Philippine News

PH slips further in World Press Freedom index

PH slips further in World Press Freedom index MANILA, PHILIPPINES Reporters Without Borders found that journalism ‘is completely or partially blocked’ in 132 of 180 countries – a worrisome development amid the coronavirus pandemic The Philippines slipped two more places, now ranking 138th out of 180 nations, in the Reporters Without Borders’ (RSF) World Press Freedom […]

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More Philippine parishes open community pantries

More Philippine parishes open community pantries Community pantries are springing up across the Philippines after Catholic bishops this week called on people to support the effort in Manila to help the poor during the coronavirus pandemic. The call came after a woman set up one such pantry in Manila’s Quezon City last week. The bishops’ conference […]

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Filipino community pantries bring to life Jesus’ miracle

Filipino community pantries bring to life Jesus’ miracle The feeding of the 5,000, also known as the miracle of the five loaves and two fish, is one of Jesus’ most mind-boggling miracles. How did he do it? Gospel accounts said Jesus’ disciples wanted the multitude to go away so that they could go to a […]

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Hospital bed shortage sparks outrage in Philippines

Hospital bed shortage sparks outrage in Philippines Catholics in the Philippine capital Manila have called on the country’s Health Department to ensure proper and humanitarian treatment for the sick after photos appeared online showing patients lying on the ground outside a hospital building. Crispin Reyes and other parishioners from Saint Peter’s Shrine in Quezon City expressed their anger […]

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[OPINION] An appeal to PH banks to stop investing in coal

[OPINION] An appeal to PH banks to stop investing in coal ‘If not for the money [these banks] invested and lent to power companies, these coal projects will not exist and torment both the people and the environment’ “Young people demand change. They wonder how anyone can claim to be building a better future without […]

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Quarantine policies should protect, not harm, minors, CHR says after death of 12-year-old boy in

Quarantine policies should protect, not harm, minors, CHR says after death of 12-year-old boy in Quarantine policies are in place to protect minors and not to harm them, the Commission on Human Rights (CHR) said Wednesday following the death of a 12-year-old boy who was chased for violating stay-at-home orders in Pasay City. “Protecting children […]

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Philippine priests blast red-tagging of pantry organizer

Philippine priests blast red-tagging of pantry organizer Churchmen have condemned a social media post, allegedly from police, accusing a community pantry organizer in the Philippine capital of supporting the outlawed Communist Party. Community pantry organizer Ana Non said she was forced to shut down aid efforts to help the urban poor in a community in […]

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Community pantries: Signs of hope, despair as Duterte mishandles pandemic

Community pantries: Signs of hope, despair as Duterte mishandles pandemic MANILA, PHILIPPINES While many praise the effort for promoting ‘bayanihan,’ they also see it as filling the gaps in President Rodrigo Duterte’s pandemic response The “community pantry” of essential goods that first emerged along a street in Quezon City has spread in other areas in and […]

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Filipino billionaires swim in bonuses as pandemic crushes economy

Filipino billionaires swim in bonuses as pandemic crushes economy MANILA, PHILIPPINES (PART 1) Rappler looks into the salaries and bonuses of the Philippines’ top 1%, revealing just how much cash sits there The economy is in recession, millions of jobs lost, and thousands of businesses have permanently closed, no thanks to a tiny virus. But […]

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China-Philippines Whitsun Reef dispute could get worse as US chips in

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken expresses concern over massing of Chinese vessels at South China Sea reef and reaffirms that a mutual defence treaty between Washington and Manila applies to the disputed waters China’s foreign ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian urges US to stop ‘inciting quarrels and sowing discord’ China-Philippines Whitsun Reef dispute could get […]

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