Camarines Sur 2nd district Rep. Luis “Lray” Villafuerte says that the full implementation of Alert Level 1 in the entire country can cushion the economy from the impact of the Russia-Ukraine war. Camarines Sur 2nd district Rep. LRay Villafuerte (FILE PHOTO) “The full reopening alone of the...
Former Vice President and senatorial aspirant Jejomar Binay lauded the national government's efforts to mitigate the adverse effects of the Russia-Ukraine conflict to Filipinos as the cost of fuel continues to rise. Binay welcomed the extension of fuel subsidy and cash aid for sectors affected by...
Manila Mayor and presidential aspirant Francisco "Isko Moreno" Domagoso lauded President Duterte on Thursday, March, 10, after the national government increased the fuel subsidy for public utility vehicle (PUV) drivers by 50 percent, equivalent to P5 billion, amid the weekly increase in fuel prices...
ANKARA, Turkey – Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Thursday told US counterpart Joe Biden that mediating the Ukraine-Russia war was important to Ankara, after the two sides' top diplomats held talks in Turkey. Ankara has close ties with Moscow and Kyiv and hosted a landmark meeting...
BRUSSELS, Belgium – A top European Union official warned Thursday the Ukraine refugee crisis was a "big challenge" for the bloc and set to get worse, but insisted the 27 nations were showing "unprecedented" unity. Ukrainians who fled the war in their country take refuge in the main hall of...
UNITED NATIONS, United States – The United Nations' reproductive health agency announced Thursday that two other Ukrainian maternity hospitals had been attacked and destroyed before Russia's strike on a facility in the southeastern city of Mariupol on Wednesday. The hospital in Mariupol is...
Senator Christopher Lawrence “Bong” Go on Friday, March 11 said he supports proposals for a temporary moratorium on the collection of excise taxes on oil products to help Filipinos cope with the economic shocks as the Russia-Ukraine conflict drives up oil prices across the globe. Go emphasized...
Nissan Cares fund to support employees and wider relief efforts Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. is creating a 2.5 million Euros fund to support the humanitarian crisis in Ukraine. Nissan’s priority has always been the safety and livelihood of people, and the Nissan Cares fund will contribute to wider...
Vice presidential candidate Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio is willing to urge her father, President Duterte, to call for a special session in Congress in connection with the current fuel price crisis. Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio (left) and President Rodrigo Duterte (Photos from...
DAKAR, Senegal -- Senegalese President and current Chairperson of the African Union (AU) Macky Sall on Wednesday held a phone conversation with Russian President Vladimir Putin on securing a "lasting ceasefire" in Ukraine. Sall later said in a tweet that as president of the AU, he is delighted...
ANTALYA, Turkey – Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and Ukrainian counterpart Dmytro Kuleba on Thursday began talks in Turkey in the first such high-level contact since Moscow invaded its neighbour, officials from both sides and their hosts said. A handout picture obtained from the...
More than 250 Filipinos in Ukraine are now out of danger, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said Thursday afternoon, March 10. Filipinos from Ukraine to arrive in Manila on Tuesday night, March 1, 2022. (Photo courtesy of the DFA) A total of 259 Filipinos have been taken out of Ukraine, DFA...
