Albay 2nd district Rep. Joey Salceda (Center) (Facebook) "A good first step." That's how Albay 2nd district Rep. Joey Salceda described the proposed transfer of the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) from the Department of Health (DOH) to the Office of the President (OP)....
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 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...
President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. on Wednesday, June 21, hailed those behind the manufacturing and administering of the Covid-19 vaccines as he credited them for allowing society to return to normalcy. President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. delivers his speech during the launch of the bivalent...
Northern Samar 1st district Rep. Paul Daza (Ellson Quismorio/ MANILA BULLETIN) Northern Samar 1st district Rep. Paul Daza says he agrees with Department of Health (DOH) Secretary Ted Herbosa's stand in that the Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) should relax its rules. Daza, the senior deputy...
Department of Health (DOH) Secretary Dr. Teodoro "Ted" Herbosa, in an online post, assured that the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) will be "fast, action-oriented and responsible" under his leadership. Photo courtesy of DOH On Thursday, June 15, PhilHealth board members met...
The Department of Health (DOH) is set to officially launch the bivalent Covid-19 vaccines on June 21 at the Philippine Heart Center in Quezon City....