By Myris Lee
A total of 6,616 out of 9,279 passed the June 2022 Nurse Licensure Exam (NLE), the Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) announced Friday, June 10.
Keziah Kyleen Galit Gonzales from Emilio Aguinaldo College and Nora Jane Bacarisas Staveley from Our Lady of Fatima University (OLFU) in Valenzuela topped the exam, both with a rating of 90.00%.
Gonzales and Bacarisas was followed by Julia Flora Rosa Maruquez Amarille from OLFU-Antipolo (82.30%) at second and Dhen Loren Opolencia from the University of Pangasinan (89) at third.
Meanwhile, Far Eastern University-Nicanor Reyes Medical Foundation was named the top-performing school with 98.28% passing rate after 57 of 58 examinees passed, followed by University of Pangasinan (92.54%) and Liceo De Cagayan University with (89.47%).
The examination was conducted in Manila, Baguio, Cagayan de Oro, Cebu, Davao, Iloilo, Koronadal, Legazpi, Lucena, Pagadian, Pampanga, Rosales, Tacloban, Tuguegarao and Zamboanga last May 2022. – gb