By: Dr. Rex Casiple I WOULD like to extend my congratulations to the winners of the 2019 Search for the Pantawid Pamilya Children: Joshua Hipolito of Roberto H. Tirol High School, Concepcion, Iloilo (Champion), Julliean May Montaño of Gatuslao Elementary School, Candoni, Negros Occidental (1st Runner-Up) and Harlen Kling Omalde of Laua-an National High School,
September 25, 2019
By: Dr. Rex Casiple THE Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) Board of Electrical Engineering announced that a total of 3,285 out of 4,891 examinees nationwide, or 67.16%, passed the Electrical Engineer Licensure Examinations given in ten (10) testing centers nationwide in August 2019. The University of Saint La Salle (USLS) from the Western Visayas Region ranked
September 12, 2019
By: Dr. Rex Casiple THE Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) Board of Mechanical Engineering announced that a total of 3,928 out of 5,563 examinees, or 70.61%, passed in the Mechanical Engineers Licensure Examination given in seven (7) testing centers nationwide last August 2019. The Technological University of the Philippines – Visayas ranked fifth (91.88% passing) in
September 5, 2019
By: Dr. Rex Casiple THE National Disaster Resilience Month (NDRM), formerly called National Disaster Consciousness Month, is celebrated every July through Executive Order No. 29 issued by President Rodrigo Duterte on June 28, 2017. The essence of the month-long observance is to promote public awareness of natural hazards and disseminate information on the steps to
August 15, 2019
By: Dr. Rex Casiple THE latest data from the Department of Health – Center for Health Development in Region 6 (DOH-CHD) showed that death caused by Dengue rose to 94 in July 2019. Or a total of 18,834 cases related to dengue recorded from January to July 2019, which is 259% higher compared to the
July 30, 2019
By: Dr. Rex Casiple IN THE past five years, dengue fever outbreak has been a health issue in schools, preferably from June to September of the year. As observed, this outbreak follows the El Niño phenomenon in the early part of the year. The latest report showed that around 13,250 dengue cases have been recorded
July 17, 2019
By: Dr. Rex Casiple THE Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) Board of Criminology announced that a total of 7,998 out of 20,797 examinees, or 38.5%, passed the Criminologist Licensure Examination given in 12 testing centers in the country on June 2019. Rosanie Galve Bulacja of Bago City College in Bago City, Negros Occidental ranked number 3
July 13, 2019
By: Dr. Rex Casiple FIVE thousand fifty-nine (5,059) out of 9,691 examinees nationwide (52.2%) passed the Nurse Licensure Examination (NLE) given by the Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) Board of Nursing in 12 testing centers in June 2019. This is higher than the November 2018 NLE performance of 39.98% passing percentage and in the June 2018
June 26, 2019
By: Dr. Rex Casiple THE opening of classes in colleges and universities in the academic year (AY) 2019-2020 has two batches. Private higher education institutions and other local colleges opened their classes in June 2019. State colleges and universities (SUCs) and CHED recognized local colleges (LCs) will start their classes in August 2019. In the
June 19, 2019
By: Dr. Rex Casiple CLASSES in the tertiary level started on June 3, 2019. However, some private colleges and universities may start their classes after this date but not later than June 24, 2019. In Western Visayas Region, around 200,000 or more college students are expected to be back to schools this academic year (AY)
June 7, 2019
By: Dr. Rex Casiple THE Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) recently released the results of March 2019 Licensure Examinations for Teachers (LET) given in 20 testing centers all over the Philippines. 19,659 out of 72,054, or 27.28%, passed the LET-Elementary. 5,078 of the examinees are first takers, while 14,581 are repeaters. Also, 22,271 out of 85,823,
May 30, 2019