Boholana nurse dies of COVID-19 in UK

Carla Gomez, Leo Udtohan - @inquirerdotnet 02/22/2021

CANDIJAY, Bohol – “I will be back.” This was the promise made by Estrella Bersamen-Catalan to her family while she was taken to the hospital due to back pains a few weeks ago. But the 52-year-old nurse…

A nurse’s baggage

Mark Alvin Fabros - @inquirerdotnet 01/07/2021

I did not know I was knackered that day until I threw my bits of scrubs on the skip, and a deep sigh escaped unexpectedly. This was the first time in a long time that I was…

Filipina nurse awarded British Empire Medal for ‘outstanding work’ during COVID-19 pandemic

Christia Marie Ramos - Reporter / @CMRamosINQ 01/02/2021

MANILA, Philippines — A Filipina nurse in the United Kingdom has been awarded a British Empire Medal in recognition of her outstanding work amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Charito Romano, a staff nurse at the Arbrook House Care…

Cebu City mulls P10K incentive for medical augmentation force

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 07/03/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Cebu City Mayor Edgardo Labella is asking the Sangguniang Panglungsod (City Council) to allot a budget of P54 million to help the medical workers deployed in Cebu City to augment the medical health…

Frontliner is latest COVID case in Danao City

Doris C. Bongcac 06/27/2020

MANDAUE CITY, Cebu — A male nurse from Barangay Guinacot is the most recent case of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in Danao City in northern Cebu. The frontliner is the city’s 13th confirmed case of the…

Cebuana nurse in Saudi Arabia finally COVID-free

Immae Lachica 04/26/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines— A son’s sigh of relief touched many hearts online as he shares the struggle his mother went through amid the health crisis in Saudi Arabia. Rabi Ian Pogoy, 25, talent manager, took to his…

FACES OF CEBU: Ma. Elaine Juevesano, 32, nurse

Gerard Vincent Francisco 04/24/2020

Ma. Elaine Juevesano, 32, is a nurse at a hospital along Ramos Street in Cebu City.  Being one of the frontliners battling the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), she too must take care of her health and have…

Wuhan nurse shaves head to aid her work against virus

China Daily/Asia News Network 01/27/2020

WUHAN — Shan Xia, a 30-year-old nurse with Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University, shaved her long hair on Monday (Jan 27) to help her work in fighting against the novel coronavirus. Shan, a mother of two, said…

Nurse going on trial in Germany over 100 patient deaths

AP 10/30/2018

BERLIN — A nurse serving a life sentence for two murders went on trial Tuesday on charges that he killed a further 100 patients at two hospitals in Germany. The murder charges against Niels Hoegel, 41, stem…

Mandaue officials give cash, commendation to hero nurse

Doris Mae C. Mondragon, Rosalie O. Abatayo 07/18/2018

WITH her passion to save lives, Shaneen Grace Duterte earned the respect and gratitude of Mandaue City officials who met with her on Wednesday afternoon to recognize her heroism. Duterte, 26, received P20,000 cash from Mayor Gabriel…

Nurse stabbed to death in Guadalupe

Benjie Talisic 05/15/2018

A 28-year-old registered nurse was stabbed to death inside her rented room along V.Rama in Barangay Guadalupe Cebu City past 9 a.m. today (May 15) She sustained several stab wounds in the body. SPO3 Rommel Bangcog of…

Nurse finds true calling in making sweet masterpieces

Rosalie O. Abatayo 02/18/2018

INSTEAD of looking into the anatomy of the human body, Registered Nurse Jay Kent Galay preferred to find the best anatomy for his brownies. His latest masterpiece is a three-centimeter thick heart-shaped brownie in deep chocolate covered…

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