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Fifty bishops from the Catholic Church joined the call of small fisherfolk against the Supreme Court’s decision allowing the fishing of large companies in municipal waters. Among them is Caloocan diocese bishop and Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) president Cardinal Pablo Virgilio David. “If the courts’ decisions become final and executory, our municipal […]
Nakiisa ang 50 obispo ng Simbahang Katolika sa panawagan ng maliliit na mangingisda laban sa desisyon ng Korte Suprema na nagpapahintulot sa pangingisda ng malalaking kumpanya sa municipal waters. Kabilang sa mga ito si Cardinal Pablo Virgilio David, obispo ng diocese ng Caloocan at presidente ng Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines (CBCP). “Kung magiging […]
Bishop Crispin Varquez of the Diocese of Borongan called on the people of the towns of Borongan and Guiuan, Eastern Samar not to vote for candidates who support mining activities. In his pastoral letter on January 5, he urged the people to stand firm for the country and the environment. The church and the people […]
Nanawagan si Bishop Crispin Varquez ng Diyosesis ng Borongan sa mamamayan ng mga bayan ng Borongan at Guiuan, Eastern Samar na huwag iboto ang mga kandidatong sumusuporta sa mga aktibidad ng pagmimina. Sa kanyang pastoral letter noong Enero 5, hinimok niya ang mamamayan na matatag na manindigan para sa bansa at sa kapaligiran. Malaon nang […]
Following the celebration of a mass at the Bago City District Jail in Negros Occidental on December 30, San Carlos Bishop Gerardo Alminaza called for the immediate release and parole of political prisoners, especially the elderly and the sick. He said this step would be part of the efforts to address the systematic injustice in […]
Kasunod ng pagdiriwang ng misa sa Bago City District Jail sa Negros Occidental noong Disyembre 30, nanawagan si San Carlos Bishop Gerardo Alminaza na kaagad na palayain at bigyan ng parole ang mga bilanggong pulitikal laluna ang mga matatanda at maysakit. Aniya, magiging bahagi ang hakbang na ito ng mga pagsisikap para tugunan ang sistematikong […]
The Catholic Church’s newly installed Cardinal Pablo Virgilio David visited political prisoners at Camp Bagong Diwa, Bicutan, Taguig City, and celebrated a mass on December 26. Families and friends from Kapatid, a group supporting political prisoners, joined the visit. Among those met by the cardinal were detained National Democratic Front of the Philippines (NDFP) peace […]
Bumisita sa mga bilanggong pulitikal sa Camp Bagong Diwa, Bicutan, Taguig City at nagdiwang ng misa ang bagong hirang na kardinal ng Simbahang Katoliko na si Cardinal Pablo Virgilio David noong Disyembre 26. Kasama sa pagbisita ang mga pamilya at kaibigan mula sa Kapatid, grupong sumusuporta sa mga bilanggong pulitikal. Kabilang sa mga nakasalamuha ng […]
In the context of the Philippines, particularly during the mid-term elections, the discussion of human rights (HR) cannot be separated from the underlying issues of class struggle. It’s crucial to understand the concepts of bourgeois rights and proletarian rights, as well as the role of International Humanitarian Law (IHL), as they provide the framework for […]
Incumbent and retired Palawan bishops have called on the reactionary state to ban mining on the island for the next 25 years to mitigate the destruction of forests and the irreversible local environmental damage. The Catholic Church warned that extensive logging permitted over the past decades have severely damaged the forests on the island. Allowing […]