
Hong Kong has just hosted the first Midwives Licensure Examinations conducted by the Board of Midwifery of the Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) last December 12-13, 2009. Out of 28 examinees, 14 were able to pass the exams, with one deferred.
According to the Department of Foreign Affairs post on its websites, the successful midwifery examinees are the following:
1. Dacumos, Ryda Acosta
2. Espiritu, Fe Landicho
3. Polido, Marivic Febreo
4. Ramos, Cherry Cepeda
5. Ronquillo, Aziel Anne Fabella
6. Rosas, Alilie Gonzales
7. Segundo, Zenaida Encarnacion
8. Subia, Mae Belle Edu
9. Tabucol, Cherry Cruz
10. Talco, Jovelyn Ladip
11. Toledo, Nezil Dante
12. Untalasco, Glenda Escobar
13. Vallejo, Dona Bumal-o
Ms. Jonalyn Amparo Zubiaga also passed the exams, but her registration in the roster of new midwives will be deferred, pending the submission of some requirements.
The members of the Board of Midwifery who gave the licensure examination were Dr. Alejandro R. San Pedro (chairman); Dr. Remy B. Dequiña, Dr. Josephine H. Hipolito, Ms. Lolita I. Dicang and Ms. Rhodora L. Lopez (members). The board exams in Hong Kong is part of the government’s efforts to conduct exams closer to overseas Filipinos. A similar set of exams has also been scheduled in the Middle East.
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