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Number of Pinoy Nurses Seeking US Jobs Drops By 33%
The number of Filipino nurses seeking employment in the United States continues to drop dramatically, the Trade Union Congress of the Philippines (TUCP) reported yesterday. TUCP secretary-general and former senator Ernesto Herrera said Filipinos who sought...
Nurses Oppose Job Cuts of California Gubernatorial Bet
Over a thousand angry nurses gathered in front of the home of Republican candidate for California governor, Meg Whitman. The nurses belonging to the California Nurses Association said Whitman’s proposals for the state are anti-worker. The nurses said...
33 Filipino, Indonesian Care Workers Leave Japan Amid Low Passing Rates
Thirty-three Filipinos and Indonesians who came to Japan to work as nurses and nursing care workers have returned home after becoming discouraged by their slim prospects of passing the national exams for their professions, it has been learned. Eleven...
Judge Sides With Pinoy Nurse Fired for Speaking in Tagalog
The Maryland Department of Labor reversed an order that withheld unemployment benefits from one of three Filipina nurses who were fired from a Baltimore hospital for speaking Tagalog. Administrative judge Stuart Breslow sided with the nurses when he said...
The Nursing Profession Under Siege
An estimated 187,000 Filipino nurses are unemployed. The Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) says these nurses are competing for some 70,000 nursing positions in private and public hospitals. But as if that were not enough, the Philippine Nurses...
Japan Eases Exams for Filipino Nurses
The Japanese government is open to easing the national examinations for foreign nurses to accommodate more Filipino nurses. Ryuji Satomi, director of the Economic Partnership Agreement Office Employment Security Bureau, said the Japanese government recognizes...
Number of Jobless Filipino Nurses Increasing
Richard Palikpik was one of the 92,000 nursing graduates who took the licensure examinations on Saturday. Palikpik said he spent the last 3 months reviewing for the exam. “Ayaw namin bumaba pa ang aming rating para hindi rin bumaba ang tingin ng ibang...
Filipina Nurse Wins Leadership Award in New York City
IT IS COMMON KNOWLEDGE THAT Filipina nurses working abroad are well-liked by patients because of their efficient performance. Most of all, they have gentle touch and innate kindness. One of these nurses is Belina Diaz-Perez, nurse manager of the Coronary...
Filipino Health Workers Struggle in Filling Elder Care Gap
Nurse Edel Pimentel believes that Filipino health care providers will be especially able to deal with the demands of the 78 million aging boomers in the United States — plus their elderly parents — once they enter a healthcare facility, because...