A FORMER president of the Philippine Nurses Association (PNA) branded as toothless paper tiger the Commission on Higher Education (CHED) directive for a moratorium on enrollment in nursing.
“So who’s following that order? That’s only good on paper,” Leah Samaco-Paquiz, former PNA president told media at the weekly Fernandina forum in Greenhills, San Juan City.
Paquiz stressed that the PNA rejects the CHED order and insists that the moratorium is not the answer to address the supposed oversupply of nurses in the country.
She added that the moratorium was even against human rights since this served as a stumbling block for one to realize his dream and prevent him from becoming a productive citizen.
At the same time, Paquiz urged the government to stop the illegal practice of hospital charging fees for training nurses.
Asked to identify the hospitals who are into this illegal practice, Paquiz said “halos lahat ng ospital sa atin ay ganito ang gawain.”
She debunked claims that there is an over supply of nurses pointing that the current ratio of nurse to patient in hospital is one 1:1,000. –SAMMY MARTIN, Manila TImes
September 18 –
International Equal Pay Day
“Increase wages now,
more than other cost items.
For widespread, practical equality!”
Invoke Article 33 of the ILO Constitution
against the military junta in Myanmar
to carry out the recommendations of the 2021 ILO Commission of Inquiry
against serious violations of protocols of
Forced Labour and Freedom of Association.
Accept the National Unity Government (NUG)
of Myanmar. Reject Military!
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October –
Monthly Observances:
Industry and Commerce Safety Month
National Statistics Month
Local Government Month
Consumer Welfare Month
Cooperative Month
National Quality and Productivity Improvement Month
National Health and Wellness Tourism Month
National Indigenous Peoples Month
Weekly Observances:
Week 1: Elderly Filipino Week
Week 2: National Health Education Week
Local Government Week
National Mental Health Week
October 17-23:
National Week for Overcoming Extreme Poverty
October 18 – 24:
United Nations Week
Last Week:
Nurses’ Week
Consumers’ Protection Week
Week of the 4th Sunday:
Barrio Farmers’ Week
Daily Observances:
First Monday (Oct 4): Universal Children’s Day i
n the Philippines
Oct 5: National Teachers’ Day
Oct 10: Local Government Day
Third Thursday (Oct 14): Conflict Resolution Day
Oct 21: Tenants’ Emancipation day
Oct 24: United Nations Day
Oct 29: National Indigenous People’s Thanksgiving Day
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