United States Ambassador to Manila MaryKay Carlson looked back at the friendship forged between Manila and Washington when they stood as allies and emerged victorious after the World War 2. Leading the ceremony commemorating the 80th Victory Day with Baguio City Mayor Benjamin Magalong at the US...
Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) Chief Gen. Romeo Brawner Jr. paid tribute to fallen troops as the nation marked the 80th commemoration of the Victory Day, which signaled the end of the Japanese rule in the country. Brawner was the guest of honor and speaker and l ed a wreath-laying ...
Over 1,500 World War II era bombs and ammunition were recovered by the Antipolo City Police from a mountain dig site in Barangay San Roque, Antipolo City on Monday, Aug. 25. According to the Antipolo City Police, they received a report calling for Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) assistance at a...
The International Criminal Court (ICC) Registry said that it received 303 applications from people who want to be recognized as victims of former president’s Rodrigo Duterte’s war on drugs. “[T]he VPRS (Victims Participation and Reparations Section) received 303 application forms—a limited...
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump on Tuesday offered his assurances that U.S. troops would not be sent to help defend Ukraine against Russia after seeming to leave open the possibility the day before. Trump also said in a morning TV interview that Ukraine 's hopes of joining NATO and...
JERUSALEM (AP) — Protestors in Israel demanding their government make a deal to secure the release of hostages held by militants in Gaza escalated their campaign on Sunday, staging a strike that snarled traffic and shuttered businesses. The action organized by the Hostages and Missing Families...
The lawyer for the victims in former president Rodrigo Duterte’s drug war has asked the International Criminal Court’s (ICC) Appeals Chamber to grant her a “varying standard time limit” to respond to the defense team’s disqualification case against ICC Chief Prosecutor Karim Khan. In a...
KIBBUTZ RE’IM, Israel—Mazal Tazazo, 35, was narrating how she survived Hamas’ attack during the Nova music festival when she heard yet another blast—a louder one—that stopped her from speaking. For 20 seconds, she paused. She held her forehead. Terrified, she looked around. “It’s...
JERUSALEM, Israel—The Philippines ' recent vote in the UN General Assembly (UNGA) favoring a ceasefire in Gaza and President Marcos ' call for the entry of humanitarian assistance into the strip are only among the results of Israel 's continued war on Hamas, an Israeli official...
President Marcos declared that the Philippines has become more peaceful and more respectful of human rights under his administration, citing improved law enforcement, declining insurgency, and a whole-of-government approach to crime and drug enforcement. “Ang kapayapaan ay mahalagang pundasyon...
The long-range Russian drones come in swarms each night, buzzing for hours over Ukraine by the hundreds, terrorizing the population and attacking targets from the industrial east to areas near its western border with Poland. Russia now often batters Ukraine with more drones in a single night than...
Executive Secretary Lucas Bersamin has clarified that there is no warrant of arrest issued by the International Criminal Court (ICC) against Senator Ronald "Bato" dela Rosa in relation to the previous administration 's war on drugs. "Wala (None)," Bersamin said when asked if there was already...
