For the second time since he took office in 2016, President Duterte is expected to address the United Nations (UN) and put forward the Philippines' stand on urgent issues such as coronavirus (COVID-19) response, and human rights concerns, among others. President Rodrigo Duterte (Malacañang File...
K-pop superstars and special presidential envoy BTS arrived in New York City on Sept. 18 (Sept. 19 in the Philippines) to attend and speak at an event that is part of the 76th session of the United Nations (UN) General Assembly. BTS (top left) at the launch of Generation Unlimited during the 73rd...
United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres appointed K-pop group BLACKPINK as a new Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) Advocate. Guterres appointed BLACKPINK along with Nobel Peace Laureate Kailash Satyarthi, STEM activist Valentina Muñoz Rabanal and Microsoft President Brad Smith as new...
K-pop superstars BTS will be returning with an online live-streaming concert next month, according to their agency. Big Hit Music announced that the Grammy-nominated idol group will hold their online concert “BTS Permission to Dance on Stage” on Oct. 24. BTS (Big Hit Music) “Permission to...
South Korean President Moon Jae-in met K-pop superstars BTS at Cheong Wa Dae, or Blue House, on Sept. 14 but what generated a lot of buzz was what was given to them. During the ceremony, Moon personally gave each BTS member a diplomatic passport and fountain pen as a gift. (Clockwise from top) BTS...
Korean President Moon Jae-in met K-pop superstars BTS on Sept. 14 to give them their appointment papers as his special envoy. Last July, Moon appointed BTS as Special Presidential Envoy for Future Generations and Culture. BTS members RM, Jin, Suga, J-Hope, Jimin, V and Jungkook went to Cheong Wa...
Speaker Lord Allan Velasco has underscored the necessity of pouring more investments in information and communications technology to bridge the “digital divide” that has surfaced as a result of the continued devastation of the COVID-19 pandemic. AIPA Conference Velasco aired his view as he...
Civil Service Commission (CSC) Chairperson Alicia dela Rosa-Bala has been elected as president of the 28th General Assembly of the Eastern Regional Organization for Public Administration (EROPA). Civil Service Commission (CSC) Chairperson Alicia dela-Rosa Bala (Career Executive Service Board/CSC...
Former Foreign Affairs Secretary Albert Del Rosario on Wednesday asked the Filipino people not to “stand idly” as he accused President Duterte of stealing and selling out the nation’s sovereignty and territorial integrity to China. Former Foreign Affairs Secretary Albert Del Rosario (DFA...
(Top) BTS at the launch of Generation Unlimited during the 73rd session of the UN General Assembly in September 2018 and (bottom) with Korean President Moon Jae-in during the First Youth Day in Korea in September 2020. (Cheong Wa Dae) K-pop superstars BTS, whose new song “Permission to Dance”...
The Philippines was elected as one of the Vice-Presidents of the 76th Session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) for the period 2021-2022 during a vote by acclamation on Monday, June 7, 2021. Philippine Permanent Representative to the United Nations Ambassador Enrique Manalo. (PMNY/DFA)...
Former Foreign Affairs Secretary Albert Del Rosario on Sunday listed down a menu of available diplomatic options for the Philippines should the unlawful presence of a large number of Chinese vessels in the West Philippine Sea would continue....
