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Duterte asks Congress to pass laws on nursing education, medical reserve corps
President Rodrigo Duterte urged Congress to pass legislation for advanced nursing education and a medical reserve corps, citing the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and the likelihood of future health crises.
Duterte emphasized the need to prepare for future pandemics, stating that COVID-19 will not be the last.
He called for the establishment of a National Disease Prevention and Management Authority to enhance the country's response to outbreaks.
Senator Bong Go has previously filed a bill to amend the Philippine Nursing Act of 2002, aiming to improve nursing education and the profession's working conditions and career prospects.
Go also introduced a bill to create a medical reserve corps to assist the government during national emergencies, a measure echoed by Senator Pia Cayetano.
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