ILOILO CITY —The number of surviving World War II veterans in the islands of Panay and Guimaras have dwindled to just 46, the Philippine Veterans Affairs Office (PVAO) records show. Members of the American Legion Auxiliary Unit look for names of relatives who died in World War II at the Balantang...
President Duterte called on the communist rebels anew to return to the fold of the law while he is still in office, stressing the need to end the country's decades-long communist insurgency. President Rodrigo Duterte (Malacañang photo) Duterte made this appeal as he led the inauguration of the...
KYIV, Ukraine -- Bloody new attacks on civilians fuelled accusations Thursday that Russia is committing war crimes in Ukraine, as the United States warned it will make China pay for any support given to Moscow's assault. Three weeks into Russia's devastating invasion, the harsh tally of assaults on...
BRUSSELS, Belgium -- The European Union condemns the "serious violations and war crimes" committed by Russia in Ukraine, the EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell said Thursday. "The European Union condemns in the strongest possible terms the Russian Armed Forces and their proxies' continued...
President Duterte on Thursday, March 17, reiterated that the Philippines is maintaining its "neutrality" on the ongoing hostilities between Russia and Ukraine that have affected the global economy. President Duterte during the inauguration of the new Leyte Provincial Capitol in Palo, Leyte on March...
Targeted relief interventions would better help cushion the impact of inflationary pressures arising from the Russia-Ukraine crisis, the National Economic and Development and Development (NEDA) said. While calls to increase wages and fares to help minimum wage workers and public transport operators...
If the Philippines is not at war, then there's no need for martial law. (Mark Balmores/ File photo/ MANILA BULLETIN) Presidential candidate and UniTeam member Bongbong Marcos had this to say Wednesday, March 16, after the topic of martial law was brought up during the Kapihan sa Manila Bay news...
Disrupted supply chains, capacity constraints, plus deteriorating economies, slowed down the growth of global air cargo markets in January 2022, according to the latest data from the International Air Transport Association (IATA). Global demand, measured in cargo tonne-kilometers (CTKs), was up 2.7...
UNDER THE MICROSCOPE Dr. Raymund W. Lo The whole world watched in horror and dismay when the president of Russia, Vladimir Putin, invaded Ukraine. We watched in shock at the utter destruction and deaths that the indefensible war has wrought on an independent, peaceful country minding its own...
Rock musician Sting recently unearthed his 1985 hit “Russians,” dedicating it to “brave Ukrainians fighting against brutal tyranny” as with “Russians who are protesting this outrage despite the threat of arrest and imprisonment." He added, "We, all of us, love our children. Stop the...
OKSANA STUDIO Oksana Polonets (fourth from right) and her models at the Ukrainian Ambassador_s Residence in Berlin in 2017 The first diplomatic spouse’s event I attended during our posting in Berlin was at the official residence of the Ukrainian ambassador. It was in 2017 and the country was...
Opposition coalition 1Sambayan also joined the call to condemn Russia's recent military invasion of Ukraine and demanded to immediately withdraw its armed forces from the former Soviet republic. Demonstrators hold signs reading "Putin is bombing Ukraine" and "Stop Putin Now" during a protest...
