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The minority bloc in the House of Representatives on International Nurses Day rallied behind the proposed new legislation that would increase by 75 percent the starting base pay of public nurses. House Minority Leader and 4Ps Party-list Representative Nonoy Libanan has moved to formally co-author House Bill No. 5276, which seeks to raise from P36,619 […]
Following President Bongbong Marcos’s order for the Commission on Higher Education to address the mass exodus of Filipino nurses to explore employment opportunities abroad, Senate President Migz Zubiri has doubled down on his stance that Filipino workers, nurses included, are leaving the country due to insufficient wages. “Small private hospitals here pay nurses as low […]
ANAKALUSUGAN Party-list Rep. Ray Reyes believes having a scholarship and return service program for nursing students will provide a “win-win solution” to help address the shortage of nurses in the country and boost the number of active registered nurses in the country. “This is a win-win solution. Our proposed scholarship scheme will definitely help those […]
A total of 12,399 nursing graduates from the Philippines took the U.S. licensure examination for the first time from January to September this year, in hopes of practicing their profession in America, Quezon City Rep. Marvin Rillo said on Sunday. “The nine-month figures already surpassed the 9,788 Filipino nursing graduates that took the U.S. admissibility […]
Increasing the ranks of better-trained, better-compensated, and better-appreciated nurses will play a vital role in achieving a more efficient access to Universal Health Care for every Filipino. With this objective in mind, Senator Francis Tolentino recently filed Senate Bill No. 1447 or the proposed “Philippine Nursing Practice Act of 2022” which aims to provide a […]
To address the mass migration of Filipino nurses, Senator Raffy Tulfo proposed the grant of full scholarships by the government to deserving students wishing to become nurses. During the Senate Committee on Health and Demography joint with Ways and Means; and Finance, Tulfo suggested that chosen scholars be required to serve in government hospitals for […]
Rizal 4th District Rep. Fidel Nograles has assured that Congress will work closely with the executive branch in improving the working conditions of nurses. This, as President Ferdinand Marcos, Jr. promised nurses his administration will work on addressing various issues surrounding the nursing profession during the 100th anniversary of the Philippine Nurses Association, Inc. Nograles […]
A total of 3,714 nursing graduates from the Philippines indicated their desire to practice their profession in America by taking the U.S. licensure examination for the first time from January to March this year, Cebu Rep. Eduardo Gullas said on Sunday. The number is up 147 percent compared to the 1,501 nursing graduates from the […]
Camarines Sur Rep. LRay Villafuerte has urged his congressional colleagues to help address the imminent shortage of nurses by passing in the remaining session weeks of the Legislature a bill that would encourage these healthcare workers to stay in the Philippines through reforms in nursing education. “The bill should be acted upon with urgency amid […]
The provincial government of Sorsogon has started implementing a budget circular that will increase the salaries of nurses working in public hospitals, as part of the Salary Standardization Law (SSL) 5 which takes effect this January. Governor Francis Escudero said 139 nurses deployed to nine public hospitals run by the provincial government will be the […]