WASHINGTON, United States -- Washington announced steps Tuesday to implement the new sanctions on Russia as agreed by G7 leaders, targeting Moscow's defense industry, raising tariffs and banning gold imports from the country. Germany's Chancellor Olaf Scholz gives a statement on June 28, 2022 at...
Photo by Pixabay from Pexels. There is a global wheat shortage. The Philippine Association of Flour Millers, Inc. (PAFMI) mainly attributes this to the war between Russia and Ukraine, which collectively supply a third of the global wheat supply. Wheat exports from Ukraine are blocked by the Russian...
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka -- Cash-strapped Sri Lanka on Sunday announced sending ministers to Russia and Qatar to try and secure cheap oil a day after the government said it had all but run out of fuel. Motorists queue along a street to buy fuel at a Ceylon petroleum corporation fuel station in Pugoda,...
Senator Francis ‘Tol’ N. Tolentino today June 21 asked the incoming leadership of the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) to empower local government units (LGUs) using the ‘Mandanas ruling’ of the Supreme Court in averting the effects of a looming global recession amid the combined...
A ranking solon who is well- versed in "budgeting" has told Filipinos to get ready to tighten the belts in the coming months amid what he described as "turbulent economic times". (Towfiqu Barbhuiya/ Unsplash) “We foresee difficult times ahead...and it is up to us if we can safely ride it through...
President Duterte is praying that the war between Russia and Ukraine and the conflict between China and Taiwan would be resolved peaceably through negotiations as killing human beings is senseless. President Duterte (Malacañang photo) Duterte said this amid ongoing geopolitical tension in Europe...
The Russia-Ukraine conflict raised during the meeting Monday, June 13 between President-elect Bongbong Marcos and Ambassador Marat Pavlov of Russia. Ambassador Marat Pavlov (left) meets with President-elect Bongbong Marcos (BBM Media Bureau) This was confirmed by Pavlov himself, who held a held a...
MOSCOW, Russia -- Former McDonald's restaurants in Russia have been renamed "Vkusno i tochka" ("Delicious. Full Stop"), the new owner said ahead of their grand re-opening later on Sunday. An employee stands in front of the menu board of the Russian version of a former McDonald's restaurant before...
More diplomats are scheduled to pay courtesy visits on President-elect Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. on Monday, June 13. President-elect Bongbong Marcos (BBM Media Bureau) Among those who are scheduled to visit Marcos, Jr. are Ambassador Marat Pavlov of Russia, Ambassador Hmed Shehabeldin...
LYSYCHANSK, Ukraine -- Pro-Russian rebels sentenced to death two British fighters and a Moroccan who were captured while fighting for Ukraine, as a Ukrainian governor called for Western arms on Thursday to win the battle for a crucial eastern city. The death sentences come as Moscow concentrates...
As inflation hit a three-year high of 5.4 percent in May 2022 , Albay 2nd Rep. Joey Salceda called for urgent action in alleviating the financial burden on the indigent sector, specifically pointing out nutrition and food security. Albay 2nd district Rep. Joey Salceda (File photo/ MANILA BULLETIN)...
Caritas Manila executive director and Radio Veritas president Fr. Anton Pascual have called on the faithful to unite in prayer for peace and for an end to the ongoing war between Russia and Ukraine. Fr. Anton Pascual (Manila Bulletin photo) The ongoing unrest between the two countries has caused...
