27,765 hurdle June 2008 nursing board exam - PRC

MANILA, Philippines - Less than half of the 64,456 who took the nursing licensure examination last June hurdled the test, the Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) said Thursday night. PRC said 43.1% or 27,765 managed to pass the examination, some of them repeaters. The examination was administered in 10 areas nationwide, including Manila, Baguio, Cagayan de Oro, Davao, Iloilo, Legazpi, Tacloban, Lucena, Tuguegarao and Zamboanga Cities. The successful examinees will take their oaths Aug. 19 and 20 at the SMX Convention Center at the SM Mall of Asia in Pasay City. Topping the test was Aira Therese Javier of University of Santo Tomas (86.00%), followed by Alrin Falgui of FEU-Nicanor Foundation (85.80%); Kristine Mendoza, Remedios Trinidad Romualdez Memorial Schools, and Joanna Quirante (UST, 85.60%). To see the complete list, click here. - GMANews.TV