Tag: Philippines
Greenpeace calls for ‘urgent protection’ of Philippine environmental defenders
“Companies and governments must be held accountable for the violence and persecution of land and environmental defenders,” said Greenpeace
Probe into rights violations in Philippines alleges ‘damning evidence’ against Duterte
Investigate Ph called on the UN Human Rights Council on Monday, Sept. 13, to conduct a probe into alleged rights abuses in the Philippines
Philippines remains Asia’s ‘deadliest country’ for environmental defenders, says report
The Global Witness report ranked the Philippines third overall with 29 killings of environmental defenders in the past year
Philippine Catholic bishops condemn ‘murderous and corrupt public order’
The Church leaders, however, called for “non-violent” actions, saying that it is “the only morally acceptable resistance.”
Super typhoon threatens Philippines, Taiwan
The Philippine weather bureau warned of "destructive" winds in Santa Ana town, where about 35,000 people live
Photos: Philippine diocese holds Marian festival amid typhoon
The Catholic faithful in the Diocese of Borongan celebrated its traditional “Padul-ong Festival” even as Typhoon “Pakhar” made landfall
Protestant council backs probe into alleged fund anomaly in Philippine health...
“The president should stop being defensive and verbally harassing senators in doing their work and mandate,” said the council
Philippine House of Representatives passes bill prohibiting child marriage
The bill defines child marriage as the formal marriage between children under 18 years of age, or between an adult and a child
Philippine diocese opens cemeteries to non-Catholics who died of COVID-19
On Thursday, the Philippines recorded a total of 16,621 new COVID-19 cases, bringing the total active cases to 146,510
Manila archbishop reminds Filipinos to be ‘responsible stewards of creation’
“When we do not recognize the gifts that we have received, we fail to be responsible stewards,” said Cardinal Jose Advincula
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