UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres speaks at a press conference held ahead of the high-level week of the 78th session of the UN General Assembly at the UN headquarters in New York, on Sept. 13, 2023. (Xinhua/Xie E) UNITED NATIONS -- It is in the interest of everybody to have a...
ILOILO CITY – The Convention of Philippine Baptist Churches (CPBC), the oldest existing Baptist union in the country, recently installed a new secretary general. REV. Danilo Azuela Borlado (center) and his family during his installation as the new general secretary of the Convention of Philippine...
The House of Representatives' Legal Affairs Department has yet to respond to the questions raised against the House secretary-general's power to remove a duly-elected and proclaimed congressman from the chamber's official roster. (Ellson Quismorio/ MANILA BULLETIN) Congressman-elect Romeo Jalosjos...
Reginald Sagun Velasco was elected by the House of Representatives to serve as Secretary General of the 19th Congress as it commenced its first regular session last Monday, July 25. House Speaker Rep. Martin Romualdez administers the oath of newly-elected House Secretary General Reginald Velasco...
Catholic priest Father Bryand Restituto of the Archdiocese of Palo has been appointed as the new assistant secretary general of the Catholic Bishops' Conference of the Philippines (CBCP). Based on the CBCP News website, Restituto was "formally introduced to the bishops on July 9, the first of their...
UN Secretary-General António Guterres For the people of Ukraine, the Russian invasion is a waking nightmare, and a humanitarian disaster on a terrifying scale. But the war is also fast becoming a matter of life and death for vulnerable people around the world. We have all seen the tragedy...
One Cebu party member and House Deputy Speaker Pablo John Garcia has rejected his party's endorsement of Bongbong Marcos's presidential bid. House Deputy Speaker Pablo John Garcia (Photo from House of Representatives) As a result, Rep. Garcia, who is a supporter of presidential candidate Manila...
Regular sessions will resume on Monday, Jan. 17 in the House of Representatives after the leadership decided to no longer extend the two-week lockdown it imposed as part of precautionary measures against the spread of COVID-19 infection. House of Representatives empty plenary Secretary General Mark...
The House of Representatives on Thursday, Nov. 18 honored incumbent and former lawmakers, as well as administrative and congressional staff who died as the COVID-19 epidemic devastated the country. Speaker Lord Allan Velasco, together with House Secretary General Mark Llandro Mendoza, led the...
The Philippines and the Netherlands have affirmed their intent to forge stronger bilateral partnership and mapped out areas where they can further collaborate as both nations mark their 70th year of diplomatic relations. DFA Secretary Teodoro L. Locsin, Jr. (left) and Secretary General Paul Huijts...
K-pop idol group BTS returned to South Korea early morning on Sept. 24 after their successful mission at the United Nations as Special Presidential Envoy for Future Generations and Culture. The group arrived at Incheon International Airport Terminal 2 at about 4:31 a.m. KST via a Korean Air flight....
K-pop superstars and special presidential envoy BTS talked about the youth around the globe and their thoughts amid the ongoing coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic that has affected the world for nearly two years at the United Nations General Assembly Hall in New York City on Sept. 20. BTS’...
