The Filipinos’ heart and dedication to their work were highlighted once again on international waters as veteran British broadcast journalist Piers Morgan praised the work of Filipino nurses serving at Britain’s National Health Service (NHS).
Morgan stated that his Filipina employee, Corinne was talking to her friends via Zoom and shared with him that her friends all worked for the NHS.
Good Morning Britain’s veteran broadcaster then went on to give a shoutout to all Filipinos to recognize the hard work that they do especially as the country faces thousands of cases amid the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19).
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“I’m just going to say them because we forget about this extraordinary workforce that comes from all around the world to work for the NHS and I just want to give them a little shout out. Erin, nurse manager at Guy’s Hospital and Nightingale Hospital, Ayesha who is a senior staff nurse at the intensive care unit at Guy’s and St Thomas’ Hospital which is where Boris Johnson is. Terifa and Venus, nurses at the infectious diseases team at Northwick Park Hospital. Princess Short who is a nurse at St Mary’s Hospital. Louis who is a nurse at Queen Alexander Hospital in Portsmouth and the whole team at Cheston Allergy Department at St Mary’s Hospital,” shared Morgan.
He also stated that all Filipinos working under the NHS are ‘unsung heroes’ and acknowledged that there are still many more Filipinos and other immigrants working for their healthcare system, providing constant and unyielding care for the sick.
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“It’s worth bearing in mind when we talk about immigrants in this country, these are the immigrants currently saving people’s lives. Coming here and actually enriching our country and doing an amazing job. So thank you to all the Filipinos who are here and to every other immigrant who works in the NHS currently and I hope at the end of this we have perhaps a different sentiment and a different feeling about what immigration has done for this country,” said Morgan.
As of press time, Britain has over 55,957 cases, with 332 recoveries and 6,171 deaths.
Watch the video here:
‘It’s worth bearing in mind when we talk about immigrants in this country, these are the immigrants currently saving people’s lives. Coming here and actually enriching our country and doing an amazing job’ – @piersmorgan pic.twitter.com/dAYcH9t095
— Good Morning Britain (@GMB) April 7, 2020
