Labour groups cite Magnifica Humanitas in call for Philippine worker protections
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Labour groups cite Magnifica Humanitas in call for Philippine worker protections

MANILA (LiCAS News): The Ecumenical Institute for Labour Education and Research [EILER], a Philippine labour…

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Filipinos fight for justice, environment and IP rights
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Filipinos fight for justice, environment and IP rights

Father Shay Cullen Chaos has engulfed the Philippine Senate, once revered for upholding the rule…

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Pope Leo XIV, God’s diplomat speaking gospel to power
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Pope Leo XIV, God’s diplomat speaking gospel to power

(OSV News): Roughly two months before celebrating a year on the throne of Peter, Pope…

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Church and unions call for urgent reform as Philippine workers face worsening poverty
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Church and unions call for urgent reform as Philippine workers face worsening poverty

MANILA (LiCAS News): On 1 May, Church and labour groups demanded higher wages, stronger workers’…

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Church-led aid continues in Myanmar as quake recovery falters amid conflict
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Church-led aid continues in Myanmar as quake recovery falters amid conflict

(LiCAS News): A year after a devastating earthquake struck central Myanmar, Catholic aid groups remain…

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War shakes Gulf confidence in US-backed security as regional order falters
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War shakes Gulf confidence in US-backed security as regional order falters

(LiCAS News): Trust in long-standing security guarantees in the Gulf is collapsing as the war…

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On 40th anniversary of People Power revolution, Philippine bishop calls for ‘culture of accountability’ 
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On 40th anniversary of People Power revolution, Philippine bishop calls for ‘culture of accountability’ 

MANILA (LiCAS News): Marking the 40th anniversary of the 1986 EDSA People Power uprising on…

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