Japanese Ambassador to the Philippines Koshikawa Kazuhiko has congratulated the 214 Filipino nurses and care workers who recently passed the Preparatory Language Training that would qualify them to go to Japan. Japanese Ambassador to the Philippines Koshikawa Kazuhiko (left) delivering his remarks...
The Filipino Nurses United (FNU) on Monday, Aug. 23, said healthcare workers might resort to mass resignation as part of an impending protest if their special risk allowance (SRA) will not be released by September 1. (Jansen Romero / File Photo / MANILA BULLETIN) "Sa tingin ko, isa na iyan sa...
The demand for Filipino nurses abroad continues to increase amid the fight against the coronavirus pandemic. Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. (File photo/Malacañang) Saudi Arabia is willing to accept more Filipino nurses, recognizing their valued skills, according to Foreign Affairs...
Hospital nurse (FILE PHOTO) The Filipino Nurses United (FNU) has rejected the proposal to abolish the licensure examinations for nurses, saying it is “perilous for people’s health” especially during this time of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic. “As health professionals who handle...
Queen Elizabeth II has conveyed her gratitude for the contributions of Filipino nurses in the National Health Service (NHS) of the United Kingdom as she expressed her best wishes to the Philippines on the occasion of the 75 th anniversary of diplomatic relations between the two countries. Britain's...
Healthcare workers A nurses' group reiterated its appeal to the national government to totally lift the deployment ban on healthcare workers. "The very reason why some of our nurses are pushed to leave the country is because of the very low salary and the lack of appreciation that our government is...
(MANILA BULLETIN File Photo) The Filipino Nurses United (FNU) has called on the government to lift the deployment ban on healthcare workers, saying that it should respect their right “to seek better work opportunities” overseas. “The FNU finds it outrageous that the government while failing...
A group of health workers hailed the reversal of a circular by the Department of Budget and Management (DBM), which raised the salary of entry-level nurses but consequently demoted long-serving senior nurses. (AFP / MANILA BULLETIN) While the DBM Circular No. 2020-4 issued on July 17, 2020,...
(MB FILE PHOTO) The Filipino Nurses United (FNU) said that government nurses "will no longer be demoted" after it triumphed against the "unjust demotion provision" of a circular from the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) that supposedly affects their employment status. “Filipino Nurses...
Amid the dwindling capacity of hospitals and shortage of nurses in the country, the Philippine Hospital Association (PHA) on Wednedsay, May 19, reiterated its appeal for reinforcement from nurses employed in government agencies who are doing "non-nursing jobs". (Jansen Romero/MANILA BULLETIN FIle...
On International Nurse Day, a group renewed its appeal for just compensation and benefits for Filipino nurses. (JANSEN ROMERO / MANILA BULLETIN / FILE) Maristela Abenojar, President of Filipino Nurses United, said in an interview with Teleradyo on Tuesday, May 12, nurses in public hospitals have...
A group of nurses has appealed anew to the Department of Health (DOH) to hire more nurses amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) surge. (Angel Garcia/Bloomberg) In an interview over DZMM on Sunday, April 25, Filipino Nurses United (FNU) secretary general Jocelyn Andamo said health workers remain...
