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Blinken praises Filipino nurses in US as ‘angels’

US State Secretary Antony Blinken hailed Filipino nurses in US as “angels” who are “caring in so many ways.”

“There are not so many angels in the world. But if there are angels in the United States, among the angels are the Filipino nurses who are caring in so many ways all throughout our country for our fellow Americans,” Blinken said during his courtesy call on President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr adding Filipino nurses have demonstrated “profoundly touching” compassion, something his own family has experienced.

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“And I have to tell you, I have felt that in my own family with different experiences in the past. And that, on a most human level, is profoundly touching,” Blinken told the President.

Marcos, on the other hand, said that the dedication of Filipino healthcare workers around the world is something that “we should be very proud of.”

“We are so terribly proud of our healthcare workers, the doctors and nurses, the Filipinos who have been working in the United States and the way they performed in the face of COVID,” said Marcos.

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“We were here watching them and saying again that we Filipinos are playing a global role in combatting this pandemic,” he added.

Blinken met the Chief Executive on Saturday, Aug. 6 and was joined by US Ambassador MaryKay Loss Carlson, Assistant Secretary for East Asian and Pacific Affairs Daniel Kritenbrink, Director of the Secretary of State’s Policy Planning Staff Salman Ahmed, Spokesperson Ned Price, Deputy Chief of Staff for Policy Thomas Sullivan, and Political Counselor Brett Blackshaw.

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