Governor Cerilles Lauds a new JHCSC’s Nursing Board Passers

By Jong Cadion

PAGADIAN CITY, Zamboanga del Sur (April 5, 2018) – Zamboanga del Sur Provincial Governor Antonio Cerilles commended the new batch of licensed nurses who will enter a new path of their lives as professionals in their chosen fields and urged them to be a productive citizens of the community. He also encourage them to remember and thanked all the people who are behind their success in life specially the mentors and their beloved parents who made them become who they are now.

Out of 12,869 who passed the recently concluded Nurse Licensure Examination given by the Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) last November 2017, 14 of those new licensed nurses are products of Josefina Herrera Cerilles State College (JHCSC) Pagadian Campus this province.

The young and vibrant academic institution as the lone state ran tertiary school in the whole province has sustained the status as one of the top performing institution in region-9 especially in the field of Nursing. Guided by its ultimate mission of molding highly competent and skilled professionals in various fields of expertise fostered with excellence.

According to Dr. Mary Jocelyn V. Battung, JHCSC’s Vice President for Academic Affairs, the new batch of registered nurses of the schools’ College of Nursing marked an overwhelming 65% passing rate, which is one of the highest percentage in whole Zamboanga peninsula region. She also reassured that they would continuously consistent in honing and producing more highly qualified and proficient professionals that will be a source of pride of the institution and the province as well.

As sign of appreciation, the Governor hailed all the names of the new licensed nurses of JHCSC College of Nursing to include their present addresses live on air. These are the official list of names of passers of the recently concluded board examination for nurses as indicated below in an alphabetical order:

Names -Address

1. Abo-abo, Erma Wrenchelle - Gubac, Pagadian City

2. Aguilar, Maria Rizza -Sunrise Village, Tiguma, Pagadian City

3. Alolor, Karen Kaye -Poblacion, Tabina, ZDS

4. Baso, Marible -Balangasan, Pagadian City

5. Cocos, Claudine -Tuburan, Pagadian City

6. Eltagon, Caroline Ann -Baya-Baya, Tabina, ZDS

7. Jemar, Anna Marie -Dumagoc, Pagadian City

8. Jugan, Maica -Pikinit, Sultan Naga Dimaporo, LDN

9. Lao, Nadzwa -Proper Dimaya, Dinas, ZDS

10. Lao, Nehad -Proper Dimaya, Dinas, ZDS

11. Manguinsay, Flory -Depase, Bayog, ZDS

12. Pasco, April Ann -Poblacion, Tabina, ZDS

13. Racines, Leomar -San Jose, Pagadian City

14. Ungad, Suharta -Upper Sang-an, Labangan, ZDS

Pursuant to Section 16, of Republic Act No. 9173, “all successful candidates in the examination shall be required to take an oath of professional before the Board or any government official authorized to administer oaths prior to entering upon the nursing practice”. (With reports from Pagadian Press Bureau/HMT)