November 2008 Nurse Licensure Examination (NLE)

The Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) announces that 39,455 out of 88,649 passed the Nurse Licensure Examination given by the Board of Nursing in the cities of Manila, Baguio, Cagayan de Oro, Cebu, Davao, Iloilo, Legazpi, Lucena, Tacloban, Tuguegarao, Sulu and Zamboanga last November 2008.

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 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 2009-2012. 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 Monday and Tuesday, April 6 and 7, 2009, 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.

Oathtaking tickets for the National Capital Region (NCR) and nearby regions will be available at the Philippines Nurses Association (PNA) at 1663 F.T. Benitez Street, Malate Manila, starting March 2, 2009.

All regional oathtaking schedules will be posted in the BON website: www.bonphilippines.org.

The top performing schools in the November 2008 Nurse Licensure Examination are the following:

A. WITH 100 AND MORE EXAMINEES

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

1 XAVIER UNIVERSITY 341 336 99.00%
2 SILLIMAN UNIVERSITY 375 368 98.00%
3 CENTRAL PHILIPPINE UNIVERSITY 512 496 97.00%
3 SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY 117 114 97.00%
3 SOUTHERN LUZON POLYTECHNIC COLLEGE – LUCBAN 141 371 97.00%

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B. WITH 30-99 EXAMINEES

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

1 SAINT PAUL UNIVERSITY – ILOILO 97 97 100.00%
1 UNIVERSITY OF SAINT LOUIS – TUGUEGARAO 82 82 100.00%
1 FOUNDATION UNIVERSITY 36 36 100.00%
2 CHINESE GENERAL HOSPITAL COLLEGE OF NURSING & LIBERAL ARTS 99 97 98.00%
3 MINDANAO STATE UNIVERSITY – MARAWI CITY 81 75 93.00%

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