PRC starts registration of new nurses: 2 Cordi universities among top 10 performing schools

By Sonny Cosme

BAGUIO CITY -- The Cordillera Administrative Region proved anew it is the  Educational  Center of  the North with two  of its universities landing  in the  overall top performing schools  for the  May 2014 Nurses Licensure Examination (NLE).

Benguet State University (BSU) in La Trinidad, Bneguet and  Saint Louis University( SLU) in Baguio City  placed top 4 and 8 respectively.  

BSU garnered 96.94  passing  percentage with 95 of its 98 examinees passing the exam  while SLU garnered 93.53% (520 of 556 examinees).

A total of 11,225 out of 29,188 or 38% passed the May 2014 NLE given by the Board of Nursing in various testing centers nationwide,  the Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) announced.

The PRC Baguio regional office supervised the NLE in the cities of Baguio, Dagupan, Cabanatuan, and Laoag. In Baguio, 1,421 of 3,055 examinees (47%) successfully hurdled the test. In Dagupan, 258 of 931 (28%) passed while in Cabanatuan, 236 of 763 (31%) examinees passed. In Laoag, 195 of 508 (38%) examinees passed.

Successful Baguio examinees who were included in the Top 10  included  (6^th place) Bryan FontillasDivino (SLU);  (7^th) Diana Jaye Caasi Rabut (SLU); (8^th)  Renz Patrick Lambino Ocampo (College Of The Holy Spirit Of Tarlac); (9^th) Alvin Klien Clores Abulencia  (Virgen Milagrosa Univ. Foundation), Zeny Rose Orilla Manongdo (Union Christian College), Czar Albert Olsem Munar (SLU), and Mark Melo Deogracias Vidal (University Of Pangasinan); (10th) Camille Robles Cruz (Wesleyan University-Phils. Cabanatuan City), Kim Justin Estrada Infantado( SLU), Queenie Mae Tamayo Narciso ( SLU), Anna Dominique Bautista Santos ( SLU) and Hannah Monis Talban ( SLU).

According  to Baguio PRC regional director Teofilo Gaius M. Sison, Jr.,  registration  of the new nurses started July 7, 2014.

To enable passers to save on travel time and expenses, the PRC regional office will process initial registration outside of Baguio City.  

Mobile outreach dates and venues are posted at www.prcbaguio.blogspot.com.

The PRC office will process initial registration on first come, first served basis; no alphabetical queuing.

Those who register are required to bring the following: duly accomplished oath form (downloadable at www.prc.gov.ph online registration system); 2014 community tax certificate (cedula); one documentary stamp and payment of initial registration fee of P1,050.

Professional ID cards (PICs) will be issued after the oathtaking ceremonies tentatively scheduled on August 9, 2014 (Saturday) at the Prince Bernhard Hall, Saint Louis University, Baguio City  from  9 a.m. to 12 noon.

For verification of grades/ratings, visit http://www.prc.gov.ph, using your application number.