The Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) announces that 27,765 out of 64,459 passed the Nurse (First Timers, Repeaters, Removals) Licensure Examination given by the Board of Nursing in the cities of Manila, Baguio, Cagayan de Oro, Cebu, Davao, Iloilo, Legazpi, Lucena, Tacloban, Tuguegarao and Zamboanga last June 2008. The result of examination with respect to one (1) examinee was withheld pending final determination of her liabilities under the rules and regulations governing licensure examinations.

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.

Those who will register are required to bring 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 nametag), 1 piece 1” x 1” picture (colored with white background and complete nametag), 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 2008-2011. Successful examinees should personally register and sign in the Roster of Registered Professionals.

The oathtaking ceremony of the successful examinees in the said examination in Manila as well as the previous ones who have not taken their Oath of Professional will be held before the Board on Tuesday and Wednesday, August 19 and 20, 2008, with morning (8:00 A.M.) and afternoon (1:00 P.M.) sessions at the SMX Convention Center, SM Mall of Asia, Pasay City. All must come in their white gala uniform, nurses cap, white duty shoes, without earrings, hair not touching the collar and without corsage. Admission tickets for the Manila oathtaking will be available starting August 1, 2008 in your respective colleges of Nursing. Walk-in inductees who wish to join the Manila oathtaking ceremonies may secure admission tickets at the Philippine Nurses’ Association, 1663 F.T. Benitez Street, Malate, Manila on a strictly first come first serve basis.

The Regional oathtaking schedules are as follows:

R E G I O N / A R E A D A T E

Tuguegarao August 22, 2008

Davao August 26, 2008

Cebu August 26, 2008 - 9:00 a.m.

Lucena August 30, 2008

Iloilo August 28, 2008 - 10:00 a.m. / 2:00 p.m.

Roxas City, Capiz August 27, 2008 - 10:00 a.m.

Cagayan De Oro September 5, 2008

Legazpi September 3, 2008 – a.m.

Baguio August 22, 2008 - a.m. / p.m.

Tacloban

Zamboanga September 2, 2008

Bacolod, Negros Occidental August 29, 2008 - 2:00 p.m.

CARAGA August 22, 2008 - 3:00 p.m.

Pangasinan August 30, 2008

General Santos September 7, 2008

Bohol August 28, 2008