Tag: Philippines
‘Masked Media’ campaign highlights repression of press freedom in Philippines
Duterte govt trying to control and silence mass media, union leader says
SPOTLIGHT: Humanitarian crisis drives children in Philippines conflict areas into early...
A bill that aims to make child marriage illegal has passed initial discussions in the country’s Senate
Under Marcos, the lush sugar lands of Negros Island turned red
Man — not nature — ushered in famine on the island’s vast plains
Church shaken by spate of killings, claims bishop in central Philippines
About a hundred political activists and human rights defenders, including church workers, killed over the past two years in the bishop’s diocese
Missing image of Child Jesus found in Philippines after 32 years
It’s truly providential that image will return for next year’s celebration of anniversary of arrival of Christianity in Philippines, priest says
International church groups back calls for UN probe Philippine rights situation
Groups express alarm over new anti-terrorism law, which they say poses serious threats to civil liberties
Philippine bishop calls on church leaders to ‘amplify prophetic voice’
The country is under a dictatorship hidden in the guise of populism, Bishop Pabillo says
Philippines plans to close cemeteries on All Souls’ Day
Filipinos usually visit cemeteries en masse to visit their departed loved ones for the annual observance
A vicious cycle of poverty and suffering
Poverty has been and has always been inflicted upon those who have the least resistance
SPOTLIGHT: Franciscan church stands witness to 500 years of Philippine Christianity
Pope Francis bestowed the title minor basilica to the parish on July 9, the day before the 158th anniversary of the canonization of San Pedro Bautista
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