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SPOTLIGHT: Manila’s homeless find expression in theater

Play shows struggles of homeless people before pandemic up to the time they found shelter inside a church

Poor city workers in Manila troop back home to bet on...

President Rodrigo Duterte expressed hope that a “balanced regional development program” will discourage migration to the cities

Critics say new anti-terror bill threatens Philippines’ legal opposition

Human rights activist warn that the new law will terrorize critics, dissenters and social advocates more than real terrorists

Centuries-old Marian tradition remains alive in small town of Mindanao despite...

The telling and retelling of the story of Dapitan's "Flores de Mayo" and its symbols is one reason why the religious tradition lives on

Priest in southern Philippines sells fish to help poor parishioners

Father Joel Silagpo says that by selling fish rhe aises funds for the parish and enters into a dialogue with Muslims

Social communicators keep Church visible during pandemic

Amid the uncertainties brought by the pandemic, social communicators in the Church continue to tell stories of hope and inspiration

PHOTOS: Cry for help from victims of typhoon ‘Ambo’

Amid the coronavirus pandemic, residents in coastal villages in several Eastern Samar province lost their homes to typhoon Ambo

Priest celebrates Mass in flooded chapel amid pandemic

Environmental experts attributed the flooding to rising sea waters and sinking lands due to excessive water extraction

SPOTLIGHT: Pandemic worsens situation of young mothers in conflict areas

It would have been easier for Lady (not her real name) to make it through the lockdown due to the coronavirus pandemic if she...

‘Confession on wheels’ rolls in central Philippine parish

A parish in the central Philippines did its best to make the Sacrament of Penance, or Confession, readily available to the faithful.

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