Senator Imelda “Imee” Marcos on Sunday, July 9, called on the government to equally monitor the entry of American aircraft and Chinese vessels into Philippine territory in order to assuage the already tense situation in the South China Sea and Taiwan Strait. ...
The second iteration of the Cope Thunder 2023 (CT PH 23-2) exercise between the Philippine Air Force (PAF) and United States Air Force (USAF) officially began on Friday, July 7, at Clark Air Base in Mabalacat City, Pampanga. Philippine Air Force and United States Air Force personnel pose for a snap...
UNITED NATIONS– UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Friday welcomed the adoption of a revised strategy by the International Maritime Organization (IMO) to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from international shipping, and asked for follow-up measures. Member states of the IMO on Friday...
China has justified its coast guard's recent action against the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) in the waters off Ayungin Shoal—a move which the United States calls "irresponsible." In his regular press conference, Wang Wenbin, spokesman of the Chinese Foreign Ministry, said that its coast guard made...
GENEVA, Switzerland– Climate change threatens to deliver a "truly terrifying" dystopian future of hunger and suffering, the United Nations' human rights chief warned Monday. Volker Turk slammed world leaders for only thinking of the short term while dealing with the climate crisis. Turk told...
LOS ANGELES, United States of America - Sixteen people were injured on Wednesday when a passenger train collided with a water truck blocking the tracks and partially derailed in the western U.S. state of California, authorities said. The accident happened at around 11:15 a.m. local time (1815 GMT)...
President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. bared there is yet to be a deal between the Philippines and United States on the request to house Afghan refugees in the country. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. (Ali Vicoy) The matter, he said, will have to be further studied and see if it would...
Photo taken on Sept. 14, 2020 shows the United Nations headquarters in New York, the United States. (Xinhua) UNITED NATIONS -- UN Humanitarians reported on Tuesday that they have received only 20 percent of the US$54.8 billion needed to aid people globally this year. "These funding gaps have real...
The Philippines has called on the member states of the World Health Organization (WHO) to demonstrate political will and commitment to achieve equity through the Pandemic Treaty. Philippine Ambassador to the UN Evan Garcia relayed the appeal on behalf of the Group for Equity, composed of 21...
The Senate Minority Leader Aquilino "Koko" Pimentel III on Tuesday, June 27, applauded President Ferdinand “Bongbong” R. Marcos Jr. and United Arab Emirates President Sheikh Mohamed Bin Zayed Al Nahyan for the latter’s decision to grant pardon to three Filipinos who were convicted in the UAE....
Senator Risa Hontiveros on Tuesday, June 27 threw her support to the United Nations human rights experts call for an end to global “war on drugs” saying that the Philippine’s experience itself proves that it is ineffective. Sen. Risa Hontiveros...
Senator Robinhood “Robin” Padilla has filed a resolution expressing the Senate’s appreciation to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) for the grant of pardon to three convicted overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) in observance of the Eid Ul-Adha, and in recognition of the efforts of President...
