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Marcos fetes Pinay nurse for her pandemic work

Alexis Romero - The Philippine Star
August 3, 2023 | 12:00am
Marcos fetes Pinay nurse for her pandemic work
President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. on July 11, 2023.
STAR / KJ Rosales

MANILA, Philippines — Charito Leonardo-Romano, a Filipino nurse based in the United Kingdom who was conferred the British Empire Medal for her service during the COVID-19 pandemic, met President Marcos at Malacañang on Tuesday.

Romano and fellow Filipino nurse Xyza Aura Macutay-Malloch were bestowed the British Empire Medal by the late Queen Elizabeth II in 2021.

In a Facebook post, Marcos thanked Romano for her contribution and reiterated his support for health care workers.

Romano is a staff nurse at the Arbrook House Care Home in Esher, England. The first person in the world to administer a peer-reviewed COVID vaccine is also a Filipina nurse in the UK, May Parsons.

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