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CSC grad 7th place in Nov. 2011 Midwife Licensure Exam
Like her exotic name, which means ‘bliss’ in Buddhism, she felt like walking on Cloud 9 when she placed 7th in the November 2011 Midwife Licensure Examination (MLE).

Nirvana Josabel Gurrobat – Ortiz, 18, has sustained the Catanduanes State Colleges’ record of producing MLE examination topnotchers for several years now. She earned a rating of 87 percent.

WHAT's IN A NAME, Shakespeare once asked. For Nirvana, it simply goes with the name itself. The air that pervaded at CSC, particularly in the College of Health Sciences (CHS), was likewise as blissful when it was declared by the Professional Regulation Commission as the Second Best Performing School in the country. CHS earned an 88.89 passing percentage which is way above the 45.29 national passing percentage.


FOR ANOTHER VICTORY - CSC President Minerva I. Morales and some members of CSC CHS faculty-Profs, Adelina M. Almojuela, Francisca A. Zuniega, Dean Jocelyn Jordan, Myrna T. Herrera, Erlinda F. Tabor and Luz Manlangit, together with the CSC MLE placer and passers, are all in high spirit as they relish another licensure examination victory for CSC-CHS.

Nirvana, who hails from Bislig, San Andres, Catanduanes, finished her elementary education at Bislig Elementary School and her secondary education at San Andres Vocational School. She declares being an average student but believes she has never been a stagnant learner. “As one matures, knowledge also exponentially increases,” she said.

This new licensed midwife incidentally is the youngest of the 15 children of Isaias Ortiz, a farmer, and Juana Gurrobat - Ortiz who died when Nirvana was barely 10 months old. Nirvana grew up under the care of her eldest sister Jocelyn.

She told she has always been fascinated with white uniform that it was her childhood dream to take up a health-care profession course. When she did not make it to the nursing admission test, she took up midwifery, which she also considers as one of her top choices for a college degree. Her immediate goal now is to find a job where she can practice her profession.

Nirvana joins 23 other new CSC MLE passers comprised of Abundo, Diana Rose T., Aguilar, Ma. Marife G., Aquino, Jemarie O., Brides, Bevalyn P., Buitre, Rolerose P., Camatoy, Judy Rose C., Camu, Ella Abegail T., Eubra, Maria Ailene T., Flor, Ruby C., Grefalda, Gladys M., Lama, Gissel N., Naldoza, Joy Raine G, Obico, Jhona Rey G., Quintal, Helen Die M., Rodulfo, Rodelyn, Temporal, Michelle Ross T., Sapico, Erel B., Sarmiento, Nealyn C., Surban, Carol Mae P., Tabo, Jehoney B., Tabor, Mary Ann M., Ramirez, Lyzel O., Tusi, Fariza Mae O.

To date, CSC has already produced 14 board placers, comprised of three 2nd Placers (Kathleen Shiela B. Ramirez - 2010 Erica B. Obogne – 2009, Maria Rosario T. Rodriguez – 2006), two 4th Placers (Erlinda Frondozo-Tabor – 1990 and Kristel Mae V. Cervantes – 2007), one 6th placer (Chique S. Santos – 2007), four 7th Placers (Nirvana Josable G. Ortiz - 2011, Roselyn O. Abines – 2010, Jonna Mae A. Quintal – 2009, Marilyn Idanan-Lucero – 1979), one 8th Placer (Jacqueline P. Laroya – 2008), one 9th Placer (Agnes F. Trinidad – 2007) and two 10th Placers (Cheyserr Kate R. Villegas – 2010 and Janessa M. Medrana – 2007)

Meanwhile, CSC has already earned six citations from the Professional Regulation Commission as Best Performing School nationwide. It was declared Top Performing School in 2010 and 2008, Second Best this 2011, in 2006 and in 2005 and Third Best in 2007.

CSC President Minerva I. Morales commended the faculty members of CSC CHS headed by Dean Jocelyn Ll. Jordan for attaining another significant accomplishment which is barely four months after it produced a 9th placer in the July 2011 Nurse Licensure Examination.

The CSC administration will tender a recognition ceremony to its new MLE placer and passers on November 29, 2011. (GSRubio/PR and Information Services)