The United Nations (UN) has adopted a resolution jointly sponsored by the Philippines and Pakistan that aims to promote inter-religious and inter-cultural dialogue to achieve peace and stability. The international body adopted on Dec. 18 by consensus a resolution on the “Promotion of...
The Philippines voted in favor of a United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) resolution that called for an immediate ceasefire in war-torn Gaza, months after it abstained from a call for an “immediate humanitarian truce” between Israel and Hamas. Smoke billows from the Gaza's Rafah border...
A general view shows a screen of votes during a United Nations General Assembly meeting to vote on a non-binding resolution demanding "an immediate humanitarian ceasefire" in Gaza at UN headquarters in New York on December 12, 2023. (AFP) UNITED NATIONS -- The UN General Assembly...
Members of a displaced Palestinian family stand amid the rubble in Rafah on a street in the southern Gaza Strip on December 10, 2023, amid ongoing battles between Israel and the Palestinian movement Hamas. (AFP) The UN General Assembly is due to vote Tuesday on a non-binding resolution...
President Marcos believes that the national and Bangsamoro governments will now have a "greater cooperation" towards development. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. (RTVM screenshot) Speaking at the first Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) local legislative general...
The problems of Mindanao are problems of the Philippines, President Marcos said. "I have said it before but I will say it again, I have never recognized a Mindanao problem," Marcos said during the inaugural Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) Local Legislative General...
​The Philippines has voted in favor of a United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) resolution that has condemned Israel's settlement activities in the occupied Palestinian territory of East Jerusalem, and Israel's acts of violence against Palestinian civilians, including children. The...
The Philippines would have voted in favor of a UN General Assembly resolution that called for a humanitarian truce in the Israel-Hamas war had it included Hamas’ October 7 attack on Israel. In a statement on Saturday, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) gave further idea why the...
The Philippines on Friday (New York time) abstained from voting in a UN General Assembly resolution that called for an immediate humanitarian truce between Israel and Hamas for the cessation of hostilities in the Middle East. The Philippines was among the 45 countries that did not vote in the...
ACT Teachers Party-list Rep. France Castro, Flag of China (Rep. Castro's office, Unsplash) ACT Teachers party-list Rep. France Castro has underscored the need for "Immediate action" from President Marcos in order to stop regional power China's "bullying" in...
It will not be a mandatory policy – rather, it will be a voluntary retirement or re-purposing of coal-fired power plants that the Department of Energy (DOE) will be advocating for in the country’s multi-tiered ‘just energy transition’ paradigm. As presented by Energy Undersecretary Rowena...
The Philippines on Sunday, Sept. 24 (Manila time), appealed to the United Nations (UN) to support its bid for a non-permanent seat on the UN Security Council, citing its peace-building and counter-terrorism efforts. Foreign Affairs Secretary Enrique Manalo speaks at the 78th session of the United...
