Philippine lawmaker proposes tax exemption for teachers
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Philippine lawmaker proposes tax exemption for teachers

MANILA  (UCAN): Philippine lawmaker, Rufus Rodriguez, proposed granting a tax exemption to public school teachers…

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Overseas Filipino workers are the ‘accidental missionaries’, bishop says
Posted in Asia NEWS The Philippines Vatican

Overseas Filipino workers are the ‘accidental missionaries’, bishop says

ROME (SE): “Filipinos, especially overseas Filipino workers [OFW], are finding themselves in new situations all…

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A bar of soap in every cell for restorative justice
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A bar of soap in every cell for restorative justice

MANILA (AsiaNews): The Philippine government officially calls it “National Correctional Conscience Week”. Prison chaplains, nuns…

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‘Stop the killing’ in Israel-Palestine, Jesuits appeal

The Society of Jesus [Jesuits] issued an appeal on October 27 to ‘stop the killing’…

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Korean nuns hailed for service to the Church
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Korean nuns hailed for service to the Church

Rome (SE): The Association of Korean Nuns in Rome celebrated the 20th anniversary of their…

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