Dozen medical scholars now registered nurses
THE scholars who passed the nursing licensure exams are (from left, top row) Kiel Ivan Z. Aguiba, Apple Gwyneth B. Lanuzga, Sheisy C. Perumthara, Juliana Reigne C. Salcedo and Arabella Clarisse M. Villamayor from Batangas State University, and Neil Anthony D. Grecia, Neovem Nathanael Guatlo, Pierre Joshua P. Lagarto, Anika Cassandra P. Ledesma, Rod Tristan D. Maligad, Ma. Diosie L. Pedregosa and Vince Edmar S. Salde from West Visayas State University.
PHOTOGRAPHS COURTESY OF PILIPINAS SHELL FOUNDATION
Twelve beneficiaries of the Pilipinas Shell Foundation (PSF) and Bloomberry Cultural Foundation’s (BCF) Medical Scholarship Program are now registered nurses after passing the September 2026 Philippine Nurses Licensure Examination.
The new RNs who graduated from the Batangas State University are Kiel Ivan Z. Aguiba, Apple Gwyneth B. Lanuzga, Sheisy C. Perumthara, Juliana Reigne C. Salcedo and Arabella Clarisse M. Villamayor.
The other RNs who graduated from West Visayas State University are Neil Anthony D. Grecia, Neovem Nathanael Guatlo, Pierre Joshua P. Lagarto, Anika Cassandra P. Ledesma, Rod Tristan D. Maligad, Ma. Diosie L. Pedregosa and Vince Edmar S. Salde.
PSF congratulated the RNs in a post on its Facebook page. Together with BCF, it also celebrates the milestone.
“Your hard work and perseverance have brought you to this proud moment, and we look forward to the lives you will touch through compassionate care,” read the Facebook post from PSF.
“As you begin this new chapter, may you carry both the knowledge to heal and the heart to serve. Padayon, our newly registered nurses!” it added.