Philippine Senate Resolution No. 166 Introduced by Senator Pia S. Cayetano
Fifteenth Congress of the Republic of the Philippines, First Regular Session
Philippine Senate (P.S.) Resolution No. 166 Introduced by Senator Pia S. Cayetano
A RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE APPROPRIATE SENATE COMMITTEE/S TO INVESTIGATE, IN AID OF LEGISLATION, THE ALLEGED EXPLOITATIVE PRACTICE OF SOME HOSPITALS THAT EMPLOY REGISTERED NURSES AND NURSING GRADUATES AS “ON-THE-JOB TRAINEES” (OJTs) INSTEAD OF HIRING THEM AS REGULAR EMPLOYEES AND WITHOUT GIVING PROPER COMPENSATION, AND THE ALLEGATION THAT THESE HOSPITALS CHARGE THE NURSES ADDITIONAL FEES FOR TRAINING, WORK EXPERIENCE AND CERTIFICATION.
15th Congress of the RP 1st Reg. Session P.S. Res. No. 166
A little background information about Senator Pia S. Cayetano
Her Legislative achievements include:
- “Expanded Senior Citizens Act of 2010,” which restores the 20-percent discount of the elderly by exempting their purchases from the 12-percent value added tax;
- “Magna Carta of Women,” which aims to end all forms of gender discrimination; and
- “Expanded Breastfeeding Promotion Act,” which establishes lactation stations in public places and the workplace to allow working mothers to continue breastfeeding.
Senator Pia S. Cayetano also worked for the passage of the following:
- “Universally Accessible Cheaper and Quality Medicines Law of 2008,” which seeks to lower prices of essential medicines;
- “Food and Drugs Administration Act” which strengthens government mechanisms to ensure the safety of food, drugs and cosmetics being sold in the market;
- “Hospital Detention Act” which prohibits the “detention” of indigent patients on account of unsettled medical bills; and the
- “Persons with Disabilities Affairs Office or PDAO Act,” which institutionalizes the creation of an office to look after the concerns of people with disabilities in all local government units.
Source: http://www.senatorpiacayetano.com/
it sucks to be a nurse here in the Philippines. I love nursing but now, nagsisisi na ko nagnurse ako. even though you passed the boards with flying colors, not worth it dahil d naman nila tinitignan ung rating mo but the people you know.
No wonder ang baba ng standards dito sa Pilipinas.
I wont allow myself to be exploited.
I never thought to be a nurse before. Si Inay kasi eh. jejej. Mapilit. I know it is not my dream job and to make matters worse, after passing the board, I never found a job. Volunteering is the only way to get a clinical experience. Though I can become a staff nurse with recommendation from a known person, I did not use that because I want to be recognized as the Nurse who is good at her job not a Nurse who is good being a suck-up.
Kahit papaano when i volunteered last 2007 wala pa “Fee” sa B***C and those I worked with treated me like one of them. A Staff Nurse but no compensation. They didn’t treat me like a slave. I enjoyed my stay there very much. They are not fully under the main hospital kasi so they can act independently. Tnx UFC.
Just came back from Saudi. Just a month and I am dying to go back there how much more since it’s already 5 months. Can’t wait to go back.
For us nurses, working in our own country is close to impossible. Our only chance of enjoying being a nurse and enjoying our compensation is going abroad.
very complicated talaga. when i passed the board i was very happy kase i thought that it will be easy for me to hired.unfortunately….i ended up working as a hotel receptionist for the past 6 months after passing the board
kase i have to earned money for the sake of the whole family who depends on me.i never worked as volunteer nurse because i don’t have money to pay the fees involved.and where can i get my daily allowances and how can i support my father who is suffering from disease
kasi meron pang minimum requirement na 2 years eh sana inalis na nila yun sana nasa ibang bansa nako nagttrabaho kumikita at nakakatulong sa pamilya hindi ganito tambay nalang pagkatapos maging underemployed bilang callcenter pagkatapos magvolunteer ng isang taon (na wala namang bayad at hindi naman pala iccredit pagnagapply abroad)ansakit sa dibdib! at pagkatapos maging isang guro sa mga korean. anu pa ba papasukin ko bago ako matanggap sa hospital at magamit ko manlang ang pinagaralan ko na ngayon ata eh nabulok na.haayyy.sakit sa bangs! PNoy anu na ba nangyare sa RNHeals nagapply ako hindi manlanag ako nakasali sa program.
Ngayon lang, nag aplay ako sa tatlong hospital at na amaze ako sa mga sagot nila kasi magkatugma talaga! Quote: “Ay wala na katatapos lang namin mag kuha ng new batch. tapos pina prioritize namin ang referrals from this institution”. Co incidence lang ba na pare pareho ang mga sagot nila or ganito nga talaga ang sitwasyon ng nursing dito sa pilipinas?
ang mahal magaral ng nursing tapos ginaganito lng nila ang isang nurse. daming standards daming exams daming requirements na very expensive, but it seems that in this country useless lahat dahil mga nurse dito kawawa.
Salamat ng marami kay Senator Pia Cayetano, at least kahit ganito la baba ang buhay ng nurse sa pinas alam namin na may senator na nakakaalala sa amin.
And also to senator Loren Legarda.
hay naku. hirap maging nurse mas pinapahirapan pa nila. Maawa naman po kayo sa amin.
“where just reenacting what the Lord did to his people, addressing the needs of the needy, helping in their recovery and improving them holistically”. Wag naman po sana ninyo kaming hiyain at bastusin sa pamamagitan ng pagSASANTABI sa mga pangangailangan ng isang NURSE bilang mamamayan at professional.
Thanks for those people who sympathize and empathize with us as a NURSE.