Environmental group flags risks in Philippine critical-minerals mining push

Policy brief raises concerns over mining approvals, Indigenous rights, environmental safeguards and community participation under Executive Order 122

Equality & Justice

Church groups say Veloso pardon should renew fight against human trafficking

LiCAS News - September 29, 2026

nterfaith leaders say Veloso’s freedom should renew efforts against trafficking and address poverty and exploitation driving migrant vulnerability

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Barangay disaster funds still favor relief over long-term risk reduction, study finds

LiCAS News - September 29, 2026

Oxfam found barangay disaster funds favor relief and equipment while prevention, climate adaptation and community priorities remain underfunded

Equality & Justice

Civil society presses AIIB to tighten climate, community safeguards

LiCAS News - September 29, 2026

Civil society groups say AIIB’s next decade should give affected communities greater protection, participation and access to remedy

NEWS ALERT

Consumer groups warn gas auction could drive up power costs nationwide

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Vatican’s first woman dicastery chief to address Philippine religious leaders

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July 7, 2026

German priest who ministered to Mary Jane Veloso on death row...

June 10, 2026

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Civil society presses AIIB to tighten climate, community safeguards

LiCAS News - September 29, 2026

Pope: Wars are senseless; Russia and Ukraine should sit down to talk

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Pope to pilgrims in Lourdes: ‘You will leave as missionaries of hope’

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Conservation projects lead documented rights violations against Indigenous Peoples

September 25, 2026

Cardinal Tagle: Fulton Sheen’s mission was to bring people to Christ

September 25, 2026

Pope appeals for care and protection of migrant children

September 24, 2026

DIOCESAN REPORTS

Bishop urges laity to ‘bring the Church into the world’

September 28, 2026

New Tagbilaran bishop to be installed next month

September 17, 2026

New book chronicles Cardinal Advincula’s pastoral journey in Manila

September 16, 2026

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Philippine tribe in limbo over US-led tech hub

Agence France Presse - September 21, 2026

The Aetas remain uncertain if the government would help them build new homes or provide land to cultivate for income if they are moved

Thai missionary in Taiwan sees God’s hand from childhood prayers in Teochew to parish in Hsinchu

Chainarong Monthienvichienchai, Thailand - September 10, 2026

Fr. Bosco Phulsap Leelanurak reflects as Thai Missionary Society marks 375 days until 10th anniversary of its Taiwan mission

‘The ber months’: Christmas arrives early in the Philippines

Agence France Presse - September 8, 2026

Welcome to the "ber months" – a months-long countdown to the most anticipated holiday on the calendar in the deeply Catholic country

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Isolated communities in Vietnam receive lifeline and hope from the most unexpected of motorbike convoys

Beyond echo chamber, Asian sisters bring mission stories to mainstream media

Mark Saludes, Rwanda - August 10, 2026

Religious women from India, Thailand and the Philippines are building media ties to bring overlooked community stories wider attention

New bishop to Urdaneta flock: ‘I am yours’

CBCP News - July 29, 2026

Inside, he offered the congregation the four words that have guided his priesthood: “Domine, Tuus Sum” — Latin for “Lord, I am yours.”

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Because “a world in which machines, albeit sophisticated and faster than us, are the ones to decide to bomb defenseless people, would be truly frightening"

Child-abuse challenges for Zameco II, telcos, Church

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Nothing could be more positive and life-affirming than the church biting the bullet and making sure that sexually abusive priests are made to pay for their sins

Vincentian Life Series | September 27 — The Death Of St. Vincent De Paul

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His body was placed in a lead coffin and buried in the middle of the choir of the Church of St. Lazare after the wake the next day

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In an age tempted to solve suffering out of existence rather than accompany it, she remains a strange, stubborn, necessary witness

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Church groups say Veloso pardon should renew fight against human trafficking

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nterfaith leaders say Veloso’s freedom should renew efforts against trafficking and address poverty and exploitation driving migrant vulnerability

Barangay disaster funds still favor relief over long-term risk reduction, study finds

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Oxfam found barangay disaster funds favor relief and equipment while prevention, climate adaptation and community priorities remain underfunded

Environmental group flags risks in Philippine critical-minerals mining push

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Policy brief raises concerns over mining approvals, Indigenous rights, environmental safeguards and community participation under Executive Order 122

Civil society presses AIIB to tighten climate, community safeguards

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Civil society groups say AIIB’s next decade should give affected communities greater protection, participation and access to remedy

Pope: Wars are senseless; Russia and Ukraine should sit down to talk

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Pope discusses conflicts and the economic interests that sustain them, saying the Church “continues to raise her voice in proclaiming the Gospel

Bishop urges laity to ‘bring the Church into the world’

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Santos stressed that the lay vocation is not a lesser calling but a missionary vocation that sends Catholics into society as witnesses of Christ

Church groups urge stronger migrant protections after Veloso pardon

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Church groups welcomed Mary Jane Veloso’s freedom while pressing for stronger migrant protections, trafficking justice and recruiter accountability

VIEWFINDER

IN PHOTOS: Protest greets Marcos Jr.’s 5th State of the Nation Address

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Protesters marched toward the Philippine Congress, demanding lower prices, higher wages and relief from rising public service costs

PHOTOS: Philippine Church, civil groups mark global prayer call with peace vigil, protest

April 12, 2026

Faith leaders warn rising tensions abroad are worsening economic hardship, exposing vulnerabilities and deepening inequality across Filipino communities

PHOTOS: Philippine bishop calls Church to act on rising costs, crisis in Easter message

April 5, 2026

Amid rising costs and uncertainty, a Filipino bishop calls parishes to act together in the spirit of Easter

Faith and homecoming mark Good Friday in rural Philippines

April 4, 2026

Filipino Catholics return home for Good Friday, where faith, family, and economic pressures intersect in a centuries-old tradition

PHOTOS: One in five priests struggling, Manila cardinal says at Chrism Mass

Survey findings revealed during Holy Week liturgy highlight growing emotional strain and need for stronger support among clergy

PHOTOS: Urban poor turn Lenten rites into call for housing justice in the Philippines

The action underscored housing as a fundamental human right and pressed for a more responsive and accountable government

Photos: Palm Sunday in the Philippines

Palm Sunday recalls Jesus’ entry into Jerusalem, where crowds welcomed him with palm branches, marking the start of Holy Week

SILENCED VOICES

Barangay disaster funds still favor relief over long-term risk reduction, study finds

Environmental group flags risks in Philippine critical-minerals mining push

Policy brief raises concerns over mining approvals, Indigenous rights, environmental safeguards and community participation under Executive Order 122

Church groups urge stronger migrant protections after Veloso pardon

Church groups welcomed Mary Jane Veloso’s freedom while pressing for stronger migrant protections, trafficking justice and recruiter accountability

Pax Silica raises fears over displacement, water, power, and...

Filipino leaders in Toronto warn Pax Silica could displace communities, strain basic services and deepen mineral extraction pressures

Church groups say Veloso pardon should renew fight against human trafficking

nterfaith leaders say Veloso’s freedom should renew efforts against trafficking and address poverty and exploitation driving migrant vulnerability

Civil society presses AIIB to tighten climate, community safeguards

Civil society groups say AIIB’s next decade should give affected communities greater protection, participation and access to remedy

Philippines pardons migrant worker Mary Jane Veloso after 16...

A Filipina once sentenced to death in Indonesia is set for release as advocates demand stronger trafficking protections

Sri Lankan Church seeks full truth after Easter bombing...

Sri Lanka’s Catholic Church welcomed the convictions but said investigators must still establish who facilitated the deadly 2019 attacks

Senate court drops 16-vote threshold in Duterte impeachment trial

Senator-judges redefine the conviction threshold as Duterte’s defense keeps open a possible Supreme Court challenge to the ruling

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