Ferdinand Marcos Jr has been sworn in as the Philippine president in a ceremony in Manila, succeeding the outgoing leader Rodrigo Duterte.
His inauguration marks a stunning comeback for the Marcos political dynasty, which was ousted after a popular (...)
Philippines authorities have again ordered the shutdown of an investigative news site founded by Nobel Peace Prize laureate Maria Ressa.
Rappler is one of the few Philippines media outlets critical of President Rodrigo Duterte's government.
The (...)
A fire engulfed a ferry carrying 165 people in the central Philippines and rescuers now say all but two have been brought to safety.
One person is confirmed to have died and one is missing, the Philippine Coast Guard said.
The Mama Mary-Chloe was (...)
The Nobel Peace Prize winner Dmitry Muratov who auctioned off his gold medal to raise money for child refugees on Monday, has told UN News that the record-breaking sale of $103.5 million proved that "sometimes humanity can come together, and show (...)
The Saudi-Philippine Parliamentary Friendship Committee at the Shura Council, headed by council member and head of the committee Osamah Al-Rabeeah, held today at the council headquarters, a meeting with the Philippine Ambassador to the Kingdom of (...)
The Russian editor-in-chief of the independent newspaper Novaya Gazeta has auctioned off his Nobel Peace Prize medal for $103.5 million (£84 million).
Dmitry Muratov said all the money from the sale will go to help refugees from the war in (...)
A Saudi Arabian Airlines (Saudia) plane, flying out of Riyadh, veered off the runway of the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) on Monday afternoon.
According to Nimfa Ravelo's report on dzBB's Super Radyo, the Boeing 777-368 aircraft with (...)
The eldest daughter of outgoing Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte has been sworn in as vice-president.
Sara Duterte vowed to unite the Philippines at a ceremony in Davao.
It was there that the 44-year-old took over from her father as the city's (...)
The Deputy Head of the Office of Thai Pilgrims Affairs Basri Tatif praised the Kingdom's measures taken to receive Thai pilgrims during this year's Hajj, as the first group of the Thai pilgrims arrived in Makkah from Madinah.
He stressed that the (...)
Deputy Head of the Office of Thai Pilgrims Affairs Basri Tatif praised the Kingdom's measures taken to receive Thai pilgrims during this year's Hajj, as the first group of them has arrived in Makkah from Madinah.
He stressed that the Thai pilgrims (...)
Coinciding with Philippines Independence Day on June 12, a grand retail festival of the best-loved Filipino brands of culinary products and specialty personal hygiene products was inaugurated under the banner of Pinoy Fiesta at the LuLu Hypermarket (...)
His Royal Highness Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Crown Prince and Deputy Prime Minister, has sent a cable of congratulation to President Rodrigo Duterte of the Republic of the Philippines on the anniversary of his country's (...)
The Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud has sent a cable of congratulation to President Rodrigo Duterte of the Republic of the Philippines on the anniversary of his country's Independence Day.
The Custodian of the Two (...)
Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman has sent a cable of congratulation to President Rodrigo Duterte of the Republic of the Philippines on the anniversary of his country's Independence Day.
Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques wished the (...)
Japan and Singapore will start negotiations to reach a deal on the transfer of defense equipment and technology, Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said Saturday, Kyodo reported.
During a summit meeting, Kishida and Singapore counterpart Lee Hsien Loong (...)
MANILA — The Philippine government has approved the e-vaccination certificate in the Tawakkalna application for the Saudis' entry into the country, the Saudi Embassy in Manila announced on Wednesday.
The embassy stated that the Philippine government (...)
Young people are "disproportionately viewed as the primary perpetrators of crime", despite often being the most vulnerable, the UN General Assembly President told a high-level meeting on Monday, highlighting crime fighting solutions.
"Young people (...)
A restive volcano in the central Philippines spewed a column of ash at least 1 km (0.6 mile) into the sky on Sunday, prompting authorities to raise the alert at Mount Bulusan by one notch and remind residents not to enter the danger zone.
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The Ambassador of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques to The Philippines Hisham bin Sultan Al-Gahtani took part in the opening ceremony of the Contemporary Lingual Lab affiliated to the Foreign Service Institute of the foreign ministry of The (...)
Mental health support must be included in national responses to climate change, the World Health Organization (WHO) said in a new policy brief, launched on Friday at the Stockholm+50 environmental summit.
Climate change poses serious risks to (...)
Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman has sent a cable of congratulation to President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on the occasion of winning the presidential elections in the Philippines.
In the cable, the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques (...)
The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia represented by, President of the General Court of Audit (GCA) Dr. Hussam Alangari, participated in the 58th Meeting of the Governing Board of the Asian Organization of Supreme Audit Institutions (ASOSAI), which was (...)
Chaired by Prince Abdulaziz bin Talal bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, President of AGFUND and Chairman of the Prize Committee, the Committee of Prince Talal International Prize for Human Development held its 23rd meeting on May 31, 2022.
During the meeting, (...)
The Philippines will no longer require a pre-departure COVID-19 test from May 30 for inbound travelers who have got a booster jab as part of the government's measures to revive the pandemic-hit economy.
Tourism Secretary Bernadette Romulo-Puyat said (...)
Ferdinand Marcos Jr. was proclaimed the next president of the Philippines by a joint session of Congress on Wednesday following a landslide election triumph 36 years after his father was ousted.
The Senate and House of Representatives also declared (...)
