Philippine News
Workers situation on Human Rights day and Every day
December 15, 2022 ·
Workers situation on Human Rights day and Every day. Editorial One Voice Church people – Workers Solidarity Workers and the majority of the Filipino people bear more hardships these past months even with a new administration in place. The prices of food items and basic commodities skyrocketed. The cost of living of average workers and […]
Read More...US imposes sanctions on Quiboloy for ‘serious human rights abuse’
December 15, 2022 · By JAIRO BOLLEDO for www.rappler.com
(1st UPDATE) Apollo Quiboloy, who is on the FBI’s most wanted list, is facing sanctions for alleged rape, human trafficking, exploitation of power, and physical abuse US imposes sanctions on Quiboloy for ‘serious human rights abuse’ MANILA, Philippines – The United States has imposed sanctions on a “diverse array” of more than 40 individuals and […]
Read More...Philippines marks 40th anniversary of UNCLOS, the ‘constitution of the oceans’
December 15, 2022 · By RAPPLER.COM for www.rappler.com
Philippines marks 40th anniversary of UNCLOS, the ‘constitution of the oceans’ MANILA, Philippines – Forty years after the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) was adopted, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) retraced its history and celebrated the landmark convention for its role in setting the maritime entitlements of coastal states, […]
Read More...Pope honors Filipino catechists, lay leaders
December 12, 2022 · By Joseph Peter Calleja for www.ucanews.com
Pope honors Filipino catechists, lay leaders The Vatican has conferred a prestigious papal award on 14 Filipino laypeople, mostly catechists and community leaders, for their selfless services to the Church and society. The award, Pro Ecclesia et Pontifice (“for the Church and the Pope”), the highest honor the pope can bestow to Catholic clergy and laypeople, was presented […]
Read More...Filipino women march to end domestic violence
December 12, 2022 · By Joseph Peter Calleja for www.ucanews.com
Filipino women march to end domestic violence About 250 women marched on the Philippine capital Manila on Dec. 8 to mark the Catholic Church’s solemnity of the Immaculate Conception by calling for an end to rising domestic violence. Members of the Samahan ng mga Kababaihan Laban sa Opresyon (Women’s Group against Oppression) including those who claimed to have been […]
Read More...Catholic group embraces HIV patients in the Philippines
December 12, 2022 · By Joseph Peter Calleja for www.ucanews.com
Catholic group embraces HIV patients in the Philippines A Catholic foundation in the Philippines on Dec. 6 launched a program that would welcome HIV patients by forming support groups and offer guidance counseling while under medication. The Catholics for AIDS Foundation, established by a group of overseas Filipino workers in 1992, opened its first center in Manila […]
Read More...For Palawan IPs, nickel mining is a threat to the community’s survival
December 12, 2022 · By Gaea Katreena Cabico - Philstar.com for www.philstar.com
For Palawan IPs, nickel mining is a threat to the community’s survival MANILA, Philippines — Indigenous Pala’wans in Brooke’s Point in Palawan said they are at serious risk of losing their lands, livelihoods, and way of life due to the extraction of nickel from their ancestral territory. Mining activities in the southern Palawan municipality threaten […]
Read More...PH remains hotspot for child sexual exploitation – UN rapporteur, DOJ chief
December 9, 2022 · By CNN Philippines Staff for www.cnnphilippines.com
PH remains hotspot for child sexual exploitation – UN rapporteur, DOJ chief Metro Manila (CNN Philippines, December 9) — The country remains a “source and destination” for various forms of child abuse, especially sexual exploitation, a United Nations special rapporteur disclosed on Thursday. Mama Fatima Singhateh, UN Special Rapporteur on the Sale and Sexual Exploitation of […]
Read More...AFP reaffirms commitment to protect, promote human rights
December 7, 2022 · By Priam Nepomuceno for /www.pna.gov.ph
AFP reaffirms commitment to protect, promote human rights MANILA – The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) reiterated its commitment to the protection and promotion of human rights as it joined the observance of the National Human Rights Consciousness Week. AFP public affairs office chief Col. Jorry Baclor, in a statement Tuesday, said this pledge was […]
Read More...Philippines passes law to tackle anonymous social media abuse
December 5, 2022 · By Neil Jerome Morales for www.reuters.com
Philippines passes law to tackle anonymous social media abuse MANILA, Feb 3 (Reuters) – Philippines lawmakers have approved legislation requiring social media users to register their legal identities and phone numbers when creating new accounts, a senator said on Thursday, in an ambitious move to thwart online abuse and misinformation. The bill is a rare […]
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