Swallow the bitter pill, exec tells June ‘06 nursing passers

By Leila Salaverria
Inquirer
Last updated 07:17pm (Mla time) 02/19/2007

MANILA, Philippines -- Swallow the bitter pill if your request is rejected.

In case the US Commission on Graduates of Foreign Nursing Schools would deny the government’s appeal, passers of the tainted June 2006 nursing licensure examination must accept the American organization’s decision not to give them VisaScreen certificates unless they comply with certain requirements, Dante Ang of the Commission on Filipinos Overseas said.

The US-CGFNS earlier said the June 2006 passers would not be eligible for VisaScreen certificates, a federally approved screening program for foreign health workers seeking an occupational visa in the US, unless they retake and pass Tests 3 and 5, which were earlier tainted by the leakage.

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