PRC Released November 2014 PNLE Results

The Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) released today, 23 January 2015, after thirty-two (32) working days the list of successful examinees of the November 2014 Nurse Licensure Examination (NLE) given by the Board of Nursing. 

Out of the 26,690 examinees, 15,292 passed the examination given last November 29-30 in the cities of Manila, Bacolod, Baguio, Cabanatuan, Cagayan de Oro, Cebu, Dagupan, Davao, Iloilo, Laoag, Legazpi, Lucena, Pagadian, Pampanga, Tacloban, Tuguegarao and Zamboanga.

[PRESS RELEASE] Health Bloggers in for an Awesome Treat with Zoomanity Group

In this time and age of social media hype, it is truly no wonder that health professionals and advocates alike be tech savvies. If you've read my previous blog post regarding the recently concluded #iBlog10: The 10th Philippine Blogging Summit, you would remember the infamous Dr. Bien Nillos (@DocBIENevolent) who gave five reasons as to why doctors and health professionals should blog.

#Yes2RH: A Selfie Call to RH Law

Republic Act 10354, more commonly known as the Responsible Parenthood and Reproductive Health Law of 2012 has been signed into law by President Benigno Aquino III last 21 December. After more than 14 years of struggles both in the streets and the cyberspace, the controversial bill was approved by the legislative branch with favorable votes of 113-104 and 13-8 in the Lower and Upper Houses respectively.

It has been more than a year now (19 March 2013) since the Supreme Court first issued a 120-day Status Quo Ante Order (SQAO) against the implementation of the RH Law. The said SQAO was extended indefinitely by the judiciary department last 16 July 2013. 

[HOW TO] Be Stress Free through TRE

Loboc Church, Bohol.
This is just one of the centuries-old church destroyed during the M7.2 earthquake.

Have you ever met an accident? Have you lost a relative or a family member? Have you ever witnessed or have been a victim of any crime? Where were you during the magnitude 7.2 Bohol earthquake? How about when Typhoon Yolanda (Haiyan) devastated Eastern Visayas? Or during the crisis in Zamboanga?

If you answered YES to the first three questions, how did you feel? Were you traumatized by the experience? Imagine if you were in the above-mentioned places during the times that the earthquake, typhoon and the crisis struck the area. How would you feel?

#BangonBohol: HHCL Goes to Bohol

12 out of the 17 HHCL Responders pose in
front of the boxes of relief goods while awaiting for the
PAF C-130 bound to Tagbilaran City.

Seventeen people. Three days. One group. One destination. One mission.

#BangonBohol

[HOW TO] Renew Your PRC Identification Card in Less Than 5 Minutes!

Is your professional identification card (PIC) about to expire? Are you sick and tired of the long queues at PRC? Or just don't have an entire day to spend at PRC? 

Well, fret no more! There is now another way of renewing your PIC 7 days a week and in just minutes. This innovation is the "PRC ID Renewal System at the Malls", part of PRC's e-Services, available at SM Malls. 

Read on to find out more.

The FAD-tastic Experience

Ever heard of FAD, or the Foundation for Adolescent Development? How about Dial-a-Friend? If yes, then that's just on FAD's projects.

The Foundation for Adolescent Development, Inc., more commonly known as FAD, is a non-stock, non-profit, non-government organization that has long been established since 1988.It caters to a very specific clientele of Filipino adolescents and young adults aged 13-24 years old.

I am A Filipino Registered Nurse

"Why did I take up nursing in the first place?"

This could be one, if not the worst question a duly registered nurse in the Philippines would have to ask himself.

Given another chance, would you still take up nursing? Or would you rather choose another path?

Personally, NURSING has been my first choice back in college (Journalism ranked #2 on my list). I was never forced nor coerced by my parents or whoever Judas that is to take up the course.

I wholeheartedly choose to take up nursing.

Remembering You on Earth Day

It has been five long years since the day you bade us a permanent goodbye.

Five years has passed yet I can still visualize the entirety of your face - your chestnut colored hair, your sweet little innocent eyes, your not-so-pointed nose, and your soft lips. 

I can still vividly recall how you used to call me your "Kuya Jay".

LBK-KP on Wheels Invades Bulacan

Greetings from the Local Chief Executives of Bulacan

Calumpit, Bulacan – It was one fine Thursday of March 21 when the Department of Health’s Lakbay Buhay Kalusugan – Kalusugan Pangkalahatan on Wheels visited the municipality of Calumpit in the province of Bulacan.

In line with LBK’s mission of promoting health through a fun, festive and entertaining way, the LBK Bulacan team headed by Provincial Health Officer Dr. Jocelyn Gomez decorated the grounds of Northville 9, Iba O’Este with festive colored banderitas resembling that of the fiesta traditions the Philippines is well-known of.

How My Father Unfortunately Sees It

"Ang mga nurse ay katulong lang ng mga doktor."

These were the exact words my very own father told me when we talked over the phone last night.

Image courtesy of http://someecards.com

These were also the exact words which caused me to burst in rage, anger, and fury. Sorry! It doesn't sound like I am really mad! Do I?

Honestly speaking, I didn't expect this to come out during the course of our conversation. Never did I ever anticipate this from anyone - more so from within my family.

Looking on the Brighter Side of Bad Publicity

Yeah! I know I still owe you a post regarding EDSA, but that'll come in this site sometime...  ^^

For now, here's what I got.

It has been more than over two weeks now since the whole of the Filipino people witnessed former Congresswoman Cynthia Villar, a senatorial candidate of the Liberal Party in a Senatorial Forum entitled Pagsubok ng mga Kandidato on GMANewsTV.

I need not mention about the issue and what she have responded to the questions posed by Mareng Winnie Monsod as I have a post regarding that one. You may want to click on this link just in case if you've been on the moon, and haven't read it.

AYNLA, other nursing groups' Official Statement on Mrs. HanepBuhay

The Alliance of Young Nurse Leaders and Advocates International, Inc. (AYNLA), a dynamic youth-led nursing organization, through its Board of Trustees has released today, March 4 its Official Statement regarding Mrs. Cynthia Villar's derogatory remarks on GMA NewsTV's "Pagsubok ng mga Kandidato"

In its three (3) years of existence, AYNLA has been in the limelight of constantly advocating for nurses' rights and welfare.

Here is AYNLA's Official Statement as posted on the its website:

Now Trending: Mrs. Cynthia Villar

I was supposed to create a blog post regarding EDSA 27, but I find that a post in relation to the derogatory remarks to the nursing profession of former Las Piñas Representative and now Liberal Party Senatorial Candidate Mrs. Cynthia Villar in the "Pagsubok ng mga Kandidato" aired last February 23 on GMA NewsTV is more timely.

Here is the video.