July, 2020
Ending Impunity: Abused Child Wins Conviction
July 30, 2020 · By Francis Bermido, Jr.
Ending Impunity: Abused Child Wins Conviction Preda News Francis Bermido, Jr. On 28 July 2020, Rodolfo Aguilar Capati Jr. was found guilty beyond reasonable doubt for the crime of rape (one count) and lascivious conduct (two counts). In a Decision by Hon. Judge Robert Alexander Malig of the Regional Trial Court Branch 45 in the […]
Read More...The Arms Trade is Killing Thousands of Women and Children
July 30, 2020 · By Fr. Shay Cullen
The Arms Trade is Killing Thousands of Women and Children Fr. Shay Cullen 31 July 2020 The drums of war are beating ever louder as arms traders supply weapons for the war in the Middle East while the superpowers line up in confrontational posturing in a show of might and military power. “Might is right” […]
Read More...Plastic pollution to weigh 1.3 billion tonnes by 2040
July 27, 2020 · By Victoria Gill, Science correspondent, BBC News for www.bbc.com
Plastic pollution to weigh 1.3 billion tonnes by 2040 An estimated 1.3 billion tonnes of plastic is destined for our environment – both on land and in the ocean – by 2040, unless worldwide action is taken. That’s according to a global model of the scale of the plastic problem over the next 20 years. […]
Read More...Extinction by Fr. Shay Cullen
July 27, 2020 · By Fr. Shay Cullen
Extinction Shay Cullen Heartbreak for the humans that defy the cycle of nature, destroy the habitat of life, devour the bounty of nature, to excess and extinction of the partners to life on the Planet, at war with self and others, and unleash the overwhelming inevitable response of nature of the death bringing virus, that […]
Read More...US Navy Eyes Return To Subic Bay In A Commercial Deal
July 27, 2020 · By Manuel Mogato www.onenews.ph
US Navy Eyes Return To Subic Bay In A Commercial Deal The United States Navy is planning to return to its former base in the Philippines under a commercial deal, the Philippine Navy chief said on Sunday, May 10, after an American equity firm and an Australian shipbuilder expressed keen interest in taking over the […]
Read More...Filipino priest who survived captivity during Marawi siege dies of cardiac arrest
July 27, 2020 · By Jose Torres Jr., Philippines for www.licas.news
Father Teresito “Chito” Soganub, the priest who was abducted by terrorist gunmen in the southern Philippine city of Marawi in 2017, died July 22, due to cardiac arrest. “Our dearly beloved [Father] Teresito Soganub died of cardiac arrest in his sleep early this morning … in his home in Noralah, South Cotabato,” read a statement […]
Read More...COVID-19: Philippines releases nearly 22,000 inmates
July 27, 2020 · By www.aa.com.tr
COVID-19: Philippines releases nearly 22,000 inmates ANKARA Around 22,000 prisoners in the Philippines have been released to prevent the spread of the novel coronavirus in the crowded jails across the country, an official said on Wednesday. This came after the deadly virus infected hundreds of detainees in the prisons across the country. In a statement, […]
Read More...Climate change: Polar bears could be lost by 2100
July 24, 2020 · By Helen Briggs and Victoria Gill for www.bbc.com
Climate change: Polar bears could be lost by 2100 Polar bears will be wiped out by the end of the century unless more is done to tackle climate change, a study predicts. Scientists say some populations have already reached their survival limits as the Arctic sea ice shrinks. The carnivores rely on the sea ice […]
Read More...Japanese athletes suffered abuse, says Human Rights Watch report
July 24, 2020 ·
Japanese athletes suffered abuse, says Human Rights Watch report Young athletes in Japan have suffered physical, verbal and sexual abuse during training, a report by Human Rights Watch says. The report, recording the experiences of more than 800 athletes in 50 sports, comes in the week that would have marked the start of the Tokyo […]
Read More...Pope Francis releases a new video towards WDMR 2020: “To listen in order to be reconciled.”
July 24, 2020 · By Preda News
Dear Shay Cullen, The 106th World Day of Migrants and Refugees (WDMR) will be celebrated on Sunday 27th September 2020. With the title “Like Jesus Christ, forced to flee”, Pope Francis urges us this year to discover the reality of internally displaced people more deeply. Every month, a new video of Pope Francis and other […]
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