Filipina nurse May Parsons, who administered the world’s first approved COVID-19 vaccine, has received the prestigious George Cross award from Queen Elizabeth II on behalf of the United Kingdom’s National Health Service (NHS).
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Filipina nurse Charito Romano receives British Empire Medal for pandemic work
Filipina staff nurse Charito Leonardo-Romano has been awarded the British Empire Medal in recognition of the nurse’s “outstanding work” amid the COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom.
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Filipino driver of UK embassy receives British Empire Medal from Queen Elizabeth II
Filipino driver Roland Quitevis, who has served eight British Ambassadors to the Philippines for 33 years, was awarded by Queen Elizabeth II with the British Empire Medal (BEM). Ambassador Daniel Pruce announced on July 24 that the Filipino driver for the UK Embassy in Manila is being honored by the Queen’s British Empire Medal for […]
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GNP Exclusive: At London Fashion Week, I met the Queen
“This afternoon, at London Fashion Week, I met The Queen …” was the caption the star struck hat designer Harvy Santos had on his Facebook page when the Queen of England visited his display showroom at the ongoing London Fashion Week. Santos an emerging talent in the London fashion scene was one of the designers […]
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Filipinas honored by Britain’s Queen for Yolanda efforts
Two Filipino members of the consular section at the British Embassy in Manila were recently honored by Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II
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