Topic: Poverty
THE PLUNDER AND ITS CHILD VICTIMS
August 23, 2013 ·
By Fr. Shay Cullen It’s a happy day when we can save children from abusers, illegal detention, brothels, or from the clutches of traffickers, sex tourists or child porn makers. We at the Preda Foundation do that a lot but why is it so necessary in a so-called Catholic civilized country under the rule of law? And […]
Read More...Cardinal Tagle gets teary over 'heartbreaking' pork scam
August 22, 2013 ·
August 14, 2013 10:00am Manila Archbishop Luis Antonio Cardinal Tagle on Tuesday became emotional as he joined calls for a closer probe into an alleged multibillion-peso scam involving lawmakers’ Priority Development Assistance Fund (PDAF) or so-called “pork barrel.” Speaking at a press conference at the University of Santo Tomas (UST) in Manila, Tagle branded the […]
Read More...Pope Francis says more must be done to end scandal of starvation
June 21, 2013 ·
Speech of Pope France on world huger,. More must be done to end scandal of starvation (Vatican Radio via CNUA) “Something more can and must be done” for the millions of people who are “still suffering and dying of starvation”, something which is “truly scandalous” in this day and age. Moreover, the current global crisis […]
Read More...THE MISSION IS TO END POVERTY AND INJUSTICE
June 14, 2013 ·
by : Fr. Shay Cullen Muff, Co. Donegal near Derry, Ireland – A gathering of returned missionaries at the I.O.S.A.S Center (Island of Saints and Scholars) recalled the long tradition of Irish missionaries leaving families and friends and going to foreign lands for life to bring the Gospel message of God’s love and to build […]
Read More...Our $1 trillion chance
June 11, 2013 ·
In days, world leaders will decide whether to plug a gigantic $1 trillion per year corporate tax loophole – and get enough money to end poverty, put every child in school and double green investment! A deal is close, but US President Obama and Canadian PM Harper are being lobbied and on the fence – […]
Read More...Cyberporn thrives, along with poverty
June 10, 2013 ·
By Charisse Ursal Philippine Daily Inquirer 11:04 pm | Friday, June 7th, 2013 http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/422579/cyberporn-thrives-along-with-poverty LOCAL officials blame poverty for the operation of cyberpornography in some of the households in Cordova town, Cebu. Tonee Despojo / Cebu Daily News CEBU-As agents of the National Bureau of Investigation were raiding a house suspected to be a front […]
Read More...CELEBRATING THE POSITIVE POWER OF FAIR TRADE
May 9, 2013 ·
by: Fr. Shay Cullen There are hundreds of thousands of good people around the world trying to make a difference in the lives of the poor and exploited people of this planet. They are working to see that the poor rise above subsistence living and have a dignified human and prosperous life. These good people are deeply […]
Read More...Philippine poverty unchanged in six years?
April 30, 2013 ·
Philippine Daily Inquirer 10:11 pm | Monday, April 29th, 2013 EDITORIAL PDI Three years ago President Aquino ran with the battle cry “Kung walang corrupt, walang mahirap” (If there is no corruption, there will be no poverty). It served as the cornerstone of his “daang matuwid” (straight path) platform of governance. Halfway into his term, […]
Read More...Philippine poverty incidence unchanged in past 6 yrs
April 24, 2013 ·
DESPITE ECONOMIC GROWTHS By Riza T. Olchondra Philippine Daily Inquirer 12:02 am | Wednesday, April 24th, 2013 Economic growth over the past six years hardly made a dent in poverty incidence in the Philippines, as the percentage of Filipinos living below the poverty line remained practically the same between 2006 and 2012, official statistics […]
Read More...Top 100 Billionaires could end world poverty four times over.
January 23, 2013 ·
Oxfam: “Top 100 billionaires added $240 Billion of wealth in 2012 -enough to end world poverty four times over” “We can no longer pretend that the creation of wealth for a few will inevitably benefit the many – too often the reverse is true.” ~Jeremy Hobbs – Executive Director, Oxfam International It’s amazing how many […]
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