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Catholic schools face probe over reports of mounting cases of sexual...
Albert Muyot of the non-government Save the Children Philippines said it is the duty of the Education department to ensure all schools are “conducive to the safe learning of children.”
Philippine Catholic schools to probe sexual harassment allegations in campuses
Students and alumni of the high school department of Miriam College reported alleged incidents of sexual harassment involving faculty members
No ‘traslacion,’ fluvial procession in this year’s Peñafrancia feast
There will be no “traslacion,” the religious procession attended by millions of devotees, and no fluvial procession during this year’s celebration of the Feast of Our Lady of Penafrancia in Naga City.
Maryknoll missionary who pioneered church media in Asia dies
To realize his vision of an Asian Catholic media, Father Astorino devoted his time training young Asians to become journalists
Manila clergy call on Duterte to reject anti-terror bill
The priests said they made “prayerful discernment, diligent study, critical analysis” of the nature and implications of the proposed law
New directory for catechesis addresses issues on bioethics, death penalty, environment
The new Directory for Catechesis aims to guide bishops, priests, religious, and lay Catholics involved in teaching the faith
ASEAN leaders urged to address rights concerns as regional summit starts
This year's ASEAN summit is expected to adopt documents on food security, violent extremism, and human resource development
UN experts renew call for probe into Philippine human rights situation
A UN report this month revealed alleged 'widespread and systematic' human rights abuses in the context of the Philippines' war on drugs
Violence over land intensifies in Mindanao’s Moro region
People’s access to subsidies during the pandemic and people’s anxiety amidst the loss of livelihood and unresolved clan wars fuel violence
Filipinos celebrate ‘dry’ water festival due to pandemic
This year the faithful and the revelers were left dry as the coronavirus pandemic and the strict community quarantine spoiled the fun