Statement of the Philippine Ecumenical Peace Platform The Philippine Ecumenical Peace Platform is alarmed over the list of alleged “front organizations of local communist terrorist groups (CTG)” by the Department of National Defense which includes the National Council of Churches in the Philippines (NCCP). The said list was presented on…
Please continue helping the suffering earthquake-stricken people in the Diocese of Digos and Diocese of Kidapawan. Their suffering still continues. For the Diocese of Digos Bank: Metrobank Digos Branch Account Name: Diocese of Digos S/A (Savings Account) Number: 129-3035005307 For the Diocese of Kidapawan Bank Name: BPI (Bank of the…
26 October 2019 Dear Friend and Allies of Senator Leila M. De Lima: Good day. I hope this finds you well. My name is Solita Collas-Monsod and I am reaching out on behalf of the Committee for Freedom of Leila M. de Lima (“Committee”) of which I am a founding…
#DeiVerbiAnnus The year 2019 marks the 50th anniversary of the foundation of the Catholic Biblical Federation. The year 2020 marks the 1600th anniversary of the death of Saint Jerome, the great translator of the Bible, who sought to render the Scriptures into the “common” everyday language of ordinary people, so…
Unyon ng mga Manggagawa sa AgrikulturaNov. 4, 2019 On October 31, 2019, at around 5PM, fifty-five individuals including minors were rounded-up by the Crime Investigation and Detection Group, Bacolod City Police Station and 3rd Infantry Battalion of the Philippine Army during the simultaneous raids of the offices of progressive organizations…
Visayas TodayBro. Tagoy Jakosalem, OARNovember 4, 2019 The Duterte government might think that by arresting the leaders and members of progressive organizations in Bacolod City and Negros island, it will silence the collective voices of its critics. However, it has, instead, created a ripple effect of condemnation. The progressive groups…
Bishop Jose Colin M. Bagaforo, after meeting with his Social Action Staff and Vicars this morning to assess the situation after yesterday’s earthquake and aftershocks, requested me to convey this urgent appeal: The Diocese of Kidapawan has decided to do immediate relief work to serve evacuees either directly or in…
Task Force MapaladNov. 3, 2019 Land distribution in haciendero-ruled Negros Occidental to extend to 3 more presidents, two more decades if sluggish CARP continues Peasants ask DAR: You have money, manpower, mandate, and President Duterte’s directive, why can’t you still fast-track land reform? If it continues with its slow operations…
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