Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle
Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle, prefect of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples, tested positive for COVID-19, the Vatican announced on Sept. 11 (See Licas News for story).
Noel Francisco
Filipino American former solicitor general Noel Francisco is among 20 people President Donald Trump says he is considering for nomination to the U.S. Supreme Court (See Inquirer.net for story).
Mayor Cynthia Barker
Mayor Cynthia Barker died today, 14 September. Barker was installed as mayor last June in Hertsmere.
She served as town councillor for Elstree and Borehamwood and borough councillor for Potters Bar from May 2015 to May 2019. She was re-elected to Hertsmere to represent the Borehamwood Kenilworth ward in May 2019.
“It is with extreme sadness that we announce the passing of The Worshipful Hertsmere Mayor Councillor Cynthia Barker following a bout of serious illness,” said Gene Alcantara, brother of Barker, on his Facebook post.
He added: “We will be issuing further information in due course, but may we ask please to respect the family's privacy at this very difficult time. Your prayers for the repose of her soul would however be welcome.”
Barker left behind an only daughter and four grandchildren.
Marvin Lim with mom, Edna
Marvin Lim, who immigrated to Atlanta with his parents when he was 7 years old, is the presumptive District 99 Representative to the Georgia State Legislature this January 2021 (See Inquirer.net for story).
Filipinos are among hundreds of thousands of seafarers worldwide who have been sidelined by the Covid-19 pandemic, confined to their ships and unable to go ashore for leisure, while global travel restrictions have made it difficult for shipping companies to replace crews (See Inquirer.net for story).
The Philippines plans to hold talks with Australian biotech giant CSL Ltd and partner University of Queensland, a senior health official said on Monday, as it looks to diversify possible sources for COVID-19 vaccines (See Yahoo News / Reuters for story).
Southeast Asian militants fighting under the banner of the Islamic State group, also known as ISIS, are likely to return to the Philippines to regroup, security analysts said at a conference in Singapore (See Newsweek for story).
Joseph Scott Pemberton
Philippine president Rodrigo Duterte has pardoned a US Marine in a surprise move that will free him from imprisonment for the 2014 killing of a transgender Filipino woman that sparked anger in the former American colony (See The Guardian for story).
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