Philippine News
Philippine bishop renews battle cry against dam project
October 27, 2021 · By Joseph Peter Calleja, Manila for www.ucanews.com
Philippine bishop renews battle cry against dam project A Catholic bishop in the Philippines has renewed calls for people to step up efforts to protect indigenous people’s lands by opposing a dam project posing a threat to tribal communities in Rizal and Quezon provinces, near Manila. Bishop Valentin Dimoc of Bontoc-Lagawe also warned that ongoing construction of the Kaliwa […]
Read More...From jail, Leila de Lima files candidacy for senator
October 25, 2021 · By LIAN BUAN for www.rappler.com
From jail, Leila de Lima files candidacy for senator MANILA, PHILIPPINES Senator Leila de Lima, who has spent over four years of her term in a Camp Crame cell, seeks a fresh term at the Senate Reelectionist senator Leila de Lima will have to pull a rare feat of campaigning from jail and seek a […]
Read More...Maria Ressa: Philippine pillar of press freedom
October 25, 2021 · By AFP, Manila for www.ucanews.com
Maria Ressa: Philippine pillar of press freedom Veteran Philippine journalist Maria Ressa, who was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize today, has become a symbol of the fight for press freedom in an era of strongmen leaders. The former CNN bureau chief set up news website Rappler in 2012, bringing together multimedia reporting and social media […]
Read More...Catholics under attack in China
October 22, 2021 · By UCA News Network for www.ucanews.com
Catholics under attack in China People in Asian nations strive for freedom, rights and justice as politics, violence and the pandemic cast long shadows on their lives. China’s communist government is accelerating its controversial policy of Sinicization of religions, especially targeting the Catholic Church. Sinicization seeks to impose strict rules on society and institutions based on the […]
Read More...Human rights champion Chito Gascon passes away
October 22, 2021 · By ABS-CBN News for news.abs-cbn.com
Human rights champion Chito Gascon passes away MANILA (3rd UPDATE)— Commission on Human Rights (CHR) Chair Jose Luis “Chito” Gascon has passed away, his brother said Saturday. He was 57. “Sa dami mong laban, sa COVID pa tayo natalo,” Gascon’s brother Miguel said in a Facebook post. Supreme Court Associate Justice Marvic Leonen, without mentioning […]
Read More...Philippine bishops condemn casino plans for Boracay
October 22, 2021 · By Joseph Peter Calleja for www.ucanews.com
Philippine bishops condemn casino plans for Boracay A group of Catholic bishops in the Philippines have lent their support to growing opposition to several planned casinos on the resort island of Boracay, calling them “destroyers of values.” In a strongly worded statement issued on Oct. 4, seven bishops and a diocesan administrator said the casinos […]
Read More...Rodrigo Duterte: Philippine president announces retirement from politics
October 14, 2021 · By BBC News for www.bbc.com
Rodrigo Duterte: Philippine president announces retirement from politics Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte says he is retiring from politics and will not stand in elections next year. The 76-year-old leader said last month that he would run for the vice-presidency in 2022. The country’s constitution only permits presidents to serve a single six-year term. But he […]
Read More...Filipino Catholic groups launch bid for clean elections
October 13, 2021 · By Joseph Peter Calleja, Manila for www.ucanews.com
Filipino Catholic groups launch bid for clean elections Caritas Philippines launched a coalition of faith-based and other Catholic organizations on Sept. 28 to fight for clean and honest elections in next year’s polls. The Philippines is set to elect its new president and vice president in May, with President Rodrigo Duterte running for vice president. […]
Read More...Christian Pacquiao quits boxing to focus on Philippine presidency
October 11, 2021 · By AFP, Manila for www.ucanews.com
Philippine superstar Manny Pacquiao’s rise from street kid to world champion boxer and presidential hopeful is a source of pride to many in the poverty-afflicted country. The eight-division world champion’s announcement today that he was hanging up his gloves after a decades-long career comes as he prepares for a rumble to replace President Rodrigo Duterte […]
Read More...Zambo City sees spike in online child sex abuse
October 11, 2021 · By Salvador Santiago for www.pna.gov.ph
Zambo City sees spike in online child sex abuse ZAMBOANGA CITY – The Women and Children Protection Center for Mindanao (WCPCM) has expressed alarm on the increase of Online Sex Exploitation of Children (OSEC) here. Master Sgt. Mal-Meradz Lagbas, WCPCM Field Office information officer, bared Tuesday that online sex predators have victimized some 35 children since […]
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