Tag: Diocese of Dumaguete

The local police have yet to tag the incidents as election-related, but according to reports, the victims were supporters of a local candidate

Bishop Julito Cortes of Dumaguete said all parishes and chaplaincies in Negros Oriental and Siqujor will hold Masses at 6:00 a.m. on Jan 24

The still unvaccinated priest admitted that he was afraid during the early days in his new assignment

The Diocese of Dumaguete has expressed opposition to a government reclamation project that threatens the city's marine ecosystems

The province recorded 593 new positive infections covering the period from October 16-18, the local health office said

Church people in Negros Island have united in a call to prayer against the P23 billion project at the city’s iconic Boulevard on Saturday

The priests offered the “penitential walk” for the scrapping of the controversial 174-hectare reclamation project in the city

Archbishop Palma said the Church is “not against development as it is,” but it “cannot be undertaken to cater and benefit only a few”

Bishop Cortes said even if the intention of the project promotes “economic exchange,” it would lead to an “ecological crisis”

The bishop made the statement during the city council’s online session on the controversial Php23-billion project dubbed “Smart City”