Senate President Juan Miguel Zubiri has doubled down on his stance that Filipino workers, nurses included, are leaving the country due to insufficient wages.
MANILA, Philippines — Following President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr.’s order for the Commission on Higher Education to address the mass exodus of Filipino nurses to explore employment opportunities abroad,
“Small private hospitals here pay nurses as low as P15,000 to P20,000 a month,” Zubiri stressed. “And they are likely overworked, looking after more than their fair share of patients as more and more of their colleagues leave for better pastures abroad.”“Who can blame them for leaving? Overseas, they earn somewhere around P150,000 to P200,000 a month. Our salaries and benefits offer no competition.
According to the Department of Health, the country is presently dealing with a shortage of 350,000 nurses.
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