Pinoy nurses decry delay in payment of wages

By Steve Angeles, ABS-CBN North America News Bureau Imagine coming into work and not getting paid. That’s what Filipinos at several Southern California say has been going on. For the past year, hospital workers at the Bellflower Medical Center have described their pay days as uncertain and frustrating as the Read more »

Why are there so many Filipino nurses in the US?

By Rodel Rodis/Inquirer.net This was the question posed to me by a curious TV reporter on May 7, just three days after a stretch limousine traveling across the San Mateo Bridge carrying nine Filipino nurses to a bridal party suddenly burst into flames killing five of the occupants, including the Read more »

Co-workers mourn Filipina nurses’ deaths

By Steve Angeles, ABS-CBN North America Bureau The national nurse’s week now has a new meaning for the boss of Neriza Fojas and Michelle Estrera, the two Fresno nurses who died in the northern Califonia limousine fire over the weekend. “This is recognition of nurses’ week and we honor our Read more »

Brunei job trade-off: No night life

By TJ A. Burgonio/inquirer.net They pay much, much less for gas, and get subsidies from the government. But they don’t have a night life. For the 21,000 Filipinos, there are trade-offs for the “privileges” they enjoy in this rich oil state on the northern coast of Borneo, a two-hour flight Read more »

Nurses recount transition from the Philippines

By Coshandra Dillard/tylerpaper.com In 1972, Rebecca Taylor left the bustling Manila, Philippines, on a personal journey toward prosperity and independence. The 22-year-old had just finished nursing school in her native land. It was cold and dreary that December day she landed in Dallas. In fact, the nurses and their escorts Read more »

Language barriers mean more foreign nurses taking easier assistant nurse exam

via ajw.asahi.com – Indonesian and Filipino nurses who came to Japan through an economic partnership agreement (EPA) to become licensed nurses are increasingly choosing to take the easier assistant nursing examinations due to language barriers. It is believed they decided to become assistant nurses, who are licensed by prefectural governments, Read more »

Nurses recount transition from the Philippines

By Coshandra Dillard – tylerpaper.com In 1972, Rebecca Taylor left the bustling Manila, Philippines, on a personal journey toward prosperity and independence. The 22-year-old had just finished nursing school in her native land. It was cold and dreary that December day she landed in Dallas. In fact, the nurses and Read more »

Caring for trauma patients, the Pinay way

By Maricar CP Hampton – gmanetwork.com For Susan Anabelle Gador, a well-rounded nursing career spanning 28 years, has been, for the most part, one pretty quiet life. Except when the extreme pain crisis among her patients occurs, then the storm can happen before the calm. “Little that I know that Read more »

New ‘W’ visa for caregivers and ‘other workers’?

By Michael J. Gurfinkel – The Philippine Star The pathway to legalization and citizenship suddenly looks brighter for the 11,000,000 illegal immigrants in the US. This is because the major organizations representing business and labor (US Chamber of Commerce and the AFL-CIO) reached an agreement on a proposed guest?worker program Read more »

Saudi Arabia needs 1,000 staff nurses

By Carina L Cayon – pia.gov.ph The Philippine Overseas Employment Administration (POEA) has announced that the Ministry of Health-Hospital Operation Program (MOH-HOP) of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is in urgent need of 1,000 staff nurses. Under its Government Placement Branch, POEA has posted that KSA’s MOH-HOP is looking Read more »

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