Tag: Philippine Church leaders
Threats, trolls will not stop Church’s prophetic role, say Catholic bishops,...
Religious groups have announced their intention to join demonstrations on July 27 to protest alleged human rights abuses, new anti-terror law
Philippine Protestant council backs Catholic bishops’ denunciation of ‘society’s ills’
Bishop Marigza, NCCP general secretary, said they “welcome” the call of the Catholic bishops exhorting the faithful to pray for the country
Philippine Catholic bishops must sustain defense of their battered flock
The Philippine Catholic bishops’ conference may have found their lines on the sand: the new anti-terror law and the series of attacks on media
Philippine Catholic bishops warn of nation’s ‘bleak political landscape’
The Catholic bishops' conference likened the Philippine situation to a "proverbial frog swimming in a pot of slowly boiling water"
Philippine church leaders call for defense of freedom on Independence Day
A network of church workers and rights advocates announced that they will join demonstrations against the proposed anti-terror law on June 12
Church unites vs anti-terror bill, creeping martial law
The proposed law allows the government to wiretap suspects, arrest them without warrants and detain them for 14 days, among other provisions
Church groups warn against anti-terror bill, call on Duterte to veto...
Catholic and Protestant church groups warn of the possible negative impact on the public of the Philippines' proposed anti-terrorism law
Philippine bishops cancel plenary assembly for first time in history
The decision was announced on Friday, June 5, citing as reason "the present health condition caused by the COVID-19 pandemic"
Philippine church groups warn against proposed anti-terror law
The proposed law allows surveillance activities such as tracking down individuals or organizations supposedly engaged in terrorism
Philippine church groups hit ‘red-tagging,’ warn against new terror law
Authorities said the church groups are communist "above-ground organizations" tasked for the "recruitment of members from various sectors"
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