The Philippines will let thousands of its healthcare workers, mostly nurses, take up jobs in Britain and Germany if the two countries agree to donate coronavirus vaccines, a senior official said on …
DICT adopts framework for Philippines’ digital readiness
The Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) has adopted a framework that outlines measures designed to improve the Philippines’ digital readiness, including the installation of …
Philippines offers nurses to UK in return for Covid vaccines
The Philippines has offered to allow thousands of nurses and other health workers to work in the UK and Germany if the European nations send it much-needed Covid-19 vaccines. Manila, which is dealing …
Philippines Offers Nurses in Exchange for Vaccines From Britain, Germany
Alice Visperas, director of the labour ministry’s international affairs bureau, said the Philippines was open to lifting the cap in exchange for vaccines from Britain and Germany, …
Philippines: Health officials confirm slight surge in Covid-19 cases as total now almost 523,000 as death toll goes above 12,000
The Department of Health (DOH) of the Philippines reported on Tuesday 1,414 new Covid-19 cases, bringing the total number of confirmed cases in the South-East Asian country to 564,865.
Zubiri: Philippines probably first with COVID-19 vaccine law without doses
Senate Majority Leader Juan Miguel Zubiri on Wednesday welcomed the passage of the proposed law on COVID-19 vaccination procurement and administration, saying, in jest, that the Philippines is …
Philippines: Nine women arrested over bomb plots
Nine women suspected of plotting to blow up military targets in the restive southern Philippines have been arrested, the army said on Tuesday. Security forces detained the women and seized bomb-making …
The Philippines Wants To Trade Its Nurses for COVID Vaccines From Europe
An official told reporters on Monday that Labor Secretary Secretary Silvestre Bello III requested the two countries give the Philippines 600,000 coronavirus vaccines in exchange f …
Coca-Cola investing $63M in Philippines for 2021
Coca-Cola Beverages Philippines Inc. (CCBPI), the bottling arm of Coca-Cola in the country, announced Tuesday it is pouring an additional $63-million investment to support its local operations, …
Nurses for vaccines: Philippines offer
The Philippines will let thousands of its healthcare workers, mostly nurses, take up jobs in Britain and Germany if the two countries agree to donate …