HOUSTON — Long before the COVID-19 pandemic began, Filipino nurses have played a big role as frontline healthcare workers. While it’s something they are deeply proud of, many Filipino nurses paid the ...

The Commission on Filipinos Overseas (CFO) is strengthening programs that link overseas Filipinos (OFs), including nurses, back to the Philippines while highlighting open pathways for their return and ...

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“YOU are my champion!” This line ended the keynote speech of global Filipino athlete Olivia Bong Coo during the Filipino ...

SAN FRANCISCO -- With more than a third of U.S. adults fully vaccinated and outdoor mask mandates lifted, it's easy to forget all that was lost to COVID-19 in the last year. The nation's frontline ...

New Filipino nurses place their hands on their chests during an oath-taking ceremony for new professional nurses at a 2010 convention in the Philippines. New Filipino nurses place their hands on their ...

Filipino nurses preparing for deployment to the United States have been waiting longer for their visas to be released as processing times—some already taking several years—have become even more ...

The Overseas Workers Welfare Association (OWWA) expressed readiness Wednesday to extend assistance to Filipino nurses ...

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LOS ANGELES — Catherine Rubio had planned on retiring from a 30-year full-time nursing career in the second half of 2020. But shortly after stay-at-home orders were issued in Los Angeles County ...

SAN FRANCISCO (KPIX) -- There is an alarming statistic when it comes to COVID-19 death among nurses. Nearly a third of those who have died are of Filipino descent. Sixty-three-year-old Francis Dadis ...

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