The Philippines has expressed support for measures to protect civilians in urban settings affected by war and conflict during a high-level open debate at the United Nations (UN). Ambassador and Deputy Permanent Representative Ariel R. Peñaranda of the Philippine Mission to the UN (Photo courtesy...
While 90 percent of power is back on Tonga's main island, repairing the undersea cable linking the island nation to the outside world is taking longer than expected, a UN spokesman said on Monday. On the main island of Tongatapu, 90 percent of power has been restored and efforts continue to clean...
Voting 16-0, the Senate on Wednesday concurred in the ratification of the Arms Trade Treaty (ATT). Sixteen senators voted yes, there were no negative votes but six of them abstained during the voting on the approval on third reading of Senate Resolution No. 960. The Philippines adopted the ATT on...
The country coordinator of the United Nations (UN) in the Philippines called for urgent financial resources to help victims of Typhoon Odette, saying the destruction the typhoon caused in the country was "badly underestimated." General Luna in Siargao Island, Surigao del Norte on Dec. 22 after it...
The United Nations - Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (UN OCHA) said that the Philippine Red Cross (PRC) topped overall responses to communities struck by Typhoon Odette, the organization bared on Thursday, Jan. 20. (Photo from Philippine Red Cross / MANILA BULLETIN) "With our...
Photo from AFC United City will take on the league champions of Australia and Thailand and South Korea’s cup winner in Group G of the AFC Champions League which starts later this year. The club which gained a direct slot to the ACL was drawn Monday, Jan. 17 along with Melbourne City, Jeonnam...
COREYVILLE, United States – All four people taken hostage in a more than 10-hour standoff at a Texas synagogue have been freed unharmed, police said late Saturday, and their suspected captor is dead. The siege in the small Texas town of Colleyville -- in which the suspect was apparently...
Photo from PFL Two Filipino clubs will get to know their groupings Monday, Jan. 17 when the AFC holds a draw ceremony for its two continental club competitions. United City is among the 33 Asian clubs assured of slots in the AFC Champions League while Kaya-Iloilo is assured of a berth in the AFC...
The United Nations (UN) warned on Thursday, Jan. 13, that the economic recovery seen in 2021 would slow down in 2022 and in 2023. According to the UN’s World Economic Situation and Prospects 2022, the global economy, which saw a 5.5 percent expansion in 2021, is projected to expand by only 4.0...
Philippine Ambassador to the United States (US) Jose Manuel Romualdez bared that there are at least 100,000 pending visas for Filipino health workers intended for deployment in the US. (Jansen Romero/MANILA BULLETIN File Photo) Romualdez said these are nurses that have been approved to go to the US...
More than 2.7 million doses of Pfizer-BioNTech vaccines against coronavirus disease (COVID-19) were recently donated by the United States (US) to the Philippines. **media Through the COVID-19 Vaccines Global Access (COVAX) facility, US donated an additional 2,703,870 doses of the Pfizer vaccines...
After dressing up their little girl as Queen Elizabeth II for Halloween, a family from Kentucky in the United States received a royal mail. Photo from Katelyn Jalayne Sutherland's Facebook account/ MANILA BULLETIN In a report from CNN, Katelyn Sutherland found on Dec. 27, 2021 a letter in their...
