Back to the Early School Age

While scanning through the pages of an old book from a friend's old shelf, these pictures struck our attention and said, "Ang cute cute nila!" without noticing they were actually four of those people who was once became our peers and companies for four years in our college life.

Do you know them? Well, you must! Three of these kids completed the 55 number of nursing graduates of Brokenshire COllege SOCKSARGEN, of the BRAVEZ et FORT batch and is currently preparing for a foundation of their future career along with the others.

Nakakamiss tuloy maging bata! It's always been everyone's dream to become free, do whatever he ought to do, and think no worries and problems in life but pLaY, PLAY, play, and play all day all night just like a happy and playful child in an early school age. Kaya nga naman ang iba, kahit hindi na bata, nagpapa "as if" bata ng looks and styles, or if not, which is a more awkward thing... to be like "Isip Bata".





It's undeniably true that most of us wants to retain being young, however, this remains a dream which is at far from reality, hence, accept the fact that WE have to grow. We can never be free to do whatever we want to do just like a child in early school age but the fruit yielded brought about by this is a CONSOLATION... to be happy with each success in spite of the limitations of our freedom.

We don't have to return back to the age of toddlers to get rid of problems and responsibilities. All we must do, is to GROW and MOVE FORWARD without missing GREAT OPPORTUNITIES. After all, we will be happy after surpassing the problems coupled in the scope of our responsibilities. This is just the beginning of our journey so act now before the clock of success runs out...!!! GO!

How about this kid... kilala nyo pa ba siya? He's not with us anymore after our sophomore years pero balita ko, he's currently in a DENTAL PROSTHETICS business already. Astig di bah!

BEF's.. Read This!

I just found this article in The Manila Times website about student nurses who became victims of this NORTHCAP Review Center..

Tuesday, May 20, 2008

Nursing students fall victim

to review center fund mess

Some 1,067 reviewers ‘ applications were not filed

with PRC

By Ernie B. Esconde, Correspondent

BALANGA City, Bataan: An official of a nursing review center in Bataan, nursing reviewers and parents on Monday appealed to the Professional Regulatory Commission (PRC) to grant an extension in the filing of application for the June 1 and 2 Nursing Board Exam after the administrative officer of Northcap Review Center in Baguio City ran away with P1.2 million in registration fees.

Lawyer Josephine Paguio, owner of Northcap Review Center in Balanga City, said Northcap-Baguio Administrative Officer Vivian Lazaro did not file with the PRC the application of 1,067 nursing reviewers from Northcap branches in Central Luzon and North Luzon, 271 of which come from Bataan.

Paying P1,150 per applicant, the total amount paid by Northcap reviewers amounted to more than P1.2 million, which Lazaro did not remit to the PRC, Paguio said.

Paguio’s review center in Balanga that opened on March 31, 2008 is under a licensing agreement with Northcap-Baguio. “It was a disaster for us because we just started with the review center,” she exclaimed.

Paguio said they came to know on April 23 that Lazaro, eldest sister of one of the owners of Northcap-Baguio, did not submit the application papers of 271 reviewers from Bataan and from other Northcap branches to the PRC. Folders of documents of reviewers from Bataan were discovered in a building in Baguio City.

Lazaro has not been heard from or seen since then, Paguio said. Deadline of applications for the June 1 and 2 Nursing Board Exam was on April 18.

Paguio said Labor Secretary Marianito Roque has considered the predicament of the students and has recommended to PRC Chairperson Leonor Rosero to grant an extension in the filing of application.

She reiterated their request to Rosero to consider the plight of their reviewers for a reason not of their making. ”Nakikiusap po kami sa PRC na bigyan kami ng pagkakataon na makakuha ng exam ngayon sapagkat naging biktima lamang po kami at ang aming mga magulang [We appeal for the PRC to give us a chance to take the board exams this June as we fell victims to this scam, along with our parents],” reviewing nursing graduates at Northcap-Balanga said.

A blind father of one of the reviewers said their children were not at fault as they complied with the requirements. They should not be punished for the wrongdoing of a Northcap-Baguio official.

Other parents said their children suffered some form of trauma and lack of enthusiasm. “Nangangamba ang aming mga anak na baka hindi sila makakuha ng exam ngayong Hunyo 1 at 2 [Our children are worried that they might not be able to take the board exams scheduled on June 1 and 2].”

They did not blame the owner of the review center in Balanga City. “Ginagawa naman ni Atty. Paguio ang lahat ng paraan upang matulungan ang aming mga anak [We are aware that Atty. Paguio is trying her best to help our children],” the parents said.

Paguio said they have filed with the Bataan Prosecutors Office an estafa case against Vivian Lazaro. --Ernie B. Esconde

PRC 2008 NLE Filing Updates: Please Read!

I just read the latest update from NurseReview.Org stating there are changes in the PRC 2008 NLE Filing deadline. Previously, PRC set 20-30 days before exam allotment to accommodate applications but due to the expected number of examinees (about 80,000-100,000) this June 2008, they expanded it to 50 days allotment to cater the said population.

Bravez et Fort Clan, please take note of this dates:

Deadline for June 2008 NLE Application was already set Last April 11, 2008 and for the March 2008 graduates (including us of course) who will be taking the exam on November 29 - 30, 2008, the deadline for application of filing will be on October 17, 2008.

Please be guided.