Solon pushes for P25,000 basic salary for nurses
A lawmaker belonging to the Makabayan bloc has appealed to his colleagues to support the country's
nurses by increasing their basic monthly salary to P25,000.
In a privilege speech, Rep. Neri J. Colmenares (Party-list, Bayan Muna) said the Salary Grade 15 with an equivalent of P25,000-monthly salary for nurses under the Nursing Act of 2002 was never implemented and was nullified by the Salary Standardization Law 3 (SSL 3) in 2009.
Colmenares said based on SSL 3, a Nurse 1 position has an equivalent of P18,000-monthly salary. In private hospitals not covered by SSL 3, some nurses even receive a meager P6,000-monthly salary, Colmenares said.
In the provinces, especially in 4th to 6th class municipalities, the salaries given are still based on the 2nd and 3rd tranches of SSL 3, even though the 4th tranche of SSL 3 was fully implemented since year 2012, Colmenares added.
According to Colmenares, while the Philippines is the number one exporter of nurses around the world, reports show that there are still some 200,000 unemployed nurses and 300,000 misemployed nurses in the country.Deployment
In a privilege speech, Rep. Neri J. Colmenares (Party-list, Bayan Muna) said the Salary Grade 15 with an equivalent of P25,000-monthly salary for nurses under the Nursing Act of 2002 was never implemented and was nullified by the Salary Standardization Law 3 (SSL 3) in 2009.
Colmenares said based on SSL 3, a Nurse 1 position has an equivalent of P18,000-monthly salary. In private hospitals not covered by SSL 3, some nurses even receive a meager P6,000-monthly salary, Colmenares said.
In the provinces, especially in 4th to 6th class municipalities, the salaries given are still based on the 2nd and 3rd tranches of SSL 3, even though the 4th tranche of SSL 3 was fully implemented since year 2012, Colmenares added.
According to Colmenares, while the Philippines is the number one exporter of nurses around the world, reports show that there are still some 200,000 unemployed nurses and 300,000 misemployed nurses in the country.Deployment
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