PEACE-MAKER Jose de Venecia Jr. Former Speaker of the House We remain hopeful that as long as Russia and the United States and its NATO allies are engaged in a dialogue, the dreaded war over Ukraine could be resolved without devastation and bloodshed. As a humble advocate of diplomacy and dialogue,...
The Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP) does not agree with presidential aspirant Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr.'s proposal to continue the local peace talks to address insurgency, claiming that it only serves "as a weapon for counter-insurgency". Bongbong Marcos FB page Reacting to the...
If he hadn't become a boxer, PROMDI presidential bet Senator Manny Pacquiao would have been a rebel fighting for justice and equality for poor Filipinos in the mountains of Mindanao. Senator Manny Pacquiao at Peace Forum Pacquiao made this candid admission of how his mind worked during the years of...
PEACE-MAKER Jose de Venecia Jr. Former Speaker of the House Since its founding in 1900, the Manila Bulletin has been a chronicler of the events and developments that shape our country’s history. Manila Bulletin’s commitment to responsible, fair, and balanced news reporting is one of its many...
Former Philippine National Police (PNP) chief General Guillermo Eleazar has vowed to bring his 38-year experience in the uniformed service in the Senate should he win in the upcoming May 2022 senatorial race. Eleazar, said he would focus on programs aimed at promoting peace and order and national...
PEACE MAKER Jose de Venecia Jr. Former Speaker of the House The 2022 Winter Olympics commenced in Beijing last Friday, amidst the RAGING COVID-19 pandemic and geopolitical challenges around the world, especially the mounting tensions between Russia and the United States and its NATO allies over...
PEACE MAKER Former Speaker of the House Jose C. De Venecia Jr. As of this writing, tensions between Russia and the United States and its NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization)allies are rapidly escalating, following reports of a massive Russian military build-up in the Russia-Ukraine border and...
Vice President Leni Robredo bared some interesting tidbits about herself as she took on the fast talk challenge during “The Jessica Soho Presidential Interviews” on Saturday, Jan. 22. (The Jessica Soho Presidential Interviews) Under the challenge, a series of questions is hurled at the...
PEACE-MAKER Former Speaker of the House Jose C. De Venecia Jr. Tensions have escalated once again in the Korean Peninsula following the series of missile tests conducted by North Korea since the start of the year. The Korean Peninsula is one of the lingering flashpoints in Asia and the global...
Become a barista of peace WAKE UP CALL A cup of coffee from Coffee for Peace cafe Paying forward the gift of peace can be as easy as learning the art of homebrewing your own coffee. That means every Filipino, no matter where they’re based in the world, can source beans figuratively grown with...
PEACE-MAKER Jose de Venecia Jr. Former Speaker of the House Sixteen years ago, on January 2006, as then speaker of the house, we organized a Global Interfaith Dialogue here in Manila, where leaders of government, parliament, academe, civil society, religion, and faith-based organizations from the...
Manila Archbishop Jose Cardinal Advincula told the Catholic faithful to pray for peace and be instruments of peace as the world crosses over a new calendar year on Saturday, Jan. 1. Manila Archbishop Cardinal Jose F. Advincula (MANILA BULETIN FILE PHOTO) Advincula said that the new year is the...