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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Champions of gender justice in the church
As a proud trans man practicing his priesthood with the IFI, he witnessed the church’s affirming stance on gender equality
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Pope: ‘Hunger must not be used as a weapon of war’
Pope Leo XIV condemns the use of hunger as a weapon of war and expenditures on arms production instead of eradicating poverty
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Fishers’ group rejects proposed U.S. ammo factory in Subic Bay
A Filipino fishers’ group has rejected a U.S. proposal to build an arms depot in Subic, citing threats to sovereignty and livelihood
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Holy See urges Church solidarity with maritime workers in Jubilee message
Vatican urges solidarity with seafarers, calling them “pilgrims of hope” in Sea Sunday message amid rising abandonment cases
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Pope Leo XIV at Angelus: May unity be forged in witness and forgiveness
He highlights the enduring call to Christian unity, grounded in the shared witness of martyrdom and the transformative power of forgiveness
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Green group supports petition to cancel OceanaGold mining deal
“We fully support the petitioners’ demand to cancel OceanaGold’s renewed FTAA due to lack of prior public consultations"
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Pope to priests: ‘No one here is alone’
Pope Leo XIV stresses the importance of the fraternal aspect of priestly formation and life, reminding priests that they are never alone
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Pope Leo calls on Bishops to be men of communion
Pope Leo XIV urges bishops "to be witnesses of hope" through lives rooted in God and devoted to Church service
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Coalition marks 19 years since death penalty abolition, urges lawmakers to reject revival
On the 19th anniversary of the abolition of the death penalty in the Philippines, a human rights coalition is
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Semirara tax relief spurs call to scrap 1976 Coal Law
Semirara’s tax relief sparks calls to repeal a decades-old coal law seen as undermining climate and fiscal policy
