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| Born | Jocelyn Andamo Error: Need valid birth date: year, month, day |
| Nationality | Filipino |
| Political party | Makabayan |
| Occupation | nurse, health activist |
Jocelyn "Alyn" Andamo (born 1963) is a nurse and health activist from the Philippines who is the Secretary-General of Filipino Nurses United. She is currently running as Independent under Makabayan for Senator for the 2025 Philippine general election.
Early life
Initally wanting to pursue dentistry as inspired by her parents, Andamo graduated from Far Eastern University Institute of Nursing as cum laude. After graduating in 1983, she became a day care nurse at the Philippine Nurses Association (PNA). She has had experience in community-based health programs. One of her first exposures to the health situation in the Philippines was her integration among indigenous and poverty-stricken rural communities in Quirino.
Activism
Andamo has advocated for better working conditions, including higher wages for healthcare workers in the Philippines. She served as Education Committee Coordinator of the national democratic mass organization Alliance of Health Workers from 2009-2015. She was also a convener and founder of the Nagkakaisang Narses sa Adhikaing Reporma sa Kalusugan (NARS ng Bayan). She led campaigns against the privatization of government hospitals such as the Philippine Orthopedic Center, Philippine General Hospital, Dr. Jose Fabella Memorial Hospital, Tala Leprosarium, Philippine Heart Center, Lung Center of the Philippines, Philippine Children’s Medical Center, and National Kidney and Transplant Institute.
In 2021, she criticized the Department of Labor and Employment for the proposal to exchange Filipino nurses for COVID-19 vaccines, as if treating them as barter and commodities.
Together with calls for the betterment of healthcare workers, she has advocated for better public healhcare system in the Philippines.
She was revealed as part of Makabayan Senatoriable slate on National Heroes Day, August 26, 2024. She revealed that once elected, she would immediately file for monthly salary increase of ₱50,000 for nurses and ₱33,000 for other healthcare workers.
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- ^ "JOCELYN ANDAMO | MAKABAYAN 2025". MAKABAYAN 2025. Retrieved 2025-01-17.
- ^ "Nurse Jocelyn Andamo, the Senate Aspirant Who Hopes to Cure the Nation's Health Care Ills". phkule.org. 2024-10-02. Retrieved 2025-01-17.
- ^ Productions, Kodao (2024-08-26). "Makabayan fields biggest progressive slate for Senate race, presents 10 candidates on Heroes' Day". Kodao Productions. Retrieved 2025-01-17.
- ABS-CBN News (Feb 25, 2021). "Public apology hiling ng nurses group dahil sa hirit na 'palit-bakuna' sa Europe". abs-cbn.com/news.
- Flores, Dominique Nicole. "Makabayan bloc fields grassroots leaders, 4 lawmakers for 2025 Senate race". Philstar.com. Retrieved 2025-01-17.