List of Passers: February 2016 Physical, Occupational Therapist (PT-OT) board exam results

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">Those awaiting results of February 2016 Physical Therapist (PT) and Occupational Therapist (OT) board exam can find here the full list of passers, top 10 (topnotchers), top performing schools and performance of schools as the Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) officially released the results in few working days after the exam.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a rel='nofollow' href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4mi5MwfRwToDDYROHnDhHpdTHRhLX2AI4-t_TItirOyqygOvhc8n49DA08nn13zxp5ldvrPZeFIayO87DFvZsBEqVIRwM-h6JeFfc9jUa1iS8DE4gpcHwGSdj0wzsRHQLq0Wtg6ZylQLt/s1600/PHYSICAL-therapist-board-exam-2016.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="February 2016 Physical, Occupational Therapist (PT-OT) board exam results" border="0" height="390" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4mi5MwfRwToDDYROHnDhHpdTHRhLX2AI4-t_TItirOyqygOvhc8n49DA08nn13zxp5ldvrPZeFIayO87DFvZsBEqVIRwM-h6JeFfc9jUa1iS8DE4gpcHwGSdj0wzsRHQLq0Wtg6ZylQLt/s640/PHYSICAL-therapist-board-exam-2016.jpg" title="February 2016 Physical, Occupational Therapist (PT-OT) board exam results" width="560" /></a></div><br /><br />The Physical and Occupational Therapists (PT-OT) first board exam this year was administered on February 7 and 8 in the cities of Manila and Cebu. <br /><br />The members of the Board of Physical and Occupational Therapy who gave the licensure examinations are Pollyana G. Escano, Chairman; Raul G. Agustin, Bernadette M. Reyes, Delia R. Pabalan and Rolland Lyle D. Duque, Members.<br /><br /><b>Roll of Successful Examinees in the</b><br /><b>PHYSICAL THERAPIST LICENSURE EXAMINATION</b><br />Held on FEBRUARY 7&8, 2016<br />Released on FEBRUARY 2016<br /><br /><i>Updating for the list of passers...</i><br /><br /><b>Roll of Successful Examinees in the</b><br /><b>OCCUPATIONAL THERAPIST LICENSURE EXAMINATION</b><br />Held on FEBRUARY 7&8, 2016<br />Released on FEBRUARY 2016<br /><br /><i>Updating for the list of passers...</i><br /><br />PT-OT examination covered the following subjects: basic sciences, medical and surgical condition and pathology (Day 1) and physical therapy applications, electrotherapy, therapeutics exercises and principles rehabilitation and hydrotherapy (Day 2).<br /><br /><b>According to PRC, the <a rel='nofollow' href="http://www.prcboardnews.com/2016/02/prc-releases-february-2016-physical-occupational-therapist-pt-ot-board-exam-results.html" target="_blank">target date of release of Physical and Occupational therapist board exam</a> results is on Thursday, February 11, 2016 or in 3 working days after the exam.</b><br /><br />In February 2015 exams, results were released online in 3 working days. PRC announced that 412 out of 766 passed the Physical Therapist exams while 54 out of 87 passed the Occupational Therapist board exams.<br /><br />In August 2015, official results were announced in 2 working days. PRC named 550 out of 868 who have passed the Physical Therapist Licensure Examination and 107 out of 170 passed the Occupational Therapist Licensure Examination.<br /><br />We advise examinees to monitor results starting Wednesday, February 10.<br /><br />Aside from the complete results, the schedule of registration for the issuance of Professional Identification Card (ID) and Certificate of Registration will be announced. Those who will register are required to bring the following: duly accomplished Oath Form or Panunumpa ng Propesyonal, current Community Tax Certificate (cedula), 1 piece passport size picture (colored with white background and complete name tag), 2 sets of metered documentary stamps and 1 short brown envelope with name and profession and to pay the Initial Registration Fee of P600 and Annual Registration Fee of P450 for 2016-2019. <br /><br />Successful examinees should personally register and sign in the Roster of Registered Professionals, PRC said.<br /><br />The date and venue for the oathtaking ceremony of the new successful examinees in the said examination WILL BE ANNOUNCED LATER.<br /><br />Like Us on Facebook, Follow Us on Twitter or subscribe to our email list to receive more updates.</div>

List of Passers: February 2016 Physical, Occupational Therapist (PT-OT) board exam results

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Single? Senyora Santibañez’ bitter tweet is all you need this Valentine’s Day

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">Valentine’s day is fast approaching and for many people without a significant other, it’s another day of annoyance. If you think the upcoming Valentine’s day is an opportunity for you to vent out about being single on social media, then you probably need to read Senyora Santibañez rants on Twitter.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a rel='nofollow' href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgauCNOm6d1KSfvPJ0JVHQ-dh-knoRqlhPxCNpsoQBVPFq8T05e2Bx34FMl-ShtvcGmkEmcCwy9z0kDGFUna43mvy88YWkNAfKqUEqms6O84awZgDQB0oe75TYcLTcxYKVGrwBx4CHZqGb5/s1600/senyora-valentines-day.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img alt="Senyora Santibañez’ bitter tweet is all you need this Valentine’s Day" border="0" height="358" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgauCNOm6d1KSfvPJ0JVHQ-dh-knoRqlhPxCNpsoQBVPFq8T05e2Bx34FMl-ShtvcGmkEmcCwy9z0kDGFUna43mvy88YWkNAfKqUEqms6O84awZgDQB0oe75TYcLTcxYKVGrwBx4CHZqGb5/s640/senyora-valentines-day.jpg" title="Senyora Santibañez’ bitter tweet is all you need this Valentine’s Day" width="560" /></a></div><br />Apparently, the social media star is among those irked by the dramatic displays of affection often observed during the holiday also known as Single Awareness day. With the help of several government agencies, Senyora is set to become the Grinch of Valentine’s day.<br /><br />Our favorite Senyora, like most of us, don’t want to be alone on the overrated Hallmark holiday.<br /><br /><center><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><div dir="ltr" lang="tl">Kung hindi ako masaya sa Valentines. Wala dapat masaya. Damay damay na to.</div>— Senyora Santibañez (@Senyora) <a rel='nofollow' href="https://twitter.com/Senyora/status/696704522404532224">February 8, 2016</a></blockquote><script async="" charset="“utf-8”" src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script></center><br />So she sought the help of the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) to clear out the way for those walking alone…<br /><br /><center><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><div dir="ltr" lang="tl">Dear <a rel='nofollow' href="https://twitter.com/MMDA">@MMDA</a> dpat kumpiskahin at sunugin yang mga flowers at stuffed toys na binebenta sa tabi-tabi! Harang sila sa daan. Ipagbawal dapat yan🔥</div>— Senyora Santibañez (@Senyora) <a rel='nofollow' href="https://twitter.com/Senyora/status/696693593868664832">February 8, 2016</a></blockquote><script async="" charset="“utf-8”" src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script></center><br />The social media star is one with the Department of Health (DOH) in the campaign against diabetes.<br /><br /><center><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-conversation="none" data-lang="en"><div dir="ltr" lang="tl">Dear <a rel='nofollow' href="https://twitter.com/DOHgovph">@DOHgovph</a>, maraming Pilipino na ang tinatamaan ng sakit na Diabetes. Hindi na tama. Oras na para i-ban ang chocolates sa bansa. 🚫🍫</div>— Senyora Santibañez (@Senyora) <a rel='nofollow' href="https://twitter.com/Senyora/status/696698333444702209">February 8, 2016</a></blockquote><script async="" charset="“utf-8”" src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script></center><br />If the Department of Education (DepEd) follows Senyora’s advice, students will be doing a different kind of make-up this Valentine’s day.<br /><br /><center><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-conversation="none" data-lang="en"><div dir="ltr" lang="tl">Dear <a rel='nofollow' href="https://twitter.com/DepEd_PH">@DepEd_PH</a>, maraming schools ang naapektuhan ng bagyo. Dapat magka make-up classes sa weekend. Simulan next week. Itaguyod ang edukasyon</div>— Senyora Santibañez (@Senyora) <a rel='nofollow' href="https://twitter.com/Senyora/status/696701156458762240">February 8, 2016</a></blockquote><script async="" charset="“utf-8”" src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script></center><br />Senyora Santibañez is trying to save you from the “drought” that El Niño has brought.<br /><br /><center><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-conversation="none" data-lang="en"><div dir="ltr" lang="tl">Hello <a rel='nofollow' href="https://twitter.com/dost_pagasa">@dost_pagasa</a> diba El Niño ngayon? Aba! Delikado yan! Dpat warningan nyo ang publiko sa paglabas-labas nila. Umpisahan nyo this weekend</div>— Senyora Santibañez (@Senyora) <a rel='nofollow' href="https://twitter.com/Senyora/status/696703915841073156">February 8, 2016</a></blockquote><script async="" charset="“utf-8”" src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script></center><br />Indeed #SenyoraCares #SenyoraReallyCares.<br /><br /><center><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-conversation="none" data-lang="en"><div dir="ltr" lang="tl">MGA AHENSYA NG GOBYERNO KUMILOS NAMAN KAYO!! KAPAKANAN NG MGA BITTER ANG NAKASALALAY DITO!!!!</div>— Senyora Santibañez (@Senyora) <a rel='nofollow' href="https://twitter.com/Senyora/status/696704200890146816">February 8, 2016</a></blockquote><script async="" charset="“utf-8”" src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script></center><br /><b><i>-Mini/The Summit Express</i></b></div>

Single? Senyora Santibañez’ bitter tweet is all you need this Valentine’s Day

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Hospital allegedly refused admission of patient in critical condition due to lack of cash

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">MANILA, Philippines - A hospital in Molino, Bacoor City in Cavite allegedly refused to admit a patient in critical condition due to lack of cash.<br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a rel='nofollow' href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHyywCUdNoNzPiSLYPgjXniNhQTsPYP4qLbvTC1Ns3S13b9PZUJnJ1RIEWLKTafFcXktf5G6khJgNvmOrTbMHH4GbI26SCgYw6gxsTlarbZFthh-fJWXV2WcOnyzTNco3BfHoqEvXzTkPD/s1600/samc.PNG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="hospital cavite" border="0" height="316" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHyywCUdNoNzPiSLYPgjXniNhQTsPYP4qLbvTC1Ns3S13b9PZUJnJ1RIEWLKTafFcXktf5G6khJgNvmOrTbMHH4GbI26SCgYw6gxsTlarbZFthh-fJWXV2WcOnyzTNco3BfHoqEvXzTkPD/s640/samc.PNG" title="hospital cavite" width="560" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption">Southeast Asian Medical Center allegedly refused to admit a patient in critical condition due to lack of cash. <br />PHOTO CREDIT: http://www.southeastasianhospital.com</td></tr></tbody></table>In a lengthy Facebook post, Eleazar Lagasca Del Rosario revealed that his father rushed his mother to Southeast Asian Medical Center on Saturday, February 6, after the latter experienced numbness in her left arm and leg as well as high blood pressure. Since the said hospital was the nearest medical facility to their village, Del Rosario’s father together with their driver/neighbor brought Del Rosario’s mother there.<br /><br />After seeing the result of his mother’s ECG test, the doctor advised to have her transferred to the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) for a closer observation. His father was then instructed to go to the admission window where he was required to pay a downpayment of P40,000.<br /><br />Unfortunately, Del Rosario’s father only had P10,000 at that time and would have to go home to get extra cash. Aware that his wife was in critical condition, Del Rosario’s father asked the admission staff to accept his money and promised to settle the balance as soon as possible by returning home to get extra cash. <br /><br />“In fact, he just asked that my mother be given urgent medical attention and he could settle the rest of the "required downpayment" later, considering that my father has the capacity to pay,” Del Rosario write.<br /><br />Sadly, the staff did not grant the request of Del Rosario’s father and refused to admit the patient to the ICU. According to the staff, they were following the hospital’s protocol: “no downpayment, no admission.”<br /><br />Furthermore, the attending doctor also echoed the remarks of the admission staff and even advised Del Rosario’s father to transfer the patient to a public hospital or a charity ward of another private hospital.<br /><br />The doctor allegedly told Del Rosari’s father: <i>“Hindi naman ho sa minamata ko kayo ha, kakayanin niyo ho ba magbayad?”</i><br /><br />(We’re not discriminating you, but do you have the capacity to pay?)<br /><br />Del Rosario’s father had no choice but to take his wife out of the hospital since the doctor also refused to let the former leave the patient at the hospital. According to the doctor, patients should only be accompanied by their relatives during admission based on the hospital’s policy.<br /><br />Although Del Rosario’s mother was transferred to a hospital in a nearby city, she suffered a stroke on the same night.<br /><br />Based on Republic Act 8344, any hospital that refused to give appropriate medical treatment as well as support in emergency or serious cases will be penalized. <br /><br />“In emergency or serious cases, it shall be unlawful for any proprietor, president, director, manager or any other officer, and/or medical practitioner or employee of a hospital or medical clinic to request, solicit, demand or accept any deposit or any other form of advance payment as a prerequisite for confinement or medical treatment of a patient in such hospital or medical clinic or to refuse to administer medical treatment and support as dictated by good practice of medicine to prevent death or permanent disability.”<br /><br />As of press time, the management of Southeast Asian Medical Center, Inc. has not yet issued a statement regarding Del Rosario’s allegations. <br /><br />Check out Del Rosario’s full story.<br /><br /><center><div id="fb-root"></div><script>(function(d, s, id) { var js, fjs = d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0]; if (d.getElementById(id)) return; js = d.createElement(s); js.id = id; js.src = "//connect.facebook.net/en_US/sdk.js#xfbml=1&version=v2.3"; fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js, fjs);}(document, 'script', 'facebook-jssdk'));</script><div class="fb-post" data-href="https://web.facebook.com/eleazar.delrosario/posts/10153989062537474" data-width="500"><div class="fb-xfbml-parse-ignore"><blockquote cite="https://web.facebook.com/eleazar.delrosario/posts/10153989062537474">CALLING THE ATTENTION OF Department of Health (Philippines):It was around 10PM last Saturday when my mother was rushed...<br />Posted by <a rel='nofollow' href="https://web.facebook.com/eleazar.delrosario">Eleazar Lagasca Del Rosario</a> on <a rel='nofollow' href="https://web.facebook.com/eleazar.delrosario/posts/10153989062537474">Monday, February 8, 2016</a></blockquote></div></div></center><b><i><br /></i></b><b><i>-Mini/The Summit Express</i></b></div>

Hospital allegedly refused admission of patient in critical condition due to lack of cash

MANILA, Philippines - A hospital in Molino, Bacoor City in Cavite allegedly refused to admit a patient in critical condition due to lack of cash.Southeast Asian Medical Center allegedly refused to adm…

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Ricky Reyes camp says former employee with HIV “distorted truth” in discrimination case

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">MANILA, Philippines - Days after celebrity hairstylist and salon chain owner Ricky Reyes was found guilty of “discrimination and unlawful termination” of Renato Nocos, a former employee who tested positive for HIV, his camp has decided to break their silence about the issue.<br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a rel='nofollow' href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzvDNrvzLs6FxvqtrlehQyCxIWd4GtBQwpbnkoziCkN3m1fQDE28EXKfTekJE5Neow75hu3XTvDs12LJJuo0vQ5btDX7tHvDudnfCjESZZazW4itDuwejEtpxAtW2xvBQdKtNq_h7m1oXD/s1600/ricky-reyes.PNG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Ricky Reyes loses in discrimination case filed by an HIV positive former employee. " border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzvDNrvzLs6FxvqtrlehQyCxIWd4GtBQwpbnkoziCkN3m1fQDE28EXKfTekJE5Neow75hu3XTvDs12LJJuo0vQ5btDX7tHvDudnfCjESZZazW4itDuwejEtpxAtW2xvBQdKtNq_h7m1oXD/s400/ricky-reyes.PNG" title="Ricky Reyes loses in discrimination case filed by an HIV positive former employee. " width="347" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption">Ricky Reyes loses in discrimination case filed by an HIV positive former employee. <br />Photo Credit: Gandang Ricky Reyes TODO Na.</td></tr></tbody></table>In a decision made by the National Labor Relations Commission (NLRC) on Saturday, February 6, Reyes’s company Ricky Reyes Corporation was ordered to reinstate Nocos and pay him back salary, benefits, differentials, emergency cost of living allowances, 13th month pay, separation pay and attorney’s fees amounting to P615,313.06.<br /><br />“HIV illness is not highly contagious and it is not transmitted through touching, hugging, sneezing, coughing, eating or drinking common utensils or being around an infected person. Thus, the means by which they (Reyes et al) tried to protect their other employees and customers unduly trampled upon the rights of the complainant,” the decision of the NLRC said as quoted by Associated Labor Unions-Trade Union Congress of the Philippines (ALU-TUCP).<br /><br />But according to the counsel of Ricky Reyes Corp., Marcos Estrada, Reyes appealed the ruling handed down by the NLRC. The Reyes camp insisted that Nocos “distorted the truth”. <br /><br />Estrada stressed that the company had actually shouldered Nocos’ treatment for pulmonary tuberculosis in 2013 based on the diagnosis he presented to the company at that time. Nocos was asked to go on sick leave with pay and obtain a medical certificate showing that he was still fit to work.<br /><br />When Nocos returned for work with the medical certificate, he was reassigned to a salon branch on España, Manila. However, Reyes’s business partner Tonneth Moreno noticed Nocos was still coughing prompting him to ask how the employee was able to get a medical certificate declaring him fit.<br /><br />“It was then that he admitted he also had HIV and that he didn’t tell his doctor he had HIV,” Estrada explained.<br /><br />As a result, Nocos was asked to take a paid leave and obtain another medical clearance indicating he was fit to work. But according to Reyes’s camp, Nocos didn’t return and went directly to the NLRC to file the complaint.<br /><br />Estrada added that there’s no reason for Nocos to be dismissed if he was able to come up with a medical clearance saying he was HIV positive since the disease isn’t as contagious as tuberculosis.<br /><br />Reyes’s lawyer also accused ALU-TUCP of politicking and using Nocos to “boost their candidacy” in the upcoming elections this May. The Reyes camp, according to Estrada, is considering a damage suit against the labor group running in the party-list elections. <b><i>-Mini/The Summit Express</i></b></div>

Ricky Reyes camp says former employee with HIV “distorted truth” in discrimination case

MANILA, Philippines - Days after celebrity hairstylist and salon chain owner Ricky Reyes was found guilty of “discrimination and unlawful termination” of Renato Nocos, a former employee who tested pos…

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