The public can expect President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. to highlight his plans to revive the country's recovery from the Covid-19 pandemic during his upcoming working visit to the United States of America (USA) next week. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. (Noel Pabalate / Manila...
GENEVA, Switzerland -- Fifty million people around the world are trapped in forced labour or forced marriage, the UN said Monday, warning that their ranks had swelled dramatically in recent years. The United Nations had set a goal to eradicate all forms of modern slavery by 2030, but instead the...
House Speaker Martin Romualdez on Sunday, Sept. 11, congratulated Alexandra Eala for being the first Filipino to win a Grand Slam junior title after she claimed the title at the 2022 US Open. Filipino tennis sensation Alexandra Eala celebrates after defeating Lucie Havlickova of Czech Republic...
USTA MUHAMMAD, Pakistan -- United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said on Saturday that developing nations were paying a "horrific price" for the world's reliance on fossil fuels, as he toured parts of Pakistan hit by floods blamed on climate change. United Nations Secretary General...
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan -- United Nations chief Antonio Guterres began a two-day visit to flood-hit Pakistan Friday that officials hope will boost global support for a humanitarian crisis affecting millions. Internally displaced people wade through floodwaters after heavy monsoon rains in Jaffarabad...
Senator Imee Marcos today (Sept. 8) said she would ‘’push the right button’’ on some issues surrounding Philippine-US military agreements when she goes to Washington D.C. this month. This after Marcos asked the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) and the defuse establishment for...
House Committee on Nuclear Energy Chairman Pangasinan 2nd district Rep. Mark Cojuangco says the Marcos administration must consider entering into bilateral agreements with the United States (US) in order to help the local nuclear energy program get off the ground. Rep. Mark Cojuangco (Screengrab...
United States Ambassador to the Philippines MaryKay Carlson on Tuesday, Sept. 6, welcomed a high-ranking US government official responsible for arms control and international security in her visit to Manila. US State Department Usec. Bonnie Jenkins (left) and US Ambassador to the Philippines...
President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. is set to fly to New York City this month to address the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) and meet with other world leaders, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. (Noel Pabalate) In a pre-departure...
WASHINGTON, United States -- The United States said Thursday that a long-awaited UN report reaffirmed its view that China is carrying out genocide against the Uyghur people, as Beijing furiously labeled the world body an accomplice of the West. This picture taken early September 1, 2022 shows a...
PEKIN, China -- A UN report said claims of torture and forced labour in China's Xinjiang are credible and warned crimes against humanity may have taken place, allegations condemned Thursday by Beijing as a "political tool" aimed at containing the country. This file photo taken on May 31, 2019 shows...
GENEVA, Switzerland -- A UN investigation into China's treatment of Muslim minorities in its vast Xinjiang region has reported torture, sexual abuse and possible crimes against humanity, but stopped short of describing it as genocide. This file photo taken on May 31, 2019 shows a watchtower on a...
