KABUL, Afghanistan -- The Taliban ordered girls' secondary schools in Afghanistan to shut Wednesday just hours after they reopened, an official confirmed, sparking confusion and heartbreak over the policy reversal by the hardline Islamist group. Girls arrive at their school in Panjshir on March 23,...
President Duterte highlighted in his speech before the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) the Philippines' "longstanding humanitarian tradition" in the government's decision to welcome refugees coming from Afghanistan. OPEN DOOR--President Rodrigo Duterte reports the Philippines' acceptance of...
Qatari Assistant Foreign Minister Lolwah Alkhater has thanked the members of the Filipino community in Doha for their "generosity and solidarity" with hundreds of Afghan refugees who are now sheltered in that country. Alkhater, who is also serving as spokesperson for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs...
Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. on Wednesday confirmed the arrival of an undetermined number of Afghan refugees, including women and kids, to the Philippines. Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. (PCOO / FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN) In a late-night tweet, Locsin said the...
WASHINGTON, United States -- US Secretary of State Antony Blinken headed Sunday to Qatar on his first trip since the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan as he seeks a united front with allies shaken by the chaos. US Secretary of State Antony Blinken arrives to board an aircraft in Joint Base Andrews,...
UNITED NATIONS -- Nearly 10 million children in Afghanistan are in desperate need of humanitarian aid, and the UN Children's Fund (UNICEF) is appealing for about $200 million to respond to their needs, said a UN official on Monday. A displaced Afghan child at a makeshift camp of Internally...
The Department of Foreign Affair (DFA) will yield to the Justice department when it comes to the acceptance of Afghan nationals who wish to seek refugee status in the Philippines. Afghans gather on a roadside near the military part of the airport in Kabul on August 20, 2021, hoping to flee from the...
MB Lifestyle photographer tries the handmade street box camera Many veteran photographers who were able to shoot using film cameras would always argue that photography today is nothing compared to how it was before in terms of applying skills, techniques, and creativity. While that may be...
It prints black and white photos in minutes by applying an old art principle of photography Cameras have evolved drastically over the years, from the 16th-century room-size camera obscura (Latin for darkroom) to the present miniature camera on smartphones. With humanity’s desire to capture images...
