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Calls mount for probe into police actions against journalists at agrarian reform protest

LiCAS News - October 20, 2026

Media organizations say the incidents raise concerns over press safety and existing safeguards for journalists covering public demonstrations nationwide

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Manila cardinal: Prisoners are more than their worst mistakes

CBCP News - October 20, 2026

The cardinal urged the Church to accompany prisoners and their families through rehabilitation and reintegration rather than simply visiting detention facilities

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‘The right to possess nothing’: St. Clare play ends Singapore run on anti-poverty day

Benedict Tang - October 20, 2026

Singapore play on St Clare challenges audiences to reconsider poverty, simplicity and possessions through faith, humor and reflection

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‘The right to possess nothing’: St. Clare play ends Singapore run on anti-poverty day

Benedict Tang - October 20, 2026

Singapore play on St Clare challenges audiences to reconsider poverty, simplicity and possessions through faith, humor and reflection

IN PHOTOS: Jesus Is Lord Church marks 48 years with ‘Abba Father’ celebration

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The celebration highlighted JILCW’s growth from a small student group into an international ministry present in 82 nations

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Catholics urged to bring mission into homes and local communities

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Catholics are being urged to strengthen families and local faith communities while seeking out people who have grown distant

Manila cardinal: Prisoners are more than their worst mistakes

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The cardinal urged the Church to accompany prisoners and their families through rehabilitation and reintegration rather than simply visiting detention facilities

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Calls mount for probe into police actions against journalists at agrarian reform protest

Farmers defy police attempt to dismantle protest camp outside...

More than 400 farmers are pressing land, livelihood and environmental demands ahead of National Peasant Day protests in Manila

Indigenous Adi resist India’s Siang mega-dam amid arrests, paramilitary...

The dispute has drawn attention to Indigenous land rights, consent and the human cost of strategic hydropower development

Company-linked land claims threaten Indigenous homes on Philippine island

Residents are challenging patent applications, alleged harassment and relocation plans as their land dispute moves to provincial authorities

Europe protests seen as warning against putting arms before youth

Growing unrest among young Europeans is drawing attention to education, economic insecurity and the human cost of rising militarization

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Advocacy groups say protecting household incomes, farmers, fisherfolk and marine ecosystems is essential to securing adequate nutrition nationwide

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Espionage bill raises press freedom, human rights concerns

Civil society groups say broad surveillance and secrecy provisions threaten public-interest reporting, source protection and humanitarian documentation nationwide

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