President Duterte thanked British Ambassador Pruce for boosting the Philippines’ COVID-19 vaccine access.
On Wednesday, Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte thanked British Ambassador Daniel Pruce for helping the country get access to COVID-19 vaccines as Ambassador Pruce made his farewell call in Malacañang.
In a statement, Malacañang stated that President Duterte received Ambassador Pruce, the outgoing Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, in a farewell call in Malacañang.
The President congratulated Ambassador Pruce for a successful tour of duty, crediting him for the revitalization of the United Kingdom’s political and economic presence in the Philippines through high-level dialogues and exchanges.
“President Duterte conferred on Ambassador Pruce the Order of Sikatuna, Rank of Datu (Grand Cross), Gold Distinction, for his accomplishments,” said Malacañang in a statement.
President Duterte also thanked the British government for the donation of 415,000 AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine doses that contributed to the country’s ongoing vaccination program.
The President cited Ambassador Pruce’s personal role in improving COVID-19 vaccine access for the Philippines eventually leading to the conclusion of the innovative Tripartite Agreement between local government units (LGUs), GPH, and the private sector for the procurement of AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccines.
Meanwhile, Malacañang said that President Duterte called for the finalization of the Memorandum of Understanding on the Recruitment of Filipino Healthcare Professionals in order to ensure “fair, ethical, and sustainable” recruitment and employment of Filipino healthcare professionals in the United Kingdom.
The President also reiterated the Philippines’ support for the United Kingdom’s Presidency of COP26 in 2021, recognizing the United Kingdom’s bold commitments as it steered the global climate agenda towards urgent climate action.
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For his part, British Ambassador Pruce thanked President Duterte for all the support given by the Philippine government in the efforts to further strengthen bilateral ties across a broad range of areas — including trade and investments, political and defense cooperation, people-to-people exchanges, and fighting the coronavirus pandemic.
Ambassador Pruce also thanked the President for the Philippines’ support of the United Kingdom’s dialogue partnership with ASEAN (Association of Southeast Asian Nations).
Meanwhile, Ambassador Pruce stressed the importance placed by the United Kingdom on its relations with the Philippines and further underscored that the Philippines-UK bilateral cooperation will “continue to grow from strength to strength”.
President Duterte and Ambassador Pruce noted that this year marked a milestone in Philippines-UK relations as both countries celebrated 75 years of diplomatic ties.
GMA News Online reported that outgoing British Ambassador Pruce will be replaced by British diplomat Laure Beaufils, who was set to assume her post as the incoming British Ambassador to the Philippines this month.
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