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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Ceasefire sa pagitan ng Iran at Israel, panalangin ng MOP – VeritasPH
Umaasa si Military Bishop Oscar Jaime Florencio na mauuwi sa usapang pangkapayapaan ang umiiral na alitan sa pagitan ng Israel at Iran kasunod ng pag-iral ng tigil-putukan ng magkabilang panig, sa halip na pairalin ang karahasan na lalo lamang nagpapalala sa kalagayan ng mga inosenteng mamamayan. Ang mensahe ng obispo ay kaugnay na rin sa
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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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Dating pangulong Duterte, itinuturing na flight risk – VeritasPH
Sinang-ayunan ng dating mahistrado ng Supreme Court ang pagtutol ng Office of the Prosecutor ng International Criminal Court sa hiling na interim release o pansamantalang pagpapalaya kay dating Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte na nahaharap sa kasong crimes against humanity. Ayon kay former SC Justice Antonio Carpio, bukod sa hindi boluntaryong pagsuko sa korte, hindi rin kinikilala
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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
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Holy See: ‘Urgent moral responsibility to address poverty’
Holy See underscores the urgent moral responsibility to address root causes of poverty and reiterates concern on military expenditure
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Deadly blast hits Greek Orthodox Church in Syria; government blames IS remnants
Suicide bombers kill 30 during evening Mass at Damascus church, marking Syria’s deadliest attack on Christians in years
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Antipolo diocese launches weekly holy hour for peace amid global conflicts
Church in Antipolo launches weekly Holy Hour for Peace, calling faithful to pray for victims of war and violence
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‘Absolute shame’: UN expert denounces journalist Cumpio’s imprisonment anew
The UN expert also said that Cumpio’s case shows that the Philippine justice system “almost becomes a system for harassing.”
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Vatican backs report calling for financial reforms to alleviate global debt crisis
The document reports that more than 50 developing countries already allocate more than 10% of their tax revenues to interest payments
