The Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) announced on Tuesday, Jan. 23, the date and venue for the in-person mass oathtaking ceremony of new nurses. Photo from PRC In a Facebook post, the commission said that the oathtaking ceremony for the said profession will be on Jan. 26, at 9 a.m. at the...
Department of Health (DOH) Secretary Dr. Teodoro "Ted" Herbosa, on Friday, Dec.15, honored the 147 new registered nurses who were scholars of the department's nursing scholarship program. Photo from DOH DOH said that out of the 179 scholars who took the recent nursing board examination, 147 passed...
Manila Bulletin Over half of Filipinos are in favor of hiring unlicensed nurses as aides or assistants to augment the workforce in government hospitals, based on the OCTA Research survey results released on Friday, Oct. 6. According to the non-commissioned “Tugon ng Masa” survey with 1,200...
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...
TACLOBAN CITY – To ensure enough nurses in Northern Samar, the Provincial Board has approved on third and final reading an ordinance giving scholarships to nursing students on Friday, September 15. The ordinance entitled An Ordinance Creating the Provincial Government of Northern Samar...
(MANILA BULLETIN) ACT Teachers Party-list Rep. France Castro is prodding the Department of Health (DOH) to fill the 4,000 vacant plantilla positions for nurses in government-run hospitals with the over 13,000 contractual nurses in the country. DOH Secretary Ted...
San Jose del Monte City lone district Rep. Florida "Ate Rida" Robes (Facebook) The nurse-to-patient ratio in the Philippines has become so lopsided that one nurse typically handles an entire hospital ward per shift. San Jose del Monte City lone district Rep....
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...
Registration for the 53rd Occupational Health Nurses Association of the Philippines (OHNAP) National Annual Convention and 73rd Founding Anniversary, to be held from Sep. 6 to 8, is now open. Photo courtesy of OHNAP Interested participants may avail of the early bird fee worth P1,000 from Aug. 1 to...
The Department of Health (DOH) and the Commission on Higher Education (CHED) signed a Joint Administrative Agreement (JAO) on Wednesday, July 19, to utilize underboard nurses as "Clinical Care Associates (CCAs)" in both public and private hospitals, addressing the nurse shortage in the country. DOH...
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...
