BEIJING, China -- Beijing on Thursday accused the NATO chief of "spreading disinformation" with claims that China has backed Russia's war against Ukraine, amid growing international pressure to distance itself from Moscow. China has refused to condemn close ally Russia over the bloody invasion of...
BRUSSELS, Belgium -- NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg on Thursday accused Russian President Vladimir Putin of making a "big mistake" by invading Ukraine, as leaders gathered to discuss overhauling the alliance's eastern defences. "President Putin has made a big mistake and that is to launch a war...
The Philippines is rallying behind the International Court of Justice's (ICJ) order to Russia to immediately suspend military operations in Ukraine. AFP/ MANILA BULLETIN In a statement on Wednesday, March 23, the country, through the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA), expressed its support to...
The Archdiocese of Manila will join Pope Francis on Friday, March 25, as it consecrates to the Immaculate Heart of Mary Russia and Ukraine. Consecration to the Immaculate Heart of Mary (RCAM image) The event will be held at the Manila Cathedral in Intramuros, Manila at 6 p.m. The consecration...
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...
Consumer should brace themselves for further acceleration in prices as the Philippines continues to face inflationary pressures from both food and non-food items, the Department of Finance (DOF) said. Finance Chief Economist Gil S. Beltran said effects of the African swine fever (ASF) continues to...
KYIV, Ukraine -- Residents of the northern Ukrainian town of Novoselytsya should seek shelter after an ammonia leak at a nearby chemical factory, an official said Monday, as intense fighting with Russian forces in the area continues. Sumy regional governor Dmytro Zhyvytsky said there had been an...
Senatorial aspirant Jose Manuel 'Chel' Diokno on Monday, March 21, raised concerns over the possibility that the government is entering into any midnight nuclear power agreement, particularly with Russia, before President Duterte steps down from office. (Human rights lawyer Chel Diokno/Facebook)...
KYIV, Ukraine -- Ukraine on Monday rejected an ultimatum to surrender the besieged city of Mariupol, its deputy prime minister told local media, demanding Moscow instead allow hundreds of thousands of terrified residents safe passage out. "We can't talk about surrendering weapons," Iryna Vereshchuk...
Camarines Sur 2nd district Rep. LRay Villafuerte remains hopeful that the government's planned strategic petroleum reserve (SPR) would get off the ground before President Duterte ends his term on June 30, 2022. (Photo from LRay Villafuerte's Facebook) This, after the Chief Executive tapped a touted...
KYIV, Ukraine – Ukrainian authorities on Sunday accused Russian forces of bombing a school in the besieged city of Mariupol where some 400 people, including women and children had been sheltering, and of deporting some residents to Russia. Mariupol has been one of the main targets of...
MOSCOW, Russia – Russia said Sunday it has again fired its newest Kinzhal hypersonic missiles in Ukraine, destroying a fuel storage site in the country's south. The Russian defence ministry also said it killed more than 100 members of Ukrainian special forces and "foreign mercenaries" when...
