Founded on September 2, 1922 as Filipino Nurses Association (FNA) in a meeting of 150 nurses presided by then Anastacia Giron (Mrs. Tupas), the FNA was incorporated in 1924. The International Council of Nurses

International Council of Nurses

The International Council of Nurses is a federation of more than 130 national nurses associations. It was founded in 1899 and was the first international organization for health care professionals...

 accepted the FNA as one of the member organizations during the congress held in Montreal, Canada on July 8–13, 1929. The FNA became the Philippine Nurses Association (PNA) in 1966, which was the same year that the office at 1663 F.T.