Former Vice President and senatorial aspirant Jejomar Binay called on the national government on Monday, April 4, to ensure that fruits and vegetable farmers are included in its fuel subsidy program as the conflict between Ukraine and Russia is still ongoing. Binay said this must be done in order...
CEBU CITY -- The Russian ambassador to the Philippines praised President Rodrigo Duterte’s stance to maintain neutrality in the ongoing war between Russia and Ukraine. Russian Ambassador to the Philippines Marat Pavlov speaks during a press briefing in Cebu City on Friday, April 1.(Photo by...
MOSCOW, Russia -- Ukrainian helicopters have bombed a fuel storage depot in western Russia sparking a huge fire, the regional governor said Friday, in the first reported air strike by Kyiv on Russian soil. This video grab taken from a handout footage released by the Russian Emergencies Ministry on...
KYIV, Ukraine -- Russian troops on Tuesday vacated Ukraine's Chernobyl nuclear power plant after weeks of occupation, but took an unspecified number of captive Ukrainian servicemen with them, officials in Kyiv said on Thursday. "As they ran away from the Chernobyl nuclear power plant, the Russian...
Albay 2nd district Rep. Joey Salceda has called for a shift of national focus from a land-based security to maritime security. (Photo from Joey Salceda's Facebook) “The Philippines is a maritime state. Our domestic insurgency has forced us to focus much of our energies on land-based security, but...
KYIV, Ukraine -- Russia threatened Thursday to turn off its gas taps to Europe, opening up a new front in its war in Ukraine amid growing scepticism over Moscow's claim it is scaling back its onslaught. Over a month into Russia's invasion of its neighbour, Vladimir Putin's troops have devastated...
The Department of Science and Technology (DOST) on Thursday, March 31, pushed for more wheat alternatives amid the rising price of wheat flour due to the impact of the Russian invasion of Ukraine. (Unsplash) Both Russia and Ukraine are among the world's largest suppliers of wheat which account for...
President Duterte revealed that he is set to talk to Chinese President Xi Jinping on April 8, reiterating his worries that the armed conflict in Eastern Europe might spill over to Asia and get the Philippines in the "vortex of a war" in the region. President Rodrigo Duterte (RTVM Screenshot)...
Berlin, Germany – At the entrance to a school in Berlin, multicoloured letters spell out "welcome" for nine Jewish children from Ukraine above a drawing of the German, Ukrainian and Israeli flags surrounded by red hearts. Staff and pupils at the school, run by a "progressive traditional"...
More than 430 Filipinos are now out of war-stricken Ukraine, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said. (Photo courtesy of DFA) Foreign Affairs Undersecretary Sarah Lou Arriola disclosed that as of March 29, a total of 434 Filipinos have been taken out of Ukraine. Of this, 394 nationals have...
Former Vice President and senatorial aspirant Jejomar Binay called on the national government on Wednesday, March 30, to hasten resolving pending petitions to increasse the minimum wage of workers as the prices of commodities and fuel continue to rise amid the Russia-Ukraine conflict. Binay said...
Phishing Russia-Ukraine Cybercriminals now exploit the Russia-Ukraine conflict, using humanitarian aid-themed scams and online petitions for Ukraine to lure victims in the Philippines and the rest of Asia, Globe Telecom Inc. has warned. Globe Chief Information Security Officer Anton Bonifacio...
