Category: Asia
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…
Power plant spells misery for Sri Lankan fisherfolk
“There’s no fish near the coast anymore,” S.K. Cruz lamented. The fisherman has been facing…
Asian bishops elect new leaders
(UCAN): Asian bishops elected Felipe Neri Cardinal Ferrao of India as the new president of…
Caritas Philippines skeptical about agricultural land handouts
MANILA (UCAN): Landless farmers have been demanding the immediate distribution of agricultural land promised by…
