Some 39,455 nursing examinees passed the November 2008 Nursing Board Exam in 2008, with a nursing hopeful from Baguio City topping the highly anticipated list.
A report quoted the Professional Regulatory Commission (PRC) as saying the latest results showed that the passing rate was 44.51 percent of the 88,649 examinees.
The PRC said the exam's topnotcher is Jovie Ann Alawas Decoyna of the Baguio Central University, who got a score of 89 percent.
In June 2008's nursing exam, 27,765 out of 64,459 passed, or 43.1 percent of the more than who took the test. At that time, a University of Santo Tomas graduate topped the list of passers with an 86-percent score.
Friday's results has just elevated almost 40,000 students into being a registered nurse, the government is still concerned they would be an addition to the current pool of nurses that might find difficulty securing jobs abroad.
The Nursing Board Exam, like a few other licensure exams in the country, has had its own share of controversies, the most-talked about being the one conducted in 2006. The alleged leakage incident that year prompted the PRC to form an independent fact-finding committee that recommended a retake of the exam.
The Philippine Overseas Employment Administration (POEA) last Wednesday urged nursing schools to device ways on how to produce an even more competent set of graduates.
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Friday, February 20, 2009
US drivers continue 14-month trend by driving less
Slammed by a tumbling economic outlook, Americans are driving much less, continuing a 14-month trend.
In December 2008, US drivers traveled 3.8 billion fewer vehicle-miles (6.1 billion kilometers), or a 1.6 percent decrease compared to the same month a year earlier, according to latest figures.
In all, since the trend began in November 2007, motorists have traveled 115 billion fewer miles (185 billion kilometers).
"This nation's driving decline is another indication of just how important the president's economic recovery plan is," said Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood, referring to the stimulus package signed this week by President Barack Obama.
The decline in rural driving has outpaced the decline in urban driving since the trend began, according to the department's figures.
However, 17 US states posted increased numbers of driver miles (kilometers).
The western state of Colorado led the pack in December with a 5.4 percent increase, or a 200 million-vehicle-mile (321 million kilometer) rise compared to December 2007.
In December 2008, US drivers traveled 3.8 billion fewer vehicle-miles (6.1 billion kilometers), or a 1.6 percent decrease compared to the same month a year earlier, according to latest figures.
In all, since the trend began in November 2007, motorists have traveled 115 billion fewer miles (185 billion kilometers).
"This nation's driving decline is another indication of just how important the president's economic recovery plan is," said Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood, referring to the stimulus package signed this week by President Barack Obama.
The decline in rural driving has outpaced the decline in urban driving since the trend began, according to the department's figures.
However, 17 US states posted increased numbers of driver miles (kilometers).
The western state of Colorado led the pack in December with a 5.4 percent increase, or a 200 million-vehicle-mile (321 million kilometer) rise compared to December 2007.
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