Laoag City —The Provincial Government of Ilocos Norte (PGIN) has intensified the hiring of additional medical practitioners to augment the province’s health workforce. Fe P. Siazon, provincial human resource management officer, disclosed that the Governor Roque B. Ablan Sr. Memorial Hospital (GRBASMH) will be opening four vacancies for Nurse II, another four for Nurse I, and several casual and job order positions for the provincial hospital. “For our district hospitals, we are waiting for the final list of job vacancies. Maybe next week, we can publish and eventually fill the positions,” Ms. Siazon added. Meanwhile, Ilocos Norte Governor Matthew Joseph M. Manotoc continues to reinforce his commitment to revitalizing the province’s health sector, saying: “Our hospitals are filling up long-vacant and urgent staff positions, repairing old and damaged wards, as well as increasing expenditure in medicines and laboratory testing.” The primary thrust of this year’s budget
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