A rookie congressman who is batting for bigger entry-level pay for Filipino nurses gave an idea Sunday, Nov. 20 of just how badly homegrown nurses want to leave the Philippines for the United States (US).
A rookie congressman who is batting for bigger entry-level pay for Filipino nurses gave an idea Sunday, Nov. 20 of just how badly homegrown nurses want to leave the Philippines for the United States .
“The nine-month figures already surpassed the 9,788 Filipino nursing graduates that took the US admissibility exam for the first time, without counting repeaters, in the whole 12 months of 2021,” Rillo, vice chairperson of the House Committee on Higher and Technical education, said. “Superb pay is the biggest factor driving Filipino nurses to migrate to America. Our nurses also want to live and work in America because there is no language barrier, and they identify with the Western culture,” noted Rillo.
To dissuade Filipino nurses from seeking better opportunities in America and other foreign labor markets, Rillo has been pursuing the passage of new legislation that would increase by 75 percent their starting salary here at home.
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