MANILA – Prince Charles hailed Filipino medical front-liners in the United Kingdom as the two nations mark 75 years of diplomatic ties. In a special message posted through the page of British Ambassador Daniel Pruce, the Prince of Wales said the UK is “fortunate” to have thousands of Filipino nurses and medical professionals helping in…
MANILA – Private staff of foreign service personnel are assured of humane working conditions and protection from abuse under new guidelines. On Friday, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) and the Department of Labor and Employment signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) on cooperation in the deployment of private staff. Private staff are members of…
MANILA – Chief Justice Alexander Gesmundo on Friday said all magistrates of the Supreme Court (SC) and himself have been fully vaccinated against the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19). Gesmundo assured SC’s commitment to the health and safety of its workers who continue to perform their duties amid the pandemic. “We requested the National Task Force…
MANILA – The Commission on Elections (Comelec) said close to 600,000 Filipino voters abroad are expected to participate in next year’s elections, as it also expects to register another 1.6 million overseas voters. “The estimated number of voter turnout, we’re looking at would be about 580,212 and for the number of possible registrants for overseas…
MANILA – Parts of Luzon will continue to experience scattered rains due to the monsoon trough still affecting the country, a state forecaster said Friday. Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) weather specialist Shelly Ignacio said scattered rain showers and thunderstorms will prevail over Metro Manila, Central Luzon, Calabarzon, and Mimaropa. “The rest…
MANILA – The offer of the Communist Party of the Philippines-New People’s Army (CPP-NPA) to indemnify the Absalon family, who lost two of their members in an unprovoked anti-personnel mine (APM) attack last June 6, is laughable as the former claims they have a working justice system, a Palace official said on Friday. “What can…
