11 Filipino seafarers back in Philippines, get P20,000 each
Department of Social Welfare and Development spokesperson Romel Lopez said the cash aid was just the start of the support they would get from the government.
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US to send new weapons package worth $400 million to Ukraine
US National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan said the funding was coming from unanticipated cost savings from Pentagon contracts and would be used for artillery rounds and munitions…
Malaysia and Germany call for lasting ceasefire in Gaza
The leaders of both nations also said that the international community must also strive for a two-state solution to solve the decades of conflict in the Middle East.
Pregnant women in war-torn Myanmar face perilous childbirth
Fleeing military bombardment and often malnourished, many miscarry or resort to dangerous childbirth with little medical attention in the forests, said volunteer medics.
Ramadan brings no relief as Israel-Hamas war rages in Gaza
As the Muslim world welcomed Ramadan with the customary daytime fast, many Gazans awoke to bombardment that saw residents once more search through the rubble of destroyed homes…
Gaza talks mediators pushing to secure truce, says Israel
The last truce led to a week-long pause in fighting in November, during which Hamas released more than 100 hostages and Israel freed about three times as many Palestinian…
One Vietnamese killed in Houthi missile attack, embassy to implement protection measures
An embassy official will soon be dispatched to Djibouti to assist the sailors with necessary procedures and to conduct identity verification for passport renewal.
2 Filipino sailors killed, 2 severely hurt in Houthi missile attack
“We are also informed that two other Filipino crewmen were severely injured in the attack on their ship. We pray for their immediate recovery,” the Department of Migrant…
Time’s women of the year: Magazine honours ‘Israeli and Palestinian women calling for peace’
Palestine-based Women of the Sun and Israel-based Women Wage Peace were jointly highlighted for their 'historic partnership' toward a non-violent solution.
‘Removal of Philippine ship, BDM reclamation a red line China shouldn’t cross’: Navy official
Navy spokesperson for the West Philippine Sea made this statement amid the latest water cannon assault of China Coast Guard in Ayungin Shoal which injured four Navy personnel, a…