Filipino Nurses Working Abroad Outnumber Those in PH

Nurses who work overseas outnumber those who work in the Philippines four to one, reports Inquirer.net. At least 177,414 nurses are y employed overseas, according to figures from the Philippine Overseas Employment Administration (POEA), while only 38,488 nurses are employed in the country, according to the National Database of Human Resources for Health Information System.

PH Economic Growth Excludes Jobs

The Philippines should create more investment opportunities in agriculture, tourism, manufacturing and mining to escape the curse of jobless economic growth, experts and businessmen said Feb. 26, reports Inquirer.net. Economic growth in the Philippines has been among the highest in Asia in recent years. But the benefits have escaped the vast majority, particularly farm workers, they told an economic forum.

PH Economic Growth Expected at 7.5% This Year

The Philippine economy is expected to expand by 7.5 to 8 percent this year, driven largely by the expected increase in the government’s infrastructure spending and continued robust consumption, according to the Metrobank-led First Metro Investment Corp. (FMIC), reports Inquirer.net.

Overworked Nurses Can Lead to Patient Deaths -- Study

PARIS--A study in The Lancet of nine European countries have given statistical backing to claims that patients’ lives may be at risk when nurses are overworked, reports Inquirer.net. Researchers looked at survival rates after surgery in 300 hospitals, and matched these against the workload and education of their nurses.

Czech Firm to Hire OFWs from Yolanda-Hit Areas

A Czech-based company is opening new jobs for over a dozen Filipino workers from Typhoon Yolanda-hit areas this year, reports GMA News. The company, Telepan, is set to hire 55 OFWs in May, the Department of Foreign Affairs said announced.

Filipinos Feel the Most Loved in the World -- Study

The Philippine government sponsored mass-wedding ceremonies for hundreds of couples. It seemed fitting for a country where a whopping 93 percent of people report feeling loved, reports the Atlantic.com, citing what the economist Justin Wolfers has described as "the most comprehensive global index of love ever constructed." 

Despite Calamities, PH Had More Tourists Last Year

Despite the series of calamities that struck last year, the Philippines registered a 9.56 percent growth in foreign arrivals in 2013, reports Inquirer.net. The Department of Tourism (DOT) stated  that  4,681,307 foreign visitors arrived last year, surpassing the 4,272,811 arrivals recorded in 2012 by 9.56 percent.

Tax on Smokers Will Pay for Poor's Health Insurance

The sin taxes of smokers this year will go partly to enrolling 40 million poor people in the Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (PhilHealth), reports Interaksyon.com. "Their premium has been paid by the national government, by the people who smoke,” Health Undersecretary Teodoro Herbosa said.