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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Peasant group renews demand to repeal Rice Liberalization Law, warns of deepening farm crisis
Farmers push Congress to act, urging repeal of rice liberalization law and stronger support for local production
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Salceda isinusulong na maisama sa PhilHealth ang hospice at end-of-life care – VeritasPH
Isinusulong ni Albay 3nd District Rep. Raymond Adrian Salceda ang pagpasa ng House Bill No. 3810 o Right to Dignified End-of-Life Care Act na layong maisama ang hospice at end-of-life care sa mga serbisyong saklaw ng PhilHealth. “Hindi naman po maipagkakaila. End-of-life care is still care,” pahayag ni Salceda, chairman ng House Committee on Food
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Mamamayan, hinimok na gabayan ang mga kabataan sa mulat na pakikilahok para sa makatarungang lipunan – VeritasPH
Hinimok ni Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) President, Kalookan Bishop Pablo Virgilio Cardinal David, ang mamamayan na gabayan at samahan ang kabataan sa kanilang mulat na pakikilahok sa paghubog ng isang makatarungan at maayos na lipunan para sa susunod na henerasyon. Ipinahayag ng kardinal ang mensahe sa banal na misa noong ikalawang araw
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Pope Leo writes to a mother: Entrust yourself to Mary to face every uncertainty
Pope Leo XIV invites a mother, who shared some of her struggles with faith, to keep Mary as a firm point of reference amid difficulties
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Mga sangkot sa maanomalyang flood control projects, kakasuhan ng economic sabotage – VeritasPH
Nagbanta si Pangulong Ferdinand Marcos Jr. ng kasong economic sabotage laban sa mga contractor at opisyal ng gobyerno na sangkot sa maanomalyang flood control projects. Ayon sa Pangulo, inaaral na ng kanyang legal team ang findings ng Commission on Audit (COA) kaugnay sa mga proyektong pinondohan ng gobyerno, partikular sa Bulacan na nakatanggap ng pinakamalaking
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Apostolic Vicariate of Calapan, mariing tinutulan ang ‘ilegal’ river dredging sa Oriental Mindoro – VeritasPH
Mariing tinutulan ng Apostolic Vicariate of Calapan, sa pangunguna ni Bishop Moises Cuevas, ang malakihang commercial river dredging at iba pang uri ng pagmimina sa mga ilog at dalampasigan ng Oriental Mindoro, na magdudulot ng pangmatagalang pinsala sa kalikasan at kabuhayan ng mamamayan. Sa pastoral reflection, iginiit ni Bishop Cuevas na ang mga proyektong inuuna
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Kalookan diocese launches legal aid ministry for the poor
The Diocese of Kalookan has launched a legal aid program to help the poor access the country’s justice system and is urging lawyers and paralegals to join the effort.
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Climate lies fuel exclusion, repression of Indigenous Peoples in Cambodia, new report reveals
A new report warns climate disinformation in Cambodia fuels land grabs, silences Indigenous voices, and legitimizes rights abuses
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Caritas calls for combatting global violence on World Humanitarian Day
The Church’s humanitarian arm vows to amplify faith voices condemning atrocities in Gaza, Sudan, Ukraine, Myanmar, and beyond
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Charismatic renewal, kinilala ni Archbishop Palma – VeritasPH
Kinilala ni Cebu Apostolic Administrator Archbishop Emeritus Jose Palma ang mahalagang gampanin ng Charismatic Renewal sa pagpapalawak ng misyon ng Simbahan sa kasalukuyang panahon. Sa pagbubukas ng kauna-unahang CHARIS National Spiritual Directors Conference sa Pope Pius XII Catholic Center sa Manila, ibinahagi ng arsobispo ang kanyang karanasan ng dumating sa Cebu noong 2010 kung saan
