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Philippine medical practitioners call for stricter quarantine measures
The doctors warned that the Philippines might suffer the fate of New York City, with patients dying at home or in stretchers due to COVID-19
Catholic bishops demand explanation for new Philippine COVID-19 data
The Catholic church leaders said the sudden surge in the number of those who recovered from COVID-19 is very “puzzling”
Philippines remains ‘deadliest nation’ in Asia for environmental defenders
The report says human rights abuses are expected to worsen as COVID-19 economic pressures mount on nature and climate
When should the Church speak out?
The Church should speak out whenever the government disregards due process of law and suppresses legitimate dissent.
Philippine Catholic church leaders find Duterte’s State of the Nation Address...
Bishop Broderick Pabillo of the Archdiocese of Manila described the president’s speech as “full of motherhood statements”
The State of the Nation Address: Parsing what remains unsaid
"This much is certain: in his fifth State of the Nation Address, our nation’s reality can only be gleamed in what largely remains unsaid."
Catholic, Protestant church leaders file petition against Philippines’ anti-terrorism law
The church leaders joined other sectors who earlier filed several petitions asking for the declaration of the law as “unconstitutional”
Magdalene, ‘Babaylan’ rock as modern icons of struggle
Mary of Magdala shines bright after centuries of being shoved under the robes of the patriarchy
What’s behind Charter change amid the pandemic?
Charter change initiatives since the 1990s have all been shot down in Congress precisely by political families with ulterior motives
SPOTLIGHT: Church program helps poor meet food needs during pandemic
Program gives more purchasing power to poor families while helping to protect them from COVID-19
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