Category: The Philippines
Filipino rights groups decry light penalties for killer cops
(UCAN): Rights groups have joined family members of a slain teenager in criticising a local…
Pope Francis honours Our Lady of Antipolo with golden rose
MANILA (SE): Archbishop Rino Fisichella presented a golden rose from Pope Francis to Our Lady…
Caritas Philippines skeptical about agricultural land handouts
MANILA (UCAN): Landless farmers have been demanding the immediate distribution of agricultural land promised by…
Philippine Senate approves PHP100 daily wage hike bill
MANILA (SE): The Philippine Senate passed a landmark bill proposing a 100 peso [US$1.7] increase…
Church collapse in Philippines kills at least one
SAN JOSE DEL MONTE CITY (UCAN): At least one person died and 53 were injured…
