PH, Malaysia mark 60 years of diplomatic relations
May 18, 2024
More than 100 members of a group of villages in Quezon City have expressed support for the vice-presidential bid of Senate President Vicente Sotto III in the May 9 polls, Quezon City Mayor Joy Belmonte said on Tuesday. Belmonte, who heads the Serbisyo para sa Bayan local political party, said 122 members of the city’s Liga ng mga Barangay rooted for Sotto as their vice presidential candidate due to his vast experience in public service which started when he was first elected as the city’s vice mayor. Belmonte said their endorsement of Sotto was made after her consultations with local
A large crowd of Ukrainians fled the capital Kyiv on Monday, becoming the latest group to do so since Russia announced a temporary humanitarian ceasefire. On the 12th day since Russia launched its war on Ukraine, dozens of families headed to the Central Railway Station in the capital, hoping to secure safe passage west by train to the city of Lviv some 80 kilometers from the Polish border. After the temporary ceasefire came into effect on Monday, civilians in the surrounding areas were brought to the train station in Kyiv by bus, while thousands desperate to escape the Russian strikes
Many of the country’s young women voters may be interested to know that until the middle of the 1930s, only men were allowed to enjoy the right of suffrage in the Philippines. This was because Section 1, Article V of the 1935 Constitution under the heading “Suffrage” originally provided that: “Suffrage may be exercised by male citizens of the Philippines not otherwise disqualified by law, who are twenty-one years of age or over and are able to read and write, and who shall have resided in the Philippines for one year and in the municipality wherein they propose to vote
Serbian tennis star Novak Djokovic has offered help to retired Ukrainian player Sergiy Stakhovsky, who has returned to his country to fight against Russia. Stakhovsky, who won four ATP titles, posted on Instagram Sunday a screenshot of his WhatsApp conversation with the Serbian superstar. “Thinking of you … hope all calms down soon,” Djokovic said. “Please let me know what would be the best address to send help. Financial help, any other help as well … “. To the messages by the Serb, Stakhovsky replied: “Nole thanks a lot, I am on the ground Kyiv is pretty silent.” Stakhovsky, 36,
Over 7,000 students returned to schools in this city on Tuesday for face-to-face classes since the pandemic broke out two years ago. Department of Education Tacloban schools division information officer Nilo Eder said the first day of limited in-person learning has been successful as the weather in the city improves. “We are very happy to see children coming back to campuses today. Teachers, parents, and learners have been excited for this return of in person classes after nearly two years of modular learning due to movement restrictions,” Eder told the Philippine News Agency (PNA) in a phone interview. Limited face-to-face
The European Union (EU) on Tuesday awarded six Philippine universities PHP12.1 million worth of grants that would put access to justice for women and girls at the center of their respective clinical legal education programs. The grant, signed with representatives from Western Visayas State University, Adamson University, University of San Carlos, University of the Visayas, Father Saturnino Urios University, and St. Louis University, is under EU’s Governance in Justice (GOJUST) program, which aims to support the Philippine government’s efforts to improve access to justice for all. “Ensuring women and girls have equal access to justice is fundamental to building a
