September, 2021
The World Rejects and Accepts Migrants and Refugees
September 17, 2021 · By Fr. Shay Cullen
The World Rejects and Accepts Migrants and Refugees Shay Cullen 17 September 2021 When Pope Francis made a visit to so-called Catholic Hungary recently, it was short. He was made to feel unwelcome because he stands for the rights and dignity of every migrant and refugee that seeks a refuge, a welcome and acceptance, understanding, […]
Read More...ICC to open full investigation into Duterte’s ‘war on drugs’
September 16, 2021 · By Aljazeera News for www.aljazeera.com
ICC to open full investigation into Duterte’s ‘war on drugs’ The International Criminal Court (ICC) has formally authorised an official probe into alleged crimes against humanity in Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte’s “war on drugs”, dealing a moral victory to human rights defenders and families of victims killed, including innocent children. In a statement issued on […]
Read More...Is Laudato Si’ just a bundle of papers in Asia?
September 16, 2021 · By Rock Ronald Rozario for www.ucanews.com
Is Laudato Si’ just a bundle of papers in Asia? Christians across the globe are observing the Season of Creation from September to early October with the theme “Restoring Our Common Home.” The season has an ecumenical flavor as the world’s 2.2 billion Christians unite, pray and act for God’s creation and our common home, the earth. […]
Read More...Joe Ferrari: The high-rolling life of Thailand’s controversial ex-police chief
September 16, 2021 · By Jonathan Head, BBC News, Bangkok for www.bbc.com
Joe Ferrari: The high-rolling life of Thailand’s controversial ex-police chief When a leaked video last month showed a local police chief suffocating a suspect, it was not just the revelation of torture and death in police custody which shocked the Thai public. The former police chief, Colonel Thitisant Utthanaphon, was more commonly known by the […]
Read More...Magsaysay award winners transform lives, societies
September 16, 2021 · By Rock Ronald Rozario for www.ucanews.com
Magsaysay award winners transform lives, societies A fisherman and community environmentalist in the Philippines, a scientist from Bangladesh and a social entrepreneur from Pakistan are among the winners of the 2021 Ramon Magsaysay Award, dubbed Asia’s Nobel Prize. The board of trustees of the Ramon Magsaysay Foundation revealed the five winners via a virtual announcement […]
Read More...Philippine medical staff up protests over unpaid benefits
September 16, 2021 · By Joseph Peter Calleja for www.ucanews.com
Philippine medical staff up protests over unpaid benefits Medical workers in the Philippines have stepped up protests to demand they receive unpaid benefits as well as call for the resignation of the country’s health chief. Dressed in protective gear, scores of medical workers carrying placards gathered at the Department of Health (DoH) in Manila on […]
Read More...Churches bear the brunt under Myanmar junta
September 15, 2021 · By UCA News reporter for www.ucanews.com
Churches bear the brunt under Myanmar junta Myanmar’s military continues to target Catholic and Baptist churches in Chin state, a predominantly Christian area in the Buddhist-majority Southeast Asian country. The latest incident was reported on Aug. 31 when soldiers camping for the last two months at a Baptist church in Taal village of Falam township […]
Read More...Philippines allows emergency use of Moderna vaccine on adolescents aged 12 to 17
September 15, 2021 · By SOFIA TOMACRUZ for www.rappler.com
Philippines allows emergency use of Moderna vaccine on adolescents aged 12 to 17 MANILA, PHILIPPINES But with inadequate vaccine supplies, health officials say high-risk groups like the elderly and people with comorbidities will still be prioritized The Philippines has amended its emergency approval of Moderna’s coronavirus vaccine to cover adolescents aged 12 to 17 years […]
Read More...Pharmally bags P2 billion more deals in 2021
September 15, 2021 · By LIAN BUAN for www.rappler.com
Pharmally bags P2 billion more deals in 2021 MANILA, PHILIPPINES Pharmally’s financial statement for 2020 shows that its sales that year was a whopping P7.49 billion – indicating that all these may have come solely from the P7.9 billion contracts that it got from the government After the Duterte government awarded Pharmally Pharmaceutical Corporation P7.9 […]
Read More...Lacson: DOH bought ambulances ‘overpriced by P1 million each’
September 15, 2021 · By MARA CEPEDA for www.rappler.com
Lacson: DOH bought ambulances ‘overpriced by P1 million each’ MANILA, PHILIPPINES (2nd UPDATE) Health Secretary Francisco Duque III says he has ordered an investigation into the senator’s allegation The Department of Health (DOH) will likely take more heat from lawmakers after Senator Panfilo Lacson bared that the agency procured ambulances allegedly overpriced by P1 million […]
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