Edu Rama proposes P15K monthly incentive for nurses who cared for COVID-19 patients

Delta Derycka C. Letigio 07/04/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Cebu City Councilor Eduardo Rama Jr. is proposing the release of a monthly incentive of P15,000 to nurses who are employed in government and private hospitals in the city who “tirelessly” cared for…

AFP medical team ready to fight COVID-19 in Cebu

Alven Marie A. Timtim 06/28/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) medical team is in Cebu City to help handle the growing number of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) cases in the city. All 33 personnel of the…

NY mother and daughter, both nurses, beat coronavirus

INQUIRER.net US Bureau 05/13/2020

  LONG ISLAND, New York – Co-workers on Saturday afternoon, May 9, welcomed home with car horns and cheers Luz and Katie Naranjo, a mother and daughter who are both nurses and are recovering from Covid-19. Katie…

Nursing facts you probably didn’t know if you’re not a medical student

Rhobie Alburo Ruaya 05/12/2020

Our nurses play a vital role in providing the best healthcare. They help in keeping communities safe and healthy. Nurses are also educators and mentors who guide other people who want to pursue nursing as a career.…

Nurses dance to lighten up mood in Lapu mass testing

Immae Lachica 05/11/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines— A group of nurses of the Department of Health (DOH) who were part of the encoding team during a mass testing in barangay Gun-ob in Lapu-Lapu City had a unique way of lightening up…

Council wants hazard pay for frontliners, mass testing in Cebu City

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 04/01/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Cebu City Council wants all frontliners serving amidst the fight against the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) to have hazard pay. Vice Mayor Michael Rama delivered a privilege speech on Wednesday, April 1,…

Suspend deployment of nurses overseas amid COVID-19 crisis, DOLE urged

Neil Arwin Mercado 03/30/2020

MANILA, Philippines —  A lawmaker is urging the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) to temporarily suspend the deployment of Filipino nurses overseas as the country fights the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. Cagayan de Oro City…

The best gift to our warriors in the field

Gloria Estenzo Ramos 03/26/2020

  The right to life and right to health gain more meaning in crisis situations such as what we are facing now. Health is a priority, no doubt about it. When we listened to President Duterte’s announcement…

DOH polio team waylaid by NPA rebels in Agusan del Norte

Froilan Gallardo 11/30/2019

CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, Philippines — Health workers conducting an anti-polio vaccination in the hinterlands of Agusan del Norte were waylaid by suspected New People’s Army rebels, the military said. Colonel Maurito Licudine, commander of the Army…

Group seeks P30,000 basic pay for nurses

Jovic Yee - Inquirer.net 10/09/2019

MANILA, Philippines — For two years, “Bea” worked as a nurse at one of the country’s most efficient and reliable private hospitals in Metro Manila. But unlike the top-notch care that patients would receive from the hospital,…

Raise nurses’ entry level pay to keep them from leaving – Pangilinan

07/24/2019

MANILA, Philippines – Senator Francis Pangilinan is pushing for the increase in the entry-level salary of government nurses to P30,531 to prevent them from seeking greener pastures overseas. In a statement on Wednesday, Pangilinan said his Senate…

Police identify suspect in Bohol nurse’s murder

Benjie Talisic 05/19/2018

CEBU City police has identified the suspect in the murder of a graduating medical student inside her rented room at V. Rama Street, Barangay Guadalupe in Cebu City last Tuesday morning. Supt. Ryan Devaras, chief of the…

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