2008 Nurse Licensure Exam Schedule Application Deadline

The PRC issued a press release that clarifies the revolving confusion regarding the Nursing Licensure Examination on June 2008 and November 2008.
The commission earlier issued Memo dated November 29, 2007 with the early deadline in filing applications (April 11, 2008) for 2008 Nurses Board Exam. In this regard, PRC released a new memo to clarify this issue. So, it is now confirmed - the deadline for filing the June 2008 Nursing Licensure Examination is until April 18, 2008 and November 2008 Nursing Licensure Examination has applicatin deadline until October 17, 2008.
Please read Memorandum Circular No. 2008-01 for more details.
In the meantime I have copied the complete press release of the PRC here for your reference.
PRC SETS NURSES LICENSURE EXAMINATION FOR YEAR 2008
The PROFESSIONAL REGULATION COMMISSION announces that the schedules and deadlines in filing applications for the Nurses Licensure Examinations for year 2008 are as follows:

DATES	DAYS	DEADLINE
June 1-2, 2008	Sun & Mon	April 18, 2008
Nov 29-30, 2008	Sat & Sun	Oct 17, 2008

The PRC is now accepting applications for the June 2008 NLE at the PRC Central Office and at the PRC regional offices in the cities of Baguio, Cagayan de Oro, Cebu, Davao, Iloilo, Legaspi, Lucena, Tacloban, Tuguegarao and Zamboanga. Some 80,000 to 100,000 or more examinees are expected to take the NLE in June 2008.
Graduates of March or April 2008 will be accepted in the June 2008 examination, provided, they will be able to submit, at the time of filing applications on or before the deadline, all the documentary requirements, i.e., Transcript of Records with scanned picture, Birth Certificate in NSO security paper, Notarized/Sworn Summary of Related Learning Experience and OR/DR cases, .
The PRC enjoins early filing of applications to avoid over-crowding at the PRC filing centers.
APPLICATIONS WILL NO LONGER BE ACCEPTED AFTER THE DEADLINE.

(signed)

LEONOR TRIPON-ROSERO

Chairperson

Additional Note:
The rumor circulating via text messages that there will be no NLE on June 2008 is not true.
Graduates of March or April 2008 can be accepted on June 2008 NLE provided they complied and submitted all the requirements on or before April 18, 2008
PRC extended the deadline due to expected large numbers of June 2008 NLE. It was estimated that 80,000 to 100,000 are going to take the Nursing Board Exam on June 2008. With this big number of examinees, the 20-30 day grace period to prepare the needed materials and pharapernalias for the said exam is not enough. this is the reason why the lengthen the period of preparation to 43
days