VICE President Maria Leonor ‘Leni’ Robredo bucked the proposal to scrap the licensure examinations for new graduates.

Robredo said that licensure examinations are necessary to measure if a graduate meets the standards set by the profession he wants to be a part of.

“Ang exams naman, hindi naman ito ‘yung walang purpose. Ang purpose nito, para i-test kung pumasa ka sa standards ng profession mo. Hindi siya puwedeng tatanggalin mo lang,” she said.

“Halimbawa, ayaw mo na magkaroon ng professional exams later on, kailangan i-overhaul mo ang buong education system na nagpo-produce noon,” she added.

Robredo reacted to the statement of Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello III suggesting the abolition of the board examinations of certain professionals including nurses.