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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Pope Leo: So many innocent lives are being lost to war
“I want to renew this appeal for peace. We must do everything possible to avoid the use of weapons,” the Pope said.
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Philippine Indigenous leaders sign Bontoc Declaration to defend nature, ancestral lands
Indigenous leaders unite in Bontoc to defend nature’s rights and ancestral lands through dialogue, tradition, and action
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“León De Perú”: Vatican Media to release documentary on Prevost’s years of mission
The journey spans Peru—Chulucanas to Lima—where voices recall the pastoral and social mission of the future pope
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Rights group: Forensic lab won’t stop killings, impunity under Marcos
Karapatan slams Marcos’ new forensic institute as a “gimmick,” citing ongoing killings, impunity, and harassment of victims’ families
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UN expert: Phaseout of fossil fuels a ‘non-negotiable’ human rights obligation
UN expert says fossil fuel phaseout is a human rights obligation, urging urgent action to protect people and planet
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Pope Leo XIV echoes the cry of Francis: War is always a defeat!
Pope Leo XIV reminds world leaders that “war is always a defeat” and “nothing is lost with peace; everything can be lost with war”
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PH media task force welcomes UN report, vows action on press freedom concerns
The Philippine government’s media security task force welcomed the report of UN Special Rapporteur Irene Khan, acknowledging its findings on ongoing threats to press freedom while pointing to what it described as “significant progress” in protecting journalists. Undersecretary Jose A. Torres Jr., executive director of the Presidential Task Force on Media Security (PTFOMS), said the […]
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Irene Khan slams continuing red-tagging in UN report
Khan called on the PH government to carry out substantive legal, policy, and institutional reforms to strengthen freedom of expression
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Pope Leo XIV to spend summer holidays in Castel Gandolfo
Pope Leo XIV will spend half of July and a weekend in August at the papal residence in Castel Gandolfo, celebrating Sunday Mass
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Outgoing energy chief gets failing grade from consumer group over coal, gas policies
Energy group criticizes Lotilla’s DOE tenure, citing rising power rates and fossil fuel dependence as key failures
