Tag: Nurses pay in Philippines

Pangilinan wants pay of entry-level nurses in gov’t raised to P30,000

(Eagle News)–Senator Francis Pangilinan on Wednesday, July 24, said the pay of entry-level  nurses in government should be raised to P30,000. In pushing for the entry-level salary of not lower than Salary Grade 15 (SG-15) or equivalent to P30,531, Pangilinan, in Senate Bill 260, noted the  low salaries Filipino nurses get despite the long working hours, a high nurse-patient ratio, and physical and mental burnout. He said based on Department of Labor and Employment’s Bureau […]