-2015. Successful examinees should personally register and sign in the Roster of Registered Professionals.

RELATED LINKS:

Full text of the Official Result of December 2011 Nurse Licensure Examination

Performance of schools in the December 2011 Nurse Licensure Examination

List of successful examinees who garnered the ten (10) highest places

List of successful examinees in the December 2011 Nurse Licensure Examination


Full Text of the Official Result of December 2011 Nurse Licensure Examination

A world without nurses | Isang mundong walang mga nars

A world without nurses. Video by AUSMED Education

I have to ask you this: Can you imagine a world without nurses?
For me, I can't even imagine a hospital without nurses. (and that's not just because I am a nurse too.) I would like to tell you more about my opinion regarding this but I wouldn't like to spoil the mood for you to watch this video made by AUSMED Education. It depicts the current and REAL importance of nurses here in this world and what would the consequences be if we (I have purposefully included myself) are few.








Here's a transcript of the video:

A world without nurses:
What would it mean?
There are 7 Billion ++ people in the world,
but only 17 million nurses.
Why should you care?
Fewer nurses means:
your life could be shorter,
you have a higher chance of getting a serious infection,
you may experience more complications from surgery or hospitalization.
Less nurses could mean life or death for acute care patients.
Nurses can help you live longer, healthier and even happier lives.
What's their secret?
Nurses care for people, not conditions,
evaluate the whole person,
educate people,
and make prevention a priority.
While technology and research advances,
so does the knowledge/ intelligence of our nurses:
from tertiary study
and clinical placement
to continued professional development.
Why? because education improves care.
(seminars, study days, textbooks, online learning, conferences)
Nurses are also getting older:
more than half of nurses are over 40,
20% of nurses will reach the age of retirement in the next 5 years.
Many nations share a common problem:
a critical shortage of nurses!
United States alone could need 1 million more nurses by 2020.
Australian officials estimate 90,000 will retire by 2020.
In the United Kingdom, around 180,000 are expected to retire within the next 10 years--
that's nearly half of their nurses.
In a world without nurses,
Who will care for your loved ones?
who will manage people with chronic illness?
Who will look after you?
Why should you care?
YOU SHOULD CARE!

Video courtesy: AUSMED Education (Ausmed.com.au)

OPINYON: Pinapatunayan lang nito na WALANG OVERSUPPLY NG NARS dito sa mundo (o maging dito sa Pilipinas). Kung meron man, hindi naman siguro namin kasalanan na hindi gaanong pinahahalagahan ng pamahalaan ang kalusugan ng mga mamamayan sa puntong pati ba naman ito ay tinitipid (walang gaanong badyet para rito o kung meron man ay hindi napamamahalaan ng maayos ng mga otoridad).

WHAT'S YOUR SAY ABOUT THIS? | ANONG MASASABI MO UKOL DITO?

Nursing in the Philippines | Stop Nurse Exploitation!

Stop Nurse Exploitation

through FALSE Volunteerism Practices and Non-Accredited Training Programs

Our country’s Nurses constitute the LARGEST number of health professionals in all settings. Nurses work with patients 24 hours a day from the time of admission to the day of discharge from the hospital.

Over 400,000 of our country’s Registered Nurses are EXPLOITED by many healthcare institutions through FALSE Volunteerism Practices and Non-Accredited Training Programs (BON-CPE Council Accreditation), where they are made to work with the full responsibilities of an employed staff Nurse, without any form of compensation, benefits, and employer protection. Most are even required to pay while rendering Nursing Care services.

Because these Nurses have obtained the Bachelor of Science in Nursing and have passed the Nurses Licensure Examination, they are fully qualified to practice safe Nursing Care to patients, families, and communities, as per RA 9173, the Nursing Act of 2002. However, these young Professionals are charged exorbitant fees for these “so-called” trainings, and are left to submit to this blatant form of exploitation.  Furthermore, they are deceived with empty promises of employment and the misinformed belief of improving their resumes though “Volunteer” or “Training” Certificates.

These practices prevent new Nurses from being hired, because all available Nurse Plantilla positions are filled up by these unpaid “Volunteers” or “Trainees”. These healthcare institutions have no need to hire anymore, as they can get Nursing services for FREE through the EXPLOITATION of our Nurses.

Lastly, as per the International Council of Nurses’ (ICN) November 2010 Asia Nursing Workforce Forum, Training and Volunteer certificates are NOT recognized abroad as work experience.

These exploitative practices have existed for more than 15 years. It was temporarily halted in 2008, through the efforts of the PNA. In January 2011, the issue broke out again in the media, but the exploitation stopped only for ONE WEEK. The effect is always short-lived, as government support in this issue is not continuous.

Today, there are many Private and Government hospitals still engaging in this EXPLOITATION. They now go by different names, masquerading as “Specialty Programs” such as Nurse Residency, Basic Skills Training, Clinical Advancement, and Post-Graduate Trainings.

The whole Philippine population is deeply concerned in this situation, as these hundreds of thousands of Exploited Nurses are our brothers and sisters, spouses, parents, and our children.

The Filipino Nurses are clamouring for jobs they are already trained to do. Give them what is due starting with a decent salary.

Uphold the respect for the dignity of Nurses and the right of the Filipino People to quality healthcare! 

Nurses take care of the health of our countrymen, but who takes care of our dear Nurses?

We, the Filipino People, implore our Government, and our “People’s President”, Benigno S. Aquino III, to put a STOP to the exploitative practices against our Nurses’ Constitutional and God-Given Human Rights. - angnars.com

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I wasted 1 hour just to make this slideshow!

A simple slideshow featuring different places, different people under different memories. Although majority of them are from my studies, working trips and other personal events, I hope you'll enjoy watching it and leave a comment after. You may also leave a request for more slideshows. (I dare you! :D) Thanks a lot and I hope everybody's happy forever! (Define hope! LOL)

Where I've Been, Memories, Work, Studies! Slideshow: Keith’s trip from Manila, National Capital Region, Philippines to 4 cities Baguio, Urdaneta (near Dagupan, Luzon), Bolinao and Labrador (near Lingayen) was created by TripAdvisor. See another Philippines slideshow. Take your travel photos and make a slideshow for free.

Nursing Updates: July 2011 NLE Oath-taking, Nursing as an Oversubscribed Course, Hilot, etc.

ANNOUNCEMENT:



REGION 1 - DAGUPAN CITY OATHTAKING CEREMONY


Venue: Dagupan People's Astrodome
Date: October 5, 2011
Time: 8am to 12 noon
Attire: Gala Uniform (white shoes and stockings)
Note: Registration on Sept. 9 & 10 at PMS office.
Fee: P1,050.00 plus P400.00 PNA membership fee
*only 2 guests are allowed

[NEWS, OPINION]


TUCP, CHED urges graduating High School students not to take-up 5 "oversubscribed" courses: one of which is NURSING

I feel disheartened by this article featuring the statements coming from Commission on Higher Education (CHED) and Trade Union Congress of the Philippines (TUCP).
The problem that the Nursing Profession faces today is not new to me. I am actually experiencing it right now. But the bad thing about these statements is that it hinders high school graduates to choose freely what course they really want to take in college.
Indeed, it is correct to say that Nursing (or any of the five courses stated in the article) are somewhat or "extremely oversubscribed," but the thing is, these organizations can't tell these students to "avoid" or "stay-out" (of) the aforementioned courses.
In the case of Nursing, these statements could be of much effect especially to the Nursing Education. I think they failed to consider that having decreasing amount of nursing student (or even total absence) could lead to even more unemployment in the said profession as this could result to laying-off of many Nursing Educators.
As matter of fact, this situation is currently happening right now and these press releases could even aggravate this condition. I hope that organizations like TUCP and CHED should consider the effects like what I've stated above before "urging" the graduating High School students to avoid these professions.
And the thing is, I believe that there's still future that awaits these students in the Nursing Profession. Many developed countries are having an increasing aging/ elderly portion in their population and this either directly or indirectly means that they'll evetually need to call for other health care providers (like Nurses) coming from outside their country to provide care to these people.
It is not new to us that the Philippines is one of the top producers of  Nurses worldwide.

"Hilot" as a future career

The idea of taking up the "Hilot" / Massage Therapy course is good. It's new to me that being a "Hilot" is in demand and even high-paying right now but I also honestly think that it's a good vocational course to consider too: for as long as the student really want to take it up.

TUCP's say about the Mass-Oath-taking

Though TUCP said something bad about Nursing (telling that it is oversubscribed and even urges graduating High School not to take it in college), it is good that it is in favor about the idea of pursuing the Mass Oath-taking of the July 2011 Nursing Licensure Examination (NLE/ NLEx) passers.
I hope that the Philippine Nursing Association (PNA) and ADPCN's call to continue the aforementioned ceremonies will finally be heared and approved by the PRC-Board of Nursing as soon as possible.



RELATED ARTICLES:


No frills oath-taking for nurses

The board of nursing of the Professional Regulation Commission will start administering the nurses’ oath on September 25 but will do away with the lavish oath-taking en mass in keeping with the government’s austerity measures.


Labor department spokesman Nikon Fameronag said that all those who passed the nursing board examination can take their oath at the PRC office in Manila.


Nursing schools which prefer to conduct the mass oath-taking can do so even without officials of the nursing board or PRC. The school dean may administer the oath, he said.


PRC chairman Teresita R. Manzala earlier said the mass oath-taking was scrapped to save on government funds, but the Philippine Nurses’ Association opposed the move, saying that no government money was being spent for the ceremonies. The nurses used to fork out money to spend for the oath-taking venue, souvenir program and related expenses. Each nurse was required to pay P600 for the venue, equipment and other expenses, the nurses’ group said Vito Barcelo

Source: ManilaStandardToday.com, retrieved at 16:52 UTC+8


Stay out of 5 college courses
Written by : ERNESTO F. HERRERA, Tuesday, September 06, 2011

THE Trade Union Congress of the Philippines (TUCP) has urged young Filipinos to stay out of heavily oversubscribed college courses if they want to increase their chances of obtaining gainful employment after graduation.


The Commission on Higher Education (CHED) has already identified at least five extremely oversubscribed programs: teacher education, nursing, business administration, information-technology, and hotel and restaurant management.


Compared to potential labor market demand, there are now far too many fresh graduates of these five courses, and large numbers of new students still going into these programs.


We’re afraid the huge oversupply of graduates of these programs has made it exceptionally difficult for them to sell their skills to employers.


Fresh high school graduates as well as college students who could still shift courses should instead consider going into science and technology as well as agriculture and fisheries—programs that have been singled out by the CHED as undersubscribed.


Students can also check the career guide section posted at the Bureau of Local Employment website at www.ble.gov.ph, which contains a series of occupational briefs or summary information about hard-to-fill and highly in-demand occupations, to aid students in planning their university courses and workers who would like to shift careers.


Even the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) has advised students and workers to consider taking health-related courses other than nursing, as this paper reported last Monday.


“With the continued glut of registered, yet, unemployed nurses, alongside with the recent developments highlighted by nurse-volunteerism in hospitals and institutions, I encourage students and workers to look at other healthcare professions if they want to get employed quickly,” said Labor Secretary Rosalinda Baldoz.


Baldoz issued the statement as the new batch of successful examinees of the July 2011 Nursing Licensure examination further increased the surplus of nurses in the country.


TUCP has been pushing for the opening of new foreign labor markets and the creation of local employment programs for the growing number of jobless Filipino nurses. It has also been pressing for the shutdown of substandard schools that it said have been defrauding nursing students and their parents.


Baldoz pointed out that there are other job opportunities in the health and wellness industry besides nursing.


“The Health and Wellness industry has been identified by DOLE’s Project Jobsfit as one of the 12 key employment generators that will provide more employment opportunities,” Baldoz said, adding that the industry has the potential for absorbing the most number of Filipino workers in the next 10 years.


The Labor chief said that other careers under the industry, such as optometry, physical therapy, pharmacy, medical technology, clinical and internal medicine, surgery, radiology, wellness massage and spa/massage therapy are occupations that are expected to propel more employment opportunities both local and overseas up to 2020.


“These kind of careers are in-demand not only in hospitals, but also in laboratories, clinics, health maintenance organizations, public health agencies, pharmaceutical firms, research institutions, scientific equipment companies, physicians’ offices, and schools offering clinical laboratory science programs. Indeed, their licenses can bring them to greater heights and greener pastures,” Baldoz said.

Allow oath-taking of new nurses, labor group urges PRC, DOLE

I urge the Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) and the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) to reconsider their decision to scrap the traditional oath-taking for the 37,513 nursing graduates who passed the July licensure examination.


The TUCP supports the appeal of the Philippine Nurses Association Inc. (PNA) for the ceremony to proceed as scheduled on Sept. 25.


Nurses consider the ritual a celebration of their profession. In a way, the observance also honors parents and families who have invested in a big way in the nursing education of their children.


The PRC earlier cancelled the ceremony at the prodding of the DOLE, which cited the need to conserve public funds.


However, the PNA has countered that the government has never spent any money for the formal service to begin with.


The nurses themselves have been paying P600 each to cover the cost of the venue, equipment and other expenses, with the extra collections going to the Board of Nursing, the PNA said.

Source: ManilaTimes.net, retrieved 16:53 UTC+8



Students urged: Avoid 5 oversubscribed courses 
By Mayen Jaymalin (The Philippine Star), September 05, 2011 12:00 AM

MANILA, Philippines -  The Trade Union Congress of the Philippines (TUCP) yesterday urged students to avoid five oversubscribed college courses to increase their chances of getting employment.


TUCP secretary-general Ernesto Herrera said the Commission on Higher Education (CHED) has identified education, nursing, business administration, information technology, and hotel and restaurant management as “extremely oversubscribed” programs.


“We’re afraid the huge oversupply of graduates of these programs has made it exceptionally difficult for them to sell their skills to employers,” Herrera said.


“There are now too many fresh graduates of these five courses, and large numbers of new students still going into these programs,” he added.


Herrera said high school graduates and college students who could still shift courses should instead consider going into science and technology as well as agriculture and fisheries - programs which have been singled out by the CHED as undersubscribed.


Meanwhile, Herrera asked the Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) and the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) to reconsider their decision to scrap the traditional oath-taking for the 37,513 nursing graduates who passed the July licensure examination.


He said the labor group supports the appeal of the Philippine Nurses Association Inc. for the ceremony to proceed as scheduled on Sept. 25.


“Nurses consider the ritual a celebration of their profession. In a way, the observance also honors parents and families who have invested in a big way in the nursing education of their children,” Herrera said.


The PRC earlier cancelled the oath-taking for nurses to save on government funds.

‘Hilot’ future for young Pinoys

Believe it or not, “hilot” is not a thing of the past but the future for young Filipinos.


The labor department yesterday advised students to become massage therapists, locally known as “hilot,” to easily land a job.


Labor Secretary Rosalinda Baldoz said DOLE has identified the health and wellness industry as one of the 12 key employment generators that will provide more employment opportunities in the coming years.


Baldoz said wellness massage and spa therapy were identified among the in-demand skills in the next decade.


“Massage therapists who have completed formal training programs and have passed the licensure exam are likely to have very good job opportunities,” she said.


Aside from “hilot,” other in-demand skills are optometry, physical therapy, pharmacy, medical technology, clinical and internal medicine, surgery, and radiology.


“These occupations are expected to propel more employment opportunities in the industry, both local and overseas, up to 2020,” Baldoz said.


She said the nursing graduates, who successfully passed the licensure examination last July, will increase the number of unemployed people in the country.


“With the continuous glut of registered, yet unemployed nurses, alongside the recent developments highlighted by nurse-volunteerism in hospitals and institutions, I encourage students and workers to look at other healthcare professions if they want to get employed quickly,” Baldoz said.


The labor chief said workers in the health and wellness professions have entry level salaries ranging from P8,000 to P12,000 per month but may go up to P20,000 or higher after years of experience.


Abroad, the average salary is about $6,351 per month or higher.


“These kind of careers are in-demand not only in hospitals but also in laboratories, clinics, health maintenance organizations, public health agencies, pharmaceutical firms, research institutions, scientific equipment companies, physicians’ offices, and schools offering clinical laboratory science programs. Indeed, their licenses can bring them to greater heights and greener pastures,” Baldoz added.


DOLE urged students to check the summary information of all health-related courses in the career guide section posted at the Bureau of Local Employment website at http://www.ble.gov.ph.


The career guide contains information on hard-to-fill and highly in-demand occupations to help students planning their college courses and workers who would like to shift careers.


Meanwhile, the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) called on private companies to revive and strengthen their apprenticeship programs and hire qualified trainees as part of their workforce.       


TESDA director general Joel Villanueva said there is a need to push the apprenticeship program “because it has always been proven that the best place to acquire skills is in the workplace.”


He said these training schemes not only enhance partnership between the industry and technical vocational education training providers but also ensure a steady supply of best job-fit and ready workforce.

Source: PhilStar.com, retrieved 16:55 UTC+8

Helpful Links:

NLE July 2011 Update # 8 "Attire and Regional Oath-taking"

NLE JULY 2011 UPDATE # 7 "Yes to Mass Oath-taking"

NLE JULY 2011 UPDATE #6

NLE JULY 2011 UPDATES 1-5

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NLE July 2011 Update # 8 "Attire and Regional Oath-taking"

I have read and received some updates this day regarding the famous issue on scrapping the Mass Oath-taking for the July 2011 NLE Passers. BoN Member, Hon. Marco Antonio Sto. Tomas stated the Attire for the Oath-taking in his Official Facebook Fan Page, Jaymee Gamil of Philippine Daily Inquirer wrote about the New Regional Oath-taking rites and an Editorial from Pilipino Star Ngayon says that the Mass Oath-taking is indeed as waste of our government's (our) money:

OATH-TAKING AT REGIONAL OFFICE of THE PRC IN BAGUIO CITY FOR REGION 1 AND CAR

The Regional Office holds oath-taking for professionals who have not attended Mass Oath-taking, every THURSDAY at 11:00 am and 2:00 pm. Oath-taking is required for initial registration.


No oath-taking fees. Please come in semi-formal attire. Health and allied professionals must come in gala attire. Confirm attendance with Regulations Division (Window 11) or call (074) 304-3028

Source: BoN Sto. Tomas Official Facebook Fan Page, retrieved 17:22 UTC+8

PRC releases guide on new oath-taking rites
by Jaymee T. Gamil, Philippine Daily Inquirer 3:30 pm | Wednesday, August 31st, 2011

MANILA, Philippines—The Professional Regulation Commission has come out with guidelines on its newly austere oath-taking rites for nurses.


In a statement released on Wednesday, the PRC said group oath-taking ceremonies may be hosted by the respective schools of the board passers, in coordination with the respective chapters of their accredited professional organizations, for as long as they get clearance from the Board of Nursing and the PRC.


Regional PRC offices may also hold the rites, also in coordination with regional chapter of the APOs, with consultation with the BON and the PRC main office.


New nurses may also have their oath-taking individually before the BON, PRC officials and “any other official authorized to administer oath pursuant to section 16 of the Philippine Nursing Law.”


These guidelines for the oath-taking rites of the July 2011 Nursing Licensure Exam passers may become a precedent for those of other professions. The PRC released the guidelines “pending issuance of a more definitive and detailed guideline that will apply not only to nurses but to all board passers in other professions covered by the licensure examinations administered by the appropriate Professional Regulatory Boards and the PRC.”


Oath-taking rites for nurses used to be held en masse. The mass oath-taking for the July 2011 nursing board passers, supposedly to be held next month, has been cancelled.

Source: Inquirer.net, retrieved 17:24 UTC+8

Editoryal - Magarbong oath-taking 
(Pilipino Star Ngayon) Updated August 30, 2011 12:00 AM

MABUTI naman at naisip ng Philippine Regulation Commission (PRC) na alisin na ang magarbong mass oath-taking ng mga nakapasa sa nursing board examination ngayong taon na ito. Ayon sa Department of Labor and Employment, wala nang mass oath taking para sa mga bagong nurses. Ito ay bilang pagsunod sa kampanya ng gobyerno na magtipid. Ayon kay Labor secretary Rosalinda Baldoz, nag-isyu na ng withdrawal ang Board of Nursing (BON) para sa mga hinihinging congratulatory and inspirational messages mula sa top government officials na ilalathala sa souvenir program. Ayon pa kay Baldoz, malaking pera ang matitipid ng gobyerno sa hindi pagdaraos ng mass oath-taking.


Nararapat lang na huwag nang magkaroon ng magarbong mass oath-taking. Gawin na lamang ito nang simple para makatipid hindi lamang ang gobyerno kundi pati na rin ang mga magulang. Dahil naging tradisyon na ang mass oath-taking, puwersadong dumalo ang mga nakapasa kaya panibagong gastos na naman ang haharapin nila. Siyempre maraming babayaran gaya ng souvenir program, venue ng oath-taking at kung anu-ano pa. At hindi naman lahat ng mga magulang ng nakapasang nurses ay maykaya sa buhay.


Karamihan sa mga magulang ay iginapang lamang ang kanilang anak para makatapos ang kanilang anak. Marami sa kanila ang “kumapit sa patalim” para lamang maigapang ang kanilang anak. Nangutang at nagbenta ng ari-arian para makatapos ang anak sa kabila na walang katiyakan kung makakakuha agad ng trabaho ang anak. Mahirap makapasok sa ospital ang mga bagong nurses. Meron pa nga na kasama sa mga nag-top sa exam at nagtapos sa mga kilalang nursing school pero mahirap pa ring makapasok sa trabaho.


Dapat lang at sana ay noon pa nasimulan na itigil ang mass oath-taking ng nurses. Gastos lamang ito gayung maaari namang hindi gawin ng grupo lang o kaya ay indibidwal. Sinimulan na rin lang ng PRC, sana ay ipatupad na rin ng iba pang ahensiya. Pagtitipid ang kailangan sa panahong ito. Kalimutan ang pagbubulagsak na maaaring ikabagsak.

Source: Philstar.com, retrieved 17:24 UTC+8

Helpful Links:

NLE JULY 2011 UPDATE # 7 "Yes to Mass Oath-taking"

NLE JULY 2011 UPDATE #6

NLE JULY 2011 UPDATES 1-5

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COMPLETE LIST OF PASSERS FOR JULY 2011 NLE

PERFORMANCE OF SCHOOLS IN THE JULY 2011 NLE


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