Previous Positions
Daycare nurseNurse TeacherNGO development workerNurse activist and lead nurse organizer
Advocacies
Free, comprehensive, quality, national public health services and health care systemLiving wage for nurses and other health workers (P50k monthy minimum entry salary for nurses, P33k monthly min entry salary for health workers)Legislative Priorities
Free, comprehensive national public health care bill for free health servicesAllot 5%of GDP to national health budget, legislate above living wage for nurses and health workersStop privatization of public health facilitiesCheaper medicines by removing VAT in medicinesFree health science educationSubsidize or provide incentives for small and med size health facilitiesCompensate justly the Barangay health workersRepeal CPD lawContribution & Projects
Community nurse that trained community health workersConducted health programs and rendered medical missionsAdvocate of community health work through Philippine Youth Health Program that encouraged health sciences graduates to serve poor communities, advocate for people’s health such as mover for stopping privatization of major hospitals like Phil.Orthopedic Center and Fabella HospitalNurse activist for nurses rights and welfareSec. Gen. of Filipino Nurses United, that helped succeed campaign to raise govt nurses wages to Salary Grade 15 fr SG 11, reversal of senior govt nurses demotion, protection of nurses during pandemicAdvocate for nurses who were prevented to leave for work abroad, COVID benefits for nurses and pushing for law that gives special pandemic allowance for health workers, such as Health Emergency Allowance law as result of collective actions.Stances on Major Issues
Respect people’s right to health, and right to social services; There should be no corruption, There should be respect for human rights, No to charter change, Protect environment, No to reclamation projects, Respect labor rights and right to organize and unionize, Regularize all contractuals; genuine land reformProposed Solutions and Programs
Adequate funding for national health budget and other social services; stop privatization of public health facilities and public utilities, provide living wage decent employment for nurses and all health workers and all Filipinos; provide land and subsidy for farmers; anti terrorism law shld be scrapped or repealed
Awards
Cum Laude, FEU Institute of Nursing Class 83
Career & History
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