July, 2021
Vatican Court Hears Unprecedented Sexual Abuse Criminal Trial
July 27, 2021 · By SYLVIA POGGIOLI for www.npr.org
Vatican Court Hears Unprecedented Sexual Abuse Criminal Trial Editor’s note: This story includes details some readers may find disturbing. An unprecedented trial is underway this month at the Vatican, the result of a whistleblower going public. A young priest is charged with sexually abusing an altar boy over a five-year period inside Vatican City walls. […]
Read More...4.2 million Pinoys experience hunger in past 3 months – SWS
July 27, 2021 · By Helen Flores (The Philippine Star) for www.philstar.com
4.2 million Pinoys experience hunger in past 3 months – SWS MANILA, Philippines — About 4.2 million Filipino families experienced involuntary hunger at least once in the past three months, the latest Social Weather Stations’ (SWS) survey showed. The poll, conducted from April 28 to May 2, found 16.8 percent or an estimated 4.2 million […]
Read More...Face masks: A new threat to marine life
July 27, 2021 · By Rappler News for www.rappler.com
Face masks: A new threat to marine life In Bauan, Batangas, locals and divers report a rise in the number of surgical face masks being collected from the ocean. Watch this video. The COVID-19 pandemic has not only affected people’s lives. It has also made an impact on the environment. More than a year into […]
Read More...‘A big injustice’: Maranao leaders protest Marawi stadium, convention center projects
July 26, 2021 · By HERBIE GOMEZ for www.rappler.com
‘A big injustice’: Maranao leaders protest Marawi stadium, convention center projects CAGAYAN DE ORO, PHILIPPINES ‘Why would anyone think of constructing these when thousands are still homeless?’ asks Moro Consensus Group chairman Drieza Lininding Maranao civil society leaders have raised howls of protest over the government’s plan to build a stadium and a convention center […]
Read More...India’s COVID Orphans Face Trauma And Trafficking Risks
July 26, 2021 · By KAMALA THIAGARAJAN for www.npr.org
India’s COVID Orphans Face Trauma And Trafficking Risks A 7-year-old boy lost both parents to COVID-19 and is alone in the family apartment, with no relatives to care for him. Neighbors know about the situation but are afraid to intervene directly — afraid of being entangled in red tape, afraid of catching the virus. That’s […]
Read More...Filipino fisherfolk to Duterte gov’t: Let us fish in our own waters
July 26, 2021 · By RAMBO TALABONG for www.rappler.com
Filipino fisherfolk to Duterte gov’t: Let us fish in our own waters MANILA, PHILIPPINES (1st UPDATE) Vice President Leni Robredo promises to send a team to Masinloc to find out how her office could improve the fishermen’s livelihood Some Filipino fisherfolk still cannot fish in their own country. In an emotionally charged statement on Sunday, […]
Read More...Bishop urges Filipinos to fight oppression, uphold truth
July 26, 2021 · By Joseph Peter Calleja, Manila for www.ucanews.com
Bishop urges Filipinos to fight oppression, uphold truth Manila’s former apostolic administrator has urged Filipinos not to bow to oppression and attacks on free speech by making sacrifices so that the truth prevails amid the political uncertainty gripping the country. The newly appointed bishop of Taytay in Palawan province said Catholics should act like prophets and speak […]
Read More...In the Philippines, it’s legal to have sex with a 12-year-old. Activists are trying to change that
July 23, 2021 · By Jessie Yeung, CNN for www.msn.com
In the Philippines, it’s legal to have sex with a 12-year-old. Activists are trying to change that Antonette Acupinpin was 7 when the sexual abuse started. She had already endured years of beating and physical violence from her mother and stepfather, she said — but then he took it a step further. He would put […]
Read More...Preda Child Graduates With Honors
July 23, 2021 · By Preda News
Preda Child Graduates With Honors Last week, the Philippine Department of Education formally closed school year 2020-2021 with moving-up and graduation ceremonies. We are proud to announce that several Preda children- boys and girls- either presently residing in the Preda Homes or are now reintegrated and receiving educational assistance finished the school year with flying […]
Read More...UN Philippines to Congress: Prioritize bill increasing age to determine statutory rape
July 23, 2021 · By CONSUELO MARQUEZ, GMA News for www.gmanetwork.com
UN Philippines to Congress: Prioritize bill increasing age to determine statutory rape The United Nations (UN) Philippines on Thursday called on Congress to prioritize the measure increasing the age for determining the commission of statutory rape to below 16 years old from the current below 12 years old as the third regular session opens next […]
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