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During the presidency of Rodrigo Duterte in 2019, relations between Russia and the Philippines significantly improved; Russia's ambassador to the Philippines Igor Khovaev stated, "During the last two years, our two countries [have now properly] concluded more documents on bilateral cooperation in different fields than the previous 40 years." [8 ...
Tensions between Russia and the Philippines escalated as the Philippine military deployed a navy ship and air force planes to shadow a Russian submarine in the South China Sea last week, security ...
MANILA (Reuters) -President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. said on Monday the presence of a Russian attack submarine in the Philippines' exclusive economic zone (EEZ) in the South China Sea was "very ...
MANILA (Reuters) -Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy met Philippines President Ferdinand Marcos Jr in Manila on Monday and thanked him for his support and "clear position" on Russia's ...
In 2009, the International Labour Organization reported that forced labor is the most predominant form of trafficking in Russia. Men, women and children from Russia and from other countries—such as Belarus, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, Ukraine and Moldova—are subjected to conditions of debt bondage and forced labor, including in the construction industry, in textile shops, and in ...
In its report covering the initial period of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, from 24 February to 26 March 2022, the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) listed four types of risks of sexual violence: increased military presence and activities in civilian areas, the destruction of homes and infrastructure, internal displacement, and high numbers of women and ...
Two journalists who have fought to protect freedom of expression in Russia and the Philippines, angering authorities in both countries, won the Nobel Peace Prize on Friday.
The Philippines has many constitutional and legislative protections for women; particularly in the area of violence against women. Some of these include or are included in; The 1987 Philippine Constitution in article II, section 14 maintains that the State, "recognizes the role of women in nation building and shall ensure the fundamental ...