Agence France-Presse /July 13, 2022 LONDON — Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II on Tuesday awarded the George Cross to the state-run National Health Service (NHS) for its work over the past 74 years and praised its COVID-19 vaccine rollout. The George Cross is the highest non-military award for gallantry bestowed by the British government. The queen presented…
Gaea Katreena Cabico – Philstar.com November 3, 2021 MANILA, Philippines — To have his voice heard in Glasgow, United Kingdom, 23-year-old climate activist Jefferson Estela had to tangle with financial difficulties. The architecture student who leads the Youth Strike for Climate Philippines had to set up a crowdfunding page to raise pocket money for his trip….
Reuters / November 01, 2021 GLASGOW — A U.N. conference seen critical to averting the most disastrous effects of climate change launches amid acrimony on Monday after major industrialized nations were accused of dragging their feet on ambitious new commitments. The COP26 conference in the Scottish city of Glasgow comes a day after G20 big…
Oct 28, 2021 Reuters (rappler.com) LONDON, United Kingdom Significant behavioral, technological, and socioeconomic transformations are needed to achieve a steep reduction in emissions by 2030 and net zero emissions by 2050 Thirty eight scientific advisers to governments have urged leaders at the upcoming COP26 climate conference to focus on detailed action plans, not just pledges,…
By: Eunice Barbara C. Novio – INQUIRER.net/February 22, 2021 Our fixation for everything imported, success stories, and more are oftentimes focused on the Filipinos who “made” it in America. Even in the literary scene, our “it” girls and boys are always Filipino Americans. So where are the Filipinos in other parts of the world? Say,…
By: Daphne Galvez – Reporter/INQUIRER.net/February 15, 2021 MANILA, Philippines — The United Kingdom and Germany are seeking an exemption from the 5,000 per year limit on deployment of Filipino nurses and other health care workers, with the latter hoping to hire some 15,000 Filipino medical workers. Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello III revealed on Monday that…
By: Neil Arwin Mercado – Reporter / INQUIRER.net /December 08, 2020 MANILA, Philippines — The coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine given to the 90-year old British woman, who is deemed the first person to get inoculated outside clinical trials, was administered by a Filipina nurse. In a tweet, the British ambassador to the Philippines and Palau,…
By: Christia Marie Ramos, Reporter, Inquirer.net, September 15, 2020 MANILA, Philippines — England’s first Filipino mayor, Cynthia Barker, has passed away at age 58, her brother confirmed Tuesday. Barker is the incumbent mayor of Hertsmere, a local government district and borough in Hertfordshire, England. In a Facebook post, Gene Alcantara said his sister passed away…