The Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) announces that 1,401 out of 2,768 passed the Midwife Licensure Examination given by the Board of Midwifery in the cities of

Manila, Baguio, Cebu, Davao, Iloilo, Legazpi, Lucena, Tacloban, Tuguegarao and Zamboanga this November 2014.

The top three and six are graduates of University of the Philippines school of Health and Sciences in Palo, Leyte

The members of the Board of Midwifery who gave the licensure examination are Dr. Alejandro R. San Pedro, Chairman; Dr. Remy B. Dequiña, Dr. Josephine H. Hipolito,

Ms. Lolita I. Dicang and Ms. Rhodora L. Lopez, Members.

Registration for the issuance of Professional Identification Card (ID) and Certificate of Registration will be on November 20-21, 2014. Those who will register are required to bring the

following: duly accomplished Oath Form or Panunumpa ng Propesyonal, current Community Tax Certificate (cedula), 1 piece passport size picture (colored with white background and complete nametag), 2 sets of metered documentary stamps and 1 short brown envelope with name and profession and to pay the Initial Registration Fee of P450 and Annual Registration Fee of P420 for 2014-2017. Successful examinees should personally register and sign in the Roster of Registered Professionals.

The date and venue for the oathtaking ceremony of the new successful examinees in the said examination will be announced later.

The successful examinees who garnered the ten (10) highest places in the

November 2014 Midwife Licensure Examination are the following:

1 HANNAH GRACE DA-ANG PUGONG

UNIVERSITY OF THE PHIL. SCHOOL

OF HEALTH & SCIENCES-LEYTE

92.25

2 FRANCIS MAE MANONGGIT PALANGDOSAN

UNIVERSITY OF THE PHIL. SCHOOL

OF HEALTH & SCIENCES-LEYTE

90.60

3 DARYNE AYA HOGGANG BOLLA

UNIVERSITY OF THE PHIL. SCHOOL

OF HEALTH & SCIENCES-LEYTE

90.15

4 MA LUZ VITALICIO OBIN

CATANDUANES STATE UNIVERSITY –

VIRAC

90.05

LISETTE GRACE BALGOS UMADHAY

WEST VISAYAS STATE UNIVERSITYLA

PAZ

90.05

5 MARY ANN PADERO TABOR

PANPACIFIC UNIVERSITY NORTH

PHILIPPINES (PANG.CST)

89.60

6 HOSEA DULNUAN ILLAB

UNIVERSITY OF THE PHIL. SCHOOL

OF HEALTH & SCIENCES-LEYTE

89.30

7 RAIZA STAZY GABOTERO LAJOM

CDH ALLIED MEDICAL COLLEGES

(FOR.CALAMBA DOCTORS)

89.20

8 FATIMA GRACE DE VILLA MANZA

SOUTHERN LUZON STATE

UNIVERSITY-LUCBAN (SLPC)

88.90

JOBBELLE NELMIDA TABLAC

DON MARIANO MARCOS MEMORIAL

STATE UNIVERSITY-AGOO

88.90

9 RICA ALARIAO BALACANO

MEDICAL COLLEGE OF NORTHERN

PHILIPPINES

88.80

10 ZILLAH RIO TOBONGBANUA

SAINT PAUL UNIVERSITY

DUMAGUETE CITY

88.70

The University of the Philippines School of Health Sciences in Palo, Leyte is a medical school supervised by the University of the Philippines, Manila.

It is one of the top performing schools in midwifery.

Attached is the the roll of succesful examinees for the 2014 midwifery licensure examination.