The Ukrainian government said it has continued to keep all checkpoints on the western border open 24 hours a day despite "extremely difficult conditions" to hasten the safe evacuation of civilians from the besieged cities of Ukraine amid Russia's ongoing attacks. AFP / MANILA BULLETIN In a...
EJ Obiena dedicates his latest feat to Ukraine, a country that is currently in conflict with Russia. Photo from EJ Obiena's Facebook page “My heart and thoughts are with you,” Obiena wrote on his Facebook post, accompanying it with an emoji of the Ukrainian flag. “Silence never helped the...
From sending donations to closing their stores, fashion houses are not turning a blind eye to the issue Pieces from Balenciaga's fall-winter 2022-2023 show While the international fashion industry is on a high with its major capitals producing spectacular shows, both IRL and URL, it is not turning...
Rock musician Sting recently unearthed his 1985 hit “Russians,” dedicating it to “brave Ukrainians fighting against brutal tyranny” as with “Russians who are protesting this outrage despite the threat of arrest and imprisonment." He added, "We, all of us, love our children. Stop the...
"We can’t stop the war in Europe, but we can help the country brace for crisis." Presidential Adviser for Entrepreneurship and Go Negosyo founder Joey Concepcion (Photo from Go Negosyo Facebook page) This is what Presidential Adviser for Entrepreneurship Joey Concepcion had to say as the ongoing...
Ukraine's Dayana Yastremska, wrapped in the Ukrainian national flag, reacts at the end of the WTA 6eme Sens Open semifinal tennis match against Romania's Sorana Cirstea in Lyon, on March 5, 2022. (AFP) Players draped in Ukraine flags, pledges of aid and placards demanding "No War" and "United in...
OFW FORUM Jun Concepcion Distressed OFWs are often a pathetic and heart-rending lot. Seriously maltreated OFWs in Saudi Arabia, Qatar or Jordan can’t end immediately their misery and go back home even if some have reached their breaking point. More often than not, they suffer for months before...
SPEAKING OUT Ignacio R. Bunye Until recently, my knowledge of Ukraine (Crimea in particular) was limited to what I picked up in high school. My English teacher, who also happened to be my mother, Sofia Rivera Bunye, asked her class to memorize “Charge of the Light Brigade” by Alfred Lord...
Presidential aspirant Vice President Leni Robredo appealed anew for the government to suspend excise taxes on fuel products to address ballooning oil prices amid Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Vice President Leni Robredo (VPLR Media Bureau) The Department of Energy (DOE) advised Filipino motorists...
Ukraine has called on oil companies to stop trading with Russia and its partners in a bid to step up pressure against the invading country amid the ongoing war. Ukraine Foreign Affairs Minister Dmytro Kuleba (Screenshot from MFA of Ukraine / Facebook) "Russian oil smells with Ukrainian blood today....
Ukraine assured the governments of foreign students still trapped in the country that they are extending all necessary assistance to their nationals but said they cannot be safely evacuated unless Russia stops its attacks. Ukraine Foreign Affairs Minister Dmytro Kuleba (Screenshot from MFA of...
Ukraine is bleeding but has not fallen. Ukraine Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba (Screengrab from MFA of Ukraine Facebook Page) This was what Ukraine Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba said on Sunday, March 6, as he called on every country in the world to demand Russia to stop the ongoing war. "As you...
