WARSAW, Poland – Poland's border guards said Friday that more than two million refugees had crossed into the EU member from neighbouring Ukraine since the February 24 Russian invasion. "At 9:00 am the number of refugees from Ukraine exceeded two million. It is mainly women with children,"...
Thirteen Filipinos from Ukraine are expected to arrive in the Philippines Tuesday evening, March 1, a Filipino diplomat said. Filipinos from Ukraine to arrive in Manila on Tuesday night, March 1, 2022. (Photo courtesy of the DFA) Philippine Ambassador to Poland Leah Basinang-Ruiz confirmed during a...
Six Filipinos were repatriated to the country from Ukraine on Sunday, Feb. 27, while 13 evacuees were welcomed by Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. at the Rava-Ruska-Hrebenne Border Crossing Station in Poland as Russia's invasion of the former Soviet republic continues. In a tweet,...
The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said 37 Filipinos in Ukraine are now being transported out of the country's capital, Kyiv, as part of the Philippine government's repatriation efforts following Russia's military invasion of the European country. AFP/ MANILA BULLETIN DFA Undersecretary for...
A consular team from the Philippine Embassy in Warsaw, Poland has been sent to Lviv, Ukraine to ensure the safety exit of Filipinos from the foreign land amid rising tensions, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) bared. (Photo courtesy of the DFA) A two-man team from the embassy was sent to...
FIle Photo from EJ Obiena's Facebook account EJ Obiena captured his first title in this year’s indoor season after beating fellow elite athletes in the Orlen Cup 2022 at the Atlas Arena in Lodz, Poland Friday (Saturday in Manila). The 26-year-old Tokyo Olympian cleared a season-best 5.81 meters...
Thirty-two brand new S-70i Black Hawk helicopters will be added to the fleet of the Philippine Air Force (PAF) in the next four years after the Department of National Defense (DND) approved of its procurement for P32 billion, Secretary Delfin Lorenzana announced Sunday, Jan. 16. The Defense Chief...
The government of Poland donated 547,100 doses of AstraZeneca coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine to the country on Sunday afternoon, Nov. 28. An airport employee unloads 547,100 doses of AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine donated by Poland to the Philippines on Nov. 28, 2021. (Screenshot from RTVM...
WARSAW, Poland -- Poland's parliament on Thursday approved the extension of a state of emergency along the border with Belarus for 60 days despite EU criticism of migrant deaths on that stretch. A woman wearing a face mask walks on a street in central Warsaw, Poland, on March 20, 2021....
Dindi Pajares Miss Philippines Dindi Pajares finished second for the Miss Elegance Special Award at the Miss Supranational 2021 pre-pageant event ongoing in Poland. First place went to Miss Supranational Puerto Rico Kalra Guilfu while Miss Supranational Dominican Republic Eoanna Constanza, third...
Dindi Pajares (Photos by Joy Arguil Photography) The 12 th edition of Miss Supranational pageant will air on Sunday, August 22 at 2am, live via satellite from Nowy Sącz, Poland on CNN Philippines. This followed the announcement made last April 14 by Miss and Mister Supranational president Gerhard...
Bilateral trade between the Philippines and Poland more than quadrupled in the past five years encouraging both countries to further broaden their economic cooperation. This was highlighted at the recent virtual business forum “Let's do business together: Poland-Philippines - opportunities and...
