Category: The Philippines
Philippine bishops on divorce bill: do we really want it
MANILA (RVA News): The Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines [CBCP] reiterated its stand against…
Philippines hikes bounty on fugitive preacher
MANILA (UCAN): Philippine authorities have announced a 10-million peso [US$171,000] bounty for information leading to…
National shrine status for Maasin Cathedral in the Philippines
MANILA (UCAN): The declaration of the 17th century Maasin Cathedral as a national shrine symbolises…
President’s policies worsened the food crisis Philippine farmers say
MANILA (LiCAS News): The Kilusang Magbubukid ng Pilipinas [KMP] farmers group raised concerns about how…
One hundred and seventy-five years of Claretian mission
The Claretian Missionaries, a religious congregation founded by St. Antony Mary Claret and five companions…
Caysasay Shrine reopens to public after restoration works
MANILA (SE): After being closed for over two years, the 17th century Archdiocesan Shrine of…
Call for release of elderly Filipino political prisoners
MANILA (UCAN): Filipino civil society groups have called on the government to release some 90…
