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                    [Title] => Philippine Nurses Association bats for P24,000 starting salary for nurses
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MANILA, Philippines - The Philippine Nurses Association (PNA) batted yesterday for a monthly starting salary of P24,000 or Salary Grade 15 for new nurses as stipulated in the Nursing Act of 2002.

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AHW national president Emma Manuel and NCMH Employees Association president Ernesto Espinosa said in a joint statement that the land and a residential lot near the hospital called Welfareville Compound would be sold by the government.
[DatePublished] => 2006-05-20 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Metro [SectionUrl] => metro [URL] => ) [3] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 321139 [Title] => Doctors’ group says medical tourism will commercialize health services [Summary] => A group of doctors opposed yesterday the government’s "Philippine Medical Tourism" project, saying this would only further commercialize the country’s health care system.

Dr. Gene Nisperos, secretary general of the Health Alliance for Democracy (HEAD), said the project is "more glitter than gold" and "should be regarded not just (with) caution but with firm opposition.
[DatePublished] => 2006-02-11 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1804896 [AuthorName] => Sheila Crisostomo [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) [4] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 302119 [Title] => Budget ng DOH hiling taasan [Summary] => Nanawagan kahapon ang may 1,000 miyembro ng health sector kasama na ang mga doktor, nurses at mga estudyante sa Kongreso kaugnay sa bumabagsak na public health care system sa bansa.

Sa pangunguna ng Alliance of Health Workers (AHW) at Health Alliance for Democracy (HEAD, hiniling ng mga ito ang pagtataas sa budget para sa health department na hindi na nakakasapat para sa ibinibigay na health care services sa publiko dahil sa taunang budget cuts.
[DatePublished] => 2005-10-16 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => PSN Metro [SectionUrl] => metro [URL] => ) [5] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 276355 [Title] => Health workers air gripes [Summary] => Health workers asked President Arroyo again yesterday for a pay increase and a relief to their plight, saying they are sinking "deeper in poverty" because of their meager salaries.

The health workers, led by Emma Manuel, president of the Alliance of Health Workers (AHW), said that despite the risks and health hazards they face, they have not been financially compensated since 2001.
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Emma Manuel, president of the Alliance of Health Workers (AHW), said that the "code blue" alert raised by Health Secretary Manuel Dayrit in all Metro government hospitals is useless since most of these cash-strapped institutions are either already crowded or lack basic medicines and supplies to properly treat victims.
[DatePublished] => 2002-10-21 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1664250 [AuthorName] => Rainier Allan Ronda [SectionName] => Metro [SectionUrl] => metro [URL] => ) [8] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 107101 [Title] => Health workers still on the streets [Summary] => Some 200 members of the Alliance of Health Workers (AHW) and disgruntled employees of the Department of Health (DOH) picketed yesterday at the DOH compound on Rizal Avenue, Manila protesting the alleged appointment of Susan Pineda-Mercado as the new Secretary of Health.

However, outgoing Health Secretary Alberto Romualdez denied that Mercado has been appointed as his replacement.
[DatePublished] => 2001-01-23 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1194024 [AuthorName] => by Ella Oducayen [SectionName] => Metro [SectionUrl] => metro [URL] => ) [9] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 122214 [Title] => Misis ni Orly isinusuka ng DOH employees [Summary] => May 200 miyembro ng Alliance of Health Workers (AHW) at mga empleyado ng Department of Health (DOH) ang nagpiket kahapon sa DOH compound para iprotesta ang napaulat na appointment ni Susan Pineda-Mercado bilang bagong kalihim ng Health department.

Ito ay sa kabila ng pagtanggi nang nagbitiw na si Health Secretary Alberto Romualdez na si Mercado ang na-appoint bilang kapalit niya.
[DatePublished] => 2001-01-23 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => PSN Metro [SectionUrl] => metro [URL] => ) ) )
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                    [Title] => Philippine Nurses Association bats for P24,000 starting salary for nurses
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MANILA, Philippines - The Philippine Nurses Association (PNA) batted yesterday for a monthly starting salary of P24,000 or Salary Grade 15 for new nurses as stipulated in the Nursing Act of 2002.

[DatePublished] => 2009-05-31 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) [1] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 405684 [Title] => Health workers protest DBM salary hike proposal [Summary] => Health workers will stage a rally today to get congressmen to reject a resolution proposed by the Department of Budget ... [DatePublished] => 2008-10-08 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Metro [SectionUrl] => metro [URL] => ) [2] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 337543 [Title] => Health workers oppose sale of Mental Hospital [Summary] => The Alliance of Health Workers (AHW) held a rally yesterday at the National Center for Mental Health (NCMH) in Mandaluyong City to denounce the government’s plan to sell the land occupied by the hospital.

AHW national president Emma Manuel and NCMH Employees Association president Ernesto Espinosa said in a joint statement that the land and a residential lot near the hospital called Welfareville Compound would be sold by the government.
[DatePublished] => 2006-05-20 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Metro [SectionUrl] => metro [URL] => ) [3] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 321139 [Title] => Doctors’ group says medical tourism will commercialize health services [Summary] => A group of doctors opposed yesterday the government’s "Philippine Medical Tourism" project, saying this would only further commercialize the country’s health care system.

Dr. Gene Nisperos, secretary general of the Health Alliance for Democracy (HEAD), said the project is "more glitter than gold" and "should be regarded not just (with) caution but with firm opposition.
[DatePublished] => 2006-02-11 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1804896 [AuthorName] => Sheila Crisostomo [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) [4] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 302119 [Title] => Budget ng DOH hiling taasan [Summary] => Nanawagan kahapon ang may 1,000 miyembro ng health sector kasama na ang mga doktor, nurses at mga estudyante sa Kongreso kaugnay sa bumabagsak na public health care system sa bansa.

Sa pangunguna ng Alliance of Health Workers (AHW) at Health Alliance for Democracy (HEAD, hiniling ng mga ito ang pagtataas sa budget para sa health department na hindi na nakakasapat para sa ibinibigay na health care services sa publiko dahil sa taunang budget cuts.
[DatePublished] => 2005-10-16 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => PSN Metro [SectionUrl] => metro [URL] => ) [5] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 276355 [Title] => Health workers air gripes [Summary] => Health workers asked President Arroyo again yesterday for a pay increase and a relief to their plight, saying they are sinking "deeper in poverty" because of their meager salaries.

The health workers, led by Emma Manuel, president of the Alliance of Health Workers (AHW), said that despite the risks and health hazards they face, they have not been financially compensated since 2001.
[DatePublished] => 2005-05-05 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1804896 [AuthorName] => Sheila Crisostomo [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) [6] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 228080 [Title] => No mental hospital crisis — DOH [Summary] => Health Secretary Manuel Dayrit said yesterday there are enough psychiatric facilities in the country that can absorb health workers and patients of the National Center for Mental Health (NCMH) that might be displaced when the sale of the hospital pushes through. [DatePublished] => 2003-11-16 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1804896 [AuthorName] => Sheila Crisostomo [SectionName] => Metro [SectionUrl] => metro [URL] => ) [7] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 180714 [Title] => ‘Code blue’ for government hospitals useless, health workers claim [Summary] => Health workers claimed yesterday that in case of a major terror attack, most victims will have to deal with lack of medicines and supplies as well as strict collection of fees.

Emma Manuel, president of the Alliance of Health Workers (AHW), said that the "code blue" alert raised by Health Secretary Manuel Dayrit in all Metro government hospitals is useless since most of these cash-strapped institutions are either already crowded or lack basic medicines and supplies to properly treat victims.
[DatePublished] => 2002-10-21 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1664250 [AuthorName] => Rainier Allan Ronda [SectionName] => Metro [SectionUrl] => metro [URL] => ) [8] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 107101 [Title] => Health workers still on the streets [Summary] => Some 200 members of the Alliance of Health Workers (AHW) and disgruntled employees of the Department of Health (DOH) picketed yesterday at the DOH compound on Rizal Avenue, Manila protesting the alleged appointment of Susan Pineda-Mercado as the new Secretary of Health.

However, outgoing Health Secretary Alberto Romualdez denied that Mercado has been appointed as his replacement.
[DatePublished] => 2001-01-23 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1194024 [AuthorName] => by Ella Oducayen [SectionName] => Metro [SectionUrl] => metro [URL] => ) [9] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 122214 [Title] => Misis ni Orly isinusuka ng DOH employees [Summary] => May 200 miyembro ng Alliance of Health Workers (AHW) at mga empleyado ng Department of Health (DOH) ang nagpiket kahapon sa DOH compound para iprotesta ang napaulat na appointment ni Susan Pineda-Mercado bilang bagong kalihim ng Health department.

Ito ay sa kabila ng pagtanggi nang nagbitiw na si Health Secretary Alberto Romualdez na si Mercado ang na-appoint bilang kapalit niya.
[DatePublished] => 2001-01-23 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => PSN Metro [SectionUrl] => metro [URL] => ) ) )
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