President Duterte Instructs DOH & Duque to Pay Benefits Due to Health Workers President Rodrigo Duterte has instructed Health Secretary Francisco Duque III to pay the allowances and benefits of health workers. On Saturday morning (August 21, 2021), President Duterte had his taped public address and discussed several issues in the country including the payment of … Read more
Nurses Group Slams President Duterte for Defending Duque & DOH Over Alleged Deficiencies of Using COVID-19 Funds A nurses’ group has expressed their dismay towards President Duterte for defending Health Secretary Francisco Duque III. Filipino Nurses United (FNU) president Maristela Abenojar has expressed the group’s disappointment towards Duterte for defending Department of Health (DOH) and Duque over … Read more
PNA Appeals to Nurses to Stop Mass Resignation Plans Amid the Health Crisis The Philippine Nurses Association (PNA) appeals to Filipino nurses to stop the mass resignation plans amid the health crisis due to low compensation. Several nurses and healthcare workers have threatened a “mass resignation” if the Department of Health (DOH) does not grant … Read more
Ospital ng Biñan Director Claims Health Workers Getting Sick Due to Long Working Hours and Lack of Hospital Staff The health workers of Ospital ng Biñan were allegedly getting sick due to lack of hospital personnel and long working hours. On Monday (August 16, 2021), Ospital ng Biñan director Dr. Melbril Alonte reported that some … Read more
Special Risk Allowance for Health Workers Filed by Makabayan Bloc The Makabayan Bloc filed a bill seeking the special risk allowance and active hazard pay for the health workers. The bloc filed the House Bill 9640 or the Special Risk Allowance and Active Hazard Duty Pay for the health workers who were working amid the … Read more
Over 4,000 Filipino Nurses to Return to Jobs Abroad, According to DOLE DOLE said that over 4,000 Filipino nurses are set to return to overseas job after losing their jobs due to the coronavirus pandemic. On Thursday (May 13, 2021), the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) Secretary Silvestre Bello III announced that 4,610 Filipino … Read more
Health Secretary Duque to Vaccination of Health Workers: ‘Huwag magduda’ Health Chief Francisco Duque III asked the health workers to COVID-19 vaccine shot and told them ‘Huwag magduda’. On Tuesday (March 2, 2021), the Department of Health secretary urged the medical workers to get vaccinated by the COVID-19 vaccine shots to protect themselves against the coronavirus … Read more
Netizen Camille Anne Mendoza Trends on Twitter After Calling Medical Frontliners “Unprofessional” A netizen named Camille Anne Mendoza trends on Twitter after calling medical frontliners ‘Unprofessional’ on her post. Over the past few months, medical frontliners and other health workers are very tired and exhausted due to the increasing numbers of coronavirus patients as the … Read more
Only 25 Nurses Applied for DOH Emergency Hiring, Health Secretary Duque Says Health Secretary Francisco Duque III said that only 25 nurses have applied for DOH emergency hiring program. Duque appealed to healthcare workers to grab the emergency hiring program of the Department of Health amid the health crisis in the country. He said that around … Read more
Health Workers Reveal Side on Government’s COVID-19 Response HEALTH WORKERS – The members of the healthcare industry believe that the COVID-19 response of the government needs improvement. Recently, the Department of Health (DOH) recorded thousands of COVID-19 cases daily. It is more than three days now that the health department listed at least 3,000 cases … Read more
