By Pam Brooke Casin
A group of 236 overseas Filipino nurses and polyclinic workers in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia trooped Wednesday to the Philippine consulate there to demand swift action on their complaints against their allegedly errant employer, Migrante-Middle East regional coordinator John Leonard Monterona said.

By Rodolfo C. Estimo Jr. - Arab News
The Philippines and the Kingdom have agreed to provide a training program for Filipino nursing graduates intending to work in Saudi Arabia. Labor Undersecretary Carmelita M. Pineda made the announcement during a farewell reception for them hosted by Ambassador Antonio P. Villamor and wife Rose Marie at their [...]

By JC Bello Ruiz
The Ministry of Health of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is in urgent need of more than 6,000 healthcare workers according to the Philippine Overseas Employment Administration (POEA).

By JC Bello Ruiz
The Philippine government should ask Saudi Arabia to exempt Filipino nurses from the requirement to take the “prometric” exam to work in the country, the Migrante-Middle East said Friday, noting that the oil-rich country is the one that needs the services of Filipino nurses.

By Mayen Jaymalin
Fewer Filipino nurses are likely to get employed in Saudi Arabia in the coming months with the government there imposing stricter requirement for the hiring of foreign workers.