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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Civil society files plunder, graft case against Duterte at Ombudsman
Civil society groups file a plunder complaint at the Ombudsman over alleged misuse of Vice President Sara Duterte’s confidential funds
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Pontifical Yearbook now available online with information on global Church
Pontifical Yearbook is now available online, providing up-to-date information on the Catholic Church’s institutions across the globe
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Bishop warns of ‘corporate negligence’ as Filipinos sue Shell over deadly storm
Alminaza backs Odette survivors’ UK case against Shell, calling intensified climate disasters a result of corporate negligence
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Pope prays for an end to clashes along Thai-Cambodian border
Pope Leo XIV on Wednesday appealed for an immediate end to the renewed hostilities on the Thai-
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Church in Mindoro integrates renewable energy into pastoral mission
Church in Mindoro integrates renewable energy into its pastoral mission, linking faith, climate justice, and community power access
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Pope sends aid to Asian countries struck by floods
Pope Leo sends aid, through the Office of Papal Charities, to South and Southeast Asian countries devastated by cyclones and monsoon floods
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Philippines retains ‘repressed’ civic space rating as detentions of activists surge across Asia-Pacific
CIVICUS reports deepening repression in the Philippines and Asia-Pacific, highlighting mass detentions, censorship and attacks on activists
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Pope Leo: Blessed Virgin Mary, watch over this humanity
Pope Leo prays at the foot of the 12-meter column on top of which the figure of the Virgin Mary is placed, and lays a wreath at the base
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Quezon priest renews call to stop Atimonan coal plant, warns of deepening community and environmental harm
Opposition to MGEN’s Atimonan coal plant intensifies as a Quezon priest cites displacement, environmental risks and higher consumer costs
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Taipei protests after Seoul lists Taiwan as ‘China (Taiwan)’ on arrival card
Taiwan protests South Korea’s arrival-card listing of the island as “China (Taiwan)” amid rising regional tensions involving Beijing and Tokyo
