"Alam na natin ito. Gawin na natin ito (We already know this. Let us do this now).” Senator Francis 'Kiko' Pangilinan Aspiring vice president Senator Francis "Kiko" Pangilinan said this on Wednesday, Feb. 16, as he called on concerned government agencies to immediately reach out to the Ukraine...
Filipinos in Ukraine will not be harmed and will have a safe exit to the closest border amid the growing tensions between Ukraine and Russia, the Philippines' top diplomat said Wednesday, Feb. 16. Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. (PCOO / FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN) "Rest assured...
Senatorial candidate and incumbent Sorsogon Governor Francis “Chiz” Escudero on Sunday urged the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) to prepare for humanitarian flights that would help bring back some 380 Filipino nationals working in Ukraine. Escudero noted other nations have been prompting...
Partido Reporma standard-bearer Senator Panfilo “Ping” Lacson on Sunday said the government to take all the necessary measures to protect Filipinos in Ukraine and any other possible effects on the country’s economy should Russia invade Ukraine. Lacson noted there are some 380 Filipinos who...
Russia's UN ambassador Vassily Nebenzia said Monday that his country has no plans to invade Ukraine. "This deployment of Russian troops in our own territory is getting our Western and U.S. colleagues to say that there's going to be a planned military action and even an act of aggression ... A...
PEACE MAKER Former Speaker of the House Jose C. De Venecia Jr. As of this writing, tensions between Russia and the United States and its NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization)allies are rapidly escalating, following reports of a massive Russian military build-up in the Russia-Ukraine border and...
WASHINGTON, United States — US President Joe Biden on Sunday reassured his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelensky that Washington "will respond decisively" if Russia moves to invade its pro-Western neighbor, the White House said in a statement. US President Joe Biden (AFP) With a Russian...
Ukraine Ambassador to the Philippines H.E Olexander Nechytaylo acknowledged Ukraine as "the birthplace to one of the world’s first legal documents defining and guaranteeing rights and freedoms of citizens" on the 311th year of the country's Pact of Rights and Freedoms. Constitution of Pylyp...
Grandmaster Wesley So, who now plays for the United States, is on the semifinals with his teammates in the FIDE Online Chess Olympiad. (MB File Photo) Philippine-born Wesley So pulled off a pair of impressive victories on top board as the United States clobbered Ukraine with a two-match sweep...
