Capitol nurses get salary raise

Morexette Marie B. Erram 10/08/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines – Nurses employed under the Cebu Provincial Government are expected to receive higher wages. This after the Provincial Board last Monday, October 5, 2020, passed on its third and final reading an ordinance that…

Nurses in Cebu City private hospitals still waiting for financial assistance promised by gov’t

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 09/22/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Nurses in private hospitals here are hoping to receive the financial assistance promised to them by the Cebu City government last July. “We would like unta to remind regarding sa promise of our…

Rubbing salt on the wound

Cielito F. Habito - @inquirerdotnet 09/01/2020

  One too often gets the feeling, and I’ve occasionally written about it, that our so-called public servants in government can be such experts in constantly finding ways to make life more difficult for us Filipinos. Filipino…

Gov’t nurses get pay hike 18 years overdue

Ben O. de Vera - Philippine Daily Inquirer 07/19/2020

MANILA, Philippines — It took nearly two decades before nurses working in public hospitals and government agencies got the pay hike that a law had provided, and it came amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Budget Secretary Wendel Avisado…

Reports of nurses quitting in Cebu City over pandemic worries group

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 07/16/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Filipino Nurses United (FNU) Cebu City Chapter said that the reports of nurses resigning from public and private hospitals over the pandemic are alarming. In a statement, the FNU Cebu City said…

Health care professionals in Cebu City private hospitals need assistance, says Cimatu

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 07/07/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Environment Secretary Roy Cimatu said that the health care professionals in private hospitals here desperately need assistance. Cimatu, the Interagency Task Force (IATF) overseer in Cebu, said on Tuesday, July 7, 2020, that…

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,…

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