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'No Classes' announcement – August 9 and 10, 2012

AuManila flood August 2012Several schools, colleges, and universities within and outside Metro Manila have already announced that classes have been suspended on August 9, 2012 (Thursday) and August 10, 2012 (Friday).
On August 9, some schools — including Claret School in Quezon City, Xavier School in Greenhills, San Juan, and De La Salle University in Taft, Manila — already said that there will be no more classes this week and will resume on Monday, August 13.

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18 summa cum laude graduates in UP Diliman

Wow.
That’s all I can say about the news that eighteen (18) students of the University of the Philippines – Diliman (UP Diliman) are set to be awarded the highest academic award of summa cum laude in the University Graduation ceremony this Sunday, April 26, 2009.

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UP Centennial song: UP Ang Galing Mo! (Lyrics + Mp3)

You probably know by now that the University of the Philippines (UP) is celebrating its 100th anniversary this year but did you know that there’s a song officially commissioned for the occasion?
UP’s Centennial Song entitled UP, Ang Galing Mo! was created by jingle composer Herbert Rosales and sang by the UP Centennial Band.
The song may sound self-indulging to some people but, in any case, here it is with the lyrics and guitar chords.
If you want to download the song, right click on the Download ‘UP Ang Galing Mo’ mp3 link at the bottom and choose “Save As” or “Save Link As.”

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(June 2014) NLE Nursing Board Exam Results

Update June 27, 2014: Results of the May 2014 Nursing Licensure Exam (NLE) are posted here.

A total of 11,225 examinees out of 29,188 takers passed the nursing board exam administered by the Board of Nursing last month.

Update August 20, 2011: Philippine Nursing Licensure Exam (PNLE) Results – July 2011

The results of the July 2011 Nursing Board Exam have been released. The passing rate was 47.78%, with more than 37,513 out of 78,513 examinees passing the board.

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