November, 2021
People of Integrity and Virtue will Save the Planet
November 5, 2021 · By Fr. Shay Cullen
People of Integrity and Virtue will Save the Planet Shay Cullen 5 November 2021 There is no more urgent time than now for the world leaders and political decision-makers at the COP26 to listen to their consciences and millions of people crying out for an end to the damage, pain and hurt that climate change […]
Read More...Philippines: Robredo Teams Up with Jailed Duterte Foe for 2022 Polls
November 5, 2021 · By J.C. Gotinga and Basilio Sepe, Manila for www.benarnews.org
Philippines: Robredo Teams Up with Jailed Duterte Foe for 2022 Polls A jailed Philippine lawmaker who is an arch critic of the Duterte administration’s war on illegal drugs will headline the opposition’s Senate slate in the 2022 elections, Vice President Leni Robredo announced Friday. Sen. Leila de Lima has been in prison for four years […]
Read More...Coca-Cola Philippines takes landmark step of phasing out plastic sachets and straws
November 5, 2021 · By GlobalData Consumer for www.packaging-gateway.com
Coca-Cola Philippines takes landmark step of phasing out plastic sachets and straws In late September 2021, Coca-Cola Beverages Philippines, Inc. (CCBPI)—the local bottling unit of The Coca-Cola Company (TCCC) in the Philippines—pledged to stop production of plastic sachets at its plant located in the Cavite province in the Philippines from 2022. The beverage maker also […]
Read More...Another Journalist is Gunned Down in the Philippines
November 5, 2021 · By Richel V. Umel for www.benarnews.org
Another Journalist is Gunned Down in the Philippines A journalist has died after being shot by a gunman at his home in the southern Philippines on Saturday night, police and media watchdogs said Sunday, the latest media worker to be killed in a country notoriously unsafe for reporters. The gunman shot reporter Orlando Dinoy six […]
Read More...Philippines logs record daily COVID-19 deaths as data reclassified
November 5, 2021 · By Reuters for www.reuters.com
Philippines logs record daily COVID-19 deaths as data reclassified MANILA, Oct 30 (Reuters) – The Philippines on Saturday reported its highest single-day coronavirus deaths, mostly due to the reclassification of previous cases, the health ministry said. In a bulletin, the ministry recorded 423 COVID-19 deaths, eclipsing the 401 casualties reported on April. 9. However, 373 […]
Read More...‘Everything is at stake’ as world gathers for climate talks
November 3, 2021 · By SETH BORENSTEIN and FRANK JORDANS for apnews.com
‘Everything is at stake’ as world gathers for climate talks More than one world leader says humanity’s future, even survival, hangs in the balance when international officials meet in Scotland to try to accelerate efforts to curb climate change. Temperatures, tempers and hyperbole have all ratcheted up ahead of the U.N. summit. And the risk […]
Read More...The earth’s suffering reflects the cry of the poor, everyone’s cry
November 3, 2021 · By Sr Bernadette Mary Reis, fsp for www.vaticannews.va
The earth’s suffering reflects the cry of the poor, everyone’s cry In just a few days, world leaders will gather in Glasgow for the 26th UN Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP26), which will take place from 31 October to 12 November. One of its objectives is to “accelerate action towards the goals of the […]
Read More...Pope calls Biden a ‘good Catholic’ during meeting
November 3, 2021 · By RTE News for www.rte.ie
Pope calls Biden a ‘good Catholic’ during meeting US President Joe Biden has said Pope Francis called him a “good Catholic” as they met at the Vatican at the start of a European trip aimed at reasserting US international credentials. The meeting at the Vatican lasted more than an hour, longer than Mr Biden’s two […]
Read More...Group seeks plastic bag ban in Philippines
November 3, 2021 · By Joseph Peter Calleja, Manila for www.ucanews.com
Group seeks plastic bag ban in Philippines A group of climate and environmental activists has gone to the Philippines’ highest court to force the government to take steps to prevent “irreversible” damage to the environment brought about by plastic use by big corporations. Oceana Philippines filed a 100-page lawsuit with the Supreme Court calling for […]
Read More...Philippines still at bottom of global pandemic resilience rankings
November 3, 2021 · By BONZ MAGSAMBOL for www.rappler.com
MANILA, PHILIPPINES This is the second time that the Philippines is at the rear of a list of 53 countries Even as COVID-19 cases in the country continue to decline, the Philippines remained at the bottom in the latest global pandemic resilience ranking released by financial news outlet Bloomberg on Wednesday, October 27. The Philippines scored 40.5, […]
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