Tag: Philippines
Philippine bishops call for stop to controversial dam project
Critics of the dam project forecast the displacement of 11,000 families living across the 28,000 hectares of land that are affected
Mindanao parishioners hold prayer rally against casino operation
Critics say the social repercussion of a casino far outweighs the economic benefits it will bring
Ash Wednesday observance in Asia spooked by coronavirus
Fears of the spread of coronavirus led church leaders across the region to suspend Ash Wednesday rituals
Philippine bishop calls for accountability on ‘ecological sins’ at start of...
We are tasked as stewards of the earth, Bishop Gerardo Alminaza of San Carlos says
SPOTLIGHT: Air pollution an increasing burden in Southeast Asia
Public wrestles with the downside of economic growth and growing energy demand
A call for contrition on Ash Wednesday
As Christ suffered the untold pain of His crucifixion, the desaparecidos’ families likewise feel the pain of their deep and festering wounds
Struggle for justice endures 34 years after Philippine uprising
‘Never forget what happened,’ Filipino church leaders say
For work with poor, priests in northern Philippines face threats
Clergy members say threats to their lives have affected their work with the poor
Pope St John Paul II’s 1981 visit to Manila under Marcos
Exactly five years after Pope John Paul II left Manila, the nationwide resistance culminated in the historic People Power uprising that finally toppled Marcos
Catholic bishops call on Philippine banks to end financing coal
The country's Catholic bishops made the divestment campaign one of their major action points on ecology and climate emergency