US offers over a billion dollars to support Mindanao railway project
The offer came after the Philippines decided against pursuing Chinese official development assistance (ODA) financing for the project
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Groups warn Ramon Magsaysay Awards event is promoting ‘false solutions’ to plastic pollution
Civil society groups accuse the Ramon Magsaysay Foundation of promoting waste-to-energy incineration and undermining community-led solutions
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Pope Leo XIV prays for victims of floods in Southeast Asia
Pope Leo XIV expresses his closeness and assures his prayers for the millions of people affected by heavy flooding in Southeast Asia
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Philippine bishops reject Pangasinan nuclear plant, warn of ‘irreversible’ risks to communities
Bishops in Lingayen-Dagupan oppose a proposed Pangasinan nuclear plant, warning it poses irreversible risks to vulnerable communities.
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Pope Leo suppresses Commission for Donations to the Holy See
Pope Leo XIV issues a chirograph suppressing the Commission for Donations to the Holy See, which had been established by Francis
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Church leader demands urgent probe into alleged torture, neglect at Negros jail
Bishop Alminaza calls for an urgent, independent probe into alleged abuse, neglect, and religious rights violations at Negros jail
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Sri Lanka Church races to aid survivors as cyclone turns tea highlands into ‘death valley’; Asia flood toll tops 1,300
Sri Lanka’s Church leads relief as Cyclone Ditwah devastates tea highlands; regional floods push Asia’s death toll past 1,300
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Pope: ‘I was thinking of retiring, but instead I surrendered to God’
Pope Leo XIV speaks to journalists about the role of the Holy See, which works “behind-the-scenes” in peace negotiations
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Legal scholar warns protest rift weakens anti-corruption movement in Philippines
La Viña says the Luneta–EDSA rift distracts from shared calls for accountability and could undermine the country’s anti-corruption movement
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Over 1,200 dead in Asia floods; Indonesia and Sri Lanka face worsening humanitarian crisis
Asia’s death toll surpasses 1,200 as severe floods cut off communities and rescuers battle landslides and rising waters
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Pope to young people: There is still time to dream, plan, and do good
Pope Leo XIV urges the youth not to give into despair, rather to cultivate friendships rooted in genuine love
