UN chief Antonio Guterres has raised to the UN Security Council the worsening situation in Gaza, invoking for the first time the Article 99 of the UN Charter as he believed that the developments in the ongoing Israel-Hamas war are already threatening international peace. Guterres early Thursday...
In a bid to achieve water security for Filipinos, Senator Francis Tolentino is pushing for the continuous development of water sources nationwide. In a conversation with the Local Water Utilities Administration (LWUA) Administrator Vince Revil on Saturday, Dec. 2, Tolentino cited several water...
A China Coast Guard vessel fires a water cannon during a resupply mission of the Armed Forces of the Philippines in Ayungin Shoal on Nov. 10, 2023. (Courtesy of Philippine Coast Guard) After expressing initial reluctance, the National Security Council (NSC) has allowed a civilian group to visit the...
ATHENS, Greece – Players in the global liquefied natural gas (LNG) sector are re-assessing the impact of high gas prices as well as targets of infrastructure development expansion amid the transitioning of many energy markets into cleaner energy solutions. At the World LNG Summit that will kick...
By YVETTE TAN In Avengers: Infinity War, Thanos wanted assemble the Infinity Gauntlet so he could eradicate half of all life in the universe because he claimed that genocide is what is needed to restore balance and to keep resources from being depleted by overpopulation. This was not his reason for...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – A security officer was gunned down here on Monday, November 27. POLICE and paramedics attend to a shooting victim in Zamboanga City. (Photo via Liza Jocson) Police identified the victim as Ricky Funtilon Casipe, 48, of Sitio Buenagatas, Boalan, this city. Casipe,...
The amnesty granted to rebels and insurgents will create a climate conducive to peace and reconciliation, the National Security Council (NSC) said. In its statement, the NSC said the amnesty will also provide a pathway for former rebels to reintegrate into the society and give them access to...
House Speaker Martin Romualdez (left), Senate President Juan Miguel "Migz" Zubiri (Speaker’s office) The Philippines is "on a roll". An upbeat House Speaker Martin Romualdez had this to day during the third and final day of the 31st Asia-Pacific...
(File photo) Several active and retired military officials who are now working in different capacities in the government expressed support to President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr.'s decision to grant amnesty to members of rebel and insurgent groups. Office of the Presidential Adviser on Peace,...
The Social Security System (SSS) has issued violation notices against eight business employers in Sun Valley and Merville, Parañaque City, for failing to remit contributions. In a statement, the SSS reported that a sum of P1.7 million in contributions, along with corresponding penalties, went...
Sixteen (16) countries have expressed support to the Philippines' bid for a non-permanent seat on the United Nations (UN) Security Council for the term 2027 to 2028, a position the country appealed for during the 78th session of the UN General Assembly in September. Senate President Juan Miguel...
Sen. Robinhood Padilla said on Thursday, Nov. 23 that he is one with the whole world in praying for the realization of a ceasefire - or “urgent and extended” humanitarian pauses - between Israel and the militant group Hamas. This was after the United Nations (UN) Security Council passed a...
