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...
Hiring nurses who earned a 70–74 percent board exam rating is "risky" as they have not yet achieved a certain level of confidence and competence, Philippine Nurses Association National President Melvin Miranda said in a TV interview on Tuesday, June 20. Photo courtesy of Ali Vicoy | MB "Kung...
The Department of Health (DOH) should prioritize the hiring of unemployed nurses, Sen. Maria Lourdes Nancy Binay said on Tuesday, June 20. Sen. Nancy Binay (Senate PRIB Photo) Binay made the suggestion in light of Health Secretary Teodoro “Ted”...
Nursing graduates who earned a 70 to 74 percent rating in the Nursing Board Exam will be utilized as an additional workforce in the healthcare system, Department of Health (DOH) Secretary Dr. Teodoro "Ted" Herbosa said on Monday, June 19. Sec. Teodoro Herbosa during the formal turnover of DOH...
Fresh innovations by the new leadership of the Department of Health (DOH) are needed to encourage Filipino nurses to remain in the country, Senator Francis N. Tolentino on Monday, June 12, said. Sen. Francis Tolentino (Senate...
Quezon City 4th district Rep. Marvin Rillo (HREP website) Saying that nurses are in great demand but in short supply, Quezon City 4th district Rep. Marvin Rillo is prodding high school graduates to pursue the Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) program in college. “The nursing job outlook is...
Newly-appointed Department of Health (DOH) Secretary Dr. Teodoro “Ted” Herbosa said he will search for a solution to make Filipino nurses stay in the Philippines. (AFP / Manila Bulletin) Many Filipino nurses have decided to leave the country to seek better life and employment opportunities...
An ad on a London bus featuring a Filipina-British nurse, which came out during King Charles III's coronation last week, is part of the country's branding campaign showcasing the Filipinios' outstanding traits and talents, and was not intended to promote tourism, a Palace official said. Photo from...
House Minority Leader and 4Ps Party-list Rep. Marcelino Libanan (Ellson Quismorio/ MANILA BULLETIN) House Minority Leader and 4Ps Party-list Rep. Marcelino Libanan announced on the occasion of International Nurses Day his backing of a bill that seeks to raise the minimum monthly base pay of...
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY – A nurse advocate who is also a high-ranking official of a nurse association in Northern Mindanao said that "there's nothing wrong for (new) nurses to serve the country for one year." Fatima Tanzo, governor of Philippine Nurses Association Inc.-Region 10, stressed that serving...
Rowena Guanzon (MANILA BULLETIN) P3PWD Party-list nominee Rowena Guanzon thinks it's "unfair" to force Filipino nursing graduates to stay in the Philippines for a given period of time before they could pursue greener pastures abroad. Guanzon aired this hot take via tweet, which as of this posting...
(MANILA BULLETIN) Nearly half of the country's healthcare workers are job order (JO) employees. Thus, bared Department of Health (DOH) Officer-in-Charge Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire Thursday, May 4 during the House Committee on Appropriations' oversight hearing on the agency's budget...
