Tag: Philippines
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
Philippine tribal group starts global campaign to protect ancestral lands
Alliance seeks broad support to protect ancestral lands in the Cordillera region from ‘environmental plunder’
Bishops, lay faithful in the Philippines wish Cardinal Tagle speedy recovery
Bishops' conference says Cardinal Tagle might have picked up the virus at the airport or in the airplane during his trip to Manila
Cardinal Tagle tests positive for COVID-19
Matteo Bruni, director of the Vatican Press Office, said Cardinal Tagle tested positive of COVID-19 upon his arrival in Manila
An illness as dangerous as COVID-19 is spreading in the Philippines
Numbers of people seeking help for mental health issues has risen since the pandemic began
Veteran activists in the Philippines lead protest rally on dictator’s birth...
Former political detainees lambast current govt’s ‘attempt to rewrite history to erase the dark years of military rule’
Rights group reports rise in cases of killings related to Philippines’...
Govt statistics show state security forces killed 50 percent more people from April to July than in preceding four months
Catholic bishop calls for lifting of ban on departing Philippine health...
Govt is not allowing Filipino health workers to go abroad in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic
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