February 2, 2017 ATM Statement on the Closure and Suspension Orders of Mining Projects by DENR ATM lauds the recent pronouncement of DENR Sec. Gina Lopez ordering the cancellation of 21 mining projects and suspending the operations of six other mining firms. Our alliance believes that this is a logical…
Please support this important alert being launched by Forest Peoples Programme (FPP) The mangrove forests in Pitas, Malaysia are under threat. In less than two years, more than 2,000 acres of mangrove forests have been destroyed to create shrimp ponds, violating the local communities’ rights and environmental regulations. The last…
In the course of the General Audience in the Vatican’s Paul VI Hall, he greeted the delegation of the Global Catholic Climate Movement (GCCM). The objective of the Movement is, notably, to sensitize Catholics through its networks, to promote ecological conversion “towards a low carbon society” and to require leaders…
February 8, 2017 #theyarechildren!notslaves A Joint Activity of AMRSP, JPICC, IJM, OFM, PIMAHT, TFDP, UM, UST, ECMI Suggested materials for the liturgical prayer in memory of St. Bahkita may include the following: Illumination: A Prayer for Freedom by Lisa Kristine & Frank Fitzpatrick, featuring Sasha Lazard https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cnMrPsXTs7E#t=21 8 febbraio Giornata…
I. Introduction Social Media is very volatile. It has been continuously morphing as frequently as the changes in technology. During the last ten years, the progress in technology that carries social media has been as aggressive as the venture capitalists that fund them. Human behavior or natural human…
By the Christian Family Movement of the Philippines On Critical Issues Affecting Family and Life in the Philippines The Officers and Members of the Christian Family Movement of the Philippines, in observance of its 60th year anniversary, do hereby renew and reaffirm our commitment to the core values that…
Joe Torres and Mark Saludes, Manila UCAN, Philippines January 23, 2017 Christians who want to be “missionaries of mercy” should be wary of lies and irresponsible behavior being peddled by social media, warned a Catholic bishop. “Fake news and trolls are not mercy. They are lies,” said Bishop Ruperto Santos of…
2017-01-24 Pope Francis has named Fernando Ocáriz Braña (72) prelate of Opus Dei. The pope confirmed the election of the third elective congress of the prelature on the same day. He was born in Paris on October 27, 1944, to a Spanish family exiled in France due to the Civil War (1936-1939). He is the youngest of…
The failure of the death penalty as a crime deterrent is globally recognized and the government should maintain the prohibition on its use,’ says Human Rights Watch deputy Asia director Phelim Kine Jee Y. Geronimo @jeegeronimo Published 10:57 AM, December 03, 2016 Updated 10:58 AM, December 03, 2016 MANILA, Philippines…
The House justice committee votes in favor of reimposing the death penalty for heinous crimes in the Philippines. Who voted for and against the measure? Mara Cepeda @maracepeda Published 7:30 PM, December 07, 2016 Updated 7:30 PM, December 07, 2016 MANILA, Philippines – The House justice panel approved the measure…
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