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Rylina Olga Mae Laureta Balisong: Igorot ranks 9th in Nurse Licensure Examination

Rylina Olga Mae Laureta Balisong, an Igorot graduate of the University of Santo Tomas, ranks 9th in the July 2021 Nurse Licensure Examination.

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Rylina Olga Mae Laureta Balisong, a graduate of the University of Santo Tomas was among the top 10 topnotchers with a rating of 87.40%. UST - OAR

Rylina Olga Mae Laureta Balisong, a proud Igorot woman, is among the top passers of the July 2021 Nurse Licensure Examination held in various cities in the country.

RN Balisong, a graduate of the University of Santo Tomas (UST), earned the 9th spot after garnering a rating of 87.40% among the 5,008 successful examinees.

Rylina Olga Mae, a native of Baguio City and Sagada, Mountain Province, said that the overwhelming support from her family, friends, and mentors was the reason she was able to make it to the top 10.

The Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) announces that 5,008 out of 7,746 passed the Nurse Licensure Examination given by the Board of Nursing in the cities of Manila, Baguio, Cagayan de Oro, Cebu, Davao, Iloilo, Legazpi, Lucena, Pagadian, Pampanga, Pangasinan, Tacloban, Tuguegarao, and Zamboanga this July 2021.

The successful examinees who garnered the ten (10) highest places in the July 2021 Nurse Licensure Examination are the following:

RANK NAME SCHOOL RATING (%)
1 HAYDEE SORIANO BACANI PHILIPPINE WOMEN'S UNIVERSITY-MANILA 89.40
2 LIEZL MERCADO TUAZON ANGELES UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION 89.00
3 MARLCHIEL NATHAN SUNGAHED ARREGLADO SAINT PAUL UNIVERSITY-TUGUEGARAO 88.60
  ANA MARIA KIM RAMOS VALLENTE CAPITOL UNIVERSITY (FOR. CAGAYAN CAPITOL COLL.) 88.60
4 GREGG PHILIP LIRAG PALABRICA ATENEO DE DAVAO UNIVERSITY 88.40
  FRANCIS MIGUEL CARREON ROSALES UNIVERSITY OF THE EAST RAMON MAGSAYSAY MEM MEDICAL CTR 88.40
  MICAH JUNABEL MUNAR VETANILLA URDANETA CITY UNIVERSITY (CCU) 88.40
5 YULJHON TAPERLA BERINA II UNIVERSITY OF THE PHILIPPINES-MANILA 88.20
  ANGELIE MAE SOPHIA RABAGO BONIFACIO BULACAN STATE UNIVERSITY-MALOLOS 88.20
  RENZO JOHN PHILLIP ORGO CABAGAY SILLIMAN UNIVERSITY 88.20
6 NINA LOREN BAJA CABUNIAG COTABATO MEDICAL FOUNDATION COLLEGE 88.00
  ANNE LAURYN CRUZ LOPEZ UNIVERSITY OF THE PHILIPPINES-MANILA 88.00
  NEIL RUYERAS OREHUELA HOLY NAME UNIVERSITY (FOR. DIVINE WORD-TAGBILARAN) 88.00
  ERICA MAE STA MARIA ORTIZ UNIVERSITY OF SANTO TOMAS 88.00
7 JAEU JADE ALEXIS SON ACLA CEBU DOCTORS UNIVERSITY 87.80
  CRISELA BALANCIO AREOLA LORMA COLLEGE 87.80
  LUZIEL ANONUEVO DOMINGUEZ NAGA COLLEGE FOUNDATION 87.80
  HANNAH PAULA SUAREZ FABREGAS UNIVERSITY OF THE PHILIPPINES-MANILA 87.80
  BERNADETTE INOC ILIDAN CAPITOL UNIVERSITY (FOR. CAGAYAN CAPITOL COL.) 87.80
  RAFFY BOKINGO LANOGAN UNIVERSITY OF CEBU-BANILAD 87.80
  ANNA CLARISSA CASTRO PANES OUR LADY OF FATIMA UNIVERSITY-QC 87.80
  JAIDEE RELUNIA ROJAS UNIVERSITY OF THE PHILIPPINES-MANILA 87.80
  JULIE PEARL ALBORES TUBAL CAPITOL UNIVERSITY (FOR. CAGAYAN CAPITOL COLL.) 87.80
8. PRINCESS HANIEFA MAE KASIM AYUNAN MINDANAO STATE UNIVERSITY-ILIGAN INSTITUTE OF TECH. 87.60
  CHERALYN JOY MEDENILLA BARBACENA UNIVERSITY OF NUEVA CACERES 87.60
  IRIS KRYSTAL BAUTISTA KHAN TRINITY UNIVERSITY OF ASIA (TRINITY-QC) 87.60
9 FATIMA SHERYL MATAMMU AGCAOILI SAINT PAUL UNIVERSITY-TUGUEGARAO 87.40
  KIARA JOYNINA ENRIQUEZ AGONCILLO DE LA SALLE MEDICAL & HEALTH SCIENCES INST. 87.40
  TRILLCEY ROSE SANTISTEBAN AZCARRATE MATI DOCTORS COLLEGE 87.40
  RYLINA OLGA MAE LAURETA BALISONG THE UNIVERSITY OF SANTO TOMAS 87.40
  ROCHELLE MARIE MIRANDA BANGALAO CAPITOL UNIVERSITY (FOR. CAGAYAN CAPITOL COLL.) 87.40
  CARLO DE GUZMAN BERSAMIRA WORLD CITI COLLEGES, QUEZON CITY (QUEZON CITY M.C.C) 87.40
  MARIA PAMELA GOMEZ CABALLES CEBU DOCTORS UNIVERSITY 87.40
  CHRISTINE JOANNE MARCELO CONTRERAS UNIVERSITY OF SANTO TOMAS 87.40
  PSALM CHRISTIAN MESIAS DIESTO CENTRAL PHILIPPINE UNIVERSITY 87.40
  RICA LIM HERNANDEZ CHINESE GENERAL HOSPITAL COLLEGES-SANTA CRUZ 87.40
  MARY MARGARETTE QUINTOS MANILA TYTANA COLLEGES, INC (FOR MANILA DOCTORS COLL.) 87.40
  KATHRYN ISABEL RELATADO SOTTO SILLIMAN UNIVERSITY 87.40
10 YASHMINE CASTRENCE ANCHETA SAINT PAUL UNIVERSITY-TUGUEGARAO 87.20
  ADRIAN PAUL ELLAMIL ANG UNIVERSITY OF THE PHILIPPINES-MANILA 87.20
  MELISSA ANNE FERRER ESTRADA DR. CARLOS S. LANTING COLLEGE-Q.C. 87.20
  ATHENA AINU MACLI-ING MALECDAN SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY 87.20
  MAXINE TUICO MEDIJA THE UNIVERSITY OF CEBU IN LAPU-LAPU & MANDAUE 87.20
  JEMAIMA MAISOG MORALES JOSE RIZAL MEMORIAL STATE UNIVERSITY-DAPITAN 87.20
  MARVIN JAY CANDAZA SALVADOR DE LA SALLE MEDICAL & HEALTH SCIENCES INST. 87.20
  WINDLE JEAN BAUTISTA TAYLOR UNIVERSITY OF PANGASINAN 87.20
  KRISTENNE JOY ARCANGEL TURQUEZA SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY 87.20

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