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 XIV will celebrate a Mass for the Care of Creation on July 9
Pope Leo XIV to celebrate first-ever “Mass for the Care of Creation” using new Roman Missal formulary July 9
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B.E.S.T, gabay sa pagpapatupad ng ninanais na synodality ng simbahan – VeritasPH
Umaasa ang opisyal ng Catholic Bishops' Conference of the Philippines na maging mabunga ang tatlong araw na National Synodal consultations ng mga obispo kasama ang halos 180 delegado mula sa 87 ecclesiastical territories ng Pilipinas. Sa huling araw ng pagtitipon sinabi ni Daet Bishop Herman Abcede na nawa'y maisabuhay ang mga panukala at rekomendasyong bunga
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Catholic prelate urges global solidarity with oppressed Filipinos at Rome gathering
Catholic Bishop Alminaza joins global faith leaders in Rome to call for justice, peace, and protection of Filipino communities
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Communities near incinerators face daily health risks, study warns
Citizen-led study reveals hazardous air pollution near incinerators in Global South, with PM levels exceeding WHO limits
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Pope: God’s creation is not a battleground for vital resources
Pope Leo XIV quotes extensively from Pope Francis’ encyclical Laudato si’, denouncing environmental and social injustice
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Rally para sa Pakil, Kalikasan at Kultura, ilulunsad ng Diocese of San Pablo – VeritasPH
Pangungunahan ng Commission on Ecology ng Diocese of San Pablo ang 'Rally para sa Pakil, Kalikasan at Kultura' na nakatakda sa Sabado, ika-5 ng Hulyo, 2025. Katuwang ang iba pang institusyon kabilang na ang Conference of Major Superiors in the Philippines (CMSP), mga makakalikasang grupo, iba pang mga denominasyon, at mga grupo na tumututol sa
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Obispo, dismayado sa 50-pesos na wage hike – VeritasPH
Dismayado ang isang opisyal ng Catholic Bishop Conference of the Philippines sa kakarampot na 50-pesos na umento sa sahod ng mga minimum wage worker sa National Capital Region na inaprubahan ng Regional Tripartite Wages and Productivity Board at Department of Labor and Employment. Ayon kay Caritas Philippines Vice-chairman Bishop Gerardo Alminaza, kulang na kulang ang
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Church labor group denounces ₱50 wage hike in NCR as ‘grossly inadequate’
A Church-based labor rights group has denounced the recent ₱50 daily wage increase in Metro Manila as grossly inadequate, describing it as a failure to respond meaningfully to the economic needs of Filipino workers. In a statement issued on June 30, Bishop Gerardo Alminaza of San Carlos, chairperson of the Church People–Workers Solidarity (CWS), said […]
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Catholic bishops from Global South demand end to green capitalism, fossil fuel expansion
Church leaders from the Global South urge climate justice, reject false solutions, and call for structural transformation ahead of COP30
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Philippines biodiversity hotspot pushes back on mining
A biodiversity hotspot, Palawan also holds vast deposits of nickel, needed for everything from stainless steel to electric vehicles
