PBBM: Assist ‘comfort women’ in filing claims
President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. ordered concerned government agencies to extend aid and assistance to the case of the “Malaya Lolas” ...
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Kyiv: Russia to be beaten as Nazism was
KYIV— President Volodymyr Zelensky on Monday vowed that Russian forces would be defeated in Ukraine like Nazi Germany was beaten ...
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Salceda: Late, but not too late, for PH to provide support to comfort women
Albay Rep. Joey Salceda said the government should provide support to Filipino women who suffered sexual abuse by the Japanese ...
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Palace: Gov’t acted to assist comfort women
Malacañang has denied allegations by a United Nations (UN) panel that the government failed to seek compensation for the so-called ...
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Remulla eyes law paying victims of WWII sex slavery
Justice Secretary Jesus Crispin Remulla on Friday said he will meet with the Senate and House of Representatives for the ...
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Comfort women issue won’t be raised in Tokyo visit
Malacañang reiterated Monday that President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. will not raise the issue of World War II sexual slavery victims ...
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Putin draws parallels between WWII and Ukraine conflict
President Vladimir Putin leveraged a World War II commemoration on Thursday to whip up support for his army's intervention in ...
Read moreUS warns Pacific isles vs. ‘coercive’ regimes
A top US diplomat warned Pacific Islands of a new struggle against violent power-hungry regimes Sunday, as she visited the ...
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France’s Macron marks 80th anniversary of WWII round-up of Jews
By Jérôme Rivet French President Emmanuel Macron on Sunday marked the 80th anniversary of the wartime round-up of Jews in ...
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US destroyer sunk in WWII found in deep PH seabed
A US Navy destroyer sunk during World War II has been found nearly 7,000 meters (23,000 feet) below sea level ...
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