UniTeam senatorial candidate Harry Roque believes that President Rodrigo Roa Duterte can assist in mediating the Russia-Ukraine conflict given the Philippines’ neutral position and constitutionally-mandated foreign policy of peace with all nations. Roque, an international law expert, said the Philippines has a stake in the conflict’s peaceful resolution because of the country’s dependence on imported oil and gas and strong bilateral partnership with Russia. Citing the friendly Philippine-Russia relations since the start of the Duterte administration, Roque attested to the personal ties between Duterte and Russian President Vladimir Putin. In a recent speech in Tacloban City, Duterte publicly acknowledged his
The security situation in this island province has significantly improved over the years, creating an environment where all sectors can closely work together to help transform Moro combatants, their families, and communities, according to Presidential Adviser on Peace, Reconciliation and Unity Secretary Carlito Galvez Jr. President Rodrigo Duterte likewise commended the good relationship between the national government and the Moro rebels in Mindanao. “This harmonious relationship paved the way for the implementation of the signed peace agreements with the Moro rebel organizations, and this led to the prevailing improved peace and order conditions in Mindanao,” Galvez said in a news
The military’s FA-50 jet fighter pilots will train with their American counterparts, flying F-16s, specifically on the suppression of enemy air defenses (SEAD) exercises in the ongoing Bilateral Air Contingent Exchange. Philippine Air Force (PAF) spokesperson Col. Maynard Mariano said Sunday the training, which started on March 14 and will end on March 25, would involve four American F-16s and four PAF FA-50s on the neutralization of “enemy anti-air assets and airfields.” “The area of engagement will be over IMTA (Intensive Military Training Area ) 2 – over the mountainous area of Zambales, Tarlac and Pangasinan,” he said in a
The Commission on Human Rights in Bicol (CHR-5) has issued a resolution asking the National Police Commission here to file long-delayed administrative and criminal cases against four members of the Daraga town police for killing three suspected drug pushers during a drug sting in February 2019 in Daraga. The resolution obtained by the Philippine News Agency on Monday said CHR investigators, led by lawyer Laurain Ampongan-Marcaida, found out that Lt. Linus Dominic Lopez, Master Sgt. Evan Orayan, and Corporals Christian Verdillo and Annaliza Casulla committed human rights violations during the operations in Barangay Binitayan on Feb. 22, 2019. It said
Big information technology-business process management (IT-BPM) firms in Iloilo are ready to work on-site starting April. Iloilo Federation for Information Technology (IFIT) executive director Joeven Tansi said two to three weeks ago, some firms have already started to pull out logistics for those in work-from-home (WFH) arrangements and return them tentatively on-site. “We have more or less 10 huge firms with around 13,000 workforce. So far that I know of they are complying,” he said in an interview Monday. There are around 97 BPM firms located in Iloilo. Other firms have less than 50 workers while others are not crucial
Polish tennis player Iga Swiatek became the 2022 BNP Paribas Open women’s singles champion Sunday in a straight-sets win over her Greek opponent Maria Sakkari. Swiatek, 20, beat sixth-seeded Sakkari 6-4, 6-1 to win the title at the Indian Wells Tennis Garden in California. After the match, 26-year-old Sakkari praised Swiatek for her success. “Iga, well played! You are a great champion, a great person. You deserve this. You deserve a lot more…Good luck in the future. Congrats to your entire team,” she said. Swiatek also congratulated Sakkari for her performance in the final. “I want to congratulate Maria because
