The Philippine BON Making Profit Out of Oathtaking Ceremonies?

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Specializes in NVICU, NSICU.

Have any of you heard about or been texted about not being given the license/ Board Certificate in the Philippines if you miss the oathtaking ceremonies conducted by the Phil BON? For those of us who just passed the local Dec 2005 Board Exam, this news is being circulated. And many are falling prey to this. The BON, when they announced the oathtaking ceremonies mentioned R.A. 9173 of the Phil Nsg Act Article IV Section 16: " "All successful candidates in the examination shall be required to take an oath of profession before the Board " BUT FAILED to include the remaining part of the said paragraph, which includes: " OR ANY GOV'T OFFICIAL AUTHORIZED TO ADMINISTER OATHS PRIOR TO ENTERING UPON THE NURSING PRACTICE." I asked a PRC Official about the "gov't official authorized" part and he informed me that even a city mayor, clerk of court, notary public officer can conduct an oathtaking! When I registered for the first time as a nurse (and this is still ongoing), the BON is requiring the boardpassers to pay 800 Pesos for the oathtaking ceremonies. And they are circulating news that this is mandatory! The said PRC official showed me a copy of Memorandum Order No. 2002-39 addressed to All Chairmen and Members of the Professional Regulatory Boards which states that "Attendance in the mass oathtaking activities IS NOT MANDATORY, as the successful examinees can take their oath anytime with any person authorized to administer the oath." One former review classmate was not allowed inside the PRC (Iloilo branch) to register unless she show a receipt for payment of the oathtaking ceremonies to be conducted by the BON this coming January 23, 2006. How much or how little the amount involved here matters a lot to many impoverished Filipino families who really work hard just to go to school and graduate with a degree course. If the BON knows that the new nurses can save more money by taking the oath before a notary public officer (for 50 pesos), why don't they do that? It's not as if they are unaware that 70% of the population is below the poverty line. In the Dec 2005 Board Exam, 13,000+ passed. Imagine how much they would get if they continue to mislead the public that the oathtaking ceremonies conducted by them is mandatory.

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Have not heard about this. But when I took my oath in 1991, I did not pay any.

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This happened for the June 2005 passers as well. They even printed it on newspapers. When I attended the oathtaking. The Araneta Coliseum was only half-filled. I wished I hadn't gone. There's nothing worth P800 about it.

It was full of speeches and nothing else. No drinks, etc..

What people went there was to get the breakdown of their grades and cert. of registration BUT there were no cert. of registration and they cancelled the giving of grades bec. they were so disorganized in doing so. Many parents who attended became very unruly (as in shouting) because they couldn't handle the situation. There were only a few personnel handling it.

Not worthwhile going if you ask me.

This is the things that I'm talking about taking advantage of their very own RNs.

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Specializes in NVICU, NSICU.
Have not heard about this. But when I took my oath in 1991, I did not pay any.

The Chairman of the Board of the Phil BON and it's 6 members are all Presidential Appointees and thus, co-terminus with the present President of the Republic. Members of the BON in 1991 are different from the present members.

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Specializes in ER (future assignment).
The Chairman of the Board of the Phil BON and it's 6 members are all Presidential Appointees and thus, co-terminus with the present President of the Republic. Members of the BON in 1991 are different from the present members.

The ticket price was 400 pesos and not 800..... but i agree with you that board passers must never be compelled to attend...

the law is clear about this, any government official can administer the oath of office...

however, many of the members of the board are about to end their term of office... contrary to your claim that they are co-terminus with the president.... the term of members of the board is a fixed 3 year term and can be re-appointed for another 3 years... i hope i am not mistaken....

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Specializes in NVICU, NSICU.
The ticket price was 400 pesos and not 800..... but i agree with you that board passers must never be compelled to attend...

the law is clear about this, any government official can administer the oath of office...

however, many of the members of the board are about to end their term of office... contrary to your claim that they are co-terminus with the president.... the term of members of the board is a fixed 3 year term and can be re-appointed for another 3 years... i hope i am not mistaken....

My colleagues paid 800 Pesos for the Oathtaking Ceremonies (as written in the O.R.). Please refer to R.A. 9173 for the terms of the BON.

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