Citing the country’s strength and resilience during difficult times, the international community on Saturday conveyed its sympathies to the Philippines and its readiness to extend assistance in the wake of Supertyphoon “Yolanda” (international name: “Haiyan”), one of the planet’s strongest typhoons that hit the country early Friday.
Ordinary people have the power to exact transparency and accountability from their public servants.
The United Kingdom’s new ambassador to Manila is hoping to see an improved business climate in the Philippines, saying that reform efforts should not hamper transactions with the government in order to keep investors’ interest.
When one of the British Embassy’s staffers struggled to find the Filipino word for “meeting,” the new ambassador chimed in and said, “pulong.” Then, at a recent reception, someone whispered after shaking the ambassador’s hand, “Sino siya?” The diplomat answered, leaving the female guest in shock: “Nakalimutan mo ako.”
A Philippine program that extols whistle-blowers and gives citizens a role in promoting a transparent government has caught the attention of a global transparency group.
Two more countries have issued advisories against traveling to Mindanao, reported Radyo Inquirer 990AM Tuesday.
It’s not as if “James Bond” or any other agent from MI6—the British foreign intelligence service—is watching from concealed corners or on the lookout for an imminent threat.
The United Kingdom has reissued its warning against travel to most parts of Mindanao, making it the first nation to update its advisory in the wake of Monday’s powerful blast in Cotabato City that so far left eight people–not nine as erroneously reported earlier–and 40 others injured.
The Senate appeared to have embarrassed itself in front of foreign diplomats on Thursday after it fell short of the one vote required to ratify three extradition treaties being monitored by the envoys.
The present crop of political leaders should emulate the integrity, competence and efficiency of Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, the first woman prime minister of the United Kingdom, who died recently, Sen. Miriam Defensor-Santiago said.
The Philippines on Tuesday mourned the death of Margaret Thatcher.
Looking back, Narciso “Dino” Lim-Carnay, a 42-year-old overseas Filipino worker (OFW), wishes he started his own business sooner.
