Philippines gets $5.3 billion climate finance commitment from Canada
MANILA, Philippines — The Philippines and the United Nations Development Program have secured $5.3 billion in climate finance commitment from Canada, Malacañang said yesterday.
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Marcos: Philippines seeks to host climate disaster fund
DUBAI – The Philippines intends to host the more than $400-million fund that several countries have committed as compensation for nations bedeviled by extreme weather conditions caused by climate change.
President Marcos apologizes to OFWs for canceling UAE trip
DUBAI — Despite President Marcos’ last-minute cancellation of his trip to the United Arab Emirates, the gathering with the Filipino community here pushed through on Thursday night and was filled with fun and performances.
President Marcos vows to bring home 17 hostages
DUBAI — The Philippine government will exhaust all remedies available to bring home safely the 17 Filipino seafarers held hostage by Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthi militants in the Red Sea, President Marcos said yesterday, as authorities bared plans to expand the list of high-risk areas in one of the world’s busiest shipping lanes.
DFA: 17 sailors held hostage ‘in good condition’
MANILA, Philippines — The 17 Filipino seafarers being held hostage in the Red Sea by Yemen’s Houthi militants are expected to be freed soon, according to the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA).
Marcos skips COP28, Citing hostage situation
DUBAI – President Marcos decided at the last minute to skip the 28th Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP28) here, saying he had to attend to the plight of 17 Filipino seafarers held hostage by Iran-backed Houthi militants in the Red Sea.
Last Pinoy hostage released by Hamas
MANILA, Philippines — The last Filipino hostage of Hamas has been released, President Marcos announced yesterday, noting that all Philippine nationals affected by the Oct. 7 attack on Israel by the Palestinian militant group have been accounted for.
Unused BSKE ballots destroyed
MANILA, Philippines — Around four million unused and defective ballots from the recent barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan elections will be destroyed, according to the Commission on Elections.