PRC: 1,605 pass licensure exam for midwives

A total of 1,605 out of the 4,013 exam takers passed the licensure exams for midwives given last Wednesday in nine cities in the country, the Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) announced Saturday.

Paulo Benito Tugbang of the West Visayas State University got the highest score of 89.25 percent in the exams administered by the PRC Board of Midwifery last Wednesday in testing centers in Manila, Cebu, Davao, Iloilo, Legazpi, Tacloban, Tuguegarao and Zamboanga.

The examinees who made it to the Top 10 list include:

1. Paulo Benito Tugbang of the West Visayas State University – 89.25 percent
   
   
2. Kathleen Shiela Ramirez of the Catanduanes State Colleges – 87.60 percent
   
   
3. Glenn Michael Oyson of the San Pedro College in Davao City – 87.35 percent
   
   
4. Dexter Lendio of the University of the Philippines School of Health and Sciences in Leyte – 86.90 percent
   
   
5. Rosalie Trillana of the Balian Community College – 86.75 percent
   
   
6. Carissa Gay Cacayan of the PLT College, Inc. – 86.70 percent
   
   
7. Roselyn Abines of the Catanduanes State Colleges and April Anne Manzano of the PLT College, Inc. – 86.65 percent
   
   
8. Grazle Ann Tomanan of the University of the Philippines School of Health and Sciences in Leyte – 86.60 percent
   
   
9. Paul Froilan Garma of the Far Eastern University – 86.40 percent
   
   
10. Cheyserr Kate Villegas of the Catanduanes State Colleges – 86.35 percent

SEE COMPLETE LIST OF PASSERS HERE 

Registration for issuance of professional identification cards and certificates of registration will start on Thursday, while the oath-taking ceremonies will be held at the SMX Convention Center, Mall of Asia in Pasay City on December 14, according to the PRC.—Andreo C. Calonzo/JV, GMANews.TV