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’Naninikluhod pa rin’: Benepisyo para sa health workers, iginiit

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Posted at Jun 23 12:33 PM

MAYNILA - Muling iginiit ng grupo ng health workers ang agarang pagbibigay ng matagal nang benepisyong inilaan sa kanila ng gobyerno. Read more »

‘Unneccessary’, ‘unjust’: Nurses’ group reiterates appeal to end deployment ban

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Updated as of Jun 23 09:28 AM

Filipino Nurses United president Maristela Abenojar, in an interview on ANC, said there were enough nurses in the country even if the government lifts the ban. Read more »

THE DAY IN PHOTOS: June 22, 2021

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Posted at Jun 22 11:42 PM

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

Nurses to fill 99% of added slots for health workers' deployment abroad: POEA

Pia Gutierrez, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jun 22 10:25 PM

MANILA - Nurses will fill most of the new slots for health care workers that will be allowed to be deployed abroad, the Philippine Overseas Employment Administration said Tuesday. Read more »

'Ginawa kaming busabos': Health workers demand release of cash allowance from DOH

Angel Movido, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 22 05:43 PM

Healthcare workers from various hospitals on Tuesday picketed outside the Department of Health (DOH) headquarters to demand the release of their allowances for food, transportation, and accommodation they were entitled to. Read more »

DOH urged: Release benefits for health workers now

Jonathan Cellona, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jun 22 12:43 PM

Members of the Alliance of Health Workers hold a noise barrage and ‘die-in’ protest in front of the Department of Health headquarters in Manila on Tuesday. Read more »

THE DAY IN PHOTOS: June 21, 2021

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Posted at Jun 21 11:47 PM

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

Health workers push for release of allowance

Mark Demayo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 21 05:22 PM

Health workers from the Philippine Orthopedic Center (POC) stage a noise barrage protest in Quezon City on Monday, lambasting the Department of Health over the reported non-release of funds for meal, accommodation, and transportation benefits under the Bayanihan 2 law. Read more »

Iloilo City kulang sa health workers, gamot, equipment - mayor

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 20 12:32 PM

Nagpasaklolo na ang lokal na pamahalaan gn Iloilo City sa Department of Health dahil sa kakulangan anila ng health workers, gamot, at equipment sa mga ospital. Read more »

Nurses group welcomes new cap on health workers' deployment

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 19 11:21 AM

MANILA - The Philippine Nurses Association (PNA) on Saturday said the decision of government to raise the cap on the deployment of healthcare workers is a welcome development.   Read more »

Sinovac, epektibo pa rin kontra sa severe COVID-19

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jun 18 07:30 PM

Pinawi ng Department of Health ang pangamba ng publiko tungkol sa efficacy ng bakunang Sinovac.  Read more »

Vaccinated Indonesian health workers who got COVID19 had high exposure to virus- expert

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Updated as of Jun 18 02:29 PM

Hundreds of medical workers in Indonesia may have caught COVID-19 despite being vaccinated because they have higher risk of exposure to the disease due to their occupation, a health expert said Friday. Read more »

Sinovac still prevents severe COVID-19, says DOH amid Indonesia infections

Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jun 18 02:36 PM

Chinese-made Sinovac remains effective in preventing severe COVID-19 symptoms or virus-related deaths, the Department of Health said Friday, as officials sought to allay public fears of the jab's supposed inefficiency Read more »

Philippines raises overseas deployment cap on nurses, health care workers

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Posted at Jun 18 10:36 AM

The inter-agency task force leading the country's COVID-19 response said on Friday it raised the annual cap on the deployment of nurses and other health care workers who want to work abroad.  Read more »

Hundreds of vaccinated Indonesian health workers get COVID-19, dozens in hospital

Kate Lamb, Agustinus Beo Da Costa and Stanley Widianto, Reuters
Posted at Jun 18 04:10 AM

More than medical workers have caught COVID in Indonesia despite being vaccinated with Sinovac, as concerns grow about the efficacy of some vaccines against more infectious variants. Read more »

‘Nakanganga, naghihintay’: Pangako ng gobyerno sa nurses, wala pa rin

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Updated as of Jun 16 12:57 PM

MAYNILA - Hangggang ngayon ay patuloy pa ring naghihintay ang mga nurse sa adjustment sa sweldo na pangako ng gobyerno bukod pa sa mga ibang mga benepisyo.   Read more »

Demand sa medical technologists sa US, mataas: PH labor attaché

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Posted at Jun 15 01:47 PM

Malaki ang demand ng mga med tech at medical professional sa Estados Unidos, ayon sa isang Pinoy labor official sa Washington DC.  Read more »

PLM resumes face-to-face classes for medical students

Bianca Dava, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 10 02:38 PM

The Pamantasan ng Lungsod ng Maynila has started limited face-to-face classes in its College of Medicine after securing clearance from the Commission on Higher Education. Read more »

Pasig City grants gratuity pay for elderly workers laid off due to COVID-19 pandemic

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Posted at Jun 09 06:00 PM

Pasig City will be giving gratuity pay for elderly government workers who had to be laid off due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the city mayor said, Wednesday. Read more »

POEA backs higher overseas deployment cap on health workers

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Posted at Jun 08 06:38 PM

The Philippine Overseas Employment Administration (POEA) said on Tuesday it recommended to the health department and the coronavirus task force an increase in the deployment cap for nurses and other healthcare workers who want to work abroad.  Read more »