August, 2019
South Africa gets go-ahead to increase black rhino trophy hunting
August 23, 2019 · By Damian Carrington in Geneva for www.theguardian.com
South Africa has won permission to almost double the number of black rhinos that can be killed as trophies after arguing the money raised will support conservation of the critically endangered species. The decision was made at the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (Cites) after receiving support from some African nations and opposition from […]
Read More...‘I am DNA proof my father is a rapist’
August 22, 2019 ·
A woman conceived by rape wants her father brought to justice in a so-called “victimless prosecution”, in one of the first cases of its kind, the BBC has learned. “Vicky” says her mother was under the age of consent when a family friend she claims was in his 30s raped her. She says her birth […]
Read More...Environment ‘victory’ in Philippines bodes ill for mining firms
August 22, 2019 · By Elmer Recuerdo, Eastern Samar for www.ucanews.com
A faith-based group has claimed victory in a campaign against mining after the Philippine government agreed to declare an island in the central part of the country as a “critical habitat” for endangered species. The government’s move stemmed from the result of a validation process conducted by government’s Environment Department and the Philippine Misereor Partnership Incorporated (PMPI) on Homonhon […]
Read More...Perjury charges irk Philippine church, rights groups
August 22, 2019 · By Mark Saludes, Manila for www.ucanews.com
A group of missionaries and human rights activists have asked a Philippine court to dismiss perjury charges filed against them by the government’s national security adviser early last month. The Rural Missionaries of the Philippines and human rights group Karapatan denied allegations by National Security Adviser Hermogenes Esperon that they provided false information to the Securities and Exchange Commission […]
Read More...Father Shay Cullen’s Reflections: James 2.14-17
August 22, 2019 ·
Father Shay Cullen writes. Reflections on James 2.14-17 So many good Christians attend church services and the sacraments, they believe and are full of faith but if there is no positive action to help the stranger, the poor, the hungry, the sick, the abused and needy then St. James says our faith is dead. That is […]
Read More...Jeffrey Epstein: How conspiracy theories spread after financier’s death
August 20, 2019 · By BBC News for www.bbc.com
Just hours after the high-profile financier Jeffrey Epstein was found dead on Saturday, unsubstantiated theories about his death began to gain traction online. Epstein, who was set to stand trial on sex trafficking and conspiracy charges, killed himself in his jail cell in New York, prison officials said. He was accused of running a “vast […]
Read More...Who is Fr Shay Cullen of Preda and Why Evil-Doers Fear Him?
August 20, 2019 ·
Who is Fr Shay Cullen of Preda and Why Evil-Doers Fear Him? Born in Dublin, Ireland, 27 March 1943, Father Shay Cullen was ordained a member of the Missionary Society of St. Columban in April 1969. That same year, he left his family in Ireland as he was assigned to missionary work in Olongapo City, […]
Read More...Father Shay Cullen’s Reflections: Matthew 18.6-7
August 20, 2019 ·
Father Shay Cullen, Reflections Matthew 18.6-7 Many hunger for justice in the face of crimes against humanity, rape crimes, and genocide, corruption where the rich steal from the poor, where the children go hungry and live in slums and dire poverty while the selfish rich take it all. We can wonder if there ever will […]
Read More...Former Filipino environment minister dies at 65
August 20, 2019 · By Joe Torres, Manila for www.ucanews.com
A celebrated environmental activist who fought for an end to mining operations in the Philippines died on Aug. 19 after a long bout with brain cancer. She was 65 years old. Regina Paz Lopez, known as a strong advocate of children’s welfare and environmental protection, once served as head of the Department of Environment and […]
Read More...Father Shay Cullen shares this photo
August 19, 2019 ·
Father Shay Cullen shares this photo. There are 3,958 Mango saplings ready for sharing to the Aeta communities for planting on denuded hillsides in Zambales Philippines. The rich elite cut the rain forest ,deprived thousands of species their habitat and the Aeta people also. They now are subsistent hill farmers and Mango is an important […]
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