Tag: Philippines
UPDATED: One dead, 53 hurt as Philippine church balcony collapses during...
About 400 people were attending mass when the accident occurred at the Saint Peter the Apostle church in San Jose del Monte, Bulacan
IN PHOTOS: Burning of palm fronds
Ash Wednesday occurs 46 days before Easter Sunday, predominantly observed by Catholics, though many other Christians also participate
UN Special Rapporteur Khan urges speedy trial or ‘dismiss charges’ against...
Khan said that leaving Cumpio and other young detainees to languish in prison “sends a terrible message for the youth of this country”
China, Philippines agree to talk more on South China Sea flare-ups
Both sides agreed "that maintaining communication and dialogue is essential to maintaining maritime peace and stability"
SPOTLIGHT: Removing the millstone | Breaking the cycle of violence at...
Can positive parenting emerge as a lasting transformative approach to reduce violence against women and children?
Philippines to upgrade outposts in disputed South China Sea
Philippine military chief General Romeo Brawner said the country would develop "the islands and other features" it held
Women human rights defenders recount stories of persistence
Four women advocates recounted the attacks they faced and explained why they persist in their advocacies and activism
Veloso family calls for Mary Jane’s freedom during Widodo’s Philippine visit
“I am pleading and appealing for your assistance in securing freedom for my child, who has endured 14 years of unjust suffering"
Filipino migrant workers lose jobs in New Zealand
Hundreds of overseas Filipino workers in New Zealand, who lost their jobs just before Christmas, are asking the Philippine government for continuing financial assistance...
Four Asians among missionaries ‘murdered’ in 2023
“All the baptized, whatever their position in the Church or their level of instruction in the faith, are agents of evangelization"


















