Rylina Olga Mae Laureta Balisong, a proud Igorot woman, is among the top passers of the July 2021 Nurse Licensure Examination held in various cities in the country.
RN Balisong, a graduate of the University of Santo Tomas (UST), earned the 9th spot after garnering a rating of 87.40% among the 5,008 successful examinees.
Rylina Olga Mae, a native of Baguio City and Sagada, Mountain Province, said that the overwhelming support from her family, friends, and mentors was the reason she was able to make it to the top 10.
The Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) announces that 5,008 out of 7,746 passed the Nurse Licensure Examination given by the Board of Nursing in the cities of Manila, Baguio, Cagayan de Oro, Cebu, Davao, Iloilo, Legazpi, Lucena, Pagadian, Pampanga, Pangasinan, Tacloban, Tuguegarao, and Zamboanga this July 2021.
The successful examinees who garnered the ten (10) highest places in the July 2021 Nurse Licensure Examination are the following:
| RANK | NAME | SCHOOL | RATING (%) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | HAYDEE SORIANO BACANI | PHILIPPINE WOMEN'S UNIVERSITY-MANILA | 89.40 |
| 2 | LIEZL MERCADO TUAZON | ANGELES UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION | 89.00 |
| 3 | MARLCHIEL NATHAN SUNGAHED ARREGLADO | SAINT PAUL UNIVERSITY-TUGUEGARAO | 88.60 |
| ANA MARIA KIM RAMOS VALLENTE | CAPITOL UNIVERSITY (FOR. CAGAYAN CAPITOL COLL.) | 88.60 | |
| 4 | GREGG PHILIP LIRAG PALABRICA | ATENEO DE DAVAO UNIVERSITY | 88.40 |
| FRANCIS MIGUEL CARREON ROSALES | UNIVERSITY OF THE EAST RAMON MAGSAYSAY MEM MEDICAL CTR | 88.40 | |
| MICAH JUNABEL MUNAR VETANILLA | URDANETA CITY UNIVERSITY (CCU) | 88.40 | |
| 5 | YULJHON TAPERLA BERINA II | UNIVERSITY OF THE PHILIPPINES-MANILA | 88.20 |
| ANGELIE MAE SOPHIA RABAGO BONIFACIO | BULACAN STATE UNIVERSITY-MALOLOS | 88.20 | |
| RENZO JOHN PHILLIP ORGO CABAGAY | SILLIMAN UNIVERSITY | 88.20 | |
| 6 | NINA LOREN BAJA CABUNIAG | COTABATO MEDICAL FOUNDATION COLLEGE | 88.00 |
| ANNE LAURYN CRUZ LOPEZ | UNIVERSITY OF THE PHILIPPINES-MANILA | 88.00 | |
| NEIL RUYERAS OREHUELA | HOLY NAME UNIVERSITY (FOR. DIVINE WORD-TAGBILARAN) | 88.00 | |
| ERICA MAE STA MARIA ORTIZ | UNIVERSITY OF SANTO TOMAS | 88.00 | |
| 7 | JAEU JADE ALEXIS SON ACLA | CEBU DOCTORS UNIVERSITY | 87.80 |
| CRISELA BALANCIO AREOLA | LORMA COLLEGE | 87.80 | |
| LUZIEL ANONUEVO DOMINGUEZ | NAGA COLLEGE FOUNDATION | 87.80 | |
| HANNAH PAULA SUAREZ FABREGAS | UNIVERSITY OF THE PHILIPPINES-MANILA | 87.80 | |
| BERNADETTE INOC ILIDAN | CAPITOL UNIVERSITY (FOR. CAGAYAN CAPITOL COL.) | 87.80 | |
| RAFFY BOKINGO LANOGAN | UNIVERSITY OF CEBU-BANILAD | 87.80 | |
| ANNA CLARISSA CASTRO PANES | OUR LADY OF FATIMA UNIVERSITY-QC | 87.80 | |
| JAIDEE RELUNIA ROJAS | UNIVERSITY OF THE PHILIPPINES-MANILA | 87.80 | |
| JULIE PEARL ALBORES TUBAL | CAPITOL UNIVERSITY (FOR. CAGAYAN CAPITOL COLL.) | 87.80 | |
| 8. | PRINCESS HANIEFA MAE KASIM AYUNAN | MINDANAO STATE UNIVERSITY-ILIGAN INSTITUTE OF TECH. | 87.60 |
| CHERALYN JOY MEDENILLA BARBACENA | UNIVERSITY OF NUEVA CACERES | 87.60 | |
| IRIS KRYSTAL BAUTISTA KHAN | TRINITY UNIVERSITY OF ASIA (TRINITY-QC) | 87.60 | |
| 9 | FATIMA SHERYL MATAMMU AGCAOILI | SAINT PAUL UNIVERSITY-TUGUEGARAO | 87.40 |
| KIARA JOYNINA ENRIQUEZ AGONCILLO | DE LA SALLE MEDICAL & HEALTH SCIENCES INST. | 87.40 | |
| TRILLCEY ROSE SANTISTEBAN AZCARRATE | MATI DOCTORS COLLEGE | 87.40 | |
| RYLINA OLGA MAE LAURETA BALISONG | THE UNIVERSITY OF SANTO TOMAS | 87.40 | |
| ROCHELLE MARIE MIRANDA BANGALAO | CAPITOL UNIVERSITY (FOR. CAGAYAN CAPITOL COLL.) | 87.40 | |
| CARLO DE GUZMAN BERSAMIRA | WORLD CITI COLLEGES, QUEZON CITY (QUEZON CITY M.C.C) | 87.40 | |
| MARIA PAMELA GOMEZ CABALLES | CEBU DOCTORS UNIVERSITY | 87.40 | |
| CHRISTINE JOANNE MARCELO CONTRERAS | UNIVERSITY OF SANTO TOMAS | 87.40 | |
| PSALM CHRISTIAN MESIAS DIESTO | CENTRAL PHILIPPINE UNIVERSITY | 87.40 | |
| RICA LIM HERNANDEZ | CHINESE GENERAL HOSPITAL COLLEGES-SANTA CRUZ | 87.40 | |
| MARY MARGARETTE QUINTOS | MANILA TYTANA COLLEGES, INC (FOR MANILA DOCTORS COLL.) | 87.40 | |
| KATHRYN ISABEL RELATADO SOTTO | SILLIMAN UNIVERSITY | 87.40 | |
| 10 | YASHMINE CASTRENCE ANCHETA | SAINT PAUL UNIVERSITY-TUGUEGARAO | 87.20 |
| ADRIAN PAUL ELLAMIL ANG | UNIVERSITY OF THE PHILIPPINES-MANILA | 87.20 | |
| MELISSA ANNE FERRER ESTRADA | DR. CARLOS S. LANTING COLLEGE-Q.C. | 87.20 | |
| ATHENA AINU MACLI-ING MALECDAN | SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY | 87.20 | |
| MAXINE TUICO MEDIJA | THE UNIVERSITY OF CEBU IN LAPU-LAPU & MANDAUE | 87.20 | |
| JEMAIMA MAISOG MORALES | JOSE RIZAL MEMORIAL STATE UNIVERSITY-DAPITAN | 87.20 | |
| MARVIN JAY CANDAZA SALVADOR | DE LA SALLE MEDICAL & HEALTH SCIENCES INST. | 87.20 | |
| WINDLE JEAN BAUTISTA TAYLOR | UNIVERSITY OF PANGASINAN | 87.20 | |
| KRISTENNE JOY ARCANGEL TURQUEZA | SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY | 87.20 |
