Philippine lawmaker proposes tax exemption for teachers
Posted in Asia NEWS The Philippines

Philippine lawmaker proposes tax exemption for teachers

MANILA  (UCAN): Philippine lawmaker, Rufus Rodriguez, proposed granting a tax exemption to public school teachers…

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Overseas Filipino workers are the ‘accidental missionaries’, bishop says
Posted in Asia NEWS The Philippines Vatican

Overseas Filipino workers are the ‘accidental missionaries’, bishop says

ROME (SE): “Filipinos, especially overseas Filipino workers [OFW], are finding themselves in new situations all…

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A bar of soap in every cell for restorative justice
Posted in Asia NEWS The Philippines

A bar of soap in every cell for restorative justice

MANILA (AsiaNews): The Philippine government officially calls it “National Correctional Conscience Week”. Prison chaplains, nuns…

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Disastrous consequences of climate change for children
Posted in Cullen's Corner Faith and the Environment Features | Commentary The Philippines

Disastrous consequences of climate change for children

The low, dark clouds, the rumble with thunder, the flashes of lightning, and the rising…

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Koreans on mission in Japan, Filipinos in the Korean Church
Posted in Asia NEWS Region The Philippines

Koreans on mission in Japan, Filipinos in the Korean Church

SEOUL (Fides): Evangelisation is based on a dynamic of give and take; an exchange of…

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