BAGUIO CITY, March 1 -- Up to 40 slots are available for Filipinos under the United Kingdom's Chevening scholarship, which produces outstanding leaders from all over the world.

In a briefing late Thursday afternoon in this city, Iain Cox, political counselor of the British Embassy in the Philippines, said processing of the scholarship will be from August until November and is open for workers in the government, private sector, civil society organizations, human rights defenders, and journalists, among others.

He said the UK government "strongly accepts" applicants in the fields of agriculture, climate change, disaster resilience, infrastructure, urban planning, human rights, and good governance.

"We are open to applications to people w...