Philippine News
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 […]
Read More...Medical board topnotcher: Nothing makes me happier than patients’ smiles
October 8, 2021 · By INDAY ESPINA-VARONA for www.rappler.com
Medical board topnotcher: Nothing makes me happier than patients’ smiles BACOLOD CITY, PHILIPPINES ‘The simple ‘thank you’, the smiles that lit up their faces; seeing how they appreciate you. This is the reason for my vocation,’ says newly-minted doctor Maria Inez Sellado Benedicto Maria Inez Sellado Benedicto, topnotcher in the September 2021 board exams for […]
Read More...Maria Ressa urges world leaders: ‘Act now’ vs infodemic threatening democracies
October 7, 2021 · By MARA CEPEDA for www.rappler.com
Maria Ressa urges world leaders: ‘Act now’ vs infodemic threatening democracies MANILA, PHILIPPINES ‘These platforms are not merely mirroring humanity; they’re making all of us our worst selves,’ Rappler CEO Maria Ressa says at the first global Ministerial Summit for Information and Democracy held on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly Rappler CEO and […]
Read More...‘War on drugs’ blamed for deaths of at least 122 children in Philippines
October 6, 2021 · By Rebecca Ratcliffe in Bangkok for www.theguardian.com
‘War on drugs’ blamed for deaths of at least 122 children in Philippines At least 122 children, including a one-year-old, have been killed during President Rodrigo Duterte’s “war on drugs” in the Philippines, according to a report that concluded some children have been deliberately shot at and targeted as proxies. The study, by the World Organisation […]
Read More...Gordon claps back at Duterte: ‘You are a cheap politician, Mr. President!’
October 5, 2021 · By MARA CEPEDA for www.rappler.com
Gordon claps back at Duterte: ‘You are a cheap politician, Mr. President!’ MANILA, PHILIPPINES ‘You are not a President the Filipino people can respect,’ Senator Richard Gordon tells President Rodrigo Duterte Senator Richard Gordon doubled down on his criticism of President Rodrigo Duterte, calling him “cheap” for attacking the ongoing probe into anomalous pandemic contracts […]
Read More...SC dismisses Naga City judge facing sexual abuse charges
October 5, 2021 · By Job Manahan, ABS-CBN News for news.abs-cbn.com
SC dismisses Naga City judge facing sexual abuse charges MANILA— The Supreme Court has dismissed a Regional Trial Court judge in Naga City, Camarines Sur after being found guilty of grave misconduct following allegations of rape and acts of lasciviousness, a court ruling released on Saturday showed. Naga City Judge Jaime Contreras, who was dismissed […]
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