Dear Pres. Aquino,
I congratulate you for killing the “ act providing for a Comprehensive Nursing Law towards Quality Healthcare System and Appropriating Funds Therefor”. This signifies your compassion, love and understanding to us—nurses.
Being the outgoing President of the Philippines, I will give all my respect to you, His Excellency. Your administration is always proclaiming that you successfully improved the conditions of our public healthcare institutions in our poor country, in support, the Department of Health also boastfully said that we are very near to achieving the goal of universal healthcare, yet, ironically, 8 out of 10 Filipinos die without seeing a single healthcare professional, that includes not seeing us— nurses.
I will not ask you to override your decision or to explain yourself; I want to give you a glimpse of our life which you belittled and disregarded. It is better than convincing your already close mind.
Mr President, this is not only about the salary grade that we are fighting for, this is about the work dignity that the nurses only deserve. We don’t ask for too much, we only beg for the exact, livable amount. We are not corrupt, we care, we love, we understand and we only deserve it.
Early in the morning when no one is around, we take care of 30-40 patients in one hospital ward; your administration permitted your hospitals to hire 2-3 staff nurses/ward. Mathematically, one nurse is for 10 patients. We don’t only look at our patients, we cannot afford to sit, to wait for the bell to ring, eat our breakfast, lunch, snacks or dinner. Infact Mr. President, while you are taking your break, we assess, diagnose, set outcome criteria, plan, intervene and evaluate.
We are not low lying animals, we are human beings.
We administer high alert medications. We see to it that we give the correct drug with right dose and observing another kilometer of rights. If we are cruel enough, if we are idle, if we are corrupt, if we are stupid, we can easily administer these drugs and watch your voters die.
We don’t get enough sleep, we have straight duties, we need to comply and compensate because most of your hospitals are understaffed. We report despite there is a typhoon, an earthquake, even in special occasions, we care for your voters. While others are having their vacation, while you are having your siesta time, we are selflessly present at the patients’s bedside.
Don’t lecture us about training and seminars because, I tell you Mr. President, it’s useless. We are paying for private training because the free seminars and training that you are very proud of, are as old as the Malacanan palace. If we want to learn more, to improve our competency, You give us no choice but to seek, to train and sadly, to pay using our own meager salary because when we will not do this, we will remain empty in your empty healthcare institutions. Supposedly, you are the one ensuring the implementation of these training. Your advisers did not do their research right?
Now, when your voters poop and urinate on their bed, we wipe it and make them clean. Our hands are dirty because you gave us no choice but to recycle our gloves. We don’t have mask in the hospital, to protect ourselves; we buy using our own salary. Providing workplace safety, as far as I know, is your responsibility. No amount of money can pay to suffice the hazards that we are facing every day.
Lastly, you don’t ever compare us to other professions. We are your health allies. We are the lifeblood of the healthcare industry. When we leave the bedside, many will die, and you will not like it. We don’t leave our posts just to attend rallies in the street. In fact, we are not only nurses, we are also teachers, because health education is one of our many core competency. Our teachings can save a life.
We are also pharmacist, we don’t only administer drugs, we check it, and we protect your voters from medication error. We don’t simply follow orders, like you, we discern, we investigate if this is safe and beneficial for your voters. Unlike you, we fight for what is right and just.
No job is small or big. Every job is unique. There is simple a reason why nurses receive high salary outside of this country. It is no brainier Mr. President. It is common sense that other countries, sane and compassionate countries, acknowledge the kind of work that we do. Only in this country that we are treated as animals, not to mention, some doctors who verbally torture nurses in the clinical area.
With due all respect Mr President, you are under an illusion and a delusion that this country has a strong health workforce. In Psychiatric nursing, we confront you with reality, that’s why I’m writing this for you to see the bitter realities of the nursing industry in our country. If you are still in doubt, try to have yourself admitted in a public hospital, and you will see how cruel your government to nurses is.
Earlier when I read the news that you vetoed the bill, I cried because of disbelief. In fact, I am a supporter of your yellow army. I supported you, but that support and admiration ends today, like how you vetoed our life, the CNL.
Nurses are trained to become caring, understanding and enduring. We always listen; we never judge or give advice to influence a decision. However, I can’t be a nurse with this.
Tonight, I am speaking not as a nurse but as a human being. This is more than business Mr. President. At the end, you will know that the last man or woman standing beside your bed is a nurse and not your (kumpare and companeros,) the {nurse} will insert your intravenous catheter, she will tuck your bed, she will wipe your poop, she will give your medications, will clean your wounds, will provide you food, will fight for your rights, will protect you from falls and accidents, even you failed them.
Mr. President, I want to close this letter by saying; you have no heart . You have no soul.
-Mutya
ask atty mikee 
What do you expect from a retarded President, whose annointed one got badly beaten in the last election.
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It is disheartening.
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Mutya, health is business in the Philippines . Kahit isanla natin ang katawang lupa at kaluluwa nating nurses s impierno, di tutulong ang gobyerno. Sino ba ang may ari ng mga ospital SA pinas at ano ba mga interes ng sinumang poncio pilatong ibinoto natin? GREED, mga SWAPANG at Ganid! Sa pera, posisyon at kapangyarihan! Pag pinaayos ang mga government hospital at tinaas sweldo, sino pang gagamit ng private hospital. Sinong malulugi? Paano n bulsa ng mga taong humarang SA pagbabago.
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Hi mutya, thank you very much for your thoughts. I am also a nurse and every word you said was true. I admire and salute you for your courage to stand up for Rights of these nurses. Thank you and im hoping your article will pave the way for the leaders of this country towards realization of how nurses deserve to be respected honored and be treated professionally.
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Hello Ms. Olivia.Yes, maam. We should not be afraid to fight for our rights. We deserve to be respected.
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PAGPASENSYAHAN MO NA BOBONG TANGA KASI SI ABNOY!!!
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Few days from now pnoy will not be the president anymore.. And I hope that the upcoming new administration will do something to heal the wounds that this present president have caused us.. We, the nurses will ensure that we will continue our duties not because we are obliged to but because we care… even how hurt and humiliated we are because of what he did,, not because most of our brother and sister nurses don’t receive proper compensation but because he have proven us that he don’t care about nurses thus he don’t care about the Filipino people as well.
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Obviously there is no point appealing to his sympathies because he is indifferent. It is useless to expect some sense from him because he doesn’t have any. This idiot is an incompetent, indifferent, nepotistic fool whose campaign was premised on the people’s grief, backed only by his own delusions of grandeur. His entire presidency was spent putting others down so he can be lifted and his ineptness masked, actively and successfully marginilizing his own countrymen for the benefit of his minions, and leaving Malacanang still having the energy to claim that he has a great legacy and somehow fooling people into thinking that he is the “best president” we have had. I believed then as I believe now, he did not deserve the highest position in the land. I sympathize with everyone in the healthcare sector who has been systematically and constantly marginalized for years now. May you all one day get the respect that you all truly deserve.
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Even if you don’t agree, it is unfair to give an entry level of salary grade 15 to government nurses while there are private nurses who still receive less than P10,000.00 monthly salary. The entry level of teachers is still salary grade 11 which is why my daughter who is already a PhD holder is still in salary 11 level. The entry level of Accountants and Engineers is only salary grade 12 I think Abnoy made a correct decision this time
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very well said Mutya…while he is enjoying a good life our fmily is suffering because we cannot provide properly because he is stupid enough not to do his reseach that nurses in the private hospitals only earns 6k a month… minus the tax that goes to the pocket of the government officials…
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I can feel you Jaztine. I hope he will be enlightened. Continue the good work. Help will come. 🙂
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No words can express my disappointment
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Yes. You are right ND. 😦
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sad to say you are really right Ms. Mutya..still the corruption was behind of all this things, if that retarded (I don’t know if he’s a human being or what) sign that thing many of our nurses will eventually stay in our country and that’s the thing that they don’t want to happen, why? co’z it’s the loss of government revenues that fed the families of his allies.. asdkgh@@@khgfl
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You are right bluerose 😦
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I myself bleed for the fact that he buried the hope of the Filipino nurses. So sad that the only hope we are expecting from him was thrown away like we are slaves. It’s killing us, the fact that in our own country, our leader betrayed us.
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I cannot even feed myself with my 6000 pesos salary. Shame on you Aquino.
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i thought i can go back and serve my countrymen. 😭😭😭
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Work outside the Philippines. We need caring,intelligent,smart and compassionate Filipino nurses here.
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Thank you ma’am Tess. Yes we will.
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How can a country be considered great if professionals cannot be given decent pay nor citizens are poor and unable to receive sufficient health care???????
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I am very much saddened with the reality we are facing in this country.. It is clear now that this country is not worth serving, fighting and dying for. It is a revelation that we are considered as a second class citizen in our own country.
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Hello Sir Rapael, time will come that nurses will be glorified. 🙂
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Thanks for speaking up. This depressing reality is what us nurses always face in our country. There are nurses, most of them top their class opting to serve outside the country. We care for every patient even those not assigned for us. We give a helping hand to those that need us. As sad as it may seem, when we Nurses need something even just a little compensation for all the risks and hazards that we face our a**hole president turned us down.
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I think what the President is trying to imply is that, nurses have no choice but to remain at this miserable state forever. I’m falling apart knowing we will never be valued in our Motherland. I envy most people in government offices who spend time on their desk, day in and day out and still got paid with rewarding salary and bonuses from not so rewarding job performance.
By the way, good job. Our years of sentiments were all covered in one great article.
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Thank you! They deserve to get a slap from us. 🙂
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very well said mutya…
lets hope and pray that our incoming president (president Duterte) will have a genuine and compassionate heart for us NURSES.
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Yes, I hope that Pres. Duterte will hear our prayers. 🙂
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I understand how you feel… this is one of the reasons why many nurses now quit to their post..and enter PNP,BFP teachers, entrepreneurship..or any other job… sad to say we spend so many pesos in our studies…at the end..sometimes our monthly allowance we back college years is bigger than our monthly salary..😥 I hope this could be an eye opener to the next administration… enrollees now in nursing schools is decreasing while hospitals are expanding…
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Yes that is true. We need to save our fellow nurses! Thanks HugotRN
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I had high hopes that this country will see our real value… i never left the country though i have the means and intelligence to back it up because i thought that theres still hope…
I never thought that he will not realize that from the moment his sister gave birth upto the moment her mother died… nurses were there ( not just doctors)…
From the moment he will get sick from the moment he leaves the hospital well and about… nurses will be there beside him… even if we got hurt by his inconsiderate decision…
I am really disappointed… in recent nursing exam… only 6000 were lucky… from the thousands nearing 100000 from my batch… only 6000 became registered…
Nursing is really dying in this country…
My really got crushed…
Im praying that someone will fight for us… i wanna fight… i wanna make a legacy for this generation… but i cant do it alone…
Nurses have to unite and fight for whats due of us…
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Hello Bryan, yes we need to unite! Kudos to you. 🙂
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Napakawalang puso talaga ng Pnoy na yan!!!! subukan kaya nyang maging nurse kahit isang araw lang hayop xa!!! tingnan natin kng may matira pang buhok sa nakakalbong ulo nya!!!! my God!!! kakarampot na 25k!!! d maibigay!!! anong klaseng pag iicp nyan!!! nagtitipid para may pera pang makokorakot para sa mga natitira nyang ka alyansa….kaya di mo tlga masisisis ang mga Nurses na mag abroad at pumunta s mga bansa na nakakaunawa at nagbbgay ng halaga sa trabaho ng isang Nurse!!!! pag yang Pinoy na yan mararatay na sa death bed jan pa nya ma realize kng gaano ka halaga ang Nurse!!! sana lang pag may masakit sa knya o nahirapan xang huminga sana di xa tumawag ng Nurse!!! kundi tawagin mo ang yaya nyang panot!!!! walang kwentang mag icp na Presidente. mabuti naman at paalis na yang panot na yan! walang kwenta!!! pweee!!!!
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I feel you Joan. Let’s continue serving the sick and God will help us.
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No need to be crude Joan to express sentiments; otherwise it destroys the purpose if this well written article. We have nurses in my family and I fully understand. Also, with or w/o family in nursing profession, we know they are indispensable and should be treated and rewarded well. .
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Asking more than EO 201 imcreasing the salaries of Healthworkers and teachers is granted based on what the government money can provide. Giving more than that will collapse the Philippines fiscal status. We are not a country like europes and america. In terms of government salary, we can not compete with them.
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Why grant the increase in government officials salary? Not investing in health is the most stupid decision this country has made.
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That is indeed correct, the soon to be former President doesn’t know how distrubute the means to develop each aspect of the society that lacks priority; the ones that have been prioritized and have been focused before are still the targets for improvement; hence, this situation only made us realized that our chosen leader wasn’t knowledgeable enough of the current situations revolving around the country; and we were just blinded with the good deeds of his parents that has been reminisced by the filipinos. We were just caught and allured by the good talks and advocacies that in the end had no results.
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I commend you MutyaPh! Thanks for your big concern for our Filipino nurses. Let’s fight for what we deserve.
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Yes, let’s fight! Thank you too. 🙂
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in the end it will be the patients who will suffer more because the hospital will charge higher fees.
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the patients even are now suffering. Improving the healthcare, starting in front-line, starting from nurses will make a big difference. the government has budget for this. The house and the senate approved this.
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Not to mention all the things attended by a nurse sa isang shift nya…. 1 nurse is to 30 patient minsan ang labanan… tapos may mga pasyente pa na mumurahin ang nurse for they thought mataas ang sweldo ng nurse and they are not receiving the best care they deserve. So what do you expect the care na maibibigay ng nurses if 1:30 ratio in a general ward. Sometimes nurses just weep but still wears their perfect smile to still promote health, prolong life, alleviate sufferings
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I feel your sentiments Mutya. I know how it feels working in a government hospital there. How some doctors treat us like their own maids at home. How you follow them around carrying charts of their patients. Sad to say that our very own President doesn’t appreciate the work that we do and what kind of people we are. He has forgotten that we took 4 years in College just to earn our BSN. That’s the reason why some of us has left our country to be treated and compensated right. People of other nationalities appreciate Filipino nurses. They know how caring and knowledgeable we are. That we deserve to be treated right. I truly wish that nurses in the Philippines should get the repect and compensation they deserve.
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Thank you Kappe. Nurses should not be afraid of its government. Let’s all unite.
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Mutya, kudos to you!
We, Nurses, will continue to fight for our rights.
I am a former Nurse in the hospital but I shifted in Occupational Health for being practical.
Hoping for Duterte’s Administration to overturn the decision of Mr. Pnoy, the worst President in the history of our country.
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Thank you Safety Nurse. 🙂
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my profession as a nurse here in our country died long time ago,6yrs to be exact!its not just Pnoy who turned me down but even my very own LGU.I was not given the chance to be employed because of their ‘palakasan system.’sadly,my experience as OR nurse anaesthetist for 6yrs too in KSA did not help.I was very much frustrated!up to this day!I cried too many tears.if not only for my kids,I should have gone back abroad.wala tayong aasahan from any of them,lalong-lalo na kay Pnoy.so I might as well wish to see him in any hospital.I wanna give him a dose of his own medicine!
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That is so sad Maam Marissa. 😦 Let’s keep the lamp burning!
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LET’S ALL UNITE NURSES IN GOVERNMENT AND PRIVATE HOSPITALS MAG ABSENT TAYO NG ISANG ARAW TIGNAN NATIN KUNG ANONG MAGAGAWA NG MGA DOCTORS AT MGA NAMAMAHALA SA HOSPITALS….JUST TO LET THEM KNOW THAT HOSPITALS CANNOT EXIST WIHOUT NURSES..
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Government schools too cannot function without teachers. Even my daughter who is a PhD holder is still stack at salary grade 11. And don’t forget the government engineers and accountants who is very vital to the existence of government has only an entry level of salary grade 12 I understand that the entry level of Doctors and Lawyers is salary grade 20.
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Very straightforward letter po. Thank you.
I can relate very much sa part na bibili ng sariling mask etc. Sa ward kapag nakaduty ako, lalo na kapag sa medications ako ( yes,functional po kami ), bibili na ako ng sterile h2o, micropore and masks. Naka care off yun sa name ko sa aming coop botika, because ang hospital pharmacy and csr mismo ay wala sila. So by the end of the month kapag babayadan ko na, aabot sya ng 2 to 3k [40p sa tape, 75p sa h2o, 5p sa mask ( yes ganun kamahal)], hindi pa kasama yyng iba gamot na care off sa akin kasi may mga “super” indigent patients na wala talaga pambili. But now, after my surgery, e di syempre hindi na ako makapag care off kasi need ng money pambayad ng inutang para sa surgery. Long story short, hindi lang talaga kulang staffs, pati mga stocks and equipments. Yung nasa letter mo na may improvement sa hospitals natin, i raise my fist for objection.
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Hello Karlo, I can feel you. Your story needs to be heard. 🙂 Write it.
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Mutya,it was a painful and depressive day,he took and trash our rights.
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Yes Aibelle. 😦 We should face this tragedy with pride and humility.
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Billions have been given to the cronies of this psycho Pres. and could not even give a dime to his Nurses…pray that this soon to be ex-Pres won’t need a Nurse someday… Bec. Most of these Nurses are equipped with their own unique ways of stabilizing a belligerent, fuzzy and confuse patient. Say ninyo mga KaMutyang RN. You can use your finger sa rectal exam di ba? We are expert in needle injections di ba? So , be mindful Mr. President.
In the USA, RN’s are one of the most paid professionals…doctors and nurses are a team …no one is higher than the other…we are respected (except sometimes from a rude, agitated patient…but gee….we know how to deal with them both conventional and non-conventional waysss…..and RN voices are almost always being heard here….being said that… Filipino Nurses can be heard too if you have but one VOICE….
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You are totally correct! Nurses fight!
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I share with your sentiment. Yesterday as my fiancé shared a news article to me I can’t help but react as well. I am not a nurse but she is. And as I have been reading along, I came across this post over facebook. One of your fellow nurses…
– https://www.facebook.com/notes/armiel-de-torres/more-brain-drain-for-philippine-nurses/1337284832952547
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Thank you Marcus. 🙂
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My wife is a nurse and she sacrificed her career to take care of me ( I had three open heart surgeries ). I am lucky, scratch that, I AM BLESSED, to have my wife beside me, taking care of me and everything for 3 years now. This news saddens me because NURSES (like TEACHERS) are the most underprivileged/underpaid professionals here in our damn country.
I have nothing against “artistas” but the masses pay exorbitant movies fees to see their favorite stars (like His Excellency’s famous sister) while the Nurses of the Philippines must leave their families and loved ones behind just to earned big to send money back to their relatives and our country. The least you could do, Sir, is to sign that bill to make life for our nurses a little easier.
After all, when you get hospitalized after your term, it will be a NURSE who will take care of you.
Just my two cents….
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Very well said sir Lito. Thank you for speaking up for us, nurses! 🙂
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Kudos to you, Mutya! Im not a nurse thou. But Im looking into perception, that you NURSES should be the first to have life & medical insurance, fair enough medical benefits. Ipokritong Presidente N!
Laban NuRses!! 🙂
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Thank you Anne. 🙂
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Every word is correct! Ramdam na ramdam. Tagos na tagos!
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Thank you Mark. Sobrang sakit. 🙂
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My wife is a Nurse, everything you said is true. Everytime my wife went home she is so exhausted and pale. Hindi na siya nakakainin ng breakfast or lunch or dinner, Dahil sa toxic sa trabaho at ang mga patients hindi mo alam kung kailan aatakihin ng mga sakit nila. Kami pa mismo ang ngbayad ng Trainings niya dahil requeired ng hospital thats Php15,000. Ngayon nakapasok siya for a salary of 10,000 bawasan mo pa ng deductions magkanu nalng.. tsk tsk tsk, experience lang habol namin dito preparation nalang para makaAbroad walang future ang mga Nurses sa PIlipinas..
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That’s true Gian. So sad.
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Wrong the salary of government nurse salary grade 11 step 1 (entry level) base on Executive Order No. 201, s. 2016 is P19,077.00 baka sa private hospital nag work ang wife mo, sir
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I’m an Engineer but I know Nurses are worth fighting for. Please continue serving people, serving the sick & serving our love one’s who are in danger with your unconditional love and care. Continue fighting I love you all NURSES..
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Thank you Jep! 🙂
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Im so sad knowing hindi tayo pinagbigyan mga nurses.
Excited pa naman sana ako akala ko pag.uwi ko sa pinas maganda na ang kinabukasan ko kasi kahit hindi na ko mg-abroad sa pinas nlng mgtrabaho compensated na and worth na pagod ko kasi hindi eh..
Kasakit sa damdamin. Ngtrabaho ako 1yr sa hospitan 4k sahod 12-16hrs duty.Nong naging RNheals ako 1yr mahigit 6k lng sahod whole day ka nasa field para mag.door-to-door sa mga tawo maimplement lng ang gusto ng gobeyrno.. Hahay! Titiis nlng muna ako dito sa saudi kahit mahirap pakisamahan mga tawo minamahal nmn kami ng employer namin my libre pa bahay, pagkain at paid pa ang overtime. Kawawa lng pala tayo pag.nurses umuwi sa pinas.😭😭😭
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Hello Joy, please take care of your self in Saudi.
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My sympathies go out to these heroes. I am also a Registered Nurse but I know that if I am to sustain my famiLy, empLoyment in this fieLd wouLd be nowhere near sufficient. This act being approved couLd have kept thousands of Filipino nurses from leaving the country. Instead, the current administration just chose to keep sending them away.
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It was well written and explained . Proud of you for standing up . I’m also a nurse , so I know that it’s one of the hardest job and they should hear the voices of the nurses . It is sad that so many people needs orientation as to what the nurses can do . We need to be a inspector , evaluator , pharmacists, counselor, teacher , inventor sometimes , analyst , facilitator ,and etc just to make sure the doctor does not commit any error .
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Thank you Charmaine. 🙂
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a very inspiring letter an eye opener for the government especially the outgoing president and the new incoming administration where we hope changes will happen…facts and issues are very well said..it just show where nursing profession stands in our country, nurses in particular and the health care delivery system given to our least fortunate countrymen ..though am working here in ksa with a good compensation to compare what we get in our country price paid for being away from family which is also make our life not easy.On the other hand lets hope for a better and the best.
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Thank you Feyh. Itaas ang bandila ng Pilipinas sa KSA.
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Thank you so much global news. 🙂
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Splendid, Mutya. I’m sure the out-going President will remember your words when the time comes that he will be dependent on Nurses by his bedside.
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Thank you Rem. Let’s hope for the best! 🙂
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You all need to fight for nursing profession in unity that was very left behind on this country.I hope on this presence administration they will hear the nurse’s voice since the president common law wife honeylet is a nurse from abroad before and will help stand behind the nursing service as she knew the nurse’s situation and problem here and can voice out opinion to our president. Better ask for her assistance.As far as I know they had talked already the health sector including nursing sides..I hope it will be materialized of whatever planned they had.But got to remind them here until it reaches them by this means..Fb posting.Thanks to all your courage Mutia and the rests and more power to nursing service..God bless
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Thank you! I hope Pres. Duterte will listen to nurses’ sentiments.
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How about teachers whose entry level is only salary grade 11 while engineers and accountants has entry level of only salary grade 12? Do you think it is fair to adjust the entry level of nurses to salary grade 15 while the present entry level of teachers, engineers and accountants are not adjusted? My daughter who is a teacher is already a PhD holder (Doctor of Education and Master of Arts in Teaching Mathematics) is still stacked in her entry level of salary grade 11
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Your detailed letter is absolutely right, true and I can not agree enough with what you said in here. I am so proud of your bravery and admire your courage in telling the truth about us nurses. I support you 101% .
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Thank you ma’am Jocelyn. 🙂
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This is reality in the Philippines. The healthcare system is one of the least prioritized by the government. While millions are being showered to his allies in the SSS, DPWH, Customs, DOTC, the LP to name a few, the government hospitals are left with only a minimal budget to sustain their services to the poorest of the poor. The president, coming from an elite family really do not feel any compassion for his people.
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Hi mutya,
Spot on.
We deserve the treatment that other professionals are getting. People should have high regard to us, Nurses!
We dont have to be afraid to fight what is due for us. We dont need to be in silent when it is the right time to fight for our right.
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RIGHT! #NursesFight!
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I thought I can go home. I’m really stupid to think that the administration when I left will be the same administration that will help me come back to serve the Filipino people again. I’m very sad not just for my self but for all the Filipino nurses. Someday I hope I can come home and be President Aquino’s nurse so I can show him the light but not help him get to it
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Nakakalungkot maging nurse sa sariling Bayan, karampot na kita, kulang pa sa sarili mo..exploited karamihan ng mga nurses lalo na mga newly grad just to have experience. No wonder why, karamihan gusto umalis ng Pinas to have a high paying job somewhere else.
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This is one of the reason why many nurse go abroad for greener pasteur.. its bcoz we are unappreciated and disregarded by our own government here and yet embraces by other country. “Yan na sana ang pinaka maganda at maipagmamalaki mong nagawa mo bago ka umalis sa position mo Mr. President but still u dissapointed many of us. T.y Mas nawala respect nmin sayo. We still have hope for upcoming new president elect Mr. Duterte, ive heard his live-in partner is a nurse too, i hope she will serve as our voice besides of pres. Duterte..
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That’s why you can’t blame other nurses and other healthcare professionals for leaving this country. There ‘s no empathy not even a consolation at all from this government. It’s just so sad that other countries recognized the talent, compassion and the” worth” that all nurses do for the service of others. It’s disheartening to know that our society sees nurses only as a follower of doctors orders. Only in the Philippines that nurses are downgraded and always just a class B profession. Nurses are integral part of the healthcare industry. We are not only just a caregiver but we are an advocate, a teacher, a healer rolled into one. I commend your advocacy for standing up. Hoping the incoming government has a compassion for us NURSES!! Thank you.
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Hi there. Napakaganda po ng sinulat nyo. Wala talagang malasakit ang Noynoy na yan sa taumbayan. Bababa na lang sa pwesto na mag-iiwan ng kabwisitan sa mga Nurses. Anyway, meron din akong nabasang article, isang open letter kay Noynoy bago sya bumaba sa pwesto. Pakibasa na lang din po pag may time.
http://baklutay.blogspot.com/2016/06/open-letter-to-noynoy-aquino-worst.html
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Truly heart breaking. While I was reading, I recall my experience as a volunteer nurse in our local general hospital. I have experienced how it is to become the lone nurse, since most of the colleagues have called in sick at that time, who would care for all the patients in the entire ward (50 ang bed capacity nun). I have experienced being threatened by an angry patient without any reason at all. I have experienced little sleep in between shifts. I felt like I was being used by the health system. With no pay at all, I felt I was useless and in capable of helping my family who is going through a crisis.
I also worked as a private nurse para may sahod kahit papaano. On call ako. More than 8 hours ang trabaho. Minsan umaabot ng 16 hours. Lalo na pag hindi sumusulpot ang papalit sa akin. May isang pagkakataon na inabuso ako sexually ng kasama kong nurse. So I snapped. I decided to quit.
Parang nawala ang pagkatao ko. Binuhos ko ang lahat dahil mahal ko ang propesyon na ito. Pero naramdaman ko na pabigat ako sa pamilya ko. Hindi ko kayang makita na nagugutom sila. Kaya nagdesidido akong mag-iba ng career path. I love being a nurse. I love hearing my clients say thank you, and showing little gestures of appreciation. I miss those times. But I felt that with the current system, I cannot be a nurse unless magaabroad ako. Mahirap kung wala kang backer eh. Mahirap kasi nagtatrabaho ka ng libre. Hindi mo mabigyan ng maayos na buhay ang pamilya mo sa pagvovolunteer. I was deeply frustrated. I felt exploited. This was 6 years ago. At hanggang ngayon, ganun parin ang problema. Sana nga sa bagong administrasyon may pagbabago.
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Sorry for hearing that Mr. DJ. 😦
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Its a good feeling of being Makabayan as a Nurse. But it will not help Ms Mutya. For young nurses there is no other way to find good sources of daily living for our family except to find a better place to work in other country. Nurses are the forerunner in health care and yet we are mislooked by our society. My career as a nurse is ending after 30 years and i thought when i go back to my country i will be glad to hear good news for my co nurses and my kababayan. Iam blessed working in the middle east where i was able to get comfort in my life and my family but not to my own country. Our Politicians are alll blind and deaf. And in the future they will also be lying in the hospital bed………
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good job Mutya. i was teary eyed reading your letter. I know how it feels to work back home. i hope with this new administration there will be some good news or else go abroad. filipino nurses are well look up to when it comes to work ethics
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I totally agree with you. I love your thoughts and for me, the best part is that we stay with them until the end. Even after they die, we are them for them. Our profession is noble, but this country sees it otherwise.
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Another group WRITES-OFF Noynoy Aquino from their thoughts as irrelevant. What is the use of a strong economy if only the rich becomes richer. Where is inclusion here? Just an opportunity for someone else to do better.
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