Pay hike for gov't doctors, work hours limit for nurses pushed

MANILA, Philippines — A lawmaker is urging his colleagues in the House of Representatives to prioritize his bill that seeks to increase the salary of government doctors and set work-hour limits for nurses, to prevent brain drain. In a statement on Friday — a day after the Health Workers’ Day — Quezon City Rep. Patrick Michael Vargas asked colleagues to consider his House Bill (HB) No. 3520 or the proposed Government Medical Doctors Salary Upgrading Act which will upgrade the basic pay of government doctors from Salary Grade (SG) 21 to SG 23. Vargas said this will push government doctors’ salary […]...

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