Church Forum on Charter Change

Dear mission partners and friends, Greetings from CBCP-NASSA. In the past months, voices, statements and issues have been raised by Church and other organizations on the rationale and process of Charter Change and there have also been much analysis on contents and implications of the proposals being considered. However, it…

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IP rights in BBL means inclusive peace, say Lumads

(May 21, 2018/Manila) – “To include non-Moro indigenous peoples rights in the proposed Bangsamoro Basic Law (BBL) means inclusive peace, and a more lasting one,” says Titay Bleyen Santos Unsad, a Teduray leader from Upi, Maguindanao. “Peace in Mindanao is a common aspiration of the Moro people and the non-Moro…

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The Bright and the Dark Internet

Fr. Shay Cullen 17 May 2018 We all love being connected to the internet and it is a wonderful technology for communicating, providing information and entertainment and keeping people connected. Commerce and business is totally dependent on it what with e-mail, conferencing, communication, document transmission in which it is essential…

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Latest Signature Campaign on Sr. Patricia Fox, NDS

Please Sign On To Support Sr. Patricia Fox, NDS, An Australian Missionary Facing A Deportation Case We the undersigned publicly call on President Rodrigo Duterte and the Bureau of Immigration in the Philippines to rescind its deportation case on Sr. Patricia Fox NDS, to restore her Missionary Visa, and to…

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On the third year anniversary of Kentex fire tragedy

Churchpeople Workers Solidarity Statement Three years ago, on May 13 2015, the “worst factory fire in the Philippines in recent years” took place in Valenzuela. The Kentex Manufacturing Corporation fire which killed 74 workers will always be remembered as one of the worst forms of violation of occupational health and…

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