The Philippine Council of Evangelical Churches (PCEC) denounced Russia's invasion of Ukraine saying it was heartless and unjustified. Photo PCEC FB "By invading Ukraine and completely violating international law...Russia has taken an illegal and immoral course for its action only results in...
Six Filipinos were repatriated to the country from Ukraine on Sunday, Feb. 27, while 13 evacuees were welcomed by Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. at the Rava-Ruska-Hrebenne Border Crossing Station in Poland as Russia's invasion of the former Soviet republic continues. In a tweet,...
More than 40 Filipinos have so far evacuated Ukraine's capital Kyiv to the western city of Lviv and now awaiting repatriation, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said. PH Ambassador to Warsaw Leah M. Basinang-Ruiz and officials from the Philippine Embassy in Warsaw welcome Filipino evacuees as...
Echoing the appeal of Pope Francis, Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) president and Caloocan Bishop Pablo Virgilio “Ambo” S. David has called on the public to pray for peace in Europe amid the war in Ukraine due to Russia’s invasion. Bishop Pablo Virgilio “Ambo” S....
PASAHERO Party-list has added its voice to the growing clamor of stakeholders who want to suspend excise tax on oil products amid concerns that local pump prices would continue to climb in the coming weeks. (File photo/ MANILA BULLETIN) According to Allan Yap, the party-list's founder, the proposed...
Department of National Defense (DND) Secretary Delfin Lorenzana expressed hope on Saturday, Feb. 26, that Russia and Ukraine will be able to solve their differences amicably, saying he “cares” for both countries. Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana (Photo courtesy of Department of National...
As Russia continued its invasion of Ukraine that has been denounced by world leaders, one fan of K-pop superstars BTS revealed what she has experienced amid the chaos. “We are crying here all the time. We are scared and some of us can’t leave our cities or Ukraine. Enemies bombarding a lot...
Partido Reporma standard-bearer Senator Panfilo "Ping" Lacson on Saturday, Feb. 26 said Filipinos must anticipate the cost of living to get more expensive in the coming days with oil prices soaring at over $100 per barrel and stock markets facing increased volatility amid the ongoing conflict...
Camarines Sur 2nd district Rep. LRay said he is "disgusted" by the Department of Energy (DOE) officials' lack of urgency with their proposed strategic petroleum reserve (SPR), which could have eased Filipinos' worries over the raging Russia-Ukraine conflict. Camarines Sur 2nd district Rep. LRay...
Presidential candidate Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. on Saturday, Feb. 26 called on the government to ensure the safety of Filipinos in Ukraine amid Russia's just-launched invasion of the state. Presidential candidate Bongbong Marcos (Lakas-CMD Media) Marcos Jr. in a statement said the Department...
LOS ANGELES - US actor and director Sean Penn is in Kyiv making a documentary about Russia's invasion, the Ukrainian president's office said Thursday. The double Oscar-winner was photographed attending a government press conference in Kyiv, and could be seen meeting with Volodymyr Zelensky in a...
WELLINGTON, New Zealand – The tiny Federated States of Micronesia severed diplomatic ties with nuclear power Russia on Friday over the "unambiguously villainous" invasion of Ukraine, warning relations would only be reopened if Moscow displayed a "love" of humanity. Leaders of the Pacific...
