Philippine News
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...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...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...Duterte pardons punishments, demerits of cadets from 2022-2025 PNPA Corps
April 27, 2022 · By Daniza Fernandez - Reporter for newsinfo.inquirer.net
Duterte pardons punishments, demerits of cadets from 2022-2025 PNPA Corps MANILA, Philippines — President Rodrigo Duterte on Thursday pardoned the punishments and demerits of the Philippine National Police Academy (PNPA) Cadet Corps Class 2022 to 2025. Duterte signed the pardon during the 43rd Commencement Exercises of the PNPA for Bachelor of Science in Public Safety […]
Read More...Faith and resilience sustain poor in the Philippines
April 26, 2022 · By Jose Mario Bautista Maximiano for www.ucanews.com
The Catholic Church in the Philippines strives to become truly a church of the poor in the midst of a crisis Faith and resilience sustain poor in the Philippines Tropical Storm Agaton (Megi), the Philippines’ first tropical cyclone in 2022, has caused massive flooding and landslides, leaving a trail of death and destruction in Leyte, […]
Read More...Philippines rejects US accusations of rights abuses
April 26, 2022 · By Joseph Peter Calleja, Manila for www.ucanews.com
US report detailing abuses during president’s war on illegal drugs is ‘utterly baseless,’ says Duterte’s spokesman Philippines rejects US accusations of rights abuses The Philippine government has condemned a US State Department report which accuses security forces of committing human rights abuses while waging President Rodrigo Duterte’s war on illegal drugs. Accusations in the State Department’s 2021 […]
Read More...WHO: 300K active COVID-19 cases in PH by May possible if health standards neglected
April 26, 2022 · By Daphne Galvez - Reporter for newsinfo.inquirer.net
WHO: 300K active COVID-19 cases in PH by May possible if health standards neglected MANILA, Philippines — The Philippines may have as much as 300,000 active COVID-19 cases by the middle of next month if the public lowers its guard against the severe respiratory illness, an official from the World Health Organization (WHO) warned on […]
Read More...Bishops tell Filipinos not to gamble with nation’s future
April 25, 2022 · By Joseph Peter Calleja, Manila for www.ucanews.com
Bishops tell Filipinos not to gamble with nation’s future Philippine bishops have urged voters not to gamble with the country’s future in national elections in May by voting for corrupt and incompetent candidates. Their call came as senior Catholic officials, together with religious congregations and laypeople, gathered in Manila on April 6 for a solidarity Mass on […]
Read More...Citizen engagement against the surveys
April 22, 2022 · By Randy David - @inquirerdotnet for opinion.inquirer.net
Citizen engagement against the surveys Those mammoth pink crowds that have materialized almost overnight in various places, in support of the presidential team of Vice President Leni Robredo and Sen. Kiko Pangilinan, appear to be saying only one thing. “The surveys draw a picture that doesn’t include us. Governors pledge our votes as though they […]
Read More...Death toll from Philippine landslides, floods rises to 80
April 22, 2022 · By AFP, Manila for www.ucanews.com
Death toll from Philippine landslides, floods rises to 80 The death toll from landslides and floods in the Philippines rose to 80 on April 13 with scores missing and feared dead, officials said, as rescuers dug up more bodies with bare hands and backhoes in crushed villages. Most of the deaths from Tropical Storm Megi […]
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