Over 300,000 or more than half of the licensed nurses in the Philippines are currently employed overseas, the Philippine Nurses Association (PNA) said Monday.
In Lei Alviz’s report on “24 Oras,” the latest Department of Health data showed that of the 617, 898 registered and practicing nurses in the country, over 316,000 are employed abroad as of December 2021.
"Maraming nurses talaga ang gusto mag abroad because of higher pay. Mahirap tapatan yung dollars na binibigay ng mga ibang countries," said PHAPI President Dr. Jose de Grano. His salary could have been a jump from the standard pay in the Philippines wherein government-employed nurses receive about P32,000 for starting salaries while those who are working in private facilities get between P9,000 and P14,000. Some private hospitals even pay nurses below minimum wage.
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