April, 2022
Two Million Filipino Children Abused Online during Pandemic
April 29, 2022 · By Fr. Shay Cullen
Two Million Filipino Children Abused Online during Pandemic Fr. Shay Cullen 29 April 2022 Eleven-year-old Evangeline is one of several children rescued from child sex abusers that abused them over the internet for money from rich foreigner pedophiles. The demand is huge. The other child victims are boys and girls- six, eight, and 10 years […]
Read More...Europe lashed by extreme weather as climate crisis grows
April 29, 2022 · By RTE News for www.rte.ie
Europe lashed by extreme weather as climate crisis grows Europe endured record extreme weather in 2021, from the hottest day and the warmest summer to deadly wildfires and flooding, the European Union’s climate monitoring service has reported. While Earth’s surface was nearly 1.2 degrees Celsius warmer than pre-industrial levels last year, Europe saw an average […]
Read More...Satellite images show mass grave near Mariupol, says port city mayor
April 29, 2022 · By RTE News for www.rte.ie
Satellite images show mass grave near Mariupol, says port city mayor Satellite imagery from near the besieged Ukrainian city of Mariupol shows a mass grave site that has expanded in recent weeks, the mayor of the port city has said. Maxar Technologies, a private US company, has said a review of images from mid-March through […]
Read More...Is the Filipino worth dying for?
April 29, 2022 · By Jose Mario Bautista Maximiano for www.ucanews.com
The late Ninoy Aquino, bearing great faith in the Filipino people, did indeed die a hero and a martyr for his nation Is the Filipino worth dying for? “I have asked myself many times: Is the Filipino worth suffering, or even dying, for? Is he not a coward who would readily yield to any colonizer, […]
Read More...Indonesian Supreme Court upholds key sex abuse decree
April 29, 2022 · By Ryan Dagur, Jakarta for www.ucanews.com
Indonesian Supreme Court upholds key sex abuse decree A rights group has welcomed an Indonesian Supreme Court ruling to uphold a decree on preventing and dealing with sexual abuse in higher education institutions. In a statement on April 22, ASEAN Parliamentarians for Human Rights (APHR) said the ruling was “aligned with the principle of gender equality” […]
Read More...California Man Sentenced to Life in Prison for Engaging in a Child Exploitation
April 28, 2022 · By The United States, Department of Justice for www.justice.gov
Department of Justice Office of Public Affairs FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Friday, April 22, 2022 California Man Sentenced to Life in Prison for Engaging in a Child Exploitation Enterprise and Creating Child Sexual Abuse Material of Four Young Children A California man was sentenced today to life in prison for engaging in a child exploitation enterprise […]
Read More...Philippine bishop condemns campaign trail shooting
April 28, 2022 · By Joseph Peter Calleja, Manila for www.ucanews.com
Presidential candidate Leody de Guzman has narrow escape as five indigenous people are wounded in land dispute protest Philippine bishop condemns campaign trail shooting A Catholic bishop in the Philippines has condemned a shooting in which five indigenous people were wounded while being accompanied by a presidential candidate to occupy what they claimed was ancestral […]
Read More...Saving planet Earth from selfish human beings
April 28, 2022 · By UCANews for www.ucanews.com
Saving planet Earth from selfish human beings Earth Day, now better known as International Mother Earth Day, is celebrated each year on April 22. Its main aim is to raise our environmental awareness — about our concerns about overpopulation, loss of biodiversity and our deteriorating surroundings — and to motivate us to act. Although the […]
Read More...Top Filipino bishop warns against election ‘monkey business’
April 28, 2022 · By Joseph Peter Calleja, Manila for www.ucanews.com
Conference chief tells voters that selling their support cheaply can prove more costly in the future Top Filipino bishop warns against election ‘monkey business’ The head of the bishops’ conference in the Philippines has urged voters not to sell their votes for a pittance as it would likely cost the next generation a promising future […]
Read More...Educating the girl child a challenge in post-Covid Asia
April 28, 2022 · By Ben Joseph for www.ucanews.com
The Catholic Church pioneered modern education across the continent and can change the fate of its girls Educating the girl child a challenge in post-Covid Asia If girls’ education makes societies stronger, more peaceful and prosperous, then the chances of Asia achieving those goals have become more distant with the coronavirus pandemic. Prior to the pandemic, […]
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