[OPINION | Dash of SAS] The Filipino global nurse: Trained to leave, now made to stay

'It was upsetting to see photos of nurses in head-to-toe level 4 PPE watching over patients in non-air conditioned tents and think about their P10,000 monthly salary (even lower in private hospitals) and 12-hour shifts'

Filipino nurses: The world's frontliners vs the coronavirus

With the coronavirus pandemic, Filipino nurses are thrust to the front lines across the globe, bound by a duty to care for the sickest

Surviving COVID-19: How a Fil-Am nurse and his family fought coronavirus at home

Owing to the couples' frontline experience, a father and his son recovered from the potentially fatal disease

Among first Filipino nurses in his UAE hospital, Marlon Jimenea dies of COVID-19

His wife, healthcare assistant Merry Janet, says Marlon didn’t show signs of breaking down, so they both took his condition lightly. He died in the ICU, where he worked.

Overseas Warriors: Up close with UAE’s Filipino nurses during the pandemic

There are about 30,000 Filipino nurses in the United Arab Emirates, many of them working in the front lines. One of them proclaims she is an Overseas Filipino Warrior.

Working with fear and anxiety: Filipino nurses as UK frontliners vs coronavirus

As the United Kingdom grapples with the pandemic, Filipino nurses contend with inadequate protection, changing policies, and an uncertain future

Bacolod nurse helps deliver baby on international flight

‘Many people think that what I did was a heroic act. But I only did what a nurse should do when they are in a situation like this,’ says the 25-year-old Francis Dominic Mendoza

2 Filipina nurses killed in Australia car crash – DFA

The Filipina nurses were on their way to an El Shaddai anniversary event in Melbourne when the accident happened, says the Department of Foreign Affairs

Filipino nurse stabbed while on duty in Saudi Arabia

29-year-old emergency room nurse Rolando Mina sustains multiple stab wounds on his arms after he is suddenly attacked by a Saudi national

More Filipino nurses seek jobs in U.S. in 2017

In 2017, a total of 7,791 nurses have applied for the first time for the US nursing licensure exam – 23% higher than applications during the previous year

Aquino rejects bill increasing entry-level nurses’ pay

The additional costs that this salary increase would entail may cause unintended repercussions such as possible downsizing of hospital personnel and consequent increase in health care costs President Benigno Aquino III says in his budget message

Singapore jails Filipino nurse for 'seditious' posts

State Courts Judge Siva Shanmugam sentences Bello to 3 months in jail for sedition in relation to his Facebook posts and another month for lying to police who investigated him

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Filipino nurses in high demand in US health facilities

Filipino nurses according to a 2008 New York Times article are “highly prized” in New York’s area city hospitals

Racist headlines? Daily Mail addresses UK Filipinos

But Daily Mail s assistant editor says that the use of a shorthand word to indicate one s ethnic background is standard journalistic practice

OFWs in Singapore: Disunity in the community?

While OFWs are used to a culture of freedom of speech back home once we venture beyond our borders the boundaries become gray

Filipino nurse in UK: 'There's a devil in me'

The nurse is accused of poisoning 21 patients

When bullies are doctors and nurses: How Fil-Am nurses cope

Rank Nur a registered nurse at a New York hospital says bullying by doctors is commonly experienced by foreign nurses

Higher salary for Filipino nurses sought

A Senate bill seeks to increase the entry level salary of Filipino nurses to P24 887

Singapore hospital sacks Filipino nurse for offensive Facebook comments

Bello the nurse lodged a police complaint saying his Facebook account was hacked after the post went viral

PH nurses urged: Apply to other countries, not just US

This appeal from a lawmaker comes as more Filipino nurses are taking the UN National Council Licensure Examination

Biggest challenge for Filipino nurses in Dubai? Language

Language is a common cause of misunderstanding between employers and OFWs in the United Arab Emirates

Japan firm requiring Filipino workers to waive death claims

Filipino workers are being asked to absolve the company of responsibility should they die in Japan

#PugadBaboy: Barack punchline 3

Gov't urged: Develop foreign labor markets for nurses

Every year the country sends an average of 12 000 nurses abroad

Filipino nurse faces murder raps in UK

Victorino Chua 48 is charged for poisoning patients and causing them grievous bodily harm at Stepping Hill hospital Police is also looking into tampering of medical records

Miles away: An OFW family gives back

The Duque family is recognized for a decade of community service

Filipino nurses rescued after Libya abduction

The Philippine ambassador to Libya is working to secure better security for OFWs there the DFA says

#PHvote with Cynthia Villar

Rappler talks to administration senatorial bet and former Las Piñas representative Cynthia Villar

Cynthia Villar apologizes to nurses

The apology comes after netizens criticized her comments at televised senatorial forum

Pinoy nurses win discrimination lawsuit

Filipino medical staff alleging harassment and discrimination for being banned to speak Filipino win 1 M in settlement