July, 2022
Damning the Kaliwa Dam project
July 7, 2022 · By Mary Aileen Diez-Bacalso for www.ucanews.com
Huge water supply scheme is a dire threat to the environment and to people Damning the Kaliwa Dam project What is the Kaliwa Dam project? Manila’s Metropolitan Waterworks and Sewerage System claims that the project is a new water source to meet increasing water demand through the construction of a dam for its area’s domestic […]
Read More...Torture degrades victims and perpetrators
July 7, 2022 · By Mary Aileen Diez-Bacalso for www.ucanews.com
Torture degrades victims and perpetrators The Catholic Church should reiterate its stance against a crime against humanity that should never again be committed Today the United Nations once again commemorates the International Day in Support of Victims of Torture, a day intended to raise awareness of the global phenomenon of torture and to generate collective […]
Read More...Teacher sacked for sexual abuse
July 7, 2022 · By Bebot Sison - The Philippine Star for www.philstar.com
Teacher sacked for sexual abuse Olongapo City, Philippines — The Department of Education (DepEd) has dismissed from service a high school teacher for allegedly sexually abusing students in 2018. In a statement issued on May 12, the DepEd said Franco Arañas of the New Cabalan National High School in this city was found guilty of […]
Read More...As UN Ocean Conference ends, environmental groups press world leaders
July 6, 2022 · By REUTERS for www.rappler.com
As UN Ocean Conference ends, environmental groups press world leaders ‘The ocean, climate and coastal communities worldwide need real progress, not promises, when it comes to ocean health,’ says World Wildlife Fund director general Marco Lambertini LISBON, Portugal – Environmental groups on Friday, July 1, urged world leaders to keep promises they made at […]
Read More...Pope Francis: ‘I believe it is time to rethink the concept of a just war’
July 6, 2022 · By Courtney Mares, Catholic News Agency for cbcpnews.net
Pope Francis: ‘I believe it is time to rethink the concept of a just war’ VATICAN— In an interview published Friday, Pope Francis said that he believes it is time to rethink the concept of “just war.” “I believe it is time to rethink the concept of a ‘just war.’ A war may be just, […]
Read More...Manila archbishop to Marcos: Pursue the path of justice, peace
July 6, 2022 · By CBCP News for cbcpnews.net
Manila archbishop to Marcos: Pursue the path of justice, peace A top church official in Manila called on President Ferdinand Marcos Jr to serve the common good and lead the country towards the path of justice and peace. Marcos on Friday attended a Thanksgiving Mass presided over by the cardinal at the San Miguel Parish […]
Read More...DepEd orders the adoption of rights-based education framework in PH basic education
July 6, 2022 · By Merlina Hernando-Malipot for mb.com.ph
To guide its personnel and other stakeholders on the duty to respect, protect, fulfill and promote all children’s rights to and in education, the Department of Education (DepEd) has ordered the adoption of the Rights-Based Education (RBE) Framework in the country’s basic education system. DepEd orders the adoption of rights-based education framework in PH basic […]
Read More...EcoWaste Coalition Seeks Mayors’ Cooperation to End Trade of Perilous Cosmetics with Mercury
July 6, 2022 · By Philippines - EcoWaste Coalition for www.pressenza.com
EcoWaste Coalition Seeks Mayors’ Cooperation to End Trade of Perilous Cosmetics with Mercury 3 July 2022, Quezon City. In a bid to safeguard their constituents from health-damaging mercury exposures, the EcoWaste Coalition has reached out to the newly-installed local chief executives in 19 cities in Luzon, Visayas, Mindanao and the National Capital Region. In e-mails […]
Read More...WATCH: Former VP Robredo launches Angat Buhay NGO
July 5, 2022 · By Rappler News for www.rappler.com
Former vice president Leni Robredo says the organization is hoped to be the ‘biggest volunteer movement in Philippine history’ MANILA, Philippines – Former Vice President Leni Robredo leads the launching of the Angat Buhay nongovernmental organization on Friday, July 1. She says the organization is expected to be the “biggest volunteer movement in Philippine history.” The […]
Read More...Bishops adamant: No to nuclear power
July 5, 2022 · By Tina G. Santos - Reporter for newsinfo.inquirer.net
MANILA, Philippines—The church will not change its stand on the issue of reviving the mothballed Bataan Nuclear Power Plant (BNPP), according to the Catholic Bishops Conference of the Philippines (CBCP). Balanga Bishop Ruperto Santos recently issued a pastoral statement stressing that his diocese would counter any plans to use nuclear power to generate electricity in […]
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