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Nurse-turned-call center agent among this year’s Bar exam passers

Kristine Sabillo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 03 04:49 PM

In a sea of expectant faces, Neil Genzola silently wept as he received news that he had passed the bar exam. Around him, people were still looking at the large LED wall inside the Supreme Court complex, waiting for their name to appear on the screen. Read more »

Privacy curtains could be reservoir of deadly bacteria: study

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Apr 12 07:24 AM

PARIS, France - Hard-to-clean privacy curtains in hospitals and nursing homes worldwide may be contaminated with deadly drug-resistant bugs, according to findings to be presented Saturday at an infectious diseases conference. Read more »

Filling 'Brexodus' gap, Filipino nurses find English tests too daunting

Karen Lema, Reuters
Posted at Apr 08 05:25 PM

The staffing crisis is increasing Britain's dependency on hiring from low cost countries like India and the Philippines, where English is widely spoken, yet the language test has proved to be a major obstacle. Read more »

Pinay nurse now recruitment agency owner in Ireland

Roderick Garcia, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 03 08:43 PM

COUNTY CORK, Ireland - A Filipina nurse from Bacolod City shared how she was able to start her own business and overcome the struggles that comes with it. Read more »

Japan to ease language requirements for foreign nursing care trainees

Kyodo News
Posted at Feb 21 07:47 AM

TOKYO - The Japanese government plans to ease language requirements for foreign technical interns to work in the nursing care business as part of efforts to bring in more laborers from abroad, government sources said Wednesday.   Read more »

Language skills remain major concern for foreign nursing care workers

Kyodo News
Updated as of Dec 10 03:50 PM

TOKYO - While a new visa system approved by the Diet and to take effect in April has been welcomed by Japan's labor-short nursing care businesses, questions remain about how to provide sufficient Japanese language education for foreign workers. Read more »

Nursing care sector to accept largest No. of foreign workers: Japan gov't

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 14 05:10 PM

TOKYO - The Japanese government said Wednesday it expects nursing care businesses to accept the largest number of foreign workers among the 14 sectors to be affected under an envisioned immigration control law revision. Read more »

Mandatory pregnancy test, ipatutupad sa Baguio college

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Nov 07 08:50 PM

Magsasagawa ng mandatory pregnancy test ang isang kolehiyo sa Baguio City para sa mga babaeng estudyante mula sa ilang piling kurso.  Read more »

554 pass special nurse licensure exams abroad

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 19 06:25 PM

The PRC announced Wednesday that 554 out of 1,568 examinees passed the special professional licensure board exam for nurses given last month. Read more »

Japan sees surge in foreign nursing care students amid labor shortage

Kyodo News
Posted at Sep 17 10:35 PM

Japan has seen a surge in foreign students enrolling in nursing care schools, with the number nearly doubling this academic year amid a labor shortage in the caregiving sector in the rapidly graying country, a survey show Monday. Read more »

Chile in shock as 10 women perish in nursing home blaze

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Aug 15 05:47 AM

Ten women burned to death in a blaze at a Chilean nursing home Tuesday, shocking the country and prompting a call by President Sebastian Pinera to shake consciences over treatment of the elderly. Read more »

Pinay nursing student shot in the spinal cord in Toronto shooting

Rachelle Cruz, ABS-CBN North America
Posted at Jul 31 11:27 AM

TORONTO – A 31-year-old nursing student is fighting for her life after being severely injured during a mass shooting in Greektown last July 22. Read more »

Relationship goals? Couple among nursing topnotchers from Iloilo university

Jennifer Garcia, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jun 20 09:07 PM

Carmela Cordero and boyfriend Merch Silvederio didn’t let exam-related squabbles get in the way of their relationship and their goal of passing. Read more »

University of Pangasinan grad tops June 2018 nurse licensure exam

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 19 09:43 PM

The PRC announced Tuesday that 4,326 out of 9,873 passed the Nurse Licensure Examination given this month. Read more »

Anna's Tea Room: Pinay makes dream come true in UK

Rose Eclarinal, ABS-CBN Europe News Bureau
Updated as of Sep 27 04:31 PM

FOLKSTONE - In the realm of far-fetched goals, dreams offer a reassuring comfort that one day, they may be achieved. For Cathy Faulkner, 32, it may sound simple to dream to have a small business so she can manage her time around raising her 5-year-old daughter. Read more »

Daan-daang nurse, kailangan sa Germany

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jan 07 07:44 PM

Nangangailangan ng 350 nurse ang Germany, ayon sa Philippine Overseas Employment Administration (POEA). Read more »

UP Manila grad tops November 2017 nurse licensure exam

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 13 01:29 AM

The Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) announced Tuesday that 5,875 out of 12,869 examinees passed the Nurse Licensure Examination given in November 2017. Read more »

Midwife exam topnotcher also a nurse, teacher, family man

Bryan Realgo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Nov 09 08:26 PM

ILOCOS SUR – Thirty-three-year-old Paul Mark Paz Pilar is elated over what he described as the biggest surprise in his life so far.  Read more »

623 pass special licensure exams for nurses in Middle East

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 24 06:48 PM

The PRC announced that 623 out of 1,572 passed the special professional licensure board exam for nurses given last month. Read more »

Short on staff: Nursing crisis strains U.S. hospitals

Jilian Mincer, Reuters
Updated as of Oct 21 11:20 PM

MORGANTOWN, West Virginia - A shortage of nurses at U.S. hospitals hit West Virginia’s Charleston Area Medical Center at the worst possible time.   Read more »