The University of Santo Tomas (UST) emerged as the top-performing school in the November Nursing Licensure Examination, posting a 100 percent passing rate, the Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) announced.
Meanwhile, the Adventist University of the Philippines, Mindanao State University-Marawi City, and the University of Baguio posted 90.63 percent, 83.95 percent, and 80 percent passing rates, respectively.
PRC also announced that 6,086 out of 11,828 passed the licensure exam given by the Board of Nursing in Manila, Baguio, Cagayan de Oro, Cebu, Davao, Iloilo, Koronadal, Legazpi, Lucena, Pagadian, Rosales, San Fernando, Tacloban, Tuguegarao, and Zamboanga.
Kiarra Belle Arante Poblador of Silliman University topped the board exam with a rating of 89.40 percent.
The results were released twelve working days from the last day of examination.