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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Indigenous groups, Catholic bishop renew justice call on fifth anniversary of Tumandok Massacre
Church leaders and Indigenous communities renew remembrance, resistance, and demands to end violence against Tumandok people
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Protected area? Industry under fire for Philippine sea spill
Environmentalists say industry has no place in such delicate seascapes and needs better oversight if it is to operate
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Pope Leo: Gambling ruins families
Pope Leo XIV said he wanted to “draw attention in particular to the scourge of gambling,” which has “ruined many families.”
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Pope Leo at Angelus: Pray for peace and for families suffering due to war
Pope Leo reflects on how families can be a light in a society often marked by loneliness, despair, divisions, and conflicts
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Pope at Urbi et Orbi: Peace is a shared responsibility
Pope Leo XIV renews his plea for peace, reminding the world that it is both God’s gift and humanity’s shared responsibility.
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Palo archdiocese reports priest missing
Church officials and police coordinate efforts as concerns grow over a Leyte priest’s unexplained disappearance before Christmas
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Pope Leo: Announce the joy of Christmas, a feast of faith, charity, and hope
Pope Leo XIV encourages us to announce "the joy of Christmas" and to celebrate it as "a feast of faith, charity and hope."
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Pope Leo asks for 24 hours of peace worldwide at Christmas
Pope Leo addresses journalists outside Castel Gandolfo and answers questions on Ukraine and on assisted suicide laws in the United States
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Marihangin residents, allies fear holiday invasion of ancestral land
The movement said that it is the residents’ response to the brewing fear that armed guards will force entry into the island again
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Catholic Church, communities challenge OceanaGold mining contract renewal before Supreme Court
The Bayombong diocese and Nueva Vizcaya communities ask the Supreme Court to nullify OceanaGold’s FTAA renewal over consultation failures
