Archive of Health

"Zero Billing" ng rehimeng Marcos, tinawag na "budol" ng mga manggagawang pangkalusugan
August 17, 2025

Panggagantso o “budol” lamang ang pakanang zero billing o walang bayad sa mga ospital ng Department of Health na ipinagmayabang ni Ferdinand Marcos Jr sa kanyang state of the nation address (SONA) noong nakaraang buwan. Ayon sa Alliance of Health Workers (AHW), hindi totoong walang babayaran ang mga pasyente. Bagamat saklaw ng programa ang mga […]

Paltry wages offered to nurses in Cavite draw criticism
August 06, 2025

Filipino Nurses United secretary general Alyn Andamo condemned the Cavite Municipal Hospital for its Facebook post that offered job order positions to nurses for a salary of ₱15,000 per month and nursing attendants for a salary of ₱8,000 per month. “Why are the wages offered to nurses this low?” Andamo said. She stated that this […]

Mababang pasahod na alok sa mga nars sa Cavite, binatikos
August 06, 2025

Binatikos ni Alyn Andamo, pangkalahatang kalihim ng Filipino Nurses United, ang paskil ng Cavite Municipal Hospital sa Facebook na nag-aalok ng trabaho sa ilalim ng kaayusang job order sa mga nars sa sahod na ₱15,000 kada buwan at nursing attendant sa sahod na ₱8,000 kada buwan. “Bakit ganito kababa ang sahod na inaalok sa nurses?” […]

36,000 health workers in New Zealand to go on strike on July 31
July 15, 2025

The New Zealand Nurses Organisation Tōpūtanga Tapuhi Kaitiaki o Aotearoa (NZNO) announced on July 11 that its members had voted to launch a 24-hour strike. The strike is set for July 30 to 31 to urge Te Whatu Ora (Health New Zealand) to address the severe shortage of staff in hospitals and healthcare facilities nationwide. […]

36,000 manggagawang pangkalusugan sa New Zealand, magwewelga sa Hulyo 31
July 15, 2025

Inianunsyo ng New Zealand Nurses Organisation Tōpūtanga Tapuhi Kaitiaki o Aotearoa (NZNO) noong Hulyo 11 ang pagboto ng kanilang mga kasapi para maglunsad ng isang 24-oras na welga. Itinakda ang welga sa darating na Hulyo 30 hanggang Hulyo 31 bilang panawagan sa Te Whatu Ora (Health New Zealand) na tugunan ang malaking kakulangan sa istap […]

Nurses group responds to Laguna's "no discourtesy in hospitals" policy
July 09, 2025

Nurses and the Filipino Nurses United (FNU) expressed their grievances regarding Laguna governor Gov. Sol Aragones’ policy which prohibits “mataray” (discourteous) health workers inside hospitals and health facilities in the province. Aragones’s policy has sparked a heated debate that blamed nurses and their “unprofessional” behavior at work. The policy reportedly aims to prohibit health workers’ […]

Grupo ng mga nars, nagsalita hinggil sa patakarang 'bawal ang mataray sa ospital' sa Laguna
July 09, 2025

Naglabas ng hinaing ang mga nars at ang Filipino Nurses United (FNU) hinggil sa patakaran ng gubernador ng Laguna na si Gov. Sol Aragones na nagbabawal ng “mataray” na manggagawang pangkalusugan sa loob ng mga ospital at pasilidad pangkalusugan sa prubinsya. Ang patakaran ni Aragones ay lumikha ng mainit na debate na nagbunton ng sisi […]

Public hospitals health workers protest anew
June 17, 2025

Health workers from Metro Manila public hospitals held a picket protest on June 13 to reiterate the call for the release of their allowances, benefits compensation, and salary increases. Alliance of Health Workers (AHW) unions organized the action. The unions held brief programs at the Philippine Heart Center, National Kidney and Transplant Institute, Lung Center […]

Mga manggagawang pangkalusugan sa pampublikong ospital, muling nagprotesta
June 17, 2025

Naglunsad ng piket-protesta ang mga manggagawang pangkalusugan sa mga pampublikong ospital sa Metro Manila noong Hunyo 13 para muling ipanawagan ang pagbibigay ng kanilang alawans, kabayaran sa benepisyo at dagdag-sweldo. Ang pagkilos ay inilunsad ng mga unyon sa ilalim ng Alliance of Health Workers (AHW). Nagsagawa ng maiksing programa ang mga unyon sa Philippine Heart […]

Increase in HIV cases draws concern
June 10, 2025

The group Bahaghari expressed concern over recent reports of increase in Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) cases in the Philippines by 500%, the highest in the Western Pacific Region. “The rise in HIV cases and the growing number of young people contracting this disease is a strong reminder to strengthen, instead of cut, funding and programs […]