Two senators on Friday, September 23 have expressed their support for President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr.'s policy on the United States (US), a long-time ally of the Philippines. Senate President Pro Tempore Loren Legarda said the United States is an ally the Philippines could rely on...
BUSAN, South Korea -- A US aircraft carrier arrived in South Korea Friday for the first time in nearly five years, ahead of joint drills in a show of force aimed at the nuclear-armed North. The US Navy's nuclear-powered USS Ronald Reagan (CVN-76) aircraft carrier arrives at ROK Fleet Command in...
GENEVA, Switzerland -- China sent a small army of delegates from Xinjiang to the UN in Geneva Thursday, where they spent two hours hammering home the "truth" about the rights situation in the region. The director of information office of the China's northwest Xinjiang region, Xu Guixiang (C) is...
UNITED NATIONS, United States -- US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Thursday demanded President Vladimir Putin be held to account as he faced Russia in a Security Council session in which the United Nations cataloged abuses in Ukraine. Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken speaks during the...
Thank goodness for the subway system. House Speaker Martin Romualdez (middle) rides the subway to his next meeting in New York (Juan Xavier Tengco's Facebook) House Speaker Martin Romualdez and Special Assistant to the President (SAP) Anton Lagdameo Jr. were both running late for a meeting in New...
The Philippines’ basic education programs were at the core of Vice President and concurrent Education Secretary Sara Duterte’s meeting with United States (US) Ambassador MaryKay Loss Carlson and European Union (EU) Ambassador to the Philippines Luc Véron on Wednesday, Sept. 21. US Ambassador...
Filipinos are invited to support the fight against racism in Vice President Sara Duterte’s message for the United Nations (UN) International Day of Peace as she described it to be a “moral obligation” for all to end the “culture of hate” that threatens communities. Vice President Sara...
UNITED NATIONS, United States -- World leaders on Tuesday called for solidarity to tackle global challenges in their speeches to the General Debate of the UN General Assembly. Photo taken on Sept. 20, 2022 shows the opening of the General Debate of the 77th session of the UN General Assembly at the...
UNITED NATIONS, United States -- United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said on Tuesday that food security is "ground zero" for inclusive multilateralism while warning that today's crisis could turn into tomorrow's catastrophe. UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres speaks at the opening...
UNITED NATIONS, United States -- Britain's new Prime Minister Liz Truss was Wednesday to outline an economic rescue programme focussed on tax cuts -- even as US President Joe Biden rejected that approach as the two prepared to meet at the UN. NEW YORK, NEW YORK - SEPTEMBER 20: Liz Truss, Prime...
President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. has brought along House Speaker Martin Romualdez to his trip to the United States—the second time he joined him on a foreign trip since he became Chief Executive. President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. (right) chats with Speaker Martin Romualdez during the...
UNITED NATIONS, United States -- From Pakistan to Ukraine to Venezuela to vast stretches of sub-Saharan Africa, rising crises and climate disasters are taking an added toll on the most vulnerable -- children deprived of school. Afghan burqa-clad women take an entrance test at Mamon Tahiri institute...
