Bombs found, defused at churches in the Philippines – UCA News

Government not sure if explosive devices planted to detonate or ‘merely frighten Christians’ during Christmas seaso Bombs found, defused at

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Philippines to release former drug addicts before year-end – UCA News

Swine flu sparks panic in the Philippines – UCA News

The Philippines has registered about 3,000 cases of African swine flu (ASF) as the disease has spread into various provinces

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Catholic bishops seek mining ban in southern Philippines – UCA News

Catholic bishops from four dioceses in the southern Philippines have called on the country’s lawmakers to draft a law to

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People, Look East – Crisis Magazine

The venerable tradition of celebrating the liturgy toward the east (ad orientem) is symbolically and theologically more in keeping with

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Filipino Methodists elect first woman bishop – UCA News

“A history maker… the long wait is over, the Philippines Central Conference delegates have spoken, garnering 362 votes during the

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Church calls for dignified burial for Filipino prisoners – UCA News

The largest prison in the Philippines has started disposing of 200 unclaimed bodies of prisoners Church calls for dignified burial

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Saudi Arabia to pay Filipino workers owed wages – UCA News

Saudi Arabia will compensate 10,000 workers who lost their jobs in the Gulf country years ago, Philippine officials say Saudi

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PHILIPPINES Post-pandemic employment grows in the Philippines

In September, unemployment dropped to 5 per cent. However, this is due to high levels of underemployment as well as

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PHILIPPINES The Philippines’s fertility rate has dropped below 2.1 children per woman

The Philippines is another Asian country with a negative replacement fertility rate; however, many years will pass before its population

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