MANILA, May 25, 2014–Recognizing recent developments in the ongoing investigation on the pork barrel scandal, the Catholic Bishops Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) in a pastoral statement on Saturday urged all those implicated in the multibillion-peso racket to cooperate with government authorities in the “pursuit...
MANILA, May 25, 2014–Tyhe head of the Catholic Bishops Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) on Saturday exhorted the faithful to offer prayers for the conversion of those involved in the multibillion-peso pork barrel scandal. Lingayen-Dagupan Archsbishop Socrates Villegas, CBCP president, called on the faithful to pray...
Senator Loren Legarda today expressed concern over reports citing pollution findings in Philippine cities and renewed her call for the government’s strengthened effort to address the causes of air pollution especially in urban areas. Legarda, Chair of the Senate Committee on Environment and Natural Resources, noted...
MANILA, May 19, 2014— The Catholic clergy in the Visayas have joined calls to “stop the privatization” of the Philippine Orthopedic Center. In a statement, the Visayas Clergy Discernment Group said it is a “crime of neglect” for the government to privatize the public hospital. San Carlos...
MANILA, May 12, 2014— Church leaders are affirming they are delighted by the official announcement that Pope Francis will beatify the first pontiff who visited the Philippines, Pope Paul VI. The bishops, among them Jaro Archbishop Angel Lagdameo, said that Pope Paul VI is held in...
The chairperson of the House Committee on Women and Gender Equality is pushing for the implementation of a Comprehensive Anti-Malnutrition Program (CAMP) to boost the efforts of the government to eradicate extreme poverty and hunger. Rep. Linabelle Ruth Villarica (4th District, Bulacan) filed House Bill 3873...
NAGA CITY, May 1, 2014 – A bishop challenges lay ministers, church volunteers who play a crucial role in the sacramental life of parishes, to know their motivation for serving because it should always lead them back to Jesus. In his message to more than 4,000...
Senator Loren Legarda, Chair of the Senate Committee on Cultural Communities, today renewed her call to preserve Filipino culture and heritage and make it part of the country’s development policy. “The Philippines is a nation endowed with rich and diverse culture. Among our cultural heritage are...
CEBU CITY, May 3, 2014 – Young people may be the hope of tomorrow, but their work of saving the environment starts now. This is what Commissioner Nadarev “Yeb” Saño of the Philippine Climate Change Commission stressed in his keynote address at the Student Catholic Action...
Former Philippine President Fidel V. Ramos rendered his joke-laden and challenge-provoking keynote speech for the golden anniversary celebration of Philippine Press Institute PPI held at Traders Hotel, Manila last May 1. As a professional soldier who championed EDSA 1 that led him to the highest office...
