We Are the Real Victims - What is Dante Ang's ulterior motive?
We Are the Real Victims - What is Dante Ang's ulterior motive?
Dear co-nurses and concerned friends,
I am one among the thousands of nursing students who are the real victims of the Philippine licensure exam leakage. Like the overwhelming majority of those who passed, I did not cheat. I made it through sheer hard work and diligent studying. I honestly and rightfully deserve to take my oath and practice my profession.
Unfortunately, due to the slow resolution of the case, my family and I have suffered so much financially and emotionally.
We are being made to suffer because some politicians close to President Arroyo have vested interests at stake and a few noisy and influential faculty members and students from overly proud and hypocritical schools want to erase from history their poor exam performance.
Dante Ang, one of the most influential persons in the Arroyo administration, is spearheading the retake stand. He calls the exam leakage the reason why the National Council of State Boards of Nursing (NCSBN) rejected the Philippines' bid to become an international testing site for the National Council Licensure Examination (NCLEX) this year. However, the truth of the matter is that the said decision had been made before the leakage controversy even erupted. The Philippines had been denied twice as an NCLEX testing center for the last seven years because of security reasons
and red tape in the government as perceived by the NCLEX officials.
Dawn M. Kappel, NCSBN Director of Marketing and Communications, said "At this time, the Philippines was not chosen, but that's not to say that we won't consider the country in the future." Kappel belied reports that the country was not favored as a testing site because of the alleged leakage in the 2006 nursing board
exams. "There's a lot of speculation going on and that's all it is – speculation, " Kappel added. (http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/ storypage. aspx?StoryId= 49106)
According to a Philippine Center for Investigative Journalism report, Dante Ang owns one of the biggest properties in BF Resort subdivision in Las Pinas, a farm in Batangas where he breeds horses, a seaside property in Bicol, a house in the United States where all of his children studied, a fleet of 15 cars, among them a Porsche
and Mercedes Benz. He also maintains a handful of publishing houses in the Philippines and Hong Kong, including The Manila Times and a large public relations firm. (http://www.pcij. org/imag/ PublicEye/ ang3.html). I cannot believe his
motives to be altruistic. Why is he pushing so hard? What does he stand to gain?
On the other hand, we are just starting on our career as nurses. The Philippine nursing board exam is not the only way to measure the competence of an entry level nurse. Let's face it, most of the nursing graduates aspire to work abroad and, therefore, still need to go through a myriad of more stringent exams and work experience before they are finally accepted and allowed to practice. For example, in the United States an aspirant must first pass the CGFNS and NCLEX which have more emphasis on medical-surgical and psychiatric nursing. In Canada, an internationally educated nurse must first pursue further studies and retraining as well as pass the
Canadian RN Exam which has a "fill-in-the- blank" section. These requirements plus proof of English proficiency exams like TOEFL/TSE and IELTS make these foreign licensure exams more difficult than the Philippine board exam. I can hazard a guess that other developed countries have similar requirements before they allow a Philippine RN to safely practice in their shores. Eventually only those who are
really fit to handle the job will prevail.
The endless politicking and delay has blown the issue out of proportion. Please let us move on with our lives and we will prove to everyone that we truly deserve to be called Registered Nurses.
Yours truly,
Nurse Victim 2006
Dear co-nurses and concerned friends,
I am one among the thousands of nursing students who are the real victims of the Philippine licensure exam leakage. Like the overwhelming majority of those who passed, I did not cheat. I made it through sheer hard work and diligent studying. I honestly and rightfully deserve to take my oath and practice my profession.
Unfortunately, due to the slow resolution of the case, my family and I have suffered so much financially and emotionally.
We are being made to suffer because some politicians close to President Arroyo have vested interests at stake and a few noisy and influential faculty members and students from overly proud and hypocritical schools want to erase from history their poor exam performance.
Dante Ang, one of the most influential persons in the Arroyo administration, is spearheading the retake stand. He calls the exam leakage the reason why the National Council of State Boards of Nursing (NCSBN) rejected the Philippines' bid to become an international testing site for the National Council Licensure Examination (NCLEX) this year. However, the truth of the matter is that the said decision had been made before the leakage controversy even erupted. The Philippines had been denied twice as an NCLEX testing center for the last seven years because of security reasons
and red tape in the government as perceived by the NCLEX officials.
Dawn M. Kappel, NCSBN Director of Marketing and Communications, said "At this time, the Philippines was not chosen, but that's not to say that we won't consider the country in the future." Kappel belied reports that the country was not favored as a testing site because of the alleged leakage in the 2006 nursing board
exams. "There's a lot of speculation going on and that's all it is – speculation, " Kappel added. (http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/ storypage. aspx?StoryId= 49106)
According to a Philippine Center for Investigative Journalism report, Dante Ang owns one of the biggest properties in BF Resort subdivision in Las Pinas, a farm in Batangas where he breeds horses, a seaside property in Bicol, a house in the United States where all of his children studied, a fleet of 15 cars, among them a Porsche
and Mercedes Benz. He also maintains a handful of publishing houses in the Philippines and Hong Kong, including The Manila Times and a large public relations firm. (http://www.pcij. org/imag/ PublicEye/ ang3.html). I cannot believe his
motives to be altruistic. Why is he pushing so hard? What does he stand to gain?
On the other hand, we are just starting on our career as nurses. The Philippine nursing board exam is not the only way to measure the competence of an entry level nurse. Let's face it, most of the nursing graduates aspire to work abroad and, therefore, still need to go through a myriad of more stringent exams and work experience before they are finally accepted and allowed to practice. For example, in the United States an aspirant must first pass the CGFNS and NCLEX which have more emphasis on medical-surgical and psychiatric nursing. In Canada, an internationally educated nurse must first pursue further studies and retraining as well as pass the
Canadian RN Exam which has a "fill-in-the- blank" section. These requirements plus proof of English proficiency exams like TOEFL/TSE and IELTS make these foreign licensure exams more difficult than the Philippine board exam. I can hazard a guess that other developed countries have similar requirements before they allow a Philippine RN to safely practice in their shores. Eventually only those who are
really fit to handle the job will prevail.
The endless politicking and delay has blown the issue out of proportion. Please let us move on with our lives and we will prove to everyone that we truly deserve to be called Registered Nurses.
Yours truly,
Nurse Victim 2006
Me sagot na si Dante Ang pag ang sinabi mo ay may CGFNS at NCLEX pa kaya hindi problema yung stigma ng 2006 passers at hindi rin lulusot sa US kung hindi qualified.
Ang sabi niya, eh di abolish na lang yung PRC exams kung hindi rin pala puedeng mag-rely dito.
Pag sinunod mo siya, eh di go one step further at abolish na rin yung pag-issue ng diploma ng government UP School of Nursing, isama na rin yung complaining UE at UST Schools of Nursing, dahil hindi rin puedeng mag-rely sa diploma nila for competence at kailangan pa ang PRC exams!
Posted by
Anonymous |
8:46 PM
ASK KU LANG... TATAKBO BA YAN PARA SA ELECTION NEXT YEAR? WALANG KWENTANG TAO YAN... WASTE OF TIME!
Posted by
Anonymous |
8:53 PM
markado na si dante ang sa mga nurses especially the batch 2006 nurses, if ever na mahospitalize yang gurang na yan, dapat nyan pabayaan... ha ha ha
Posted by
Anonymous |
10:56 PM
i am aware that we have our own reasons for taking up this course. i am also aware that most of the people who took the board exam didn't cheat or recieved any leakage on the exam. But then again, we should not forget the other "nurses" who cheated their way just to have a license. let's have a simple computation, let's say 3,000 (for sure even more because of the rampant cheating that happened) nurses managed to pass the exam because of the leakage. And how many patients do we handle each day? let's say 6 (which is very low). then multiply 3,000 by 6, and u will get 18,000. With that, 18,000 patients will be in jeopardy each day because the so-called "nurses" were given licenses. As a nurse, i will ask you, do you care or you won't care at all?
I am a registered nurse here in the Phil and in the US. And personally, i don't want to have any co-leagues who are inefficient and incompetent and cheaters as well. In any profession, i believe they will feel the same way too. Have you asked the sentiments of the nurses who passed the exam prior to your batch? I bet most of them we'll have the same sentiments like mine. Ask your neighbors, are they willing to be taken care of these nurses? they will sure tell you, NO! The recent batch should redeem themselves. It causes stigma in our society, not only here but also abroad.
these are the points that i want to point out..
1.) How can we save the Nursing profession from this mess?
2.) How can we save the Filipino nurses abroad from the eyes of other nations?
3.) And lastly, How can we save the patients who will be put into danger once these incompetent and ineffiecent nurses be given their licenses?
I guess, the only solution is for a RETAKE!
And if you will ask me about the other people who didn't cheat. Make a supreme sacrifice, RETAKE the exam. If you think that you are competent and efficient enough to become a nurse, for sure you will pass the exam. Mas hahangaan kayo ng mas maraming tao! SASALUDO kami sa inyo
Posted by
Anonymous |
6:29 PM
i am aware that we have our own reasons for taking up this course. i am also aware that most of the people who took the board exam didn't cheat or recieved any leakage on the exam. But then again, we should not forget the other "nurses" who cheated their way just to have a license. let's have a simple computation, let's say 3,000 (for sure even more because of the rampant cheating that happened) nurses managed to pass the exam because of the leakage. And how many patients do we handle each day? let's say 6 (which is very low). then multiply 3,000 by 6, and u will get 18,000. With that, 18,000 patients will be in jeopardy each day because the so-called "nurses" were given licenses. As a nurse, i will ask you, do you care or you won't care at all?
I am a registered nurse here in the Phil and in the US. And personally, i don't want to have any co-leagues who are inefficient and incompetent and cheaters as well. In any profession, i believe they will feel the same way too. Have you asked the sentiments of the nurses who passed the exam prior to your batch? I bet most of them we'll have the same sentiments like mine. Ask your neighbors, are they willing to be taken care of these nurses? they will sure tell you, NO! The recent batch should redeem themselves. It causes stigma in our society, not only here but also abroad.
these are the points that i want to point out..
1.) How can we save the Nursing profession from this mess?
2.) How can we save the Filipino nurses abroad from the eyes of other nations?
3.) And lastly, How can we save the patients who will be put into danger once these incompetent and ineffiecent nurses be given their licenses?
I guess, the only solution is for a RETAKE!
And if you will ask me about the other people who didn't cheat. Make a supreme sacrifice, RETAKE the exam. If you think that you are competent and efficient enough to become a nurse, for sure you will pass the exam. Mas hahangaan kayo ng mas maraming tao! SASALUDO kami sa inyo.
Posted by
Anonymous |
6:30 PM
to 6:29 & 6:30 poster:
a classic example of the filipino crab mentality.
how can you even say that? are u really a nurse at heart? just because you are a registered nurse doesn't give you the right to say that you dont want "colleagues" that are incompetent & cheaters.how can you generalize that only a retake is the solution to this problem. integrity is a subjective concept. do you think that once a retake is done it will still erase the image that has been created by these people who have more selfish interests than protecting the rights of the innocent passers?
tell us june 2006 board passers,
HOW CAN THERE BE INTEGRITY WHEN THERE IS INJUSTICE TO 17,821 Passers? If you have a sensible answer to this question, then we will believe you.......I CHALLENGE YOU.
Posted by
Anonymous |
11:22 PM
kung talagang magaling ka, kahit anong stigma pa yan meron jan sa abroad di ka matatakot or maybe even bothered by it.
kung talagang COMPETENT ka bakit ka affected when in fact you shouldnt be -- kase YOU CAN DO CORRECTLY WHATEVER IT IS THAT YOU ARE TOLD TO DO.
Posted by
Anonymous |
11:25 PM
'NO RETAKE' RALLY TOMORROW, OCT.10,9AM, AT LIWASANG BONIFACIO, LAWTON, WEAR BLACK SHIRT, PLEASE SUPPORT AND MAKE A STAND..THIS IS FOR ALL OF US...GOD BLESS US ALL
Posted by
Anonymous |
8:42 PM
Anonymous said...
Mga kasama, nakuha ko ito sa ABS-CBN Forum. Maramin ang pro-retake doon. Di gaya dito, iilang tao lang nagpopost na anti-retake at parang maramin sila.
From ABS-CBN
This is good for humor DH but seriously, the cabinet used a simple Cost Benefit Analysis and had a look at statistics to justify the retake. This is how it probably went:
What is at stake here? The reputation and integrity of around 137,000 Filipino health care workers deployed worldwide, mostly in the middle east, north America, Europe (specially UK), Netherlands, high income asia, and future japan. These nurses remit an average of $ 2.2 Billion US Dollars per annum.
How much will is cost to fund the retake of 17,821 nurses? Inclusive of logistics, lunch and some pocket money to take home? Less than $ 2 Million US Dollars. That’s quite cheap isn’t it?
What can we further gain with a retake? The continued outflow of approximately 13,000 nurses per annum, in addition to the 137,000 who will get to keep their jobs after a retake. The Philippines will continue to enjoy an inflow of over 2$ Billion US Dollars, which is also increasing by approximately $200,000 Million US dollars per annum, at an accelerating rate. Most priceless of all is the peace of mind that Filipinos will continue to be the most trusted race to fill in the ever increasing demand of registered nurses in the future.
Considering these figures, seems like a retake is not such a bad deal for the Philippines after all?
I therefore propose that we change the title of this forum to "LET'S DO A RETAKE!!! - JUSTICE FOR ALL"""
4:30 PM
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Anonymous |
4:52 PM