In line with its efforts to prepare the next generation of public health leaders, the Department of Health (DOH) sent a Philippine delegation to this year’s World Health Assembly (WHA). DOH Secretary Teodoro J. Herbosa and Permanent Representative Amb. Carlos D. Sorreta together with delegates...
Australian drone logistics startup Gap Drone said that it intends to put up an assembly plant for its Uncrewed Aerial System (UAS) production in the Philippines as it looks to expand its operations in Asia and other regions. According to the Melbourne-based tech company, it plans to enter...
Senate Deputy Minority Leader Risa Hontiveros on Wednesday, March 6 urged Malacañang to fast track the filing of a resolution to the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) that calls on China to stop the harassment of Filipinos in the West Philippine Sea (WPS). Hontiveros’ statement comes after...
The Senate on Tuesday, February 27 unanimously adopted Senate Resolution No. 929 honoring the global contributions of South Korean diplomat Ban Ki-Moon, the 8 th secretary general of the United Nations General Assembly. President Juan Miguel “Migz” F. Zubiri, together with the other...
The United Nations (UN) has adopted a resolution jointly sponsored by the Philippines and Pakistan that aims to promote inter-religious and inter-cultural dialogue to achieve peace and stability. The international body adopted on Dec. 18 by consensus a resolution on the “Promotion of...
The Philippines voted in favor of a United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) resolution that called for an immediate ceasefire in war-torn Gaza, months after it abstained from a call for an “immediate humanitarian truce” between Israel and Hamas. Smoke billows from the Gaza's Rafah border...
A general view shows a screen of votes during a United Nations General Assembly meeting to vote on a non-binding resolution demanding "an immediate humanitarian ceasefire" in Gaza at UN headquarters in New York on December 12, 2023. (AFP) UNITED NATIONS -- The UN General Assembly...
Members of a displaced Palestinian family stand amid the rubble in Rafah on a street in the southern Gaza Strip on December 10, 2023, amid ongoing battles between Israel and the Palestinian movement Hamas. (AFP) The UN General Assembly is due to vote Tuesday on a non-binding resolution...
President Marcos believes that the national and Bangsamoro governments will now have a "greater cooperation" towards development. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. (RTVM screenshot) Speaking at the first Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) local legislative general...
The problems of Mindanao are problems of the Philippines, President Marcos said. "I have said it before but I will say it again, I have never recognized a Mindanao problem," Marcos said during the inaugural Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) Local Legislative General...
​The Philippines has voted in favor of a United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) resolution that has condemned Israel's settlement activities in the occupied Palestinian territory of East Jerusalem, and Israel's acts of violence against Palestinian civilians, including children. The...
The Philippines would have voted in favor of a UN General Assembly resolution that called for a humanitarian truce in the Israel-Hamas war had it included Hamas’ October 7 attack on Israel. In a statement on Saturday, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) gave further idea why the...
