"We had gold in our hands." Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. said the country could have received its first Nobel Peace Prize years ago with the late former President Corazon Aquino but said her people were so "full of it" that they never tried to get it for her....
Albay Rep. Edcel Lagman on Friday, Oct. 8 joined the Makabayan bloc in expressing elation over the awarding of a Nobel Peace prize to journalist Maria Ressa, making her the first Filipina to win the most prestigious international recognition in the world. So far, only Lagman and Deputy Minority...
President Duterte said he is glad that the government has suspended its peace negotiations with the communist rebels, noting that he doesn't understand why the latter continue to kill and sow hate among the people. President Rodrigo Duterte (Malacañang photo) Duterte made the statement as he led...
Hundreds of former Peace Corps volunteers and officials from the Philippines and United States gathered virtually Wednesday, Oct. 6, to celebrate the 6oth anniversary of Peace Corps Philippines. VIRTUAL CELEBRATION--The U.S. Peace Corps, U.S. Embassy in the Philippines, Philippine government, and...
PEACE-MAKER Former Speaker of the House Jose De Venecia Jr. Since the onslaught of the deadly COVID-19, our wife Gina and we have been staying in our Dagupan City home, which is a short walking distance from the Lingayen Gulf, where General Douglas MacArthur and, earlier, General Masaharu Homma...
Senator Panfilo Lacson on Tuesday said he agrees that an amnesty for rebel groups would be key to a national reconciliation as the government pursues peace and order. Lacson expressed his view on the issue as his the Senate Committee on National Defense and Security, Peace, Unification and...
PEACE-MAKER Former Speaker of the House Jose C. De Venecia Jr. We are delighted that after two years of renovation, the Home Economics building of our old school, the West Central Elementary School (formerly Dagupan Elementary School) in Dagupan City, which served as the brief headquarters of...
Peace Corps Philippines, an agency and volunteer program run by the United States government, has signed a contract to independently evaluate the impact of the organization’s unique “Response Program” as it prepares for the resumption of its activities in a post-COVID-19 pandemic setting....
PEACE-MAKER Former Speaker of the House Jose C. de Venecia Jr. The United Nations general assembly commenced its 76th session last Sept. 14, amid the still raging COVID-19 pandemic, which has infected some 226 million people and claimed more than 4.6 million human lives worldwide, and increasing,...
PEACE-MAKER Former Speaker of the House Japanese Prime Minister Yushihide Suga announced that he was not seeking election as leader of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), which means that he will step down as Japan’s premier when his term as LDP leader ends on September 30 this year....
PEACE-MAKER Jose de Venecia Jr. Former Speaker of the House Now that the Taliban have taken over the reins of government in Afghanistan, they now face their more difficult battle, that of governing and rebuilding their war-torn country. The future of some 38 million Afghans are now in the hands of...
Communications Secretary Martin Andanar said that the Duterte administration has attained various notable achievements in terms of ensuring peace and order in the country, particularly the establishment of the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM). Presidential Communications...
