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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.

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Town official arrested, charged with libel

RODRIGUEZ, Rizal: Authorities on Wednesday afternoon arrested the municipal council secretary of Rodriguez town who was earlier charged with libel by the Rizal Provincial Board.

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NPA rebels raid jail armory in Davao Oriental

DAVAO CITY: Suspected members of the New People’s Army (NPA) raided a provincial jail and carted assorted weapons after disarming stunned prison guards in a daring broad daylight attack Monday.

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DOST to test sea waves as energy source

The Department of Science and Technology (DOST) is poised to test the feasibility of converting sea currents into electric power with the use of technology from Italy.

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