Holy Week celebrations cancelled in Metro Manila; Luzon on lockdown
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Holy Week celebrations cancelled in Metro Manila; Luzon on lockdown

MANILA (SE): The bishops of Manila, the capital of the Philippines cancelled all liturgical celebrations…

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Bishop warns Duterte against nuclear power
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Bishop warns Duterte against nuclear power

MANILA  (UCAN): Bishop Gerardo Alminaza of San Carlos, the Philippines, called on the government to…

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Threat to ABS-CBN a threat to Filipinos’ right-to-know
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Threat to ABS-CBN a threat to Filipinos’ right-to-know

MANILA (UCAN): The Philippines’ Episcopal Commission on Migrants and Itinerant People has expressed support for…

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Philippine court orders arrest of two priests
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Philippine court orders arrest of two priests

MANILA (UCAN): A court in Manila has issued warrants for the arrest of Jesuit Father…

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Philippine media under assault by Duterte
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Philippine media under assault by Duterte

MANILA (UCAN): Philippine president, Rodrigo Duterte, has been accused of abusing regulatory powers by seeking…

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Philippine government freezes bank accounts of Rural Missionaries

MANILA (UCAN): The Rural Missionaries of the Philippines (RMP) expressed its “utmost dismay” with the…

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Filipino’s returning to Hong Kong trapped by Duterte’s travel ban
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Filipino’s returning to Hong Kong trapped by Duterte’s travel ban

HONG KONG (SE): After days of dithering, the government of Philippine president, Rodrigo Duterte, ordered…

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