“In both the previous and present Congress, I have filed at least two bills with respect to the nursing profession. The first is S.B. No. 1565, which provides that a nurse should not be required to remain on duty for a period longer than eight consecutive hours, or 40 hours in a seven-day work week. The second is S.B. No 1589, which mandates the Department of Health to encourage programs that will engage the cooperation of private institutions in raising the level of nursing education,” ~Sen. Miriam Defensor-Santiago (Santiago being mobbed by nurses after her speech at the opening ceremonies of the two-day annual national convention of the Operating Room Nurses Association of the Philippines (ORNAP), last July 7, at the Manila Hotel Fiesta Pavilion.) senate.gov.ph/press_release/2012/0707_santiago1.asp
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