Joblessness in the US could be a reason why the number of Filipino nurses taking the United States national licensure examinations decreased, the Trade Union Congress of the Philippines said on Thursday.

A Job Fair for Nurses is all set as the Department of Labor and Employment Regional Office XI celebrates the 52nd Nurses Week on October 21, 2009 at the NCCC Mall, Ma-a, Davao City.

At least 41 trainees under the Nurses Assigned in Rural Service (NARS) program received a two-day orientation training at the PSWDO Function Room here in preparation for their deployment in various towns in the province.

By Joseph G. Lariosa
Seven of the 31 Filipino nurses in New York who got embroiled in a labor dispute with their recruitment agent SentosaCare LLC won the case they earlier filed with the National Labor Recruitment Commission (NLRC) in Manila.

By Phoebe Jen Indino
Given the over-supply of registered nurses in the country currently, the Department of Labor and Employment (DoLE) is urging nurses to explore other options relevant to their profession such as investing in home healthcare services through cooperatives and associations.