October, 2021
Three Catastrophes are Already upon the World
October 29, 2021 · By Fr. Shay Cullen
Three Catastrophes are Already upon the World Shay Cullen 29 October 2021 We must face the unpleasant and painful truth about what is happening to the planet and our lives. You may think that the climate catastrophe facing mankind is global warming but in fact there are at least three catastrophes behind the climate change […]
Read More...Philippine bishop calls for protests over Covid graft
October 29, 2021 · By Joseph Peter Calleja, Manila for www.ucanews.com
Philippine bishop calls for protests over Covid graft A Catholic bishop in the Philippines has called for protests over an alleged 67 billion peso (US$1.3 billion) pandemic scam, saying Catholics should demand that corrupt officials be brought to justice. Lingayen-Dagupan Archbishop Socrates Villegas described the country as a battleground between good and evil, adding that Catholics […]
Read More...Rights groups slam Myanmar junta’s rearrest of political prisoners
October 29, 2021 · By UCA News reporter for www.ucanews.com
Rights groups slam Myanmar junta’s rearrest of political prisoners International and local rights groups have slammed Myanmar’s military regime for rearresting political prisoners who were freed days earlier under an amnesty. On Oct. 18, junta chief Min Aung Hlaing granted amnesties to 4,320 people facing trial for their role in protests against the Feb. 1 […]
Read More...Covid: Virus may have killed 80k-180k health workers, WHO says
October 29, 2021 · By BBC News for www.bbc.com
Covid: Virus may have killed 80k-180k health workers, WHO says Covid has severely affected healthcare staff and may have killed between 80,000 and 180,000, the World Health Organization (WHO) says. Healthcare workers must be prioritised for vaccines, WHO head Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said, and he criticised unfairness in the distribution of jabs. The deaths occurred […]
Read More...LIST: Sustainable, harmful fishing practices in the Philippines
October 29, 2021 · By MICHELLE ABAD for www.rappler.com
LIST: Sustainable, harmful fishing practices in the Philippines MANILA, PHILIPPINES While the Philippine government has taken steps to regulate fishing practices, some harmful techniques persist With the Philippine archipelago comprising more than 7,000 islands, fishing has always been an important source of livelihood for Filipinos. Fisheries, agriculture, and forestry form a major economic sector in the […]
Read More...Robredo comforts families of Philippine drug war victims
October 28, 2021 · By Joseph Peter Calleja for www.ucanews.com
Robredo comforts families of Philippine drug war victims Philippine opposition standard-bearer, Vice President Leonor “Leni” Robredo, joined families of slain victims of President Rodrigo Duterte’s drug war as they received the cremated remains of their loved ones in a Manila parish on Oct. 20. Robredo, who is running for the president’s office in 2022, attended […]
Read More...Southern Baptist leader resigns amid rifts over sex abuse
October 28, 2021 · By HOLLY MEYER for apnews.com
Southern Baptist leader resigns amid rifts over sex abuse NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A top Southern Baptist Convention administrator is resigning amid internal rifts over how to handle an investigation into the SBC’s response to sexual abuse, a decision that underscores the broader ongoing turmoil in the nation’s largest Protestant denomination. Ronnie Floyd, president and […]
Read More...Philippine govt allows firms to bar unvaccinated workers
October 27, 2021 · By Joseph Peter Calleja, Manila for www.ucanews.com
Philippine govt allows firms to bar unvaccinated workers Companies in the Philippines have the right not to employ workers who have not been fully vaccinated against Covid-19, the Labor Department says. The department was responding to criticism of several large corporations by labor unions for turning down unvaccinated applicants. The hiring of employees is an employer’s […]
Read More...PH still among Asian countries with weakest rule of law
October 27, 2021 · By CNN Philippines Staff for cnnphilippines.com
PH still among Asian countries with weakest rule of law Metro Manila (CNN Philippines, October 15) — The Philippines is still among the countries in East Asia and the Pacific with the weakest rule of law, ranking 13 out of 15 nations in the region, according to the World Justice Project Rule of Law Index 2021. […]
Read More...The other big crisis we hear little about
October 27, 2021 ·
The other big crisis we hear little about A high-level meeting is underway this week as part of an effort to stop a biodiversity collapse that scientists say could equal climate change as an existential crisis. The U.N. biodiversity conference seeks to tackle the rapid collapse of species and systems that collectively sustain life on […]
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