August, 2017
Obama tolerance tweet becomes most liked
August 18, 2017 · By Dave Lee for www.bbc.com
It may be President Trump’s communication tool of choice – but it’s a tweet by former President Barack Obama that has become the most liked in Twitter’s history. The tweet, the first in a series of three, quoted Nelson Mandela and was accompanied by a picture of Mr Obama smiling with a group of children […]
Read More...Davao archbishop elected CBCP president
August 17, 2017 ·
MANILA, Philippines – Davao Archbishop Romulo Valles, who had advised President Duterte against cursing, has been elected president of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines (CBCP). Valles will replace CBCP president and Lingayen-Dagupan Archbishop Socrates Villegas, whose term will end on Nov. 30. The Davao prelate was chosen during the CBCP’s 115th plenary assembly […]
Read More...The Pope drops Catholic ban on condoms in historic shift
August 17, 2017 · By Jonathan Wynne-Jones, Religious Affairs for www.telegraph.co.uk
The Pope has signalled a historic shift in the position of the Roman Catholic Church by saying condoms can be morally justified. After decades of fierce opposition to the use of all contraception, the Pontiff has ended the Church’s absolute ban on the use of condoms. He said it was acceptable to use a prophylactic […]
Read More...Pope Francis strikes blow for church ‘liberals’ in condom row
August 17, 2017 · By Paddy Agnew in Rome for www.irishtimes.com
Order of Malta chief forced to resign after disciplining colleague over ‘breach’ of doctrine Pope Francis has struck a blow for “reform” within the Catholic Church by weighing in on the side of the progressives against the traditionalists in a “condom row” involving the Sovereign Military Order of Malta. Both the order and the Vatican […]
Read More...More child porn predators arrested, victims rescued
August 16, 2017 · By Associated Press for newsinfo.inquirer.net
Authorities in the Philippines have rescued four girls and arrested a mother and two other women for allegedly livestreaming sexually exploitative videos of children to men paying by the minute to watch from the United States. Three sisters ages 8, 9 and 12, and an 11-year-old found in a separate rescue, are now in a […]
Read More...Obesity killing three times as many as malnutrition
August 16, 2017 · By www.telegraph.co.uk
Obesity is now killing triple the number of people who die from malnutrition as it claims more than three million lives a year worldwide, according to a landmark study. With the exception of sub-Saharan Africa, eating too much is now a more serious risk to the health of populations than eating poorly, found the Global […]
Read More...‘Fat but fit’ still risk heart disease
August 16, 2017 · By Health for www.bbc.com
People who are overweight or obese are at increased risk of heart disease even if they appear medically healthy, experts are warning. The work, in the European Heart Journal, is further evidence against the idea people can be “fat but fit”. The researchers studied health data on more than half a million people in 10 […]
Read More...7 fall in cybersex den raid in Gingoog City
August 16, 2017 · By Jigger J. Jerusalem - @inquirerdotnet for newsinfo.inquirer.net
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY – Authorities on Wednesday said they were investigating the extent of the operation of a group running a cybersex den following a raid in Gingoog City on Monday. Armed with a search warrant issued by a local judge, operatives from the Gingoog police, a Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT) team, and […]
Read More...Philippines: LGBT Students Face Bullying, Abuse
August 16, 2017 · By www.hrw.org
Discrimination and Lack of Support Undermine Right to Education (Manila, June 22, 2017) – Students across the Philippines experience bullying and discrimination in school because of their sexual orientation and gender identity, Human Rights Watch said in a report released today. While Philippine law provides protections against discrimination and exclusion in schools, lawmakers and school […]
Read More...Guro sa Olongapo inireklamo dahil sa ‘panghihipo’ sa 11-anyos na estudyante
August 15, 2017 · By www.gmanetwork.com
Pansamantalang inilipat ng klase ang isang lalaking guro matapos akusahan ng isang 11-anyos na mag-aaral nang panghihipo sa kanyang ari. Sa ulat sa 24 Oras nitong Sabado, umiiyak na isinalaysay ng bata ang ginawa umanong kahalayan ng kanyang guro. Pinapunta umano siya ng 23-anyos na guro sa ilalim ng isa sa mga hagdan ng kanilang […]
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