A total of 1,427 individuals out of 2,837 examinees have passed the March 2022 Physician Licensure Examination, the Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) announced on Friday, March 18. (MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) The licensure examination was given by the Board of Medicine in Manila, Baguio,...
Out of the 1,211 individuals who took the Feb. 2022 Social Worker Licensure Examination, only 533 have passed, the Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) announced on Thursday, March 3. PRC / Manila Bulletin) According to PRC, the exam was given by the Board of Social Workers in Manila, Baguio,...
The Makati City local government announced on Thursday, Feb. 3, that it will suspend the operation of one of its vaccination sites due to the 2022 Bar examinations to be held on Friday, Feb. 4, and Sunday, Feb. 6. In a Facebook post, the local government unit (LGU) said that it will close the Fort...
Several roads within the vicinity of three universities around Manila will be closed to traffic on Feb. 4 and 6 for the scheduled 2020/2021 Bar Examinations, according to the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA). (Courtesy of Metropolitan Manila Development Authority) In an advisory,...
THE LEGAL FRONT Atty. Arturo D. Brion, Ll.B, Ll.M. The Court shall finally conduct its long-awaited 2020-2021 Bar examinations in the first week of Feb. 2022. Beyond its COVID-imposed delay, this Bar Exam is historic in many respects, among them, as the first computerized and multi-location Bar...
Haydee Soriano Bacani PWU (Philippine Women’s University) graduate Haydee Soriano Bacani emerged as topnotcher in the recently concluded Nursing Board Examinations given by the Professional Regulation Commission, besting 5,007 board passers. Haydee Soriano Bacani As a young girl, Haydee, whose...
BETTER DAYS Senator Sonny Angara Unlike other countries who have already vaccinated a significant portion of their population, the Philippines still finds itself in the early stages of its nationwide vaccination program mainly due to the limited supply of doses. According to recent data from our...
Senator Sonny Angara on Tuesday urged the Professional Regulations Commission (PRC) to consider creating satellite venues for the board examinations scheduled for this year to help aspiring doctors, nurses, policemen, teachers and other professionals with financial and mobility issues during this...
Vice President and opposition leader Leni Robredo has added her voice against the proposed abolition of licensure examinations for certain professions. Vice President Leni Robredo (OVP photo) Robredo said the country’s entire educational system should be overhauled if the professional...
Hospital nurse (FILE PHOTO) The Filipino Nurses United (FNU) has rejected the proposal to abolish the licensure examinations for nurses, saying it is “perilous for people’s health” especially during this time of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic. “As health professionals who handle...
Senator Christopher "Bong" Go has also disagreed with the proposal to scrap board and other licensure exams, raising concern that such move could be detrimental to the quality of education and professional standards in the Philippines. (MANILA BULLETIN File Photo) “Hindi po ako sang-ayon diyan...
The foreign service oral examinations for aspiring diplomats will push through before the end of the month. Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA/Facebook) The Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Disease (IATF) has allowed the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) to hold...
