Nurse for Change Movement is set to conduct a protest on
October 17, 2014 against the government after the Department of Budget and
Management (DBM) denied the proposed wage increase for Nurses last May. In a
letter dated May 26, 2014 by DBM to Rep. Leah S. Paquiz, the department
apparently turned down the proposed increase in wages of nurses.
Dr. Carl E. Balita, a recognized registered nurse and a
radio commentator, called for nurses through social media to take action and
conduct a “mass action,” or remonstration on October 17, 2014.
Balita, initiated to create Nurses for Change Movement
with the help of other Nurses organizations and groups. Their advocacies are
salary increase for nurses, stop false volunteerism, and have adequacy
nurse-patient ratio.