A health worker in PPE [personal protective equipment] ministers to patients in the chapel of Quezon City General Hospital, which has been turned into a Covid-19 ward amid rising Delta variant infections in the Philippines. Questions have been raised concerning overpriced medical gear and equipment p urchased by the Philippine government. Photo: CNS/Eloisa Lopez, Reuters
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Philippine senators question overpriced Covid gear

MANILA (UCAN): Philippine senators have launched an investigation into how and why an ally of…

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Philippines like a valley death, say archbishops
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Philippines like a valley death, say archbishops

MANILA (UCAN): “How may we describe the present social condition of our nation? It is…

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New mobile app to promote online Masses in the Philippines
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New mobile app to promote online Masses in the Philippines

Manila (UCAN): The Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines [CBCP] launched a mobile app to…

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Covid-19 fears halt religious gatherings in Lanao del Sur
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Covid-19 fears halt religious gatherings in Lanao del Sur

MANILA (CNS): Philippine health officials banned all religious gatherings in Catholic churches and mosques in…

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Five honoured with Magsaysay Award
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Five honoured with Magsaysay Award

MANILA (UCAN): The board of trustees of the Ramon Magsaysay Foundation revealed the five recipients…

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