Topic: Debt
Debt relief
April 23, 2014 ·
Editorial Philippine Daily Inquirer 12:12 am | Tuesday, April 22nd, 2014 Debt condonation is something a government avoids because of its repercussions on a country¹s financial and economic wellbeing. A country that expresses even the slightest hint of a request for debt condonation worries the international lending community. However, an appeal two weeks ago by […]
Read More...THE CAPTURE OF THE CHILDREN AND THE NATION
January 5, 2014 ·
THE CAPTURE OF THE CHILDREN AND THE NATION By Fr. Shay Cullen The story of the rescue of Rosemary is heartening and encouraging. When we read about such stories of young children like that of Rosemary being helped and rescued from the clutches of depraved people who are arrested, we rejoice. But we may not […]
Read More...THE HUMAN FACE OF PHILIPPINE POVERTY
December 12, 2013 ·
By Fr. Shay Cullen Reggie is the human face of poverty in the Philippines. He and his family lived on the edge of total poverty until typhoon Haiyan pushed him and his family into absolute poverty this November 2013. He is a 17 year-old jobless youth whose home was taken away by the 245 kilometer per hour wind. […]
Read More...THE DANGER OF GMO FOODS
December 3, 2013 ·
By Fr. Shay Cullen The pictures of the hungry children holding up placards with the single word “Food” and another that cried out “Help”, these among many others were heart-wrenching cries of hundreds of thousands of poor people whose lives, homes, and families were wrecked by the devastating, all powerful storm to hit the Philippines […]
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