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 Francis: Partisans have used Benedict XVI’s death ‘to serve their own interests’
People who instrumentalize such a good and holy person, Pope Francis said, are partisans and unethical
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Pagpapalawig sa Paternity leave,isinulong sa Kamara
Inihain sa Mababang Kapulungan ng Kongreso ang panukala na layuning palawigin ang ‘Paternity Leave Law.’Sa ilalim ng House Bill 4430 ni Quezon City Rep. Marvin Rillo ay ibibilang na rin ang mga working father kahit na hindi pa kasal sa ina ng kanilang mga anak na mabigyan ng 30 days paternity leave with pay.
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God accompanies people with same-sex attraction, says Pope Francis
“To condemn someone like this is a sin. Criminalizing people with homosexual tendencies is an injustice,” said Pope Francis
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Pakistan’s former military ruler Pervez Musharraf dies
Musharraf ruled Pakistan for nearly nine years, starting when then-Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif attempted to remove him as army chief
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Rights group scores violent police dispersal of anti-mining barricade
Residents of Sibuyan have been manning a barricade since January 26 to stop mining trucks containing nickel ore from entering a private port
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Pope Francis at prayer service in Sudan: Those who choose Christ choose peace
Pope Francis discussed the importance of working toward peace but also emphasized the importance of prayer as a valuable means to foster peace
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Cardinal Zen, Jimmy Lai of Hong Kong nominated for Nobel Peace Prize
Other Catholic pro-democracy organizers in Hong Kong have been recognized for their work in recent years
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Pakistan blocks Wikipedia over ‘blasphemous content’
Blasphemy is a sensitive issue in Muslim-majority Pakistan, and social media giants Facebook and YouTube have previously been banned
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Caritas Philippines calls on Marcos to allow ICC probe into ‘drug war’ killings
Caritas Philippines said an investigation “will allow the due process to run its course and ensure justice and truth will prevail”
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Papal nuncio dedicates newly rebuilt national shrine in Isabela province
The Guibang Church was declared as the Philippines’ eighth national shrine on February 13, 1986
