The UN General Assembly overwhelmingly passed a non-binding resolution demanding an end to Israel's occupation of Palestinian territory within the next 12 months. (Xinhua) UNITED NATIONS (Xinhua) -- The UN General Assembly (UNGA) passed a non-binding resolution on Wednesday demanding an end...
Riyad Mansour, the permanent observer of the State of Palestine to the United Nations, addresses a meeting of the UN General Assembly (UNGA) discussing the U.S. veto on Gaza in the Security Council the previous month, at the UN headquarters in New York, Jan. 9, 2024. (Manuel Elias/UN Photo/Handout...
For the second time, President Marcos will not attend the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in New York this month and will instead be represented by Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) Secretary Enrique Manalo, the Presidential Communications Office (PCO) announced. President Ferdinand...
ACT-CIS Party-list Rep. Erwin Tulfo (Facebook) ACT-CIS Party-list Rep. Erwin Tulfo is suggesting a more drastic, yet still diplomatic, move for the Philippines in its bid to protect its interests in the West Philippine Sea (WPS) from China. ...
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...
