March, 2016
Pope shocked by ‘diabolical’ attack on Yemen care home
March 7, 2016 ·
Pope Francis sends his prayers to the dead and their families, and hopes it will ‘lead to a change of heart, and inspire all parties to lay down their arms and take up the path of dialogue’ VATICAN CITY, Holy See – Pope Francis has slammed as “diabolical” an attack on an elderly care […]
Read More...11 Filipino tycoons back in Forbes’ list of world’s richest
March 7, 2016 · By Chrisee Dela Paz for www.rappler.com
Henry Sy Sr, the 91-year-old chairman of SM Investments Corporation, retains his spot as the richest Filipino, according to Forbes 2016 World’s Billionaires MANILA, Philippines – All 11 Filipino tycoons who were featured in the 2015 edition of Forbes World’s Billionaires remained in this year’s exclusive billionaires’ circle, though most of them saw a decline […]
Read More...Philippine women, children trapped in cycles of abuse
March 7, 2016 · By Inday Espina-Varona, Manila, Philippines for www.ucanews.com
Family, societal pressures create a permanent underclass Children make up 77 percent of rape survivors in the Philippines, a predominantly Catholic country, and the crime occurs at a rate of two every minute. Midyear 2015 data released by the national police showed rape cases surging 63.5 percent to 8,288 from 5,069 recorded in the first […]
Read More...Help for the trafficked and abused children.
March 4, 2016 · By Fr. Shay Cullen
Help for the trafficked and abused children. Fr. Shay Cullen. 4 March 2016 There are millions of Filipino families that are secure and whole and live out family values by giving love, care and protection and a life of dignity and education to their children. They are the vast majority and are blessed and to […]
Read More...Adam Johnson guilty of child sex charge
March 4, 2016 ·
Ex-England footballer Adam Johnson has been found guilty of one count of sexual activity with a girl aged 15. The jury at Bradford Crown Court found Johnson guilty of a charge of sexual touching, but not guilty on a charge relating to another sexual act. The former Sunderland player had previously admitted grooming the girl […]
Read More...Restoring democracy after our 1986 “People Power Revolt”
March 4, 2016 ·
Restoring democracy after our 1986 “People Power Revolt” Commentary by Jose V. Abueva On February 4 the Konrad Adenauer Foundation sponsored the Symposium: “Overcoming Dictatorship: 30 Years of People Power” in the Philippines, held in Makati. Welcome remarks by Benedikt Seemann, Country Representative of Konrad Adenauer Foundation in the Philippines. President B.S. Aquino […]
Read More...UK missionary found guilty of sex charges against young girls.
March 4, 2016 ·
A CHURCH missionary who said sex crime claims against him were dishonest and untruthful is facing jail after being found guilty of the allegations. The Reverend Craig Burrows – awarded an MBE for his charity work with underprivileged children in the Philippines – looked stunned when he was convicted. The 50-year-old former Richmond School […]
Read More...US bishops hid abuse of hundreds of children — grand jury
March 3, 2016 · By Agence France-Presse for www.rappler.com
The report uncovered a ‘secret archive’ of damning evidence stuffed into boxes and filing cabinets in a church office in the central Pennsylvania diocese of Altoona-Johnstown NEW YORK, United States — Two American bishops spent four decades covering up sexual abuse of hundreds of children at the hands of 50 Catholic priests and clerics in […]
Read More...Jailed for abusing 9 year old children Brit is allowed to return to the Philippines when sentence served.
March 3, 2016 ·
A CHURCH missionary from North Yorkshire jailed in the UK for child sex crimes will be allowed to return to his Asian home on his release, appeal judges have ruled. Craig Martin Burrows, 50, who was awarded an MBE for his charity work with underprivileged children in the Philippines, was jailed in June this year. […]
Read More...Aquino: Marcos doomed to repeat father’s mistakes
March 2, 2016 ·
‘Kung hindi man lang niya makita ang mali sa ginawa ng kanilang pamilya, paano tayo aasang hindi niya ito uulitin?’ President Benigno Aquino III asks at the 30th anniversary of the EDSA Revolution MANILA, Philippines – On the 30th anniversary of the historic EDSA revolution, President Benigno Aquino III took a swipe at Senator Ferdinand […]
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