By Alcuin Papa
Inquirer
Last updated 04:40am (Mla time) 08/10/2006

Published on page A2 of the August 10, 2006 issue of the Philippine Daily Inquirer

PROFESSIONAL Regulatory Commission (PRC) Chair Leonor Tripon-Rosero denied yesterday there was any cover-up in the investigation into alleged leakage in the last nursing board exams.

In an interview, Rosero also said the PRC will meet with nursing deans on Aug. 15 to decide if the Aug. 22 oath-taking for nurses who passed the last board exam will push through, or if there will be a retake of the exam after allegations of a leakage surfaced.

Rosero also confirmed that they did not attend the Senate inquiry into the leakage the other day based on Executive Order No. 464. However, she said they are ready to explain to the Senate their reasons for snubbing the inquiry.

On allegations hurled by lawyer Cheryl Daytec-Yangot, a counsel for a nursing student who lodged a complaint on the leakage that the PRC is covering up the incident, Rosero said “that’s her opinion.”

“It’s good that the BON was heard. If we were there, we would have explained what we have done on the incident and how we computed the grades to nullify the effect of any leakage. But we are not hiding anything,” Rosero said.

On the Aug. 15 meeting, Rosero said she and other PRC officials will explain to the nursing deans the formula they adopted in the computation of the last exam.

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Personally, I am not sure where this whole mess is going.  Sure, the PRC wants to make sure that the graduates we are churning are qualified to do the job but there's also another factor that needs to be verified and that's years of experience.  Most of our nursing graduates wants to leave the country immediately after graduation.  That's well and good but they have to understand that to be competitive in their field, they need to gain some local experience first.  Then they can shine in whichever country they end up with thus paving way for more hiring later on. 

Totally agree with you.  Somehow, one can just hope on the quality of healthcare they are receiving.