To His Excellency Qu Dongyu FAO Director-General The yearly celebration of World Food Day makes us hear the dramatic plea of those of our brothers and sisters who suffer from hunger and malnutrition. Despite efforts made in recent decades, the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development is yet to be implemented…
National Sugar Stakeholders Summit Against the Liberalization of the Sugar Industry The National Federation of Sugar Workers (NFSW) will hold a national sugar stakeholders summit against the liberalization of the sugar industry on October 19 -20, 2019 in Quezon City. Said summit is necessary given the Philippine government’s proposal to…
Vatican News15 October 2019 What is it? The Click To Pray eRosary is an interactive, smart and app-driven wearable device that serves as a tool for learning how to pray the rosary for peace in the world. It can be worn as a bracelet and is activated by making the…
We are in the midst of a food crisis. This is a systemic problem born out of the continuing push for corporate-driven neoliberal policies that have allowed large corporations and foreign investors to dominate local food-producing industries and to capture natural resources and human potential in their pursuit of greater…
Kidapawan, South CotabatoOctober 12, 2019 Amidst the global push for countries to take seriously the call to declare climate emergency, mining affected communities in the Philippines met and dialogued with some Mindanao Bishops on the issues and problems brought about mining operations in their areas and the need to protect…
Protect Mother Nature: A Statement of PMPI Sites of Struggles (SOS) Conference 09 October 2019, Koronadal, South Cotabato We, the mining affected communities coming from different parts of the Philippines, together with our church leaders, our pastors, and Bishops from Mindanao, are gathered today and once again journeying together through…
Dear Friends, Miao Feast of the Nativity of Mary. October 2019, the extra ordinary month of the missions, as desired by the Holy Father is just three weeks away. I am sure that a lot of discussion and planning have gone in by now. Action and results remain! Basing on…
Posted on KarapatanOctober 6, 2019 Human rights alliance Karapatan raises the alarm on the series of threats by suspected State forces to intimidate rights workers and activists defending people’s rights in Negros Occidental. According to reports, human rights activists in the northern and southern parts of the province have received…
October 2, 2019Pasay City, Philippines – In the midst of the global call to declare climate emergency and the worldwide Christian celebration of the Season of Creation, the Rights of Nature (RoN) Bill has been finally filed today in the Senate by one of the RoN lawmaker champions, Senator Risa…
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