MANILA, Philippines (The Adobo Chronicles, Manila Bureau) – With one sweeping public pronouncement, the newly-appointed Health Secretary under the Marcos, Jr. administration created a new branding, patterned after the now infamous “We Give the World Our Best.”

Secretary Ted Herbosa said that government hospitals will be employing those who failed to pass the Nursing Licensure Examinations, thus creating a new DOH mantra of “We Employ the Not-so-best.”

Herbosa, however, did not give details on the DOH plan. Critics are asking: “Will they actually be employed as nurses, or as orderlies — those who clean up patients, hospital rooms and equipment.

The DOH announcement sent chills to Filipinos, creating an atmosphere of distrust about possibly being taken care of by unlicensed nurses at government hospitals.

The Call Center Association of the Philippines also criticized the move as it shrinks their potential sources of call center agents.