Tag: Caritas Philippines
Caritas Philippines backs higher taxes for luxury goods
Luxuries are "unnecessary" and those who can afford them "will be less affected by the increased costs,” said Bishop Bagaforo of Caritas
Death toll from Philippine floods, landslides rises to 51
Instead of celebrating with loved ones, families found themselves cleaning up their dwellings and shops after the floodwaters subsided
Catholic Church joins efforts to provide relief to flood victims in...
Authorities reported that one person died and three others were missing after being hit by a landslide, taking the death toll to at least 33
Churches damaged by quake in northern Philippines; residents afraid to return...
“Our prayers are with the people of the northern Philippines who suffered the brunt of the earthquake,” said Bishop Bagaforo
Caritas Philippines deploys teams to assist quake victims as aftershocks continue
"Our social action centers are already capacitated to act accordingly," said Bishop Jose Colin Bagaforo
Caritas Philippines calls on gov’t to address economic woes, food security...
The government “should not be blind to the woes of its citizens and should implement programs to mitigate the situation”
Filipino Catholics launch ‘bamboo forest’ project to help fight climate change
“This is our humble contribution to help protect our environment,” said Bishop Jose Colin Bagaforo of Caritas Philippines
Caritas Philippines launches movement against corruption
The campaign is a “whole-of-Church approach” to address poverty and fight corruption in public offices
No moving on from martial law without justice, accountability, says Catholic...
"There can be no moving on when there is no justice and accountability,” said Bishop Jose Colin Bagaforo of Caritas Philippines
Catholic social action workers back campaign vs open-pit mining in Philippine...
“We pray that with this collective voice and action, the national government ... will heed the call of its people"