A Filipina caregiver from Pangasinan, Mary Ann Velasquez De Vera, was killed in an airstrike in Israel while helping her employer reach a bomb shelter. President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. confirmed her death and assured government assistance for her family amid rising Middle East tensions. Read more »
Escalating tensions between the United States and Iran often send shockwaves far beyond the Middle East. While no full-scale war is underway, any direct military confrontation between the two countries could trigger economic and geopolitical ripple effects that reach the Philippines. Read more »
The Philippines will lead the commemoration of the 50th anniversary of the Treaty of Amity and Cooperation in Southeast Asia (TAC), a landmark peace agreement that has shaped regional diplomacy for five decades. Read more »
Humanitarian and human rights organizations on Monday renewed calls for unrestricted access to Abra de Ilog, Occidental Mindoro, warning that the area has become heavily militarized and inaccessible to independent aid groups. Read more »
United States President Donald Trump offers the Philippines a seat in the U.S.-initiated Board of Peace as part of Washington’s broader push to build a multinational platform focused on global peacebuilding and post-conflict recovery. Read more »
At its heart, Moonglow is a crime thriller and neo-noir set in Manila during the late 1970s, a period marked by martial rule and pervasive corruption. Read more »
