Tag: Philippines
‘Asia’s Nobel Prize’ canceled due to pandemic
Ramon Magsaysay Awards Foundation says with COVID-19 ‘practically immobilizing the world’ it ‘has no choice but to cancel this year’s awards presentation’
Church groups warn against Philippines anti-terror bill
Social action secretariat of the Catholic bishops’ conference described the proposed measure as a violation of the rights of people and a mockery of the country’s Constitution
Resistance is a moral choice in the Philippines
Injustice has always walloped the country’s poor, but it has been an exceptionally gory last four years for Filipinos
Photo gallery: Manila’s Quiapo church reopens amid pandemic
Church workers will be present to remind Mass goers of proper physical distancing and other health protocols
Philippines’ new anti-terror law Duterte’s shield from accountability
Anti-terror law aims to preempt the buildup of a huge protest movement that could possibly coalesce the country’s fractious opposition
UN body denounces ‘widespread’ human rights violations in Philippines
Between 2015 and 2019, at least 248 human rights defenders, legal professionals, journalists and trade unionists have been killed in relation to their work
Religious gatherings still prohibited in the Philippines despite relaxed lockdown measures
No indications given by govt on when mass gatherings for religious purposes will be allowed
Photo gallery: Filipinos honor Mary amid pandemic
In their homes during lockdown, children held catechism classes and listened to live catechism broadcasts
Poor city workers in Manila troop back home to bet on...
Displaced workers are not able to access govt financial aid during pandemic because they have no papers proving they are city residents
SPOTLIGHT: Manila’s homeless find expression in theater
Play shows struggles of homeless people before pandemic up to the time they found shelter inside a church
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