The Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) has announced that 28,924 out of 67,728 passed the Nurse Board Examination (First Timers, Repeaters, Removals and Voluntary Retakers of all subjects). The exam was given by the board of Nursing in Manila, Baguio, Cagayan de Oro, Cebu, Davao, Iloilo, Legazpi, Lucena, Tacloban, Tuguegarao and Zamboanga. It was held on December 2007. Ten (10) out of the 14 Retakers as per C.A. Decision passed and 729 out of the 1,132 Special Certification Retakers for C.G.F.N.S. passed the exam.

The composition of the Philippine Board of Nursing are chairman: Carmencita M. Abaquin; members: Leonila A. Faire, Betty F. Merritt, Perla G. Po, Marco Antonio C. Sto.Tomas, Yolanda C. Arugay and Amelia B. Rosales.

Those who will register are required to bring the following:
a. duly accomplished Oath Form or Panunumpa ng Propesyonal
b. current Community Tax Certificate (cedula)
c. 2 pieces passport size picture (colored with white background and complete nametag)
d. 1 piece 1” x 1” picture (colored with white background and complete nametag)
e. 2 sets of metered documentary stamps
f. 1 short brown envelope with name and profession
g. Initial Registration Fee of P600 and Annual Registration Fee of P450 for 2008-2011.

Successful examinees should personally register and sign in the Roster of Registered Professionals.

The oathtaking ceremony of the successful examinees in the nurse licensure examination as well as the previous ones who have not taken their Oath of Professional will be held before the Board of Nursing on Monday and Tuesday, March 17 and 18, 2008, with morning and afternoon sessions at the SMX Convention Center , Pasay City (back of Mall of Asia). All must come in their white gala uniform, nurses cap, white duty shoes, without earrings, hair not touching the collar and without corsage.

Successful Examinees in the December 2007 Nurse Board Examination, with their surnames arranged in alphabetical order.