Tag: The Philippines
Philippine archbishop calls for prayers, aid for flood victims
MANILA (SE): Heavy rains and flooding on December 26, forced almost 46,000 from their homes…
Police brutality rife in Philippines rights watchdog says
MANILA (UCAN): “Police brutality is common in the Philippines, where police officers commit serious abuses…
Bombs found and defused at churches in the Philippines
MANILA (UCAN): Military experts in the Philippines have diffused three homemade bombs found on the…
Filipino women march to end domestic violence
MANILA (UCAN): About 250 women marched on the Philippine capital Manila on December 8 to…
Catholic bishops seek mining ban in southern Philippines
MANILA (UCAN): Catholic bishops from the Archdiocese of Davao, Digos, Tagum, and Mati, in the…
Philippine law protecting religious freedom passed
MANILA (UCAN): The Philippine Congress passed the Magna Carta of Religious Freedom Act on December…
Church calls for dignified burial for Filipino prisoners
MANILA (UCAN): “Firstly, let us give the deceased their proper burial. Catholics or not, our…
