Drug killings leave agony, savage facet to Duterte’s legacy
One of Asia’s most unorthodox contemporary leaders, Rodrigo Duterte, now 77 and frail of health, is closing out more than three decades in the country’s often-rowdy politics
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by bcadmin | Jun 29, 2022 | Associated Press, Church in Asia, Church in Philippines, News, Philippines, President Rodrigo Duterte | 0 |
One of Asia’s most unorthodox contemporary leaders, Rodrigo Duterte, now 77 and frail of health, is closing out more than three decades in the country’s often-rowdy politics
Read Moreby bcadmin | Dec 15, 2021 | Archbishop Socrates Villegas, Catholic News Service, Church in Asia, Church in Philippines, News, Philippines, President Rodrigo Duterte | 0 |
Two senior Catholic prelates have urged fellow clergymen and the public to shun political neutrality when oppression exists.
Read Moreby bcadmin | Nov 19, 2021 | Catholic News Service, Church in Asia, human rights, News, Philippines, President Rodrigo Duterte, U.S. Congress | 0 |
Religious, human rights and labor activists placed thousands of pairs of “tsinelas,” Filipino for “flip-flops,” on the lawn outside the U.S. Capitol in calling on Congress to pass the Philippines Human Rights Act.
Read Moreby bcadmin | Oct 11, 2021 | Catholic Bishops Conference of the Philippines, Catholic Church, Catholic News Service, Church in Asia, Church in Philippines, News, Nobel Peace Prize, Philippines, President Rodrigo Duterte | 0 |
The Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines congratulated veteran journalist Maria Ressa on being the first Filipino to be awarded the Nobel Peace Prize.
Read Moreby bcadmin | Aug 3, 2021 | Bishop Pablo Virgilio David, Catholic Bishops Conference of the Philippines, Catholic Church, Catholic News Service, Church in Asia, Church in Philippines, News, Philippines, President Rodrigo Duterte | 0 |
The head of the Philippine bishops’ conference has appealed to Catholics to give food to the poor so that they do not go hungry during a near-total lockdown Aug. 6-20.
Read Moreby bcadmin | Jul 9, 2021 | Bishop Pablo Virgilio David, Catholic Bishops Conference of the Philippines, Catholic Church, Catholic News Service, Church in Asia, Church in Philippines, News, Philippines, President Rodrigo Duterte | 0 |
The Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines elected Bishop Pablo Virgilio David of Caloocan as its new president July 8.
Read Moreby bcadmin | Jun 26, 2021 | Archbishop Socrates Villegas, Associated Press, Catholic Church, Church in Asia, Church in Philippines, News, Philippines, President Rodrigo Duterte | 0 |
Former Philippine President Benigno Aquino III was buried in austere state rites during the pandemic Saturday.
Read Moreby bcadmin | Jun 11, 2021 | Catholic Bishops Conference of the Philippines, Catholic Church, Catholic News Service, Church in Asia, Church in Philippines, News, Philippines, President Rodrigo Duterte | 0 |
The Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines has welcomed a decision by the country’s lawmakers to halt construction of a controversial dam project, which it says would adversely affect Indigenous people and the environment.
Read Moreby bcadmin | May 14, 2021 | Associated Press, Catholic Church, Church in Asia, Church in Philippines, COVID restrictions, COVID-19 pandemic, News, Philippines, President Rodrigo Duterte | 0 |
The Philippine president has eased a coronavirus lockdown in the bustling capital and adjacent provinces to fight economic recession and hunger but still barred public gatherings this month, when many Catholic summer religious festivals are held.
Read Moreby bcadmin | Apr 21, 2021 | Anniversary, Church in Philippines, election, Evangelization, lead, Missionaries, News, News Analysis, Pope Francis, President Rodrigo Duterte | 0 |
The Philippines in most respects are a raging Catholic success story, and a country absolutely vital to Catholic fortunes in the 21st century – probably more so, however much it may hurt for Americans to hear it, than the United States.
Read Moreby bcadmin | Mar 23, 2021 | Associated Press, Catholic Church, Church in Asia, Church in Philippines, COVID-19 pandemic, Lockdowns, News, Philippines, President Rodrigo Duterte | 0 |
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte’s spokesman is warning that the government will forcibly close Catholic churches in the capital if priests proceed with a plan to hold Masses.
Read Moreby bcadmin | Dec 1, 2020 | Associated Press, Catholic Church, Church in Asia, Church in Philippines, Coronavirus, COVID-19, COVID-19 pandemic, News, Philippines, President Rodrigo Duterte | 0 |
Coronavirus quarantine restrictions will remain imposed in the Philippine capital during the Christmas season this month and officials said they will ban big Christmas parties in Asia’s largest Catholic nation to prevent new infection spikes.
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