The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said that the total number of repatriated Filipinos from conflict-torn Ukraine had reached 225 after the latest batch of repatriates arrived on Saturday, March 12. Twenty-two Filipino seafarers, who are crew members of oil tanker MTM Rio Grande, safely arrive...
WASHINGTON, United States – US President Joe Biden authorized $200 million in additional military equipment for Ukraine Saturday, as Russia widens its bombardment and pummels civilian areas. Washington already authorized $350 million of military equipment on February 26 -- the largest such...
FLORENCE, Italy – Thousands of people gathered in the Italian city of Florence on Saturday to show their support for Ukraine following Russia's invasion, with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky appearing via videolink. A giant screen displays an image of Ukraine's President Volodymyr...
KYIV, Ukraine – Russian troops shot at a group of women and children evacuees leaving a village near Kyiv, killing seven, one of them a child, Ukraine's military intelligence service said on Saturday. "During an attempt to evacuate from the village of Peremoga... along an agreed 'green'...
KYIV, Ukraine – "Around 1,300" Ukrainian troops have been killed since Russia invaded its pro-Western neighbour, the country's President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Saturday as Moscow's forces closed in on the capital Kyiv. Zelensky made the disclosure at a media briefing, the first time Kyiv...
KYIV, Ukraine – Russian forces inched towards Kyiv Saturday and pounded civilian areas in other Ukrainian cities as concerns grew over the besieged southern port of Mariupol, where officials said more than 1,500 people had been killed. Air raid sirens sounded Saturday in several cities,...
SOFIA, Bulgaria – Eastern European countries are embracing the millions of Ukrainians fleeing Russia's invasion as a potential workforce but analysts warn it be challenging to integrate them all. Refugees from Ukraine rest in a tent after crossing the Ukrainian border with Poland, at the...
OSLO, Norway – Any resemblance to reality is purely coincidental. As war rages in Ukraine, NATO and its partners will launch exercises in Norway on Monday aimed at coming to the rescue of one of its own. Armoured vehicles of NATO's rapid reaction force brigade in Norway for the military...
KYIV, Ukraine – The mayor of southern Ukraine's Melitopol was kidnapped on Friday by Russian soldiers occupying the city, President Volodymyr Zelensky and Ukrainian officials said. "A group of 10 occupiers kidnapped the mayor of Melitopol Ivan Fedorov," Ukraine's parliament said on Twitter....
The Philippines is "more than prepared" to accept refugees from Ukraine should the ongoing armed conflict in Eastern Europe escalate further, Communication Secretary Martin Andanar said. Acting Presidential Spokesman and Communications Secretary Martin Andanar. (Malacañang photo) Andanar made the...
Manila Archbishop Jose Cardinal Advincula will lead the Mass for World Peace and Ukraine on Sunday, March 13, at the Our Lady of Fatima Parish in Mandaluyong City at 5 p.m. Mass for Ukraine (Our Lady of Fatima Facebook) Parish priest Rev. Fr. Carlos Reyes said the holy mass will be offered to pray...
More than 300 Filipinos in Ukraine are now out of danger, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said Friday, March 11. (Photo courtesy of DFA) Foreign Affairs Undersecretary Sarah Lou Arriola disclosed that a total of 309 Filipinos were already taken out of Ukraine as of Friday. Of this, 150...
