Tag: Philippines
Thousands flee homes as authorities raise alert level near Philippine volcano
Authorities started evacuating people from villages after the volcano spewed a one-kilometer high plume of gas and steam
Philippine capital may go underwater in 10 years, says Greenpeace report
A Greenpeace report says up to 1.54 million people out of the city’s population of 1.78 million will be most affected by rising water levels
Philippine Protestant Churches urge gov’t to immediately release arrested pastors
The arrests "are reminiscent" of the days when church people "were arrested or killed for being vocal in their ministries for the poor"
Interfaith church group presses for Duterte’s accountability over ‘war on drugs’...
One Voice says the crimes done to the victims of the "war on drugs" is "a crime that endangers us all"
Rights groups hit Philippine president’s plan to arm civilians to fight...
Human rights groups said the proposal is "another attempt to infringe on people’s rights and fundamental freedoms"
Filipinos bid farewell to former president Benigno Aquino III
As president, Aquino led the Philippines in shedding its perennial "sick man of Asia" image through robust economic growth
New Manila prelate vows to be a ‘listening shepherd’ to his...
Cardinal Advincula expressed his "commitment to renew my heart’s desire to be a listening shepherd to the flock entrusted to my care”
Green groups express hope new Manila archbishop to go green, too
Green activists said they hope Cardinal Jose Advincula of Manila will lead the "critical journey toward integral ecological conversion”
Church leaders offer prayers, condolences for departed former Philippine president
Cardinal Jose Advincula of Manila led Church leaders in offering prayers for former president Benigno Aquino III, who died on June 24
Former Philippine president Benigno Aquino dies in hospital at 61
The 61-year-old Benigno Aquino III was the country’s president from 2010 to 2016
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