(MANILA BULLETIN) With the lack of nurses in hospitals still very much a problem, Makati City 2nd district Rep. Luis Campos Jr. is pushing for the creation of a P1-billion Nursing Education Support Fund. Campos said such fund would help state universities and...
Quezon City 4th district Rep. Marvin Rillo Quezon City 4th district Rep. Marvin Rillo has expressed concern over the 117 percent jump in the number of Filipino nursing graduates who took the United States (US) licensure examination for the first time from...
The Commission on Higher Education (CHED) expressed a willingness to work with other agencies and other stakeholders to ensure that the country will be able to produce competitive and qualified Human Resources for Health (HRH). CHED Chairman Popoy De Vera (Photo courtesy of CHED) “The...
President Marcos is hopeful that the new clinical care upskilling program would address the shortage of nurses in the country. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. witnesses the ceremonial signing of the Memorandum of Understanding on Department of Health and Commission on Higher Education...
President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. said the Philippines should at least have an exchange training program for nurses with other countries as Filipino nurses continue to seek greener pastures abroad. File photos (Malacañang/Manila Bulletin) Marcos said this following reports that Filipino...
President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. is open having a partnership with the United States of America (USA) to strengthen the nursing industry of both countries following the heavy toll from the Covid-19 pandemic. Manila Bulletin/File photo Marcos said this during his meeting with...
United States Senator Tammy Duckworth has raised the possibility of sending American students to nursing schools in the Philippines, as she noted the high level of professional services being rendered by Filipinos in America during her meeting with President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. ...
In order to help address the nurse shortage in the country, the Commission on Higher Education (CHED) is utilizing Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) to provide board exam review classes to nursing graduates. DOH Secretary Ted Herbosa and CHED Chairman Prospero de Vera III officially signed...
A plan to add healthcare assistance and healthcare associates in hospitals in a bid to address the impact of nursing shortage in the country was proposed to President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. on Tuesday, July 11. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. (Photo courtesy of Yummie Dingding/PPA...
House Committee on Labor and Employment chairperson Representative Fidel Nograles has expressed his support to the Department of Health’s (DOH) plan to create a National Nursing Advisory Council (NNAC) to address the issues confronting the nursing sector. ...
Kabayan Party-list Rep. Ron Salo (Facebook) Kabayan Party-list Rep. Ron Salo says the Department of Health (DOH) must prioritize hiring nursing licensure examination passers over non-passers amid plans to tap the latter due to the sheer shortage of personnel in government hospitals. In a recent...
Department of Health (DOH) Secretary Teodoro "Ted" Herbosa met with officials from the Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) and the Board of Nursing to discuss solutions to the country's nurse shortage. Photo courtesy of Ted Herbosa Facebook In a media conference on Friday, June 23, Herbosa...
