“Wetlands are weird,” said Dr. Jerome L. Montemayor, executive director of the Laguna-based ASEAN Centre for Biodiversity. “To those who are unfamiliar, it either looks like a muddy lake or a waterlogged forest. But after years in this field, you will definitely learn to appreciate these...
The Philippines has formally deposited with the United Nations its official nautical chart of Bajo de Masinloc and its surrounding maritime zones, placing the country 's baselines and the geographic extent of its claimed authority and jurisdiction around the shoal on the public international...
The Philippines has formally presented before the United Nations (UN) Commission on the Limits of the Continental Shelf (CLCS) its partial submission seeking recognition of the country 's entitlement to an extended continental shelf (ECS) in the West Philippine Sea, covering the West Palawan...
The war in the Middle East could push as many as 86,000 more people living in Philippine urban areas into poverty as higher fuel, food, as well as transport costs strain household budgets, according to the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UNESCAP). In its...
GENEVA (AP) — The U.N. 's migration agency is warning that criminal networks have been trafficking hundreds of thousands of people — many of them educated English speakers — to work in online scam centers, and the caseload is growing. The International Organization for Migration says...
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — U.S. diplomats walked out as their French counterparts were speaking at the United Nations on Monday after America’s close European ally criticized the Trump administration 's human rights record. The surprise move during a U.N. Security Council meeting on Ukraine...
After a United Nations mission in Kenya, I spent several days with members of The Long Run, a global network of conservation organizations and destinations committed to advancing conservation, community, culture, and commerce. Through visits hosted by Safari Collection (Giraffe Manor), Borana...
We often think of the Philippines through the lens of water. We prepare for stronger typhoons, rising seas, and devastating floods. Drought has always been part of the conversation—especially during El Niño years—but it has rarely occupied the same place in our national consciousness. That may...
Violence experienced at home and exclusion encountered in school could have lasting consequences on Filipino adolescents’ education, well-being, as well as future opportunities, according to studies presented by state-run think tank Philippine Institute for Development Studies (PIDS). The...
Ombudsman Jesus Crispin “Boying” Remulla on Friday, June 26, vowed to recover “ill-gotten wealth” hidden in the United States, saying the country should no longer serve as a safe haven for assets unlawfully acquired from the Philippines. “We are here to make sure the US is no longer a...
The Philippines has called on the international community to reaffirm the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) as the legal framework governing the world 's oceans, as the country marks the 10th anniversary of the landmark 2016 South China Sea Arbitral Award. Speaking...
“If not prevented, desertification of the world can one day make camels the best and sole cars of our civilization,” said Mehmet Murat Ildan, a modern Turkish playwright, novelist, and philosopher recognized for his insightful writings, plays, and novels. Every year on June 17, the...
