A free online board exam review is offered to unlicensed nurses who are planning to retake the nurses licensure examination in November. Photo courtesy of AFP / Manila Bulletin Dr. Carl E. Balita, a registered nurse and former senatorial candidate, launched the "Free National Nursing Review" project...
The Department of Health (DOH) recorded 521 new Covid-19 cases on Sunday, June 25. Photo courtesy of Pixabay This results in a total of 8,244 active cases in the country, the health department advised. DOH noted that these cases are those that tested RT-PRC positive by a DOH-Research Institute for...
Senator Christopher “Bong” Go on Sunday, June 25 reiterated his call for the Department of Health (DOH) and the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) to thoroughly study the proposal to tap unlicensed nurses, citing the need to comply with the law vis-à-vis the demand for additional...
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...
A "nursing assistant" position with a salary grade nine or P21,129 is proposed for nurses who are yet to pass the board exam, Department of Health (DOH) Secretary Teodoro "Ted" Herbosa said in a media conference on Friday, June 23. Photo courtesy of Ali Vicoy | MB "There is now an opening for...
The Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) on Thursday, June 22, said the issuance of temporary licenses to nursing graduates who did not pass the Nursing Licensure Examination is not allowed under the law. Photo credit to PRC/Manila Bulletin “Wala[ng] probisyon na nag bibigay ng...
The Department of Health (DOH) said on Thursday, June 22 that there is an ongoing negotiation with the Covax facility to facilitate the country's request for two million doses of Covid-19 bivalent vaccines. *A vial of a Bivalent COVID-19 vaccine used for the A1 category at the FilOil EcoOil Centre...
The Department of Health (DOH) assured on Thursday, June 22, that the current and the incoming antiretroviral stocks will be enough to cover the HIV treatment facilities until April 2024. *Unsplash* DOH made the remark in response to the statement released by Network Plus Philippines, Inc....
BATANGAS CITY – The Department of Health-Center for Health Development (DOH-CHD) Calabarzon (Cavite, Laguna, Batangas, Rizal, Quezon) has started inoculating individuals belonging to the A1 and A2 populations with bivalent Covid-19 vaccine on Tuesday, June 20, at the Batangas Medical Center...
The inoculation of bivalent Covid-19 booster shots officially commenced at the Philippine Heart Center in Quezon City on Wednesday, June 21. Department of Health Secretary Dr. Teodoro "Ted" Herbosa receives his bivalent booster shot administered by Dr. Gerardo Manzo. Over 2,500 healthcare workers...
Senator Christopher "Bong" Go on Wednesday, June 21 said he supports the Department of Health’s (DOH) proposal to hire nursing graduates who fell short of passing the Philippine Nursing Licensure Exam as an additional workforce in the country’s healthcare system. Sen. Christopher...
