Filipino priests issue stark lockdown poverty warnings
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Filipino priests issue stark lockdown poverty warnings

MANILA (UCAN): Father Rodel Enverga of the Archdiocese of Jaro, Iloilo, and Father Christian Fargueras…

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More killing talk in Duterte’s final State of the Nation address
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More killing talk in Duterte’s final State of the Nation address

MANILA (Agencies): In his penultimate, nearly three-hour-long State of the Nation Address on July 26,…

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Philippine radio commentator shot dead
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Philippine radio commentator shot dead

MANILA (UCAN): Veteran Philippine commentator, Reynante “Rey” Cortes, was shot dead outside the DYRB-AM radio…

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No rest for the dead of Philippine drug war
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No rest for the dead of Philippine drug war

Joseph Peter Calleja, Manila In a country like the Philippines, where over 17.6 million people…

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Be discerning and hold politicians accountable Philippine bishop urges
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Be discerning and hold politicians accountable Philippine bishop urges

MANILA (UCAN): Bishop Broderick Pabillo, former apostolic administrator of Manila, the Philippines, and the new…

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