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'Nurse Unseen' honors Filipino health workers

Steve Angeles | TFC News San Francisco
Posted at May 20 11:30 AM

The documentary pays tribute to Filipino health workers who served as frontliners during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic. Read more »

House OKs early voting for seniors, PWDs, health workers

RG Cruz, ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 08 09:33 PM

The bill grants senior citizens, PWDs, lawyers, and human resources for health the privilege to cast their ballot at accessible establishments within seven working days before the date set for national and local elections. Read more »

THE DAY IN PHOTOS: May 5, 2023

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 05 11:42 PM

Here are the day's top stories in photos. Read more »

Health workers push for 33K minimum wage

Jonathan Cellona, ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 05 03:49 PM

Health workers groups from various private and public health institutions, demanded for recognition of health workers’ rights and welfare, which includes pay hike, job security and mass hiring in health care facilities. Read more »

DOH admits shortage of nurses, doctors

RG Cruz, ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 04 06:24 PM

health OIC Vergeire said meeting that shortfall would take 12 years for nurses and 23 years for doctors. Read more »

Healthcare system showing signs of collapse: group

Raphael Bosano, ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 03 05:17 PM

Problems experienced by health workers in the country are worrying symptoms of a healthcare system that is on the verge of collapse, a group said. Read more »

1-year mandatory service for new doctors, nurses proposed

Davinci Maru, ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 02 11:53 AM

A lawmaker has proposed a measure mandating new Filipino doctors and nurses to work in the country for a year before they could seek for jobs abroad. Read more »

Marcos Jr.: Many countries asking for PH health workers

Job Manahan, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 19 02:22 PM

President Ferdinand Marcos, Jr. highlighted anew the importance of Filipino health workers, saying world leaders have expressed their interest for more of them in their own countries. Read more »

Hazard pay of health workers beyond COVID emergency: DOH

Raphael Bosano, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 13 04:03 PM

Health-care workers will continue to receive their hazard pay and other benefits should the country end its COVID-19 national health emergency. Read more »

New Jersey gala night honors FilAm health workers

Don Tagala | TFC News New Jersey
Posted at Mar 31 06:01 PM

Filipino nurses in New Jersey were recognized for going above and beyond duty during a recently gala night. Read more »

THE DAY IN PHOTOS: March 15, 2023

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 16 12:34 AM

Here are the day's top stories in photos. Read more »

Health workers join striking trade unions

Chamila Karunarathne, EPA-EFE
Posted at Mar 15 10:53 PM

A view of the deserted outpatient department during a strike action at the National hospital in Colombo, Sri Lanka on Wednesday. Read more »

KILALANIN: 2 doktor na unang sumabak sa laban vs COVID-19

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 14 07:20 PM

Ngayong Marso ginugunita ang ika-3 taon mula nang ideklara ng World Health Organization na pandemya ang COVID-19. Read more »

Family or country? The hard choice Filipino nurses make

Zen Hernandez, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Mar 08 06:39 PM

It is becoming almost impossible for Filipino nurses to resist the strong pull of international migration, as high-income countries resort to more aggressive recruitment strategies. Read more »

DOH: Health workers, seniors to get first crack at bivalent jabs

Davinci Maru, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 28 03:53 PM

The Philippines will administer the first batch of bivalent COVID-19 vaccines to healthcare workers and senior citizens, the DOH said Tuesday. Read more »

UK health workers stage 'biggest NHS strike' in history

Deutsche Welle
Posted at Feb 07 10:32 AM

Nurses and paramedics had been striking separately since last year, but thousands downed tools together on Monday. Read more »

Marcos: Health workers to get allowance despite end of COVID-19 state of calamity

Job Manahan, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 01 05:01 PM

President Marcos has ordered authorities to continue the release of health workers' allowance despite the end of the COVID-19 state of calamity. Read more »

Marcos pushes for magna carta for barangay health workers

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 26 03:36 PM

President Ferdinand Marcos, Jr. is pushing for the passage of a bill that would ensure the rights of barangay health workers. Read more »

THE DAY IN PHOTOS: January 20, 2023

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 20 11:40 PM

Here are the day's top stories in photos. Read more »

Groups protest Cebu abduction

Jonathan Cellona, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 20 01:07 PM

The families of the pair claimed they were arrested by men who identified themselves as police officers, but the PNP has denied involvement in the alleged abduction. Read more »