Aquino gives pay hike for nurses the thumbs down
In a statement, Communications Secretary Herminio Coloma, Jr. said the President has rejected the enrolled consolidated House Bill No. 6411 and Senate Bill No. 2720 entitled “An Act Providing for a Comprehensive Nursing Law Towards Quality Health Care System, and Appropriating Funds Therefor.”
The minimum base pay for entry-level nurses has already been increased through Executive Order No. 201, series of 2016, which raised their total guaranteed annual compensation from P228,924.00 to P344,074.00, Aquino noted in his veto message.
The compensation was apart from other benefits and allowances they receive under the Magna Carta of Public Health, he added.
The Aquino administration ends its six-year term on June 30, paving the way for the incoming leadership of President-elect Rodrigo Duterte. – VDS, GMA News
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