January, 2022
An open letter to Kyle, our waiter
January 13, 2022 · By THE CORNER ORACLE - Andrew J. Masigan for www.philstar.com
Dear Kyle, You will remember me as one of your customers at Terry’s Bistro. I was with a Canadian friend and we were talking politics all night. You waited on our table and served us well. At one point, I asked you who you will be voting for for president. You answered, Bongbong Marcos. Your […]
Read More...Priest rearrested for molesting 50 victims
January 13, 2022 · By Non Alquitran - The Philippine Star for www.philstar.com
Priest rearrested for molesting 50 victims MANILA, Philippines — A Catholic priest arrested last year was served five more warrants of arrest at his detention cell at Camp Bagong Diwa yesterday for allegedly sexually abusing 50 more victims, mostly altar boys as young as seven years old. Director Guillermo Eleazar, National Capital Region Police Office […]
Read More...Indian priest convicted of abuse may be defrocked
January 13, 2022 · By UCA News reporter, Bhopal for www.ucanews.com
Indian priest convicted of abuse may be defrocked Indian Cardinal Oswald Gracias has recommended the Vatican to resume canonical procedures against a Catholic priest who was convicted of sexually abusing a minor boy. Father Lawrence Johnson, 55, a priest of the Archdiocese of Bombay (now Mumbai), was sentenced to life imprisonment by a special court dealing with […]
Read More...Hong Kong activist jailed for second Tiananmen ‘incitement’
January 12, 2022 · By AFP, Hong Kong for www.ucanews.com
Hong Kong activist jailed for second Tiananmen ‘incitement’ Jailed democracy activist Chow Hang-tung today accused Hong Kong’s courts of criminalizing speech and helping authorities erase the Tiananmen crackdown as she was convicted a second time of inciting people to commemorate the deadly event. Chow, a 36-year-old lawyer who has represented herself at multiple court hearings with […]
Read More...Philippine bishop questions Duterte’s infrastructure plan
January 12, 2022 · By Joseph Peter Calleja, Manila for www.ucanews.com
Philippine bishop questions Duterte’s infrastructure plan The president of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines has questioned the quality of government infrastructure projects after accusing it of building a substandard highway that was “torn apart” in a typhoon last month. Bishop Pablo Virgilio David of Kalookan said on Jan. 4 that he was shocked to see […]
Read More...The Philippines’ Duterte has put the unvaccinated on a hard lockdown
January 11, 2022 · By Aurora Almendral for qz.com
The Philippines’ Duterte has put the unvaccinated on a hard lockdown As covid cases rise sharply in the Philippines, president Rodrigo Duterte has taken a hardline stance against the unvaccinated. In a pre-recorded national address on Thursday (Jan. 6), Duterte told neighborhood officials to rout out and, if necessary, restrain or arrest unvaccinated people caught outside their […]
Read More...Omicron fuels rapid spread, but data offer hope
January 11, 2022 · By Matthew Cullen for www.nytimes.com
Omicron fuels rapid spread, but data offer hope Global coronavirus cases are now surging to levels far higher than at any previous point of the pandemic — with an average of nearly 1.5 million new cases every day — but recent data provide some encouraging news. People infected with the Omicron variant, which appears to have […]
Read More...Prince Andrew accuser’s 2009 deal with Jeffrey Epstein made public
January 11, 2022 · By Dominic Casciani, Home and legal correspondent for www.bbc.com
Prince Andrew accuser’s 2009 deal with Jeffrey Epstein made public Virginia Giuffre agreed not to sue anyone connected to Jeffrey Epstein who could be described as a “potential defendant”, a 2009 damages settlement against the sex offender shows. The document, disclosed by a New York court, reveals the financier paid her $500,000 (£371,000) to end […]
Read More...Ex-Australia teen cricketer accuses team official of rape
January 11, 2022 · By BBC News for www.bbc.com
Ex-Australia teen cricketer accuses team official of rape Australian police are investigating allegations from a former Australian youth cricket player that he was raped by a team official during a 1985 tour. Jamie Mitchell, 55, believes he was assaulted after a team doctor treated him with a sedative. He made his allegations in an Australian […]
Read More...Pope issues call to end violence against women
January 11, 2022 · By RTE News for www.rte.ie
Pope issues call to end violence against women Pope Francis has used his New Year’s message to issue a clarion call for an end to violence against women, saying it was insulting to God. The Pontiff celebrated a mass in St Peter’s Basilica on the day the Catholic Church marks both the solemnity of Holy […]
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