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Cynthia Villar Lambasts Filipino Nurses in her GMA’s Q & A Portion
Here’s the full transcript of the interview:
Monsod: “Magandang gabi po, Former Congresswoman Villar. Nung kayo po ay nasa kongreso, kayo ay naging chairman ng Committee on Education at noong panahon na iyon, 2005-2006, nagkaroon ng malaking kontrobersiya kasi yung Commission on Higher Education, gustong isara ang 23 nursing schools sa pagkat ang dami-dami nilang walang kalidad at saka nasasayang lang yung pero ng mga nursing students tapos hindi sila makapasa ng professional regulatory exam o yung tinatawag na NCLEX.”
“Noong ginawa ito ng CHED, eh, mukhang nag-intervene po ang kongreso, yung Committee on Education at himihingi kayo ng dialog, nagda-dialog kayo. Ang bottom line is walang nasara na eskwela, alright. And as a result, nagresign po si Chairman Fr. Rolando dela Rosa, nagresign ang buong Technical Committee on Nursing Education.”
“Ngayon ang question po, it seems na nagside po kayo sa business, sa mga owners ng school at saka hindi nyo pinakinggan yung mga kailangan magawa para sa mga nursing students na nawalaan ng pera hindi naman sila pwedeng pumasa. Ngayon, Cong. Villar, can you reconcile itong parang seeming disconnect between yung desire ninyo to help the poor at saka sa pagpapanig nyo sa mga owners ng mga educational institutions na gustong isara ng Technical Nursing Committee at saka yung CHED?”
Villar: “Maraming salamat, Mareng Winnie. I want to explain that situation to you. Hindi naman ganun ang istorya noon. Ang nangyari noon, binigyan nila ng permit yung mga schools to open, ng CHED. Tapos gusto nilang ipasara na nakapag-invest na yung mga may-ari ng schools sa kanilang facilities. And then, sinasabi nila na kaya daw nila gustong ipasara dahil walang tertiary hospital kasi sa mga nursing school to where they can train.
“Ang sinasabi namin noon hindi naman kami kumokontra sa CHED. Ang sinasabi namin kasi tiningnan namin yung parang syllabus, yun bang mga courses na kukunin nila and nakita namin na after lang sa third year kailangan nila yung tertiary hospital. So ni-request namin na hindi na lang ipasara yung pre-nursing yung first 2 years.”
Monsod: “Follow up question na lang po ha. Eh kung ganun pala ang istorya, bakit bumaba pa ang mga nurses na na-employ sa abroad kasi hindi sila qualified. In other words, if its only a matter of investment, bakit po hindi sila ma-employ-employ. At bakit po nag-resign ang Technical Nursing Education Committee at saka nag-resign after only 7 months in office. Do you think they just did not understand?”
Villar: “Yung pag-re-resign po ni Father is a personal quarrel with the owner of a school. Medyo personal po yun. Pero yung amin po ay sinasabi po namin sa kanila na actually hindi naman kailangan ang nurse ay matapos nung BSN. Kasi ‘tong ating mga nurses, gusto lang nilang maging room nurse o sa Amerika or sa other country is ano lang sila yung parang mag-aalaga. Hindi naman sila kailangang ganun kagaling.“
The statement Cynthia Villar said was during the GMA News TV program “Pagsubok ng mga Kandidato” aired last February 23, 2013, where political candidates are put under 1 minute to answer a question from the panelist.
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