Tag: Bishop Gerardo Alminaza of San Carlos

Bishop Gerardo Alminaza expressed concerns about the detrimental impact of the planned fossil gas and plants and terminals in the Philippines

Bishop Alminaza said that in the Philippines “what we call ‘minimum wage’ is not necessarily a just wage, or a living wage, or a family wage”

Bishop Alminaza said red-tagging and terrorist-labelling are bereft of substantive grounds and are “counter-productive” to attaining peace

The priest was denied bail by the judge and is currently under the custody of the police of Sagay City

"The call towards peacemaking is an action that is most needed in our society, most especially when people’s safety and lives are at stake"

The bishop, who is also one of the convenors of the church-based Pilgrims for Peace assailed the human rights violations in Negros

“With this commitment to taking the side of the victims of injustice, I am comforted by the words from the scriptures"

“Attacks on the economic rights of the poor continue as Filipino workers suffer from depleted income brought about by rising cost of living"

“Learn to do good; seek justice, correct oppression; bring justice to the fatherless, and please the widow's cause…” (Isaiah 1:17)

Fifty years ago, on Sept. 21, 1972, Ferdinand Marcos Sr. declared martial law, imposing a military dictatorship