Rights group flags arrests, red-tagging as Philippine civic space remains ‘repressed’
Rights monitors cite arrests, red-tagging, protest crackdowns and threats to journalists as civic freedoms remain under sustained pressure
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Salesians vow to preserve 300-year-old convent as museum
The Salesians plan to promote the site ahead of the 75th anniversary of their presence at the former San Carlos Seminary in 2028
Church groups say Veloso pardon should renew fight against human trafficking
nterfaith leaders say Veloso’s freedom should renew efforts against trafficking and address poverty and exploitation driving migrant vulnerability
Barangay disaster funds still favor relief over long-term risk reduction, study finds
Oxfam found barangay disaster funds favor relief and equipment while prevention, climate adaptation and community priorities remain underfunded
Environmental group flags risks in Philippine critical-minerals mining push
Policy brief raises concerns over mining approvals, Indigenous rights, environmental safeguards and community participation under Executive Order 122
Civil society presses AIIB to tighten climate, community safeguards
Civil society groups say AIIB’s next decade should give affected communities greater protection, participation and access to remedy
Pope: Wars are senseless; Russia and Ukraine should sit down to talk
Pope discusses conflicts and the economic interests that sustain them, saying the Church “continues to raise her voice in proclaiming the Gospel
Church groups urge stronger migrant protections after Veloso pardon
Church groups welcomed Mary Jane Veloso’s freedom while pressing for stronger migrant protections, trafficking justice and recruiter accountability
Pope to pilgrims in Lourdes: ‘You will leave as missionaries of hope’
Pope calls pilgrims to conversion and penance, urges the Church to conversion, and invites the sick to see their suffering as part of Christ’s redemptive action
Pax Silica raises fears over displacement, water, power, and mining in Philippines
Filipino leaders in Toronto warn Pax Silica could displace communities, strain basic services and deepen mineral extraction pressures
