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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Complaints filed in Seoul over Jalaur Mega Dam displacement, Tumandok killings
Indigenous and environmental groups filed complaints in Seoul against KEXIM and Daewoo over Jalaur Mega Dam violations
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Families of Marawi’s disappeared press for answers at ICRC book launch
A new book and photo exhibit honor Marawi’s missing, highlighting families’ resilience and their continuing search for answers
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Rights groups press UN states to pursue justice for Rohingya genocide
Rights groups urge UN states to act on Rohingya genocide, stressing justice, ICC referral, and survivor representation
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Pope’s theme for 2026 World Day of Peace: ‘Peace be with you all’
Pope Leo XIV releases the theme for the 2026 World Day of Peace, “Peace be with you all: Towards an ‘unarmed and disarming’ peace”
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Caritas slams ‘man-made famine’ in Gaza, urges ceasefire as UN reports new civilian deaths
Caritas urges global action on Gaza crisis, calling starvation deliberate as UN warns of collapsing healthcare and rising toll
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Bayombong bishop leads Church opposition to new mining project in Nueva Vizcaya
Bayombong bishop and residents unite against Woggle’s mining exploration, warning of environmental destruction and community displacement
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Caritas Philippines urges faithful to act against anomalies in public projects
Bishop Jose Colin Bagaforo warns corruption betrays the nation’s heroes, urging faithful to confront anomalies through collective action
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Bagong kilusan, isusulong ang pananagutan sa pamahalaan – VeritasPH
Naniniwala ang Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) - Episcopal Commission on Social Action, Justice and Peace (ECSA-JP) na mahalagang maunawaan ng taumbayan kung ano ang naidudulot ng katiwalian sa pondo ng bayan na dapat ay inilalaan para sa kabutihan ng sambayanan. Ito ang bahagi ng mensahe ni Kidapawan Bishop Jose Colin Bagaforo, chairman
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Obispo, nanawagan ng pagkakaisa sa suspension ng MILF ng de-commissioning sa pamahalaan – VeritasPH
Nanawagan si Military Bishop Oscar Jaime Florencio ng pagkakaisa at maingat na pag-aaral sa sitwasyon matapos i-anunsyo ng Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) ang pansamantalang pagsuspinde ng kanilang pakikibahagi sa decommissioning program ng pamahalaan. Ang pahayag ng obispo ay kasunod ng anunsiyo ng MILF ilang linggo bago ang kauna-unahang parliamentary election sa Bangsamoro Autonomous Region
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Lt.Gen. Nartatez, bagong PNP Chief – VeritasPH
Hinirang si Lt. Gen Jose Melencio Nartatez, bilang bagong pinuno ng Philippine National Police (PNP). Si Nartatez ang hahalili kay dating Police General Nicolas Torree III bilang hepe ng pulisya, kung saan itinakda rin ngayong araw ang turn-over ceremony na pangungunahan ni Interior and Local Government Secretary Jonvic Remulla sa Camp Crame. Sa ginanap na
