Tag: The Philippines
Philippines seeks to stem exodus of nurses
MANILA (UCAN): The Nagkaisa [united] labour coalition, an umbrella organisation representing many trade unions in…
Philippine bishops issue appeal for crew of stranded ship
MANILA (UCAN): On January 11, the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines [CBCP] expressed concern…
More than a million join Black Nazarene feast
MANILA (UCAN): Over 1.6 million Catholics joined the popular Black Nazarene feast honouring Jesus in…
Uproar as Philippine official’s drug-tainted son acquitted
MANILA (UCAN): The acquittal on January 6 of 38-year-old Juanito Remulla, the son of the…
Thousands attend Santo Niño festival
MANILA (UCAN): Some 300,000 people reportedly joined the Santo Niño procession in honour of the…
