Mandatory evacuation of all Filipinos in Ukraine has been enforced by the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) due to the "rapidly deteriorating security situation" in the war-stricken country. Filipinos from Ukraine to arrive in Manila on Tuesday night, March 1, 2022. (Photo courtesy of the DFA)...
JK Rowling (AFP) LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) - "Harry Potter" author J.K. Rowling on Monday promised to match donations up to £1 million ($1.3 million, 1.2 million euros) to a charity she co-founded to help children in Ukraine. The writer set up Lumos in 2005 "to end the systematic...
BEIJING, China – China stressed on Monday that the friendship between Beijing and Moscow was still "rock solid", despite international condemnation of Russia's ongoing invasion of Ukraine, as Beijing said it was open to helping mediate peace. China has refused to condemn its close ally...
THE HAGUE, Netherlands -- Russia declined to attend a hearing at the UN's top court on Monday at which Ukraine is asking for an immediate order to halt the conflict, the head judge said. "The court regrets the non-appearance of the Russian Federation in these oral proceedings," International Court...
MOSCOW, Russia – Russia detained more than 5,000 people protesting President Vladimir Putin's attack on Ukraine in dozens of cities Sunday -- an unprecedented number as Moscow clamps down on anyone opposing the Kremlin's military assault on the country. OVD-info, which monitors arrests...
Senator Joel Villanueva on Monday, March 7 called on the government to start the "immediate" and "efficient" distribution of fuel subsidies to the transport, agriculture, and fisheries sector amid the continuous fuel price hikes. The fuel price surge is being attributed to the easing of Covid-19...
The looming fuel crisis could have been averted if the Department of Energy (DOE) had the foresight to stabilize oil prices by creating buffer stocks on gasoline and diesel at the onset, presidential aspirant Senator Manny Pacquiao said on Monday. The standard bearer of the Partido ng Demokratikong...
The Bureau of the Treasury failed anew to secure borrowings from the domestic market for a second consecutive week as banks continued to demand higher interest rates amid Russia’s escalating war in Ukraine. On Monday's auction, March 7, the national government rejected all bids for the...
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...
