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Nursing in the Philippines is provided by professionally trained nurses, who also provide a quarter of the world's overseas nurses. Every year, some 20,000 nurses work in other countries. [ 1] Nurses in the Philippines are licensed by the Professional Regulatory Commission.
Trinidad Perez Tecson (November 18, 1848 – January 28, 1928), known as the "Mother of Biak-na-Bato" and "Mother of Mercy", [citation needed] fought to gain Philippines independence. She was given the title "Mother of Biak-na-Bato " by Gen. Emilio Aguinaldo and served as its nurse and combatant. [ 1] She was also cited as the "Mother of the ...
The history of the Philippines from 1898 to 1946 is known as the American colonial period, and began with the outbreak of the Spanish–American War in April 1898, when the Philippines was still a colony of the Spanish East Indies, and concluded when the United States formally recognized the independence of the Republic of the Philippines on ...
Sofia de Veyra. Sofia Tiaozon Reyes de Veyra (30 September 1876 – 1 January 1953) was an organizer of the first Filipino nursing schools and President of the National Federation of Women's Clubs which led the suffrage movement for women of the Philippines. She was a Filipina suffragette, social welfare worker, private secretary in the office ...
Gabriel Fabrero Fabella (March 18, 1898 – January 29, 1982) was a prominent Filipino historian during the 20th century. He is primarily known as the historian behind Philippine President Diosdado Macapagal's decision to issue Proclamation No. 28 on May 12, 1962, which changed the date of Philippine independence from July 4, 1946 to June 12, 1898 – the date when Philippine President Emilio ...
Felicita Lagos. Ramon Lagos. Pomposa Lagos. Filomena Lagos. Discoro Lagos. Jose Lagos. Nazaria Lagos[ 1] (August 28, 1851 – January 27, 1945 [ 2]) was a nurse in the Revolution in the Philippine–American War. She was known as the Florence Nightingale of Panay, as she provided medical treatment to combatants and civilians. [ 3]
Recognition of independence. The United States granted independence to the Philippines on July 4, 1946. In accordance with the Philippine Independence Act (more popularly known as the "Tydings–McDuffie Act"), President Harry S. Truman issued Proclamation 2695 of July 4, 1946, officially recognizing the independence of the Philippines.
This low number of personnel can be attributed to the increase in migration and resignation of Philippine nurses. [3] Comparing data from 2014 between Philippines, United States of America, and Canada, Philippines only spent 4.7% of their GDP on health while USA and Canada spent 17.1% and 10.4%. [4] [5] [6] Efforts are being performed to bridge ...