PEACE-MAKER Former Speaker of the House Jose C. De Venecia Jr. Last Dec. 16, our family once again observed the death anniversary of our beloved daughter, Katrina Casimira, whom we lovingly called KC. She would have been 34 years old this year but God summoned her back to His home in 2004. We were...
CLARK, Pampanga – More than 15,000 Global Peace Advocates participated in the three-day Global Peace Festival 2022 from Dec. 1 to 3 here. GLOBAL Peace Advocates attend the Global Peace Festival in Clark, Pampanga. The event was organized by the Global Peace Foundation (GPF) – an international...
OSLO, Norway -- A trio from the three nations at the centre of the war in Ukraine accepted their Nobel Peace Prize on Saturday, calling for an unabated fight against Russian leader Vladimir Putin's "insane and criminal" invasion. Jailed Belarusian rights advocate Ales Bialiatski, Russian...
PEACE-MAKER Jose de Venecia Jr. Former Speaker of the House (Part II) In our column last Sunday, we highlighted the statement of the 350-strong International Conference of Asian Political Parties (ICAPP) on peace, security and stability, which was issued at the conclusion of our 11th General...
PEACE-MAKER Jose de Venecia Jr. Former Speaker of the House At the recently-concluded 11th General Assembly of the 350-strong International Conference of Asian Political Parties (ICAPP) in Istanbul, Nov. 17-20, under the theme “Role of political parties in strengthening dialogue for global peace,...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – The 25th year of the Mindanao Week of Peace kicked off at the Paseo del Mar here on Thursday, Nov. 24, attended by hundreds of stakeholders from the religious, civic, education, and government sectors. STAKEHOLDERS from the academe, civic, religious, security, and other sectors...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – Top government and defense officials, together with officials of the Sulu provincial government, launched Task Force Bantay Dagat, a group that seeks to intensify border patrol and environmental protection in Sulu, in Maubuh Beach, Barangay Umangay, Patikul, Sulu on Saturday,...
PEACE-MAKER Jose de Venecia Jr. Former Speaker of the House The 11th General Assembly of the 350-member International Conference of Asian Political Parties, ICAPP, concluded yesterday in the historic city of Istanbul. We are most thankful to President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and the ruling Justice and...
A lawmaker on Monday, Nov. 14, called for a legislative investigation of the encounter between military forces and members of the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) in Basilan last week. Basilan Rep. Mujiv Hataman delivers his privilege speech during the plenary session at the House of...
PHNOM PENH, Cambodia—Brunei Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah has vowed to work closely with the Philippines on efforts to maintain peace, particularly in the island region of Mindanao. At the sidelines of the 40th and 41st Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Summits here, Bolkiah said that...
PEACE-MAKER Jose de Venecia Jr. Former Speaker of the House World leaders have converged in Phnom Penh, Nov. 10 to 13, for the 40th and 41st ASEAN Summits and other related summits. It is the first in a series of international conferences in Southeast Asia, followed this week by the G-20 meeting in...
The United Nations (UN) lauded President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. for his commitment to achieve youth empowerment, peace building, and security in the region, Malacañang said on Saturday, Nov. 12. President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. during the ASEAN Summit in Phnom Penh, Cambodia...
