Tag: Philippines
Philippines’ COVID-19 mass testing highlights effects of slow govt action
Health officials have ordered a stop to
the testing of people for COVID-19 in a village in the central Philippines
after learning that at least 54...
Healthcare and social protection for all
There is hunger in the world not because we lack resources but because we lack generosity
Photo gallery: Manila’s urban poor endure lockdown
‘It is a time bomb waiting to explode,’ says community leader about the threat of COVID-19
When will the contagion end?
In the Philippines, as anywhere else, the COVID-19 pandemic goes beyond being just a health concern — it has economic, social and political repercussions
Priest makes faithful laugh amid Manila lockdown
A sociologist says humor as a coping mechanism helps create a positive atmosphere, ‘but it will eventually vanish if the agony is prolonged’
Manila’s church activities expected to undergo changes after pandemic
Parishes are urged to develop their social media ministries because online religious services are expected to stay
Duterte’s defeatism leaves Filipinos leaderless against COVID-19
The Philippine president should avoid making outrageous claims in press conferences he likes to hold at ungodly hours
Filipino photographer offers talent to Church, poor children
Alren Jerome Beronio said his ‘greatest reward’ was when he discovered his talent through his work for the Church
Religion ‘very important’ for Filipinos, survey says
Catholic church leaders expect the number of people who consider religion as 'very important' will continue to rise because of the pandemic
Philippine Church shows how embracing the poor as allies can ease...
In the area of social justice, society’s betters have plenty to learn from the unnamed, often unheard voices on the peripheries