One afternoon, while sipping coffee, my daughter joyfully informed me that her student ranked No. 7 in the 2024 Midwives Licensure Examination. A total of 3,997 out of 5,398 examinees, or 74 percent, passed the examination. The State University of Northern Negros (SUNN) in Sagay City, Negros Occidental, ranked No. 7
November 30, 2024
The Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) of the United States ranked number one in the recently released 2025 Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) World University Ranking. Imperial College London, United Kingdom and University of Oxford, United Kingdom ranked number 2 and 3 respectively. Other universities in the top ten are (4) Harvard University,
November 14, 2024
The Western Visayas region produced nine private higher education institutions (PHEIs) out of 92 nationwide that were granted autonomous and deregulated status by the Commission on Higher Education (CHED) as outlined in CHED Memorandum Order No. 7, series of 2024. These PHEIs will retain their status until September 2027. Schools in
November 8, 2024
The University of the Philippines – Visayas bagged the championship trophy of the 17th Statistical Analysis Contest for College Students held at the RDC Hall, NEDA, on October 15, 2024. The title of their study is “Digital Transformation as Economic Development: The Philippine Context”. The members of the team are Glenn
October 29, 2024
On October 2, 2024, the Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) approved the Professional Regulatory Board of Mechanical Engineering’s Resolution No. 37, Series of 2024. This resolution addressed the petition for the accreditation of the Philippine Society of Mechanical Engineers, Inc. (PSME) as the Accredited Integrated Professional Organization (AIPO) for mechanical engineers. The
October 8, 2024
On September 20, 1990, former President Corazon C. Aquino issued Presidential Proclamation No. 647, “Declaring the Month of October of Every Year as the National Statistics Month”. The proclamation aims to promote, enhance, and instill nationwide awareness and appreciation of the importance and value of statistics to the different sectors of
October 3, 2024
The Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) Board of Electrical Engineering announced that a total of 1,655 out of 3,058 examinees nationwide, or 54.12%, passed in the August 2024 Registered Electrical Engineers Licensure Examination given in NCR, Baguio, Cebu and Davao testing centers. The Western Visayas Region performed high, or with passing percentage
September 17, 2024
The Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) Professional Regulatory Board of Mechanical Engineering (PRBME) announced that 1,144 out of 3,484 examinees, or 32.84%, passed the August 2024 Mechanical Engineers Licensure Examination conducted in Baguio, the National Capital Region (NCR), Cebu, and Davao. Jerson Daliva Amongo of Capiz State University (CAPSU) ranked third in
September 9, 2024
The Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) Board of Professional Teachers released the results of the March 2024 Licensure Examinations for Professional Teachers (LEPT) given in 36 testing centers across the Philippines. Twenty thousand eight hundred ninety (20,890) out of 44,764, or 46.67%, passed the LEPT for Elementary teachers. This was lower than
June 17, 2024
Seven thousand seven hundred forty-nine (7,749) out of 11,116 examinees nationwide, or 69.72%, passed the Philippine Nurse Licensure Examination (PNLE) given by the Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) Board of Nursing in eighteen (18) testing centers nationwide in May 2024. This figure is lower than the June 2023 PNLE passing percentage (75.02%)
May 29, 2024
The Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) Board of Electrical Engineering announced that 4,436 out of 7,005 examinees nationwide, or 63.64%, passed the April 2024 Registered Electrical Engineers Licensure Examination given in fifteen (15) testing centers. ISAT University ranked number 3 in the top-performing schools with 50 or more examinees and at least
May 7, 2024
Early this year the public was disturbed by the announcement of discontinuing the offering of Senior High School (SHS) program in state colleges and universities (SUCs) and in the local colleges and universities (LUCs). The announcement was based on the previous directives that the engagement of SUCs and LUCs in basic
April 8, 2024