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Houston group recognizes excellent Fil-Am frontliners in annual event

Houston group recognizes excellent Fil-Am frontliners in annual event

Cheryl Piccio | TFC News Houston

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As the world strives to return to normalcy even as the fight against Covid-19 continues, the Philippine Nurses Association of North Houston (PNANH) is making it a priority to recognize the heroism of Filipino frontliners, especially during the most challenging period of their careers.

"Some of them are also directors and managers, and really have that high position in each of their organizations that they belong to. And we're very proud of that," PNANH President Dr. Mila Sprouse said. "We are Filipinos and we are known to be resilient. We are known to be agile and that's what we showed everyone."

Established in 2011, the group recently held its annual Scholarship and Awards Gala, with the goal of also raising funds to support nursing education.

"We do a lot of education, missions and outreach activities and of course we strive for excellence among the nurses," PNANH Past President Myrah Ubas noted.

Sprouse added that it is their mission to promote Filipino American nurses' positive image in the healthcare industry by presenting awards for Nurse of the Year, and excellence in clinical nursing, research, education and informatics.

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It was a welcome break for the awardees who know all too well the devastating impacts of Covid-19.

"I see one family member or friend going before us, one after the other. It's really hard but even though you're a nurse, you see a lot of sick people in the hospital, still it hits home. It’s really tough," Jingle Alcazaren, Nurse Practitioner Excellence Awardee Jingle Alcazaren shared.

Three nursing students also received scholarships from the organization. One of them is Angela Degracia, who said nursing is already in her blood.

"Ever since I was younger I have always had a feeling I wanted to be a nurse. My mom is one and my aunts are one so lots of family members," Degracia said.

Though the pandemic brought new unprecedented challenges, Sprouse said Filipino nurses have managed to meet them head on and will continue to do so, because providing topnotch patient care is their passion.

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Palace expects boost in PH investments after removal from dirty money ‘gray list’

Palace expects boost in PH investments after removal from dirty money ‘gray list’

Katrina Domingo,

ABS-CBN News

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Malacañang expects an increase in foreign direct investments after the Philippines was removed from the Financial Action Task Force’s (FATF) grey list earlier this week. 

The Philippines was removed from the list of nations flagged for weak anti-money laundering safeguards after the FATF acknowledged that the country was able to “meet the commitments in its action plan regarding the strategic deficiencies that the FATF identified in June 2021.”

“Our well-earned exit from the Financial Action Task Force’s (FATF) grey list boosts our drive to attract job-creating, growth-inducing foreign direct investments,” Executive Secretary Lucas Bersamin said in a statement.

“This seal of good financial housekeeping benefits overseas Filipinos as it would make cross-border transactions faster and cheaper as layers of compliance barriers are removed,” he said.

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Bersamin credited the country’s exit from the grey list to the “multiple moves made” the administration pushed to “finally dismantle structures that could be exploited by money launderers and terrorism financiers.”

“For so long, our investment attractiveness has been dragged down by this dirty money haven label,” the Executive Secretary said.

“This hard-fought administration win in its battle against money laundering will be preserved and protected through consistent compliance with global standards.”

The Anti-Money Laundering Council (AMLC) earlier said that “the exit will reduce international fund transfer requirements, benefitting Filipino individuals and businesses.”

Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) Governor and AMLC Chairman Eli Remolona, Jr. called the feat a result of “strong cooperation” between the government and the private sector.

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