Tag: Philippines
Philippines undercounts recent ‘drug war’ deaths, says Human Rights Watch
Police claim of 46 killed far below independent monitor’s figure, says HRW
They wasted a Filipino genius: Still no justice for Leonard Co
He was called a genius for memorizing all the scientific names. He studied more than 10,000 species. Eight of those he discovered.
After 18 years, victims of Philippine massacre of farmers continue to...
“Exactly 18 years have passed since the massacre, but justice still eludes the families of the victims”
‘Comfort women’ statues as reminders of Japanese wartime atrocities
The comfort women campaign highlights the urgency for justice as attempts to whitewash history and to distort narratives continue
Cebu to once again hold ‘Sinulog’ festival after two-year hiatus due...
The theme of the 458th “Fiesta Señor is "Sto. Niño: Our Source of Peace in the Walk of Faith"
Philippine gov’t fails to convince international community of improved rights situation
Several countries in the United Nations Human Rights Council expressed concerns about ongoing human rights violations in the Philippines
Cardinal Tagle speaks of ‘evangelization through witnessing’ with Mindanao Church
"We need to be evangelized in order to share that experience of joy that we have found in Jesus”
Photos: Religious procession of image of Cebu’s ‘Nuestra Señora de Regla’
The celebration of the "feast" of the image every 21st of November usually attracts thousands of devotees in the central Philippines
Case of slain journalist ‘grisly proof’ of problems besetting Philippine justice...
“The case also stands for grisly proof that many of the problems of the Philippine justice system remain”
Mindanao bishop reminds Church workers to serve with ‘faith that does...
He said the faithful should “walk by faith and not by sight” in responding to the challenges of society