Malacañang has slammed the annual Amnesty International (AI) report which it considered as a "cut-and-paste collection of recycled issues and arguments" on human rights violations in the country used by critics of the Duterte administration. This picture taken on October 29, 2016 shows police...
DOHA, Qatar -- The Ukraine conflict has unleashed a "Third World War" over misinformation, an official from the beleaguered country said Saturday, while experts warned of the difficulty in convincing Russians what their army is doing. Russia's war on Ukraine has also forced a profound change in the...
Vice President Leni Robredo bared her time at the Inter-Agency Committee on Anti-Illegal Drugs (ICAD) was the most challenging role she had taken in her years-long public service. Vice President Leni Robredo (VPLR Media Bureau) But she said she does not regret any of it and affirmed that despite it...
President Duterte said he decided to allow American forces to use Philippine bases and facilities amid the ongoing armed conflict in Eastern Europe to "get it over with." President Rodrigo Duterte (RTVM Screenshot) Duterte made this statement after Philippine Ambassador to the United States Jose...
ILOILO CITY —The number of surviving World War II veterans in the islands of Panay and Guimaras have dwindled to just 46, the Philippine Veterans Affairs Office (PVAO) records show. Members of the American Legion Auxiliary Unit look for names of relatives who died in World War II at the Balantang...
President Duterte called on the communist rebels anew to return to the fold of the law while he is still in office, stressing the need to end the country's decades-long communist insurgency. President Rodrigo Duterte (Malacañang photo) Duterte made this appeal as he led the inauguration of the...
KYIV, Ukraine -- Bloody new attacks on civilians fuelled accusations Thursday that Russia is committing war crimes in Ukraine, as the United States warned it will make China pay for any support given to Moscow's assault. Three weeks into Russia's devastating invasion, the harsh tally of assaults on...
BRUSSELS, Belgium -- The European Union condemns the "serious violations and war crimes" committed by Russia in Ukraine, the EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell said Thursday. "The European Union condemns in the strongest possible terms the Russian Armed Forces and their proxies' continued...
President Duterte on Thursday, March 17, reiterated that the Philippines is maintaining its "neutrality" on the ongoing hostilities between Russia and Ukraine that have affected the global economy. President Duterte during the inauguration of the new Leyte Provincial Capitol in Palo, Leyte on March...
Targeted relief interventions would better help cushion the impact of inflationary pressures arising from the Russia-Ukraine crisis, the National Economic and Development and Development (NEDA) said. While calls to increase wages and fares to help minimum wage workers and public transport operators...
If the Philippines is not at war, then there's no need for martial law. (Mark Balmores/ File photo/ MANILA BULLETIN) Presidential candidate and UniTeam member Bongbong Marcos had this to say Wednesday, March 16, after the topic of martial law was brought up during the Kapihan sa Manila Bay news...
Disrupted supply chains, capacity constraints, plus deteriorating economies, slowed down the growth of global air cargo markets in January 2022, according to the latest data from the International Air Transport Association (IATA). Global demand, measured in cargo tonne-kilometers (CTKs), was up 2.7...
