September, 2020
Philippines: Activists fight to change culture of harassment
September 16, 2020 · By Angel Tesorero, Staff Reporter for gulfnews.com
The age of sexual consent is 12 years in the Philippines, one of the lowest in the world. Philippines: Activists fight to change culture of harassment The Congress of the Philippines has filed a bill raising the age of statutory rape to 16 years from 12, which happens to be one of the lowest ages […]
Read More...Dear Fellow Priests and Brothers,
September 16, 2020 ·
Rev. Gerardo A. Alminaza, D.D. Bishop, Diocese of San Carlos Chairperson, Church People-Workers Solidarity 13 September 2020 Dear Fellow Priests and Brothers, Greetings! The year 2020 has brought us a surfeit of challenges testing our faith and Christian commitment. However, with God’s grace and the support of Church people and various sectors of the local […]
Read More...Earth’s ‘lost species’ only the tip of the iceberg
September 15, 2020 · By Helen Briggs for www.bbc.com
Scientists have calculated how many mammals might be lost this century, based on fossil evidence of past extinctions. Their predictions suggest at least 550 species will follow in the footsteps of the mammoth and sabre-toothed cat. With every “lost species” we lose part of the Earth’s natural history, they say. Yet, despite these “grim” projections, […]
Read More...Child pornography prosecutions on the rise
September 15, 2020 · By Ali Ingersoll for www.investigativepost.org
Investigators are inundated with tips and the number of cases being prosecuted is nearly double that of just a few years ago Child pornography prosecutions on the rise Prosecution of child pornography cases spiked last year in Western New York. Between the U.S. Attorney’s Office and Erie County District Attorney, 80 cases were prosecuted last […]
Read More...Child Pornography Ring Is Broken Up in Germany, Police Say
September 15, 2020 · By Melissa Eddy for www.nytimes.com
Police found images and videos of sexual abuse of children, filmed in a cabin in western Germany. They have arrested 11 people so far, but believe many more were involved. Child Pornography Ring Is Broken Up in Germany, Police Say BERLIN — The police in Germany say they have broken up a sophisticated child pornography […]
Read More...Philippine Church flags off Season of Creation
September 15, 2020 · By Robin Gomes for www.vaticannews.va
Philippine Church flags off Season of Creation The Philippines has enthusiastically joined Pope Francis and the world’s some 2.2 billion Christians in the month-long initiative of prayer and action to safeguard and improve the created world, our common home. Bishop Pablo Virgilio David of Kalookan pointed out that unless there is a true ecological conversion, […]
Read More...Pemberton not qualified for GCTA —Laude family lawyer
September 15, 2020 · By NICOLE-ANNE C. LAGRIMAS, GMA News for www.gmanetwork.com
Pemberton not qualified for GCTA —Laude family lawyer A lawyer for the family of Jennifer Laude said Friday that convicted US Marine Joseph Scott Pemberton is not entitled to good conduct-based deductions to the time he serves in prison. In an interview on Dobol B sa News TV, Rommel Bagares of the Center for International […]
Read More...EU Member States Should Act on Philippines Abuses
September 14, 2020 · By Claudio Francavilla for www.hrw.org
EU Member States Should Act on Philippines Abuses Last year, European Union member states at the United Nations Human Rights Council voted decisively in support of a resolution mandating the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights to report on grave rights abuses in the Philippines. The report, presented in June, documented “widespread and systematic” extrajudicial killings, resulting in […]
Read More...Philippine wildlife reporting app promises to upgrade fight against trafficking
September 14, 2020 · By Rosy Mina for news.mongabay.com
Philippine wildlife reporting app promises to upgrade fight against trafficking The Philippines’ environment department plans a year-end rollout of an app, currently being tested, that should make it easier for citizens and enforcement officials to report wildlife crimes. Illegal wildlife trafficking is the fourth-biggest transnational crime in the world, following the trafficking of drugs, people, […]
Read More...Family of transgender woman slain by U.S. Marine in Philippines contests killer’s early release
September 14, 2020 · By Regine Cabato for www.washingtonpost.com
MANILA — A U.S. Marine convicted of killing a transgender woman in the Philippines will remain behind bars while a court considers an appeal against a decision to release him early, a senior government official said Thursday. Lance Cpl. Joseph Scott Pemberton on Tuesday was granted four years off his 10-year homicide sentence for good behavior […]
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