Category: The Philippines
Winning a battle but not the war against open-pit mining
Joseph Peter Calleja Catholic bishops in the Philippines have long fought against open-pit mining—a surface…
Wounded drug suspect shot dead in Philippine hospital
MANILA (UCAN): A drug suspect shot dead in a hospital in Angono in Rizal province,…
Quiapo church and government cancel Black Nazarene festivities
MANILA (UCAN): Government and Church authorities in the Philippines have cancelled Black Nazarene activities including…
Pope names Filipino priest papal chaplain
MANILA (UCAN): The Archdiocese of Cebu announced that Father Jan Thomas Limchua was named papal…
Caritas Philippines appeals for typhoon aid
MANILA (UCAN): Caritas Philippines together with Ateneo de Naga University, appealed for aid to help…
