A newlywed Filipino couple drowned on Sunday while on their honeymoon in Maldives, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said Monday. Nurses Leomer and Erika Joyce Lagradilla, 30 and 29 years old respectively, married in December 18, 2018 and left Manila on January 9 for a honeymoon in Maldives. They […]
As a company whose purpose is to make the world healthier and happier, global nutrition company, Herbalife Nutrition, brought to Manila Hong Kong-based professor Dr. Zhen-Yu Chen, an expert in food and nutritional sciences, as its guest speaker at the Philippine leg of the 2018 Herbalife Nutrition Asia Pacific Wellness […]
Great news for Filipino nurses and midwives who want to work in the UK! In a move to lure overseas nurses and midwives to work in the United Kingdom, the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) said that the work experience requirement has been scrapped. These nurses and midwives may now […]
Amid reports of budget cuts for Department of Health (DOH) that will result to job losses, Department of Budget and Management (DBM) clarified that they intend to give permanent and contractual positions to government health workers in 2019. Some lawmakers previously warned that thousands of nurses, doctors, pharmacists, dentists, medical […]
A United States federal judge sentenced Filipino-American nurse Nemelee Liwanag Jiao for 8 years and a month imprisonment plus 3 years of supervised release for orchestrating a Ponzi scheme fraud that cost 39 investors about $1.9 million. Jiao, who is originally from San Fernando, Pampanga but now living in Dallas, […]
Philippine Nurses Association (PNA) will once again offer a series of seminars with Continuing Professional Development (CPD) units this coming September 2018. Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) recognizes PNA as the accredited professional organization for nurses. Membership in the PNA is mandated by the Republic Act 9173. The recently implemented Republic […]
