July, 2018
Sri Lanka auteur irks church with film about killer priest
July 31, 2018 · By Susitha R. Fernando, Colombo for www.ucanews.com
Sri Lankan filmmaker Chandran Rutnam’s latest flick According to Mathew is stirring controversy ahead of its release, with the Catholic Church saying it casts Catholics in a bad light in this Buddhist-majority country. The film portrays the true story of Father Mathew Peiris, a sexually abused Anglican priest who had an affair with his secretary and later murdered her husband Russel Ingram […]
Read More...The case against Lilian May Zimmer alleged child abuser
July 30, 2018 ·
Zimmer has made false allegations against Preda in a revenge retaliation for Preda social workers having reported the neglect and abuse of sexually abused children in her house in June 2014 In view of the fake news and publicity on social media about the arrest and detention of US national Lilian “Sherry” Zimmer in Subic last July 3, […]
Read More...Tribal people flee homes in southern Philippines
July 30, 2018 · By Mark Saludes, Manila for www.ucanews.com
More than a thousand tribal people fled their homes in the southern Philippine province of Surigao del Sur on July 17 due to ongoing military operations in the area. At least 1,600 people from 15 communities left their homes in the towns of Lianga and San Agustin, according to reports received by ucanews.com. The displaced […]
Read More...What to do when a friend opens up about sexual assault
July 30, 2018 · By Trisha O’Bannon for cnnphilippines.com
Manila (CNN Philippines Life) — The #MeToo movement went viral late last year, but the fear of sexual assault has defined the female experience for a very long time. 2017 finally saw the beginnings of a paradigm shift in how we treated and talked about harassment and assault. #MeToo was more than a trendy hashtag, it was […]
Read More...DoD Releases Annual Report on Sexual Assault in Military
July 30, 2018 · By U.S. Department of Defense for www.defense.gov
WASHINGTON —The Defense Department today released its Annual Report on Sexual Assault in the Military, which shows that service member reporting of sexual assault increased by about 10 percent in fiscal year 2017. The increase in reporting occurred across all four military services. The report for fiscal 2017 says the department received 6,769 reports of sexual […]
Read More...Filipinos told to demand accountability from clergy
July 30, 2018 · By Bong Sarmiento, South Cotabato for www.ucanews.com
A newly ordained bishop in Mindanao has urged the faithful to rectify the shortcomings reportedly committed by members of the clergy by making them accountable. “Make us accountable the same way you demand accountability from the government. Correct the clergy if we are wrong,” said Bishop Cerilo Casicas of Marbel. The new bishop was installed […]
Read More...Human Traffickers Convicted
July 27, 2018 ·
Human Traffickers Convicted Fr. Shay Cullen 25 July 2018 The court decision was a total shock for two men and a woman accused of trafficking children in Angeles City to foreign sex tourists and it is a victory for children and Philippine justice. Judge Bernardita Gabitan-Erum of the Regional Trial Court Branch 61, Angeles City […]
Read More...A ‘powerless’ church in the Philippines
July 27, 2018 · By Father Amado Picardal, CSsR, Manila for www.ucanews.com
The Catholic Church in the Philippines has built up a reputation of being a powerful and influential institution. During the martial law years, it was the only institution that stood up to the dictatorial rule of Ferdinand Marcos. Church people were at the forefront of the resistance against the dictatorship, providing alternative sources of information […]
Read More...Ex-Pembroke mayor David Boswell jailed after child rape
July 27, 2018 · By www.bbc.com
A former Pembroke mayor convicted of raping a child has been jailed for 18 years. David Boswell, from Pembroke Dock, carried out the sex attack on the young girl in the 1990s. The 58-year-old was found guilty of four counts of indecent assault and one count of rape after a trial at Swansea Crown Court […]
Read More...Living in the midst of uncertainty
July 27, 2018 · By Sister Patricia Fox, Manila for international.la-croix.com
Sister Patricia Fox appeals to the Philippines’ Bureau of Immigration on April 30 to reconsider its decision to deport her for allegedly participating in “partisan political activities” in the country. (Photo by Jire Carreon) My world turned upside down on April 16, 2018, when six agents of the Philippines’ Bureau of Immigration came to my house to arrest me. […]
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