(UPDATE) CGFNS turns down 4-member RP appeal team

irst posted 17:43:47 (Mla time) 2007-03-06
Veronica Uy
INQUIRER.net

MANILA, Philippines -- The Commission on Graduates of Foreign Nursing Schools (CGFNS) on Monday (Philadelphia time, Tuesday in Manila) rejected with finality the appeal of a four-member Philippine mission to reconsider its decision to withhold VisaScreen certification to the passers of the June 2006 nursing board exam.

On its website, the CGFNS said its board of trustees president Dr. Lucille Joel and chief executive officer Dr. Barbara Nichols, explained to the task force that CGFNS' decision “was based on the requirements of US law and was not subject to re-negotiation or further review.”

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