37, 679 exam-takers passed Nursing board

Over 37,000 passed out of 91, 008 exam-takers of the Nurse Licensure Examination last July, said the Professional Regulation Commission Friday.


At least 37, 679 exam-takers passed from Manila, Baguio, Cagayan de Oro, Cebu, Dagupan, Davao, Iloilo, La Union, Legazpi, Lucena, Pagadian, Pampanga, Tacloban, Tuguegarao, and Zamboanga, it stated.


Members of the Board of Nursing are Carmencita M. Abaquin, chairman; Leonila A. Faire, Betty F. Merritt, Perla G. Po, Marco Antonio C. Sto.Tomas (inhibited), Yolanda C. Arugay and Amelia B. Rosales (inhibited), members.

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RP plans to set talks with Canadian Gov’t

As of now, the palace had no plans to talk to the Canadian Government after investigations found that 3 of the deceased tourists are Canadian Citizens.

Earlier, the Philippine National Police (PNP) noted that there are 3 Canadian Citizens in the bus, upon the rescue operations.

Presidential Spokesman Atty. Edwin Lacierda said they will be strategizing the statement for the Canadian Government, as President Benigno "Noynoy" Aquino III isn’t aware yet.

According to Lacierda, what is important is that the country has already coordinated with the Hong Kong and Chinese Government, and the families of the victims.

The palace hopes that the Canadian and Hong Kong government will understand that such is an "isolated" incident, and shouldn’t be a reason to discriminate the Filipino people.



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DSWD offers counselling assistance to driver, and Mendoza's kin

Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) has provided counselling assistance to Alberto Lubang, the driver of the bus, on the hostage-taking tragedy and the family of former police official Rolando Mendoza said the Social Welfare Secretary Corazon "Dinky" Soliman, Wednesday.


Soliman stated that social workers have talked to Lubang in the Manila police precinct after escaping from the bus while the hostage drama ensued, but was immediately taken by the police for probing.


Social workers were not able to talk to Soliman after the incident, but he sent his address to social workers, so that they can visit him in home in Tanay.
DSWD aims to give counselling to Mendoza’s Family, who was shot dead by the police officers.


"You help everyone. They're also human and it is not their fault," she adds.

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Consul admits indifference on treatment of OFWs in Hong Kong

Philippine Consulate confirmed that OFWs in Hong Kong have been experiencing indifference with their employer’s treatment, after the Manila Bus Hostage that killed tourist Hong Kong nationals.

Consul General Claro Cristobal confirmed there was one instance that a Filipina was fired by her employer prematurely amidst her remaining one month preparation for leaving Hong Kong.

Cristobal noted that many OFWs Domestic helpers called their office, to let the agency know that their employers treated them badly.

The Consul brought up fears of bigger conflicts to come, unless Hong Kong’s anger will fade away and readily forgive Filipinos.

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Domestic helper beaten to death, remains arrived Thursday

Remains of a domestic helper beaten to death in the North Italian city of Milan on August 6 arrived at the country Thursday afternoon, stated the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA).

40-year-old Emilou Verdad, used to be a domestic helper in Milan, reports said that she was murdered allegedly by a Ukrainian national as she was about to leaver her house on August 6 according to Consul General in Milan Antonio Morales.


Verdad was declared on dead on arrival at the hospital after she was allegedly beaten up by a man identified as Oleg Fedchenko, whom Morales assumed as a "frustrated boxer."


Morales detailed that the said suspect has history of violence, and even told his mother that "he would kill the first woman he sees," --unluckily Verdad was stepping out from her home, and Fedchenko readily attacked her.


The suspect is now detained in a prison Facility in Milan, but his parents requested...

Money transfer firm labels OFWs as "Ambassadors of Global Culture"

Filipino workers were labelled as the "ambassadors of global culture" after Western Union --one of the leading money transfer mediums in the country noted, June to have the highest remittance of $1.62 B, as recorded by the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas(BSP).

In a statement Western Union it referred to OFWs as heroes who "bring to life global attitudes...As they juggle between adapting to a foreign land and keeping ties with the families they left behind, they have also become conduits of practices, beliefs and values between their host and home countries."

"Regardless of their role as agents of cultural change, they remain Filipino in heart and mind, and in some instances become even more fiercely Pinoy in spirit than before they left," said the same study on "cultural transmission by OFWs from host to home country."

300 responded to said study. All of them are relatives of OFWs, randomly coming from areas...

Senator encourages debate on Divorce Bill in the Congress

Senator Pia Cayetano is in favor of conducting a debate in the Congress, on the controversial Divorce Bill.

According to Senate Committee on Youth, Women and Family Relations Chairperson, the said topic should be discussed carefully in the Congress.

Cayetano added that lawmakers should keep their eyes open, as this is a move to save all women from violence and abuse--from their husbands.

Cayetano noted that among the examples where physical abuse, that should give a woman the right to divorce their husband.

However Cayetano believed that she will be biased on the divorce bill --as she is currently separated, and a single parent.

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Militant group criticized mandatory charge on OFWs

Migrant group criticized the mandatory membership of Overseas Filipino Worker (OFWs) in the government’s housing loan programs, believing it to be a form of legalized mulcting or Kotong.

According to the Migrante International the unreasonable mandatory P600 fee should be paid by OFWs upon membership on the Development Mutual Fund (HDMF) or Pag-ibig fund, and deployment.


"Wala talagang natutuwa sa bawal na Pag-IBIG, lalo na ang ating mga OFW na lagi na lang nakokotongan ng gobyerno (No one is really happy with this, especially our OFWs who have always been a victim of mulcting by the government). This added burden is unfair and unreasonable, and we question its real intent," said Migrante chairperson Garry Martinez.


The mandatory fee coverage is set to begin on August 1, based on the memorandum circular issued by the Philippine Overseas Employment Administration (POEA).


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