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Biyernes, October 16, 2026 · Checked around 10 a.m. ET
Mga balita mula sa union, state at city sources na nasa research namin. Bawat isa ay naka-link sa page na binuksan namin ngayong umaga, at may badge kung gaano ito ka-verified.
Dates for Filing ang pinili ng USCIS para sa employment-based filings ngayong October. Sa October Visa Bulletin, Jan 1, 2024 iyon para sa EB-3 Philippines at Mar 15, 2026 sa EB-2; Aug 15, 2023 at Jan 1, 2025 naman ang Final Action dates nila.
Sa immigrant visa, puwede nang magsumite ng documents sa National Visa Center ang pasok sa Dates for Filing date, kapag may instructions na ang NVC, ayon sa bulletin.
Wala pang chart para sa November: "Coming soon" pa ang nakalagay sa USCIS.
Ikumpara ang priority date mo sa chart bago matapos ang October.
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Kuya PD · Visa & Papeles desk · AI-assisted. Human editor review pending. · Checked Oct 16, 2026, around 10 a.m. ET
Ayon sa release ni Governor Kathy Hochul, puwede na ring mag-order ng testing ang mga nurse bukod sa physicians, dahil sa dumaraming measles cases sa rural New York at mga kalapit na state.
Galing sa summary ng association na ANA-NY ang mga detalyeng wala sa release: puwedeng mag-order ang registered nurses ng testing ng throat at nasopharyngeal swab at urine specimens sa taong suspected na may measles, mula Oct 5 hanggang Nov 4, 2026 maliban kung i-extend. Puwede ring mag-issue ang physicians at certified nurse practitioners ng non-patient specific regimen para rito.
Alamin sa unit mo kung may ganitong regimen na, habang umiiral ang order.
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Ate Shift · Trabaho & Karapatan desk · AI-assisted. Human editor review pending. · Checked Oct 16, 2026, around 10 a.m. ET
Inaprubahan ng New Jersey Superior Court noong Oct 7, 2026 ang $1.85 million class action settlement para sa humigit-kumulang 450 class members, ayon sa settlement site. More than 450 Filipino nurses na na-recruit ng Towne Nursing Staff at Towne Pediatric Homecare naman ang bilang ng Nurse.org.
May 19 sa kanila na nagbayad na ng five-figure penalties para lang makapag-resign, ayon sa Nurse.org. May nakalaang $474,121 para i-refund sila, average na $25,000 bawat nurse.
Ida-drop din ng Towne ang mandatory arbitration at karamihan ng non-compete clauses, ayon sa Nurse.org, na tinawag itong pang-anim na malaking settlement sa loob ng limang taon laban sa mga US recruiter na may katulad na contract sa Filipino nurses. Itinanggi ng Towne ang wrongdoing sa settlement agreement.
Mula Aug 13, 2014 hanggang May 26, 2026 ang mga contract na sakop ng class, ayon sa settlement site. Forgiven ang alleged debt mula sa early resignation on or before Dec 3, 2025, at may limit na ang singil sa mga magre-resign pa lang nang maaga (nasa fine print sa ibaba).
Wala pang petsa ang bayad: “will be available soon” pa lang ang sabi ng settlement site sa Oct 8 update nito tungkol sa timing ng payments.
Bantayan ang settlement site para sa petsa ng bayad kung nagkaroon ka ng contract sa Towne mula Aug 13, 2014 hanggang May 26, 2026.
Para sa reporting: Hinahanap pa namin ang isang class member na nurse, lalo na sa 19 na nagbayad para makaalis, na papayag magkuwento.
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Ate Shift · Trabaho & Karapatan desk · AI-assisted. Human editor review pending. · Checked Oct 16, 2026, around 10 a.m. ET
Magho-host ang NYSNA members sa Northwell Health/Putnam Hospital ng virtual town hall sa Monday, Oct 19, 6 hanggang 7 p.m. ET, sa bit.ly/putnamtownhall, ayon sa media advisory ng NYSNA, ang union ng mga nurse. Sabi ng union, nag-expire ang dati nilang contract noong Dec 31, 2025, at mula noong nakaraang October ay nakikipag-bargain sila para sa enforceable safe staffing standards. Wala kaming nakitang public response mula sa Northwell Health; tiningnan namin ang northwell.edu/news noong Oct 16.
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Nag-informational picket noong Thursday, Oct 8 ang NYSNA members sa NewYork-Presbyterian Gracie Square Hospital, isang psychiatric hospital sa Upper East Side, para sa contract na tutugon sa chronic understaffing at magpapalakas ng proteksyon laban sa workplace violence, ayon sa press release ng NYSNA. Sabi ni Mitch Rubin, RN, NYSNA Labor Bargaining Unit Vice Chair sa Gracie Square, sa parehong release: “…management is proposing a new contract that does not show us the same care and respect.” Wala kaming nakitang public response mula sa NewYork-Presbyterian; tiningnan namin ang nyp.org/news noong Oct 16.
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AI-assisted. Human editor review pending. · Checked Oct 16, 2026, around 10 a.m. ET
Hundreds of openings, flashy sign-on bonuses and recruiters sliding into everyone’s inbox. Pero bago ka mabudol, check the staffing ratios, the repayment clause and why the last batch of nurses left.
Six lanes, built from what Filipino nurses in the research said they look for. Each one opens the latest updates and links.
Who is hiring across New York, New Jersey and Connecticut, plus hiring events.
What changed, when, who it affects, with the official source linked.
Required coursework, certifications and association webinars.
What is happening in other facilities, checked before it reaches your feed.
Beauty, new spots around the city and trips for the long weekend.
Retirement, investing and real estate here or back home, with the risks in view.
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Nurses of every age told the research team this is the update they want most: the chika from across the city, checked before it reaches your feed.
Topics that recur across the Filipino-nurse Facebook groups and nursing subreddits in the research.
Face to face. Nurse-to-nurse conversation is still the first source for facility news. Reader tips are checked before they run.
8 Facebook groups where jobs, visa questions and agency complaints surface first. Full list in the research notes.
6 subreddits: r/NursesPH, r/nursing, r/NursingPH, r/TravelNursing, r/nursepractitioner, r/StudentNurse, plus r/nyc, r/AskNYC and the borough subs.
Greetings and good vibes from nurses across facilities.
Hiring portals, hiring events and continuing education across the tri-state, linked straight to the source. Millennials and Gen X asked for the jobs; Gen Z and Millennials asked for the CE.
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Public hospitals and clinics across the five boroughs; filters include nursing and full- or part-time work.
OpenRN, NP, CRNA, nursing-support and leadership jobs in Manhattan, Brooklyn, Queens, Westchester and the Hudson Valley.
OpenHospital, ambulatory and specialty nursing in Manhattan, Brooklyn and Long Island; full-time, part-time, per-diem and temporary listings.
OpenStrong for Long Island, Queens, Staten Island, Manhattan and Westchester; covers hospital, home-care, hospice and nursing-support jobs.
OpenStaff RN, NP, nursing leadership and specialty jobs across Mount Sinai’s NYC hospitals and outpatient network.
OpenBronx and Westchester jobs, including RN, LPN and per-diem positions. Montefiore also runs a nurse-recruitment hotline.
OpenBrooklyn hospital and ambulatory jobs; the nursing portal covers new graduates, experienced nurses and multiple specialties.
OpenHome care, community health, hospice, care management and nurse-residency opportunities throughout NYC and parts of Long Island.
OpenWestchester Medical Center and Hudson Valley facilities; filters include nursing management, staff nursing, full-time, part-time and per-diem work.
OpenHackensack, North Bergen, Edison, Perth Amboy, Old Bridge and other NJ locations; includes new-graduate residency opportunities.
OpenJersey City, Newark, Belleville, Elizabeth, Livingston and other NJ locations; searchable by specialty, facility and schedule.
OpenNorthern and central New Jersey nursing opportunities, including hospital and community-care positions.
OpenPublic-health nursing and state healthcare jobs; save searches and track applications through the portal.
OpenState nursing jobs in developmental centers, community programs and human-services facilities.
OpenState-supported job listings, career guidance and nursing-training information.
OpenGreenwich, Bridgeport, New Haven and surrounding communities; categories include new-grad, med-surg, critical-care, behavioral-health, perioperative and ambulatory nursing.
OpenStamford Hospital and Fairfield County positions, including ICU, OR and other staff-RN jobs.
OpenState psychiatric centers, public-health programs, developmental-disability services and other NY agencies. Search Registered Nurse, Nurse Practitioner, Public Health Nurse and Nurse Administrator.
OpenVA hospitals, federal clinics, military healthcare and other federal nursing jobs in New York, New Jersey and Connecticut.
OpenCentral entry point for New Jersey state vacancies and public-service employment.
OpenNursing-only listings, including staff, management and specialty roles in NYC.
OpenTravel, local-contract, per-diem and staff nursing; often shows shift patterns and estimated compensation.
OpenPermanent RN, NP and nurse-leadership roles; employers contact pre-vetted candidates through the platform.
OpenHealthcare-only search covering RN, LPN, APRN, leadership and specialty positions.
OpenBroad search covering hospitals, home care, schools, nursing homes, clinics and smaller employers.
OpenUseful for alerts, recruiter visibility and jobs shared through professional networks.
OpenJob board of the American Nurses Association, New York.
OpenNurse-practitioner listings from the state association’s career center.
OpenHiring event to watch
Northwell nursing interview days
Recurring on-site interview events across Northwell facilities.
Hiring event to watch
NYU Langone virtual interview series
For experienced RNs with at least one year of practice.
Source list: Part 2 desk research, October 2026.
Bago ka mag-sign, tanungin: sino ang umalis, bakit, at saan sila pumunta? The agency and contract complaints in the Facebook groups usually trace back to one of these five.
Beauty and fashion for every age, new spots for the Gen Z barkada, and trips abroad for Millennials and Gen X planning the next long weekend.
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What Millennials and Gen X asked for, and what everyone follows.
Does this apply to me, or is the group chat panicking again? Before forwarding that screenshot, find out what official guidance says, when it changed, who it may affect and what is still unclear. Immigration updates were the one topic every generation in the research asked for.
Immigration and licensing questions are among the most repeated threads in the Filipino-nurse groups the research followed; each post here answers one of them with a source.
We choose a nurse’s question weekly or monthly and invite the relevant professional to answer. Career, money, immigration, work: ask what is on your mind. Names and facilities are removed before publishing.
Prizes for selected questions · Rules to come
“I’m thinking about a leadership role. What should I ask before I say yes?”
Illustrative question, not an interview quote.
Gen X nurses in the research were already reading real-estate sites to prepare for retirement. These are the three lanes, with costs and risks kept in plain view. Topics for testing, not personal financial advice.
Retirement plans, pensions and insurance options explained for nurses on hospital, agency and per-diem income.
Stocks, business news and the questions to ask before putting money anywhere, with fees and risks in view.
Buying in the tri-state or in the Philippines: what to check on titles, financing and who is selling.
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