01/06/2026
๐๐๐๐ | ๐๐ฐ๐จ ๐๐จ๐ฏ๐จ ๐๐ข๐ณ๐๐๐ฒ๐๐ง๐จ ๐ญ๐จ๐ฉ๐ง๐จ๐ญ๐๐ก๐๐ซ๐ฌ ๐ซ๐๐๐๐ข๐ฏ๐ ๐๐๐๐,๐๐๐ ๐ข๐ง๐๐๐ง๐ญ๐ข๐ฏ๐๐ฌ ๐๐ซ๐จ๐ฆ ๐ฉ๐ซ๐จ๐ฏ๐ข๐ง๐๐ข๐๐ฅ ๐ ๐จ๐ฏ๐๐ซ๐ง๐ฆ๐๐ง๐ญ
๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐, ๐๐ฎ๐๐ฏ๐ ๐๐ข๐ณ๐๐๐ฒ๐ โTwo Novo Vizcayano graduates of PLT College who placed in the Top 10 of their respective licensure examinations received P100,000 cash incentives from the Provincial Government of Nueva Vizcaya.
Gov. Atty. Jose V. Gambito, together with members of the Sangguniang Panlalawigan, led the awarding of the incentives during the provincial governmentโs flag-raising ceremony on Monday. The ceremony was sponsored by the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) First District Engineering Office, headed by Engr. Danilo Bernabe.
The awardees were Anthony George P. Lucero, a Bachelor of Science in Nursing graduate, and Lhor Anne Flores Fernandez, a midwifery graduate, both from PLT College.
Lucero, a resident of Barangay Sto. Domingo in Bambang, earned a rating of 89.60 percent in the Nurse Licensure Examination, securing a spot in the Top 10 nationwide.
Fernandez, meanwhile, obtained a rating of 92.35 percent in the Licensure Examination for Midwives administered by the Professional Regulation Commission, ranking eighth nationwide.
The cash incentive is granted under the provinceโs Topnotchers Incentive Ordinance, authored by then Board Member Elma Pinao-an Lejao. Under the ordinance, a Novo Vizcayano who ranks first in a board examination is entitled to P200,000, while other qualified Top 10 placers receive P100,000.
Gov. Gambito said the incentive program aims to recognize academic excellence and inspire Novo Vizcayano students and graduates to strive for outstanding performance in national licensure examinations
Dolly Rose C. Minas, head of the Public Employment Service Division and officer-in-charge of the topnotchers incentive program, said the provincial government has already disbursed more than P1 million in cash incentives since the ordinance was implemented.
Minas said more than 10 Novo Vizcayano board topnotchers have benefited from the program, including two first placers: Dr. Kharam Molbog, a two-time topnotcher who placed first in both the Medical Technologists Licensure Examination and the Physicians Licensure Examination; and Engr. Hannah Maye Guimbongan, who topped the Geodetic Engineers Licensure Examination.