(UPDATE) VATICAN CITY: The Vatican on Monday approved blessings for same-sex couples, a hugely contested issue in the Catholic Church, as long as they are not in contexts related to civil unions or weddings.
MANILA, Philippines: The government on Saturday released the revised implementing rules and regulations (IRR) of the Maharlika Investment Fund (MIF) that gives authority to the President to handpick those who will join the board of the Maharlika Investment Corp. (MIC).
In what is being hailed as an historic first, the UN Security Council on Monday authorized the deployment of an international security force to help Haiti s national police quell surging gang violence and restore security across the strife-torn Caribbean nation.