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 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
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Groups warn Ramon Magsaysay Awards event is promoting ‘false solutions’ to plastic pollution
Civil society groups accuse the Ramon Magsaysay Foundation of promoting waste-to-energy incineration and undermining community-led solutions
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Pope Leo XIV prays for victims of floods in Southeast Asia
Pope Leo XIV expresses his closeness and assures his prayers for the millions of people affected by heavy flooding in Southeast Asia
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Philippine bishops reject Pangasinan nuclear plant, warn of ‘irreversible’ risks to communities
Bishops in Lingayen-Dagupan oppose a proposed Pangasinan nuclear plant, warning it poses irreversible risks to vulnerable communities.
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Pope Leo suppresses Commission for Donations to the Holy See
Pope Leo XIV issues a chirograph suppressing the Commission for Donations to the Holy See, which had been established by Francis
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Church leader demands urgent probe into alleged torture, neglect at Negros jail
Bishop Alminaza calls for an urgent, independent probe into alleged abuse, neglect, and religious rights violations at Negros jail
