May, 2021
Comment on “Journalists and the truth under threat”.
May 17, 2021 · By Fr. Shay Cullen
An excellent article that highlights the mess that is communications today. You have truth seekers on the one hand and on the other those who want what they believe or want, to be ‘seen’ as ‘the truth’. The problem is so many people are default ‘followers’, rather than scrutinising the reality behind the words. It’s […]
Read More...US environmental agency releases climate report delayed by Trump
May 17, 2021 · By BBC News for www.bbc.com
US environmental agency releases climate report delayed by Trump The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has released a new report on climate change that had been delayed by the Trump White House since 2017. The Climate Change Indicators report charts the extent to which glaciers are shrinking, sea levels are rising and flooding is increasing. […]
Read More...Carbon: How calls for climate justice are shaking the world
May 17, 2021 · By Helen Briggs for www.bbc.com
Carbon: How calls for climate justice are shaking the world Young activists are breathing new life into the long-running debate over climate justice – the framing of global warming as an ethical issue rather than a purely environmental one. When world leaders took to the (virtual) stage at President Biden’s climate summit, they were given […]
Read More...ISPs Allow More Online Abuse
May 14, 2021 · By Fr. Shay Cullen
ISPs Allow More Online Abuse Shay Cullen 14 May 2021 There is greater awareness of child and woman sexual assaults worldwide and a strong reaction against it in recent years after centuries of tolerance and cover up by society, religious institutions and government agencies. Despite this awareness and more cases in court, child sexual abuse […]
Read More...Child Abuser Sentenced to Long Jail Term
May 14, 2021 · By Shay Cullen
Child Abuser Sentenced to Long Jail Term Shay Cullen 12 May 2021 Olongapo City- In a landmark decision, Judge Gemma Theresa B. Hilario- Logronio, the acting presiding judge of the Regional Trial Court Branch 12 in Olongapo City found on 12 May 2021 the accused Benito Andres y Rabago alias “Lolo Bito” guilty beyond reasonable doubt […]
Read More...Italian judge killed by Mafia put on road to sainthood
May 12, 2021 · By REUTERS for www.rappler.com
Italian judge killed by Mafia put on road to sainthood VATICAN CITY A glass box containing his bloodstained shirt is put on display as a relic Italian judge Rosario Livatino, who was killed by the Mafia in Sicily in 1990, was beatified on Sunday, May 9, the last stage before possible sainthood in the Roman […]
Read More...New PNP chief Eleazar vows no red-tagging in fight vs insurgency
May 12, 2021 · By JAIRO BOLLEDO for www.rappler.com
New PNP chief Eleazar vows no red-tagging in fight vs insurgency MANILA, PHILIPPINES The new Philippine National Police chief, Lieutenant General Guillermo Eleazar, orders cops to avoid red-tagging in statements they release Newly installed Philippine National Police (PNP) chief Lieutenant General Guillermo Eleazar vowed that cops will not resort to any form of harassment, including […]
Read More...Senate of the Philippines passes bill that abolishes child marriage
May 12, 2021 · By www.pgaction.org
Senate of the Philippines passes bill that abolishes child marriage Parliamentarians for Global Action (PGA) commends the Filipino Senate for unanimously voting in favor of Senate Bill No. 1373 or the “Girls Not Brides Act,” which declares child marriage illegal. According to UNICEF, the Philippines has the 12th highest absolute number of child brides in the […]
Read More...Child Marriage, Common In The Past, Persists Today
May 12, 2021 · By Andrea Dukakis for www.cpr.org
Child Marriage, Common In The Past, Persists Today Colorado historian Nicholas Syrett’s new book “American Child Bride” is filled with anecdotes about very young women–one as young as 9–marrying much older men. The book traces the evolution of child marriage from Colonial times to today and points to poor rural areas of the country, where the […]
Read More...Al Panlilio poised to succeed Manny Pangilinan as PLDT CEO
May 11, 2021 · By Aika Rey for www.rappler.com
Al Panlilio poised to succeed Manny Pangilinan as PLDT CEO MANILA, PHILIPPINES (UPDATED) Manny Pangilinan plans to stay on as PLDT chairman. He had been on the lookout for a successor since he returned as president and CEO in 2016. PLDT president and chief executive officer Manny Pangilinan is quitting his post soon, with Al […]
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