A Western Visayas congressman is set to deliver a privilege speech in the House today denouncing the Professional Regulation Commission for withholding the board examination results of West Negros College nursing graduates, Nelia Gonzales, one of the examinees, said.

The Board of Nursing recently released Resolution 4 granting the release only of the board examination results of West Negros College graduates with loads not exceeding 30 units and Related Learning Experience hours per semester, as prescribed in Commission on Higher Education Memo No. 30, Series of 2001. The Board of Nursing, however, has not released the examination results of those with 30 units and below yet.

Gonzales said Capiz Rep. Fredenil Castro will deliver the speech because many of those affected by the withholding of the test results are from Capiz. Gonzales said she and 11 others will be at Congress this afternoon and expect a congressional inquiry on the PRC actions to follow Castro's privileged speech.

Gonzales said there were 599 WNC graduates who took the board examination in December.

Of the 599, only about 127 had taken 30 units and below, about 300 had taken 31 to 35 units a semester, and the rest had 36 units and above, Gonzales said.

BN Resolution No. 4 said the release of results of WNC examinees with loads exceeding 30 units will be withheld, and their transcripts of records and other papers will be submitted to CHED for evaluation.

The recommendation of the CHED, based on its evaluation, will then be the basis for the Nursing Board and PRC to either release the examinees' board examination results, or cause the "cancellation of their licensure examination and/or disbarment from future examinations," the resolution also said.*CPG

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