Tag: Philippines
Philippines rights advocates battle ‘virus’ as infectious as COVID-19
President Duterte and his lieutenants brush off complaints of abuse, insisting the tough measures are aimed at protecting citizens from the pandemic
Pandemic is no excuse to ignore human rights
Authoritarian govts should not weaponize the pandemic to subvert human rights
Pandemic offers opportunity for Church’s ‘ministry of love’
The Church walks and journeys with the people even amid the lockdown due to the coronavirus pandemic
Philippine bishops to consecrate nation to Mary
The Philippines, through its archdioceses and dioceses, will be consecrated to the care of the Blessed Mother amid the coronavirus pandemic.
The bishops are expected...
People living with HIV face hardships due to COVID-19 lockdown
It is discrimination and stigma that kill people living with HIV, not the disease itself
In the COVID-19 battle, our sincere goodness is threatened by lack...
It appears that every human conversation from now on, whether or not it is done virtually, will always be unconsciously located in the COVID-19 context.
Filipino soldiers temporarily trade guns for ladles, feed homeless
Sightings of military trucks and scores of men in camouflage over the weekend sparked fears among people of the start of a “martial law-like...
Filipino priest in New York recovers from new coronavirus disease
A Filipino priest who contracted the new coronavirus disease in New York has recovered after a two-week battle with the disease, said a report...
Philippine priest offers ‘door-to-door’ confession, communion amid lockdown
Suspension of religious celebrations due to the pandemic did not prevent a Catholic priest in the central Philippine province of Leyte from caring for his flock
Severe ecological disaster looms on remote Philippine island
Mining operations on the island of Homonhon uses a process that they will decimate the island's flora and fauna, according to experts
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