(JANSEN ROMERO/MANILA BULLETIN File Photo) A group of nurses discouraged the plan of some healthcare workers to go on mass resignation amid the country’s ongoing battle against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic. “As much a possible, we don’t encourage them na gawin yan kasi ang...
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...
The Department of Labor and Employment's (DOLE) latest request to the Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF) indicates that Filipino healthcare workers (HCWs) continue to leave the Philippines amid the raging coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic. (Kevin...
President Duterte is hoping the country's agreement with the United Kingdom on the hiring of Filipino medical professionals will be finalized soon. President Rodrigo Duterte (File photo/Malacañang) The President has pushed for a "fair, ethical, and sustainable" labor accord between the two...
Haydee Soriano Bacani PWU (Philippine Women’s University) graduate Haydee Soriano Bacani emerged as topnotcher in the recently concluded Nursing Board Examinations given by the Professional Regulation Commission, besting 5,007 board passers. Haydee Soriano Bacani As a young girl, Haydee, whose...
Passers of the Nurses Licensure Examination take note. PRC/MB The Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) said new nurses will have their online oathtaking on August 16 at 10 a.m. and 1 p.m. It will be spearheaded by PRC Iloilo through Microsoft Teams. The Commission said inductees shall wear a...
The Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) on Friday, July 16, announced that 5,008 out of 7,746 passed the July 2021 Nurse Licensure Examination. PRC/MB The said examination was given by the Board of Nursing in the cities of Manila, Baguio, Cagayan de Oro, Cebu, Davao, Iloilo, Legazpi, Lucena,...
The Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) said passers of the Nurses Licensure Examination from previous years until November 2019 will have their online oathtaking this month. PRC/MB The Commission has set their online oathtaking on July 26 at 1 p.m. The oathtaking will be spearheaded by PRC...
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...
Senator Christopher "Bong" Go has also disagreed with the proposal to scrap board and other licensure exams, raising concern that such move could be detrimental to the quality of education and professional standards in the Philippines. (MANILA BULLETIN File Photo) “Hindi po ako sang-ayon diyan...
The emergence of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic made the United Kingdom (UK) realize just how important Filipino nurses and healthcare workers (HCWs) were to that country. (Screengrab from Zoom meeting) Thus, said Labor Attaché in London Amuerfina Reyes in a virtual press briefing...
The Philippine Nurses Association (PNA) has expressed disapproval over Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) Secretary Silvestre Bello's proposal to scrap board exams for nurses. (AFP / MANILA BULLETIN) In an interview over DZBB, PNA National President Melbert Reyes said the association and the...
