September, 2022
Immigration agents, cops catch British child abuse offender in Misamis Occidental
September 20, 2022 · By HERBIE GOMEZ for www.rappler.com
Immigration agents, cops catch British child abuse offender in Misamis Occidental Police say British child abuse offender John Crotty is in the Interpol’s ‘green notice,’ a warning that a person is seen as a threat because of his criminal activities CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, Philippines – Immigration bureau and police authorities pounced on a British […]
Read More...Cut Budget for Corruption
September 20, 2022 · By Reni M. Valenzuela for journal.com.ph
Cut Budget for Corruption What makes it customary for politicians to succumb to “pressure” or act hurriedly in approving the government’s proposed budget, year in and year out? Corruption is more catastrophic than the coronavirus, more widespread than the drug problem, more daring than communist insurgency, more insane than POGO, more real than fake news, […]
Read More...CHR says its next leaders need strong human rights background, independence
September 16, 2022 · By LLANESCA T. PANTI, GMA News for www.gmanetwork.com
CHR says its next leaders need strong human rights background, independence The Commission on Human Rights (CHR) on Thursday called on President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos, Jr. to name individuals with strong human rights backgrounds and independence as the next commissioners, saying it is essential to the commission’s retaining its “A” status as a national human […]
Read More...PNP told: Look into tours used as trafficking bait
September 16, 2022 · By Melvin Gascon - Correspondent for newsinfo.inquirer.net
PNP told: Look into tours used as trafficking bait MANILA, Philippines — The government must immediately look into the alleged trafficking of persons carried out by syndicates who organize foreign tours to lure their victims, which has led to the recent rise in kidnapping cases in the country, Sen. Grace Poe said on Thursday. At […]
Read More...RTC convicts three persons of human trafficking in mail-order bride scheme
September 16, 2022 · By JOEL R. SAN JUAN for businessmirror.com.ph
RTC convicts three persons of human trafficking in mail-order bride scheme THE Regional Trial Court (RTC) of San Carlos City has convicted and sentenced to 20 years of imprisonment two individuals, including a Chinese national, after they were found guilty of engaging in human trafficking through the so-called mail-order bride scheme. Aside from the prison term, the San […]
Read More...Japanese Magsaysay winner brings sight to Vietnam’s poor
September 16, 2022 · By Cristian Martini Grimaldi for www.ucanews.com
Japanese Magsaysay winner brings sight to Vietnam’s poor Hattori Tadashi is one of the three people who won this year’s Ramon Magsaysay Award, also known as Asia’s Nobel Prize. The 58-year-old Japanese ophthalmologist was recognized for his outstanding work in restoring the sight of more than 20,000 people in Vietnam for free, most of them blinded by […]
Read More...An Open Letter to Asian Bishops
September 16, 2022 · By Fr. Shay Cullen
An Open Letter to Asian Bishops Fr. Shay Cullen 16 September 2022 Dear Asian Bishops, servants of the People of God. Congratulations on the Golden Jubilee of the Federation of Asian Bishops Conference. In years past, I was an invited speaker and advisor to your conference meetings in Bangkok on the protection of children especially […]
Read More...‘Very limited’ access to justice for victims of rights abuses in PH – UN report
September 15, 2022 · By CNN Philippines Staff for www.cnnphilippines.com
‘Very limited’ access to justice for victims of rights abuses in PH – UN report Metro Manila (CNN Philippines, September 14)— Victims of human rights abuses in the Philippines still encounter challenges in their pursuit of justice, according to the United Nations Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (UN OHCHR). In its report published Tuesday night, […]
Read More...No one safe from weather-related disasters, says UN
September 15, 2022 · By George Lee, Environment Correspondent for www.rte.ie
No one safe from weather-related disasters, says UN A new multi-agency report coordinated by the World Meteorological Organisation says that emission reduction pledges need to be seven times higher to prevent global warming going above 1.5C. The United in Science report also warns that the most vulnerable populations will suffer, and cities will face increasing […]
Read More...Asian bishops’ federation: Hopes of a lay woman
September 15, 2022 · By Virginia Saldanha for www.ucanews.com
Asian bishops’ federation: Hopes of a lay woman At the end of my term, as I looked back over the 15 years since the start of the Women’s Desk in 1995 following the resolution of the Bishops at the Federation of Asian Bishops’ Conferences (FABC) Plenary Assembly VI, of which I was the first executive […]
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