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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Outrage over decades of graft fuels deadly Nepal protests; at least 22 killed, leaders step down
Nepal’s Gen Z sparks anti-corruption uprising, toppling leaders, torching parliament, and demanding justice, accountability, and reform
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Pope says Israel’s attack on Hamas in Qatar marks a ‘very serious situation’
“We don’t know where things are headed. We must pray a lot and continue to work and insist on peace.” - Pope Leo XIV
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Pamahalaan, hinamon ng AKP na tuparin ang 2015 Paris agreement – VeritasPH
Nanawagan ang Aksyon Klima Pilipinas (AKP) kaugnay sa climate action, na magtakda ang pamahalaan ng mas mataas at tiyak na target sa pag-update ng Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC) ng Pilipinas. Ang NDC ay ang kusang-loob na pangako ng bansa na pababain ang antas ng greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions at paigtingin ang mga hakbang sa pang-angkop,
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Mag-asawang Discaya, hindi kuwalipikado bilang state witness – VeritasPH
Naniniwala ang isa sa pinuno ng House Infrastructure Committee na hindi kuwalipikado bilang state witnesses ang mag-asawang kontratista na sina Curlee at Sarah Discaya. Ayon kay Infracom lead-chairman Bicol Saro Partylist Rep. Terry Ridon, ang mag-asawang Discaya ay kabilang sa itinuturing bilang “most guilty” sa katiwalian kaugnay sa flood control projects. “Di sila kuwalipikado base
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PAHRA, dismayado sa pagkaantala ng confirmation hearing ni Duterte sa ICC – VeritasPH
Dismayado ang Philippine Alliance of Human Rights Advocates (PAHRA) sa pagkaantala ng confirmation hearing ng International Criminal Court (ICC) kaugnay sa kaso ng dating Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte. Ayon sa PAHRA ang pagkaantala sa pagdinig ng ICC sa kaso ng dating Pangulong Duterte ay nagdudulot din ng pagkaantala sa paghahanap ng katotohanan at katarungan para sa
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Ugnayan ng 2 senador sa sinibak na district engineer ng DPWH – VeritasPH
Ipinakita ni Brice Ericson Hernandez, dating assistant district engineer sa Bulacan, ang mga larawan bilang ebidensya na magpapatunay ng ugnayan ng dalawang senador at ng dating DPWH district engineer na si Henry Alcantara, na tinanggal sa puwesto, kaugnay ng kickback sa flood control projects sa Bulacan. Sinabi ni Hernandez, na nasa kustodiya ng Senado matapos
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Families blast Duterte’s tactics: ‘Fit to stand trial, unfit to evade justice’
The International Criminal Court’s decision to indefinitely postpone Rodrigo Duterte’s confirmation of charges hearing has drawn strong condemnation from victims’ families and rights advocates. They said the move undermines efforts to hold the former president accountable for thousands of drug war killings. On September 8, the ICC’s Pre-Trial Chamber I granted a request from Duterte’s […]
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Catholic initiative in the Philippines adopts ‘housing-led’ approach to homelessness
DePaul International visit highlights Vincentian partnership in Manila, pioneering housing-led initiative to support street-dwelling families
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Pope Leo to preside at ecumenical commemoration of modern martyrs
Pope Leo will join with representatives of other Churches and Ecclesial Communities on the Feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross
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Senador Estrada at Villanueva, tumanggap ng “payola cut’ sa maanomalyang flood control projects sa Bulacan – VeritasPH
Nakiusap sa House Infrastracture Committee ang sinibak na DPWH engineer na si Brice Ericson Hernandez na huwag na siyang ibalik sa Senado, matapos niyang ihayag na may mga senador na sangkot sa maanomalyang flood control projects. “Pwede ho bang ‘wag niyo na po ako ibalik sa Senate, Your Honor, kasi may mga involved pong senador
