New nurses to boost PH Army's Covid-19 response

From the Philippine News Agency (Dec 10): New nurses to boost PH Army's Covid-19 response (By Priam Nepomuceno) 

NEW ARMY NURSES. An Army nurse joins the pinning and donning of ranks ceremony at the Army General Hospital at Fort Bonifacio, Taguig City on Dec. 7, 2021. The enlistment of nurses is expected to help boost the Philippine Army's Covid-19 response efforts. (Photo courtesy of AFP)

The Philippine Army (PA) Nursing Service's coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) pandemic response efforts got a much-needed reinforcement with the arrival of 83 enlisted provisional staff.

In a statement Thursday night, Army spokesperson Col. Xerxes Trinidad said the pinning and donning of ranks ceremony for these new nurses took place at the Army General Hospital at Fort Bonifacio, Taguig City last December 7.

"Army nurses formed part of AFP (Armed Forces of the Philippines) medical teams deployed to various public and private hospitals that were previously overwhelmed due to the Covid-19 surge," he added.

Trinidad also said PA nurses also helped administer vaccines in Metro Manila in the three-day national vaccination drive from November 29 to December 1.

Meanwhile, PA chief nurse, Col. Maria Victoria Juan lauded Army nurses for their crucial role in the government's Covid-19 response and vaccination efforts.

"I commend your bravery and resolve in facing head-on a constantly evolving unseen enemy. You have shown that a soldier's heroism is not only evident in times of war but also during a global health crisis," she said.

https://www.pna.gov.ph/articles/1162343