Philippine Catholic bishops hit proposal to abolish PhilHealth
Several Catholic bishops in the Philippines have expressed their opposition to proposals to abolish the Philippine Health Insurance Corp., or PhilHe…
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Balanga bishop calls for daily prayer of Holy Rosary this October
Bishop Ruperto Santos of Balanga called for the daily prayer of the Holy Rosary in his diocese during the month of October. “Let us recite daily th…
‘Pope’s astronomer’ to speak at Manila ‘Season of Creation’ online event
The Vatican’s chief astronomer will speak about faith and science in an online conference to mark the end of the “Season of Creation” observance in …
Bishop urges Duterte to ‘walk the talk’ on renewable energy
The head of the social action arm of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines called on President Rodrigo Duterte to show sincerity in hi…
COVID-19 controls turn Asia into global surveillance hotspot, analysts say
Asia has become the world’s surveillance hotspot and is at risk of serious privacy breaches as measures rolled out to contain the spread of COVID-19…
Pope denies audience with Pompeo
The Vatican has said it had denied a request from Mike Pompeo for an audience with Pope Francis, and accused the secretary of state of trying to dra…
Timeline: Facebook, Twitter acts on online fakery in the Philippines
Dubbed since 2010 as the world’s social media capital, the Philippines has seen the rise of social media use for partisan political ends, culminatin…
New learning modality introduced to reach out to Mindanao’s hinterland communities
As face-to-face classes are no longer possible under the “new normal,” education officials in the southern Philippine province of Sarangani introduc…
Study finds Negros Island’s potential in Philippines’ energy transformation
A study released this month said the central Philippine island of Negros has the potential to lead in the country’s transition to renewable energy a…
Hong Kong cardinal returns home empty-handed from trip to Vatican
Hong Kong’s Cardinal Joseph Zen Ze-kiun came home from a four-day visit to Rome with nothing but hope that the Holy See would address issues being f…
New Testament’s ‘Pinoy Version’ continues to attract faithful’s attention
A new translation of the Bible’s New Testament continues to attract the attention of Filipinos three years after its launch in 2018. The translatio…
Antipolo diocese forms body to probe cause of priest’s death
The Diocese of Antipolo has formed an investigative body that will look into the cause of death of one of its priests, Father Nomer De Lumen, early …
Manila Cathedral to open Blessed Souls Chapel on Oct 1
The Manila Cathedral will open its Blessed Souls Chapel to the public starting October 1 for people to offer prayers for their dear departed. The o…
Philippine bishops welcome new papal envoy
The country’s Catholic bishops welcomed the appointment of Archbishop Charles John Brown as the new Apostolic Nuncio to the Philippines. Bishop Bro…
Some Philippine Catholic Church institutions accept ‘dirty donations’
Some Philippine Catholic Church institutions are receiving “dirty donations” despite strong statements issued by church leaders against mining and t…
Philippine advocacy group presses for passage of abortion law ‘to save women’s lives’
An advocacy group in Manila has launched this week a campaign to “decriminalize safe abortion” in the country. The Philippine Safe Abortion Advocac…
Amnesty International India halts operations after govt freezes bank accounts
The Indian government has frozen Amnesty International India’s bank accounts, bringing all the work being done by the organization in the country to…
Duterte wants Facebook out of the picture, but can he swing it?
Sept. 28, 2020. Again, and quite lamentably, President Rodrigo Duterte conducted one of his late-night press conferences. As usual, he rattled on an…
