Category: statement
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Archbishop urges sobriety after Duterte’s arrest
A Catholic leader on Sunday urged Filipinos to exercise restraint in response to the arrest of former President Rodrigo Duterte. In a statement, Archbishop Socrates Villegas of Lingayen-Dagupan warned that misinformation and division threaten to deepen the nation’s fractures amid heightened political tensions. “As if we do not have an excess of reasons to be…
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After Kristine and Leon, Greenpeace raises alarm on oil and coal spills
ZAMBALES– In the wake of severe tropical storm Kristine (Trami) and ongoing onslaught of supertyphoon Leon (Kong-Rey), Greenpeace today called on the Philippine government to end fossil fuel dependence and to demand payment for loss and damage from those most responsible for the climate crisis. STS Kristine killed at least 150 people and left at…
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Statement on the Angeles RTC decision dismissing MCWMC’s complaint against CDC, BCDA
The Bases Conversion and Development Authority (BCDA) lauds the Angeles City Regional Trial Court Branch 114 for dismissing the complaint seeking to include an automatic renewal clause to the 25-year Contract for Services over the 100-hectare Kalangitan sanitary landfill in Capas, Tarlac between Metro Clark Waste Management Corp. (MCWMC) and Clark Development Corp. (CDC). In…
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SANA ALL Stakeholders, locators and all those benefiting from the establishment and operations of the Subic Bay Freeport Zone {SBFZ) and economic and industrial area are urged to join hands in the coming midterm legislative elections next year and vote for legislators that are committed to vote for the amendments of the Create Law that…
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Statement | A call for caution in covering private family matters
The National Union of Journalists of the Philippines cautions news organizations against reporting on private matters concerning the Filipino athletes who competed or are competing in the 2024 Paris Olympics, and their families and loved ones. The inordinate media attention on the conflict within gymnast Carlos Yulo’s family serves no useful purpose for the public…
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“Oratio Imperata para sa Kapayapaan,” inilabas ng CBCP
Naglabas ang Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) ng Panalangin para sa Kapayapaan na tinawag na “Oratio Imperata para sa Kapayapaan.” Inilabas ito sa pamamagitan ng social media post alinsabay sa 128th Plenary Assembly ng CBCP, kung saan hinihikayat ang mga mananampalataya na usalin ito mula Hulyo 25, 2024, hanggang January 1, 2025. Lakip…
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Media to Marcos: Keep your promise – decriminalize libel, pass FOI law, end red-tagging
The convenors of the 1st Philippine Media Safety Summit called on President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. to take concrete steps to support a critical press, which he said “best serves national interest.” As he delivers his third State of the Nation Address today (Monday, July 22, 2024), various media groups across the country urged the President…
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PTFoMS seeks deeper probe on attack vs. Laguna journo
THE Presidential Task Force on Media Security (PTFoMS) has requested the Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (CIDG) and the Task Force Usig of the Philippine National Police (PNP) for a deeper probe on a shooting incident last July 15, 2024, in San Pablo City Laguna that targeted a local reporter. PTFoMS Executive Director Usec. Paul…
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“ANO ANG MABUTI?”
Pahayag ng CBCP Tungkol sa People’s Initiative on Charter Change “Sumagot si Jesus, “Bakit mo ako tinatawag na mabuti? Walang mabuti kundi ang Diyos lamang. Alam mo ang mga utos ng Diyos…” (Mk 10: 18-19) Minamahal na Bayan ng Diyos, Nawa’y sumaatin lagi ang liwanag ng Panginoon. Tunay na Diyos lamang ang Mabuti, wika ng ating Panginoon!…
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Cha-Cha: Not at this time, not for the wrong reasons, not through deception
“Therefore, since through God’s mercy we have this ministry, we do not lose heart. Rather, we have renounced secret and shameful ways; we do not use deception, nor do we distort the word of God. On the contrary, by setting forth the truth plainly we commend ourselves to everyone’s conscience in the sight of God.”…
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