September, 2023
The Filipino bishops and laity fighting for justice and human rights.
September 29, 2023 · By Fr. Shay Cullen
The Filipino bishops and laity fighting for justice and human rights. Fr. Shay Cullen 28 September 2023 There are many unsung brave and strong-minded Filipinos willing to stand up with their people and to fight for their lands and protect the environment; thousands more are ready to sacrifice themselves. They work to defend children’s rights, rescue, protect, […]
Read More...New law in Northern Ireland grants anonymity to sex offence suspects until charged
September 28, 2023 · By Chris Page, BBC News Ireland correspondent for www.bbc.com
New law in Northern Ireland grants anonymity to sex offence suspects until charged New laws have come into force in Northern Ireland, which will grant anonymity to people suspected of sexual offences until they are charged. Members of the public will also be excluded from the Crown Court during sexual offence cases. Northern Ireland is […]
Read More...Brazil supreme court rules in favor of Indigenous land rights in historic win
September 28, 2023 · By Tom Phillips in Rio de Janeiro for www.theguardian.com
Brazil supreme court rules in favor of Indigenous land rights in historic win Brazil’s supreme court has blocked efforts to dramatically strip back Indigenous land rights in what activists called a historic victory for the South American country’s original inhabitants. Nine of the court’s 11 members voted against what rights groups had dubbed the “time limit trick” […]
Read More...Philippine Church demands end to ‘systematic abductions’
September 28, 2023 · By UCA News reporter for www.ucanews.com
Philippine Church demands end to ‘systematic abductions’ A Filipino Catholic bishop has demanded the end of abductions of activists by state agencies in the Catholic-majority nation and called for accountability for the recent alleged abductions of two environmental campaigners. The “systematic abductions” of activists across the country “point to state forces as the culprits,” said Bishop […]
Read More...South China Sea: Philippines removes Chinese barrier in contested area
September 26, 2023 · By George Wright, BBC News for www.bbc.com
South China Sea: Philippines removes Chinese barrier in contested area The Philippines says it has removed a floating barrier installed by China to block Philippine fishing boats entering a contested area in the South China Sea. The Philippines coast guard said it had been instructed to do so by President Ferdinand Marcos Junior. Manila says […]
Read More...San Carlos bishop calls for probe into killing of 5 NPA ‘noncombatants,’ driver
September 26, 2023 · By REYMUND TITONG for www.rappler.com
NEGROS OCCIDENTAL, Philippines – San Carlos City Bishop Gerardo Alminaza called on the Commission on Human Rights (CHR) and other independent bodies to investigate the killing of five alleged noncombatant rebels, along with a tricycle driver in Kabankalan City on Thursday, September 21. The military said the deaths resulted from an encounter in Sitio Lubi, […]
Read More...Call for humanitarian aid to Myanmar’s displaced people
September 26, 2023 · By UCA News reporter for www.ucanews.com
Call for humanitarian aid to Myanmar’s displaced people Thousands of internally displaced people in the civil war-hit Myanmar need humanitarian aid due to the restrictions imposed by the ruling military in an eastern state with a sizeable Christian population. Fighting has intensified in recent months in the mountainous region of eastern Kayah between the military and the […]
Read More...‘Evil spirit’ caused seizures in Filipino students, says exorcist
September 26, 2023 · By UCA News reporter for www.ucanews.com
‘Evil spirit’ caused seizures in Filipino students, says exorcist A leading Filipino exorcist priest claimed the seizures suffered by 195 school students last week were possibly caused by ‘evil spirits,’ dismissing the findings of civic authorities who called it “mass hysteria.” It is possible that the students at San Jose National High School in Talibon […]
Read More...Distribution of Tree Saplings in different Aeta communities in Zambales
September 22, 2023 · By Preda Fairtrade News
PREDA Fairtrade Field Officers Donardo Angeles and Roger Hermogino successfully delivered and distributed saplings in different Aeta communities in Zambales. • On 17 Aug 2023 at Maporac and Cabuyao Aeta Communities, 171 Mango saplings, 214 Rambutan and 201 Calamansi. • 24 Aug 23 at Gala Aeta Community, 101 Calamansi, 107 Rambutan & 160 Mango saplings […]
Read More...More evils: Cults, “possession,” pornography and child abuse
September 22, 2023 · By Fr. Shay Cullen
More evils: Cults, “possession,” pornography and child abuse Fr. Shay Cullen 23 September 2023 The greatest loss for a human person is to have little or no self-awareness and live as an unthinking and uneducated human. Why would thousands of people believe and blindly follow without thinking a charlatan, a cult leader or a suspected drug trafficker and leave their jobs […]
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