- Nursing in the Philippines seems to have been started by the religious FRAY JUAN CLEMENTE who founded SAN

LAZARO HOSPITAL. He devoted his life in performing nursing works.

-The University of Sto.Tomas started classes in PRACTICANTES DE MEDICINA, it is a two-year course.

- Initiated by Dr. Bacala and wrote that graduates had to pass a REVALIDA before they were given certificates - Graduates can perform minor surgery in towns without doctors and treat minor ailments

 Iloilo Mission Hospital of Nursing (1906) Philippine General Hospital (1907) St. Lukes Hospital of Nursing (1907) Mary Johnston Hospital School of Nursing (1907) St. Pauls Hospital School of Nursing (1907)

San Juan de Dios Hospital School of Nursing (1913)

-This is the law that regulates the Practice of Medicine -It also affects the practice in Nursing for this act provided for the examination and registration of nurses in the Philippines - The examination questions was done by doctors

-Known as the FIRST TRUE NURSING LAW - there is already the creation of BOARD OF EXAMINERS for NURSES

- in 1920, the first board examination in the Philippines was held

- First Filipino Nurse Supervisor in the Bureau of Health was appointed, before this, American Nurses supervised the Nursing Service

-The Filipino Nurses Association was born (presently known as PNA)

- The BOARD of EXAMINERS was headed by a nurse

-The first COMPREHENSIVE PHILIPPINE NURSING LAW

- enacted last June 19, 1953; signed by President Quirino - there is professionalization; nursing as a profession was defined - professors and clinical instructors have already qualifications

- there is already BSN at UP

- signed by JULITA SOTEJO, a nurse-lawyer and the PNA president at that time

-This was an amendment of RA 877 last June 18, 1966 - Members of the Board of Examiners for Nurses was increased from three to five - Members of the Board were to be appointed by the President of the Philippines - Masters Degree for the members of the Board and Deans of the college of nursing; before it was only BSN

-This is the Philippine Nursing Law of 1991

- signed by President Cory Aquino

-This is the Philippine Nursing Law of 2002

- Signed by President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo

- Principal author was Sen. Edgardo Angara and coauthored by Sen. Juan Flavier