Sunday of the Publican and the Pharisee, the feast of the Iveron Icon of the Mother of God, Metropolitan Pavel of Manila and Hanoi governor of the Philippine-Vietnamese Diocese, celebrated the Divine Liturgy in the temple in honor of the Iveron Icon of the Mother of God in Manila.
📌February 25, 2024, Manila
His Eminence was co-served by the Secretary of the Philippine-Vietnamese Diocese, Hieromonk Korniliy (Molev), rector of the temple, Hieromonk Alexei (Lapshin), Archimandrite Philemon (Castro), Priest Agustin Ponferrada. The deacon's rank was headed by Hierodeacon Nicodemus (Pirkhovsky).
The divine service was attended by H.E. Marat I. Pavlov, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Russian Federation to the Republic of the Philippines.
During the Liturgy, Metropolitan Pavel ordained Deacon Juventinus Bulaqueña to the priesthood.
Metropolitan Pavel congratulated the audience on the patronal Day: "Dear fathers, dear Ambassador of the Russian Federation Marat Ignatievich, brothers and sisters! I am glad to be with you today at the patronal feast of this parish! Patronal Day is like the second Easter. The Iveron icon of the Mother of God has a long history. Tradition says that it was written by the Apostle Luke himself. And this icon was located near the city of Nicaea, at the pious widow, when in the IX century there was a persecution of icons, the iconoclasm. Soldiers, state guards came and saw this icon at the widow. One of the soldiers struck the icon with a spear, and blood flowed from the icon. The widow asked the soldiers not to break the icon, and when they left, she and her son took this icon to the sea and sent it on a journey so that the Lord would determine the place of its stay. And the icon arrived by sea to Mount Athos. Why is it called Iveron? There was a Georgian monastery nearby on Mount Athos, where the inhabitants were mostly Georgians, and Iberia is the ancient name of Georgia, and this icon was found by the monks of this monastery, and eventual."
📌February 25, 2024, Manila
His Eminence was co-served by the Secretary of the Philippine-Vietnamese Diocese, Hieromonk Korniliy (Molev), rector of the temple, Hieromonk Alexei (Lapshin), Archimandrite Philemon (Castro), Priest Agustin Ponferrada. The deacon's rank was headed by Hierodeacon Nicodemus (Pirkhovsky).
The divine service was attended by H.E. Marat I. Pavlov, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Russian Federation to the Republic of the Philippines.
During the Liturgy, Metropolitan Pavel ordained Deacon Juventinus Bulaqueña to the priesthood.
Metropolitan Pavel congratulated the audience on the patronal Day: "Dear fathers, dear Ambassador of the Russian Federation Marat Ignatievich, brothers and sisters! I am glad to be with you today at the patronal feast of this parish! Patronal Day is like the second Easter. The Iveron icon of the Mother of God has a long history. Tradition says that it was written by the Apostle Luke himself. And this icon was located near the city of Nicaea, at the pious widow, when in the IX century there was a persecution of icons, the iconoclasm. Soldiers, state guards came and saw this icon at the widow. One of the soldiers struck the icon with a spear, and blood flowed from the icon. The widow asked the soldiers not to break the icon, and when they left, she and her son took this icon to the sea and sent it on a journey so that the Lord would determine the place of its stay. And the icon arrived by sea to Mount Athos. Why is it called Iveron? There was a Georgian monastery nearby on Mount Athos, where the inhabitants were mostly Georgians, and Iberia is the ancient name of Georgia, and this icon was found by the monks of this monastery, and eventual."
🗓 On February 19, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation H.E. Mr. Andrey Rudenko 🇷🇺 held consultations in Vientiane 🇱🇦 with Deputy Ministers of Foreign Affairs of the Lao PDR H.E. Mr. Bounleua PHANDANOUVONG and H.E. Mr. Thongphane SAVANPHET.
🔹️He was also received by the Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Lao PDR H.E. Mr. Saleumxay KOMMASITH and had a meeting with the Special Envoy of the ASEAN Chair on Myanmar Mr. Alounkeo KITTIKHOUN.
🔹️The two sides had an in-depth discussion on the bilateral agenda and exchanged views on key international and regional issues with the special emphasis on the Chairmanship of Laos in ASEAN.
🔹️Particular attention was paid to the prospects for strengthening the #ASEAN-Russia Strategic Partnership, interaction between the two countries in ASEAN-led mechanisms, as well as resolving the situation in Myanmar 🇲🇲.
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🔹️He was also received by the Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Lao PDR H.E. Mr. Saleumxay KOMMASITH and had a meeting with the Special Envoy of the ASEAN Chair on Myanmar Mr. Alounkeo KITTIKHOUN.
🔹️The two sides had an in-depth discussion on the bilateral agenda and exchanged views on key international and regional issues with the special emphasis on the Chairmanship of Laos in ASEAN.
🔹️Particular attention was paid to the prospects for strengthening the #ASEAN-Russia Strategic Partnership, interaction between the two countries in ASEAN-led mechanisms, as well as resolving the situation in Myanmar 🇲🇲.
#ASEANRussia
🗓 On February 21, Deputy Foreign Minister of the Russian Federation H.E. Mr. Andrey Rudenko 🇷🇺 during his visit to Myanmar 🇲🇲 held consultations on the prospects of the #ASEAN-Russia Strategic Partnership, as well as bilateral interaction between Moscow and Naypyidaw in a number of areas.
🔹He was received by Prime Minister of Myanmar H.E. Mr. Min Aung Hlaing, Deputy Prime Minister, Foreign Minister H.E. Mr. Than Swe and held talks with Deputy Foreign Minister H.E. Mr. Lwin Oo.
🔹The sides had a detailed exchange of views on further development of #ASEANRussia relations, including in light of the Myanmar's future role as the new country-coordinator of the ASEAN-Russia Dialogue Partnership.
🔹The parties also confirmed the coincidence of the two countries' approaches on topical global and regional issues, mutual focus on further efforts to coordinate at multilateral and regional platforms in order to consolidate the foundations of multipolarity and strengthen the positions of the countries of the global South.
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🔹He was received by Prime Minister of Myanmar H.E. Mr. Min Aung Hlaing, Deputy Prime Minister, Foreign Minister H.E. Mr. Than Swe and held talks with Deputy Foreign Minister H.E. Mr. Lwin Oo.
🔹The sides had a detailed exchange of views on further development of #ASEANRussia relations, including in light of the Myanmar's future role as the new country-coordinator of the ASEAN-Russia Dialogue Partnership.
🔹The parties also confirmed the coincidence of the two countries' approaches on topical global and regional issues, mutual focus on further efforts to coordinate at multilateral and regional platforms in order to consolidate the foundations of multipolarity and strengthen the positions of the countries of the global South.
#RussiaASEAN
🗓On February 24, the premiere of the ballet "Le Corsaire" took place on the stage of the prestigious Aliw Theater in 🇵🇭Pasay City.
The theater audience warmly welcomed the performance created by famous 🇵🇭Filipino prima ballerina, graduate of the 🇷🇺Vaganova Choreographic Institute, Ballet Manila Artistic Director, Madame Lisa Macuja Elizalde.
Professional critics and spectators witnessed another triumph of the 🇷🇺Russian ballet School.
🇷🇺H.E. Marat I. Pavlov, Ambassador of the Russian Federation to the Republic of the Philippines, accompanied by Madame Irina V. Pavlova and other Russian Embassy's officials, attended the performance, congratulated Madame Macuja with the success and wished her a new achievements.
#RussiaPhilippines
The theater audience warmly welcomed the performance created by famous 🇵🇭Filipino prima ballerina, graduate of the 🇷🇺Vaganova Choreographic Institute, Ballet Manila Artistic Director, Madame Lisa Macuja Elizalde.
Professional critics and spectators witnessed another triumph of the 🇷🇺Russian ballet School.
🇷🇺H.E. Marat I. Pavlov, Ambassador of the Russian Federation to the Republic of the Philippines, accompanied by Madame Irina V. Pavlova and other Russian Embassy's officials, attended the performance, congratulated Madame Macuja with the success and wished her a new achievements.
#RussiaPhilippines
🇷🇺Граждане Российской Федерации, постоянно проживающие либо временно находящиеся на территории Республики Филиппины, могут принять участие в выборах Президента Российской Федерации 17 марта 2024 г. с 8:00 до 20:00 в помещении для голосования избирательного участка № 8402 по адресу: 4th floor, 105 Rada St., Makati City, Metro Manila 1223 (4-й этаж, 105 ул. Рада стрит, г.Макати, Национальный Столичный регион 1223), телефон для справок: +63 2 7501 5711.
При себе необходимо иметь заграничный паспорт.
Вход на избирательный участок с крупногабаритными сумками и рюкзаками будет запрещен.
Дополнительная информация по вопросам участия в голосовании размещена на сайтах ЦИК России - cikrf.ru, цик.рф в разделе «Выборы Президента Российской Федерации».
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Вход на избирательный участок с крупногабаритными сумками и рюкзаками будет запрещен.
Дополнительная информация по вопросам участия в голосовании размещена на сайтах ЦИК России - cikrf.ru, цик.рф в разделе «Выборы Президента Российской Федерации».
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⚡️ President Vladimir Putin delivered his Address to the Federal Assembly (February 29, 2024)
Key talking points:
• Our Motherland is defending its sovereignty and security, defending the lives of our compatriots in Donbass and Novorossiya.
• The so-called West, with its colonial practices and penchant for inciting ethnic conflicts around the world, not only seeks to impede our progress but also envisions a Russia that is a dependent, declining, and dying space where they can do as they please.
• They [the West] want to replicate in Russia what they have done in numerous other countries, including Ukraine: sowing discord in our home and weakening us from within.
• We were not the ones who started the war in Donbass, but <...> we will do everything to put an end to it, eradicate Nazism and fulfil all the objectives of the special military operation, as well as defend sovereignty and ensure that our people are safe.
• They [the West] have recently made unfounded allegations, in particular, against Russia, regarding plans to deploy nuclear weapons in space. Such fake narratives, and this story is unequivocally false, are designed to involve us in negotiations on their conditions, which will only benefit the US. At the same time, they have blocked our proposal which has been on the table for over 15 years. I am referring to the agreement on preventing the deployment of weapons in outer space, which we drafted back in 2008.
• The West has provoked conflicts in Ukraine, the Middle East, and other regions around the world while consistently propagating falsehoods. Now they have the audacity to say that Russia harbours intentions of attacking Europe. Can you believe it? We all know that their claims are utterly baseless. And at the same time, they are selecting targets to strike on our territory and contemplating the most efficient means of destruction. Now they have started talking about the possibility of deploying NATO military contingents to Ukraine.
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Key talking points:
• Our Motherland is defending its sovereignty and security, defending the lives of our compatriots in Donbass and Novorossiya.
• The so-called West, with its colonial practices and penchant for inciting ethnic conflicts around the world, not only seeks to impede our progress but also envisions a Russia that is a dependent, declining, and dying space where they can do as they please.
• They [the West] want to replicate in Russia what they have done in numerous other countries, including Ukraine: sowing discord in our home and weakening us from within.
• We were not the ones who started the war in Donbass, but <...> we will do everything to put an end to it, eradicate Nazism and fulfil all the objectives of the special military operation, as well as defend sovereignty and ensure that our people are safe.
• They [the West] have recently made unfounded allegations, in particular, against Russia, regarding plans to deploy nuclear weapons in space. Such fake narratives, and this story is unequivocally false, are designed to involve us in negotiations on their conditions, which will only benefit the US. At the same time, they have blocked our proposal which has been on the table for over 15 years. I am referring to the agreement on preventing the deployment of weapons in outer space, which we drafted back in 2008.
• The West has provoked conflicts in Ukraine, the Middle East, and other regions around the world while consistently propagating falsehoods. Now they have the audacity to say that Russia harbours intentions of attacking Europe. Can you believe it? We all know that their claims are utterly baseless. And at the same time, they are selecting targets to strike on our territory and contemplating the most efficient means of destruction. Now they have started talking about the possibility of deploying NATO military contingents to Ukraine.
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⚡️ From President Vladimir Putin's Address to the Federal Assembly (February 29, 2024)
Key talking points:
• Just like any other ideology promoting racism, national superiority or exceptionalism, Russophobia is blinding and stupefying. The US and its satellites have, in fact, dismantled the European security system which has created risks for everyone.
• We need to shore up the forces in the western strategic theatre in order to counteract the threats posed by NATO’s further eastward expansion, with Sweden and Finland joining the alliance.
• A new equal and indivisible security framework must be created in Eurasia in the foreseeable future. We are ready for a substantive discussion on this subject with all countries and associations that may be interested in it. At the same time, I would like to reiterate (I think this is important for everyone) that no enduring international order is possible without a strong and sovereign Russia.
• We strive to unite the global majority’s efforts to respond to international challenges, such as turbulent transformation of the world economy, trade, finance, and technology markets, when former monopolies and stereotypes associated with them are collapsing.
• The principles of equality and respect for each other’s interests guide us in our interactions with our partners. This is why more and more countries have been proactive in seeking to be part of the activities of the #EAEU, the #SCO, #BRICS and other associations involving Russia.
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Key talking points:
• Just like any other ideology promoting racism, national superiority or exceptionalism, Russophobia is blinding and stupefying. The US and its satellites have, in fact, dismantled the European security system which has created risks for everyone.
• We need to shore up the forces in the western strategic theatre in order to counteract the threats posed by NATO’s further eastward expansion, with Sweden and Finland joining the alliance.
• A new equal and indivisible security framework must be created in Eurasia in the foreseeable future. We are ready for a substantive discussion on this subject with all countries and associations that may be interested in it. At the same time, I would like to reiterate (I think this is important for everyone) that no enduring international order is possible without a strong and sovereign Russia.
• We strive to unite the global majority’s efforts to respond to international challenges, such as turbulent transformation of the world economy, trade, finance, and technology markets, when former monopolies and stereotypes associated with them are collapsing.
• The principles of equality and respect for each other’s interests guide us in our interactions with our partners. This is why more and more countries have been proactive in seeking to be part of the activities of the #EAEU, the #SCO, #BRICS and other associations involving Russia.
📄 Read in full
❗️ On cases of Ukrainian armed forces using toxic chemical agents against Russian military personnel and civilians
As the Kiev regime and its Western patrons continue to repeat groundless accusations that the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation allegedly use riot control chemicals for military purposes, new evidence of Ukrainian armed forces using toxic chemicals against Russian military personnel and civilians in violation of Article I of the Chemical Weapons Convention have been published on the Russian Foreign Ministry’s website, in addition to the materials published on October 11, 2023
The Russian Federation is a participant in the Convention in good standing and strictly complies with its provisions. All statements to the contrary, including in the context of the special military operation, are false, and the pseudo-evidence provided are just insinuations orchestrated with the participation of the intelligence services of Western countries.
As the Kiev regime and its Western patrons continue to repeat groundless accusations that the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation allegedly use riot control chemicals for military purposes, new evidence of Ukrainian armed forces using toxic chemicals against Russian military personnel and civilians in violation of Article I of the Chemical Weapons Convention have been published on the Russian Foreign Ministry’s website, in addition to the materials published on October 11, 2023
The Russian Federation is a participant in the Convention in good standing and strictly complies with its provisions. All statements to the contrary, including in the context of the special military operation, are false, and the pseudo-evidence provided are just insinuations orchestrated with the participation of the intelligence services of Western countries.
🇷🇺🇵🇸 Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov’s opening remarks during a meeting with representatives of Palestinian political parties held in Moscow on February 29, 2024
Key talking points:
💬 An unprecedented wave of violence has engulfed the Gaza Strip. In many respects, this is the result of the protracted impasse in the Middle East settlement process, caused by the US attempts to monopolise mediating efforts.
• It goes without saying that our main priority is to stop the bloodshed. We have worked on this since the first days after the October 7, 2023 attack. We have condemned the assault. But it is unacceptable to respond with collective punishment of Palestinians.
• On October 15, 2023, Russia submitted a draft resolution to the UN Security Council demanding a ceasefire. The US blocked both this draft and subsequent efforts towards this goal by repeatedly using its veto. All attempts to approve a resolution demanding a durable ceasefire have failed to result in anything.
• Relapses into large-scale confrontation were inevitable as long as we remain passive and fail to work together to address the root cause of this years-long conflict, namely to work to create a Palestinian state in keeping with UN Security Council and UN General Assembly resolutions.
• We have repeatedly advocated the resumption of direct dialogue between Israel and the Palestinian National Authority.
❗️ Clearly, the effectiveness of our efforts will depend on everyone's ability to put the interests, goals and destiny of the Palestinian people above the current fleeting considerations and differences in positions and approaches. If you announce the goal of restoring Palestinian unity on the platform of the Palestine Liberation Organisation, it will yank the trump cards out of the hands of the forces that, citing internal problems in the Palestinian territories, have used them to delay the Middle East settlement process.
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Key talking points:
💬 An unprecedented wave of violence has engulfed the Gaza Strip. In many respects, this is the result of the protracted impasse in the Middle East settlement process, caused by the US attempts to monopolise mediating efforts.
• It goes without saying that our main priority is to stop the bloodshed. We have worked on this since the first days after the October 7, 2023 attack. We have condemned the assault. But it is unacceptable to respond with collective punishment of Palestinians.
• On October 15, 2023, Russia submitted a draft resolution to the UN Security Council demanding a ceasefire. The US blocked both this draft and subsequent efforts towards this goal by repeatedly using its veto. All attempts to approve a resolution demanding a durable ceasefire have failed to result in anything.
• Relapses into large-scale confrontation were inevitable as long as we remain passive and fail to work together to address the root cause of this years-long conflict, namely to work to create a Palestinian state in keeping with UN Security Council and UN General Assembly resolutions.
• We have repeatedly advocated the resumption of direct dialogue between Israel and the Palestinian National Authority.
❗️ Clearly, the effectiveness of our efforts will depend on everyone's ability to put the interests, goals and destiny of the Palestinian people above the current fleeting considerations and differences in positions and approaches. If you announce the goal of restoring Palestinian unity on the platform of the Palestine Liberation Organisation, it will yank the trump cards out of the hands of the forces that, citing internal problems in the Palestinian territories, have used them to delay the Middle East settlement process.
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