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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China’s ‘assault on religious freedom’ threatens U.S., congressional commission told
Former Sen. Sam Brownback said the United States needs to treat China’s religious freedom violations as a national security threat
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Global South Church leaders push climate justice demands at COP30
Global South bishops call to act on climate justice, urging fair finance, fossil fuel phaseout, and protection for vulnerable communities
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Pilgrims in Quezon rally against coal, urge ‘just and humane’ shift to clean energy
Church and environmental groups ended a three-day Quezon pilgrimage with a protest urging a just and humane energy transition
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Groups urge ADB to stop backing waste-to-energy projects that endanger communities
Civil society networks demand the ADB end support for waste-to-energy projects that deepen environmental harm and undermine climate action
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Chinese woman who faked nationality to become Philippines mayor jailed for trafficking
The transnational scam industry has ballooned in Southeast Asia in recent years, with thousands of scammers estimated to be involved
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Pope at Audience: We must lend our voice to those who have none
Pope reminds the faithful that God calls on us, as people of faith, to offer our voices to help those in need and to protect the environment
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Philippines slips in global climate index despite extreme vulnerabilities
The Philippines falls 12 spots in the 2026 CCPI, highlighting weak climate policy and slow renewable energy progress
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Pope highlights dignity of migrants, supports U.S. bishops’ statement
Pope Leo XIV decries recent measures against migrants in the United States, and he calls for treating people “with humanity and dignity”
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COP30 experts flag rising fossil fuel threats in Amazon and Southeast Asia
New data at COP30 shows fossil fuel expansion encroaching on key ecosystems, prompting calls for urgent global protection measure
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Pope to bishops at COP30: We are guardians of creation, not rivals for its spoils
Pope Leo has demonstrated his closeness to the people of the Global South, sending a videomessage to all the bishops participating in COP
