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RESULTS: April 2026 Midwives Licensure Examination
3+ hour, 49+ min ago (171+ words) The following is a press release from the Professional Regulation Commission. The Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) announces that 901 out of 2, 124 passed the Licensure Examination for Midwives given by the Board of Midwifery in NCR, Baguio, Butuan, Cagayan de Oro, Cebu,…...
PRC names topnotcher in doctors" board exam after delay
3+ hour, 33+ min ago (319+ words) MANILA, Philippines " The Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) revealed the identity of the topnotcher of the March 2026 Physicians Licensure Examination after previously withholding the examinee's name. Last Friday, April 17, the PRC updated its original April 10 Facebook post to include the name…...
JPEPA nurse, careworker application deadline moved to April 24
4+ day, 22+ hour ago (200+ words) PRESS RELEASE: The Department of Migrant Workers of the Philippines, in cooperation with the Japan International Corporation of Welfare Services, is accepting applications for 50 nurse and 300 careworker positions bound for Japan The following is a press release from the Japanese…...
Historian, Philippine Studies scholar Vicente Rafael passes away at 70
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (432+ words) Courtesy of the Philippine Studies Group of the Association for Asian Studies MANILA, Philippines " Vicente L. Rafael, doyen of Philippine studies in the United States, passed away on Saturday, February 21. He was 70 years old." "There was a sense, then," Rafael wrote…...
Investigating local corruption: Students can now apply for the 2026 Aries Rufo Journalism Fellowship
1+ week, 3+ day ago (513+ words) MANILA, Philippines " Rappler, in collaboration with the Journalism for Nation Building Foundation (JNBF), is now accepting applications for the 2026 cycle of the Aries Rufo Journalism Fellowship. This program honors the legacy of the late investigative reporter Aries Rufo, who covered…...
Ateneo de Manila research journals now available at Quezon City Public Library
1+ week, 3+ day ago (154+ words) The following is a press release from Ateneo de Manila University. Continuing its earlier effort to bring academic work into public spaces, Ateneo de Manila University has carried out a second journal donation " this time placing its materials at the…...
Who is Kat Borlongan, the Filipina tech leader knighted with Order of Merit in France?
1+ week, 4+ day ago (687+ words) KNIGHTED. Filipina tech advocate Kat Borlongan is awarded the National Order of Merit in France. Embassy of France to the Philippines and Micronesia Facebook page MANILA, Philippines " Kat Borlongan arrived in France as a wide-eyed 20-year-old seeking better opportunities. Over…...
RESULTS: March 2026 Physicians Licensure Examination
1+ week, 5+ day ago (228+ words) The following is a press release from the Professional Regulation Commission. The Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) announced on Wednesday, April 8, that 1, 954 out of 2, 781 passed the Physicians Licensure Examination given by the Board of Medicine in NCR, Baguio, Cagayan de Oro,…...
RESULTS: April 2026 Physicians Licensure Examination
1+ week, 5+ day ago (228+ words) The following is a press release from the Professional Regulation Commission. The Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) announced on Wednesday, April 8, that 1, 954 out of 2, 781 passed the Physicians Licensure Examination given by the Board of Medicine in NCR, Baguio, Cagayan de Oro,…...
FACT CHECK: No ban on cellphone use starting April 15; video is AI-generated
1+ week, 5+ day ago (350+ words) Claim: Starting April 15, 2026, the use of cellphones will be banned nationwide." It shows a video of a news reporter saying, "Paalala sa lahat na banned na o bawal na ang cellphone at paggamit nito sa buong bansa simula April 15. Ang…...