News Philippines Religion: Robredo remembers Marawi, Muslim refugees in Eid'l Adha greeting
Vice President Leni Robredo urged Filipinos to remember the war-torn city of Marawi and the plight of Muslim refugees in her message to Filipinos as they celebrate Eid'l Adha or the Feast of the Sacrifice.
News Philippines Religion: Sotto: Stop invoking Jesus in death penalty bill debates
MANILA, Philippines - Senate President Vicente Sotto III on Wednesday appealed to colleagues to stop invoking religion and the name of Jesus in the discussions on the proposed reimposition of the death penalty.
News Philippines Religion: Muslims guard churches across Philippines
Churchgoers were surprised on Sunday morning when Muslims joined them for a Mass at the Baguio Cathedral, a site popular among residents and tourists. Sunday was also Eid al-Adha, but leaders of the local Islamic community spent the day securing the church in light of a leaked military report about terror plans targeting churches and pilgrimage sites in northern Luzon.
News Philippines Religion: Philippines President Duterte demands arrests in dead patient dialysis scam
Corrupt customs bureau makes mockery of Duterte’s war on drugs Duterte also ordered the closure of Kapa Community Ministry International for allegedly collecting illegal investments through the use of ...
News Philippines Religion: Hajj funds about malversation, not religion, say senators
The reported illegal diversion of some P5 million in funds meant for the rehabilitation of Marawi City by the Housing and Urban Development Coordinating Council (HUDCC) is a criminal offense, senators warned yesterday.
News Philippines Religion: Religion, human rights shape race in eastern Indonesia
With the presidential candidates mostly concentrating on the much more populous islands of Java and Sumatra, not much change is expected in the more remote eastern parts of Indonesia. The eastern ...
News Philippines Religion: Christians take part in REAL CRUCIFIXIONS in blood-soaked Easter ceremony in Philippines
They are held in defiance of Catholic church pleas to spend Lent in quiet prayer and reflection. Catholic Bishops' Conference of the Philippines official Father Jerome Secillano said: "The crucifixion ...
News Philippines Religion: Catholic devotees volunteer to be crucified as part of a Good Friday ritual in the Philippines
A volunteer was nailed to a cross with up to 10 more to follow while barefoot men beat themselves with flails on Good Friday, in a blood-soaked display of religious fervour in the Philippines. Frowned ...
News Philippines Religion: More people want an increased role for religion, survey finds
A median of 44 per cent across the seven Asia-Pacific countries polled favour a greater role for religion in their nations. This view is strong in Muslim-majority Indonesia (85 per cent), ...
News Philippines Religion: Here are the most common Holy Week traditions in the Philippines
Although people differ in values and beliefs, religion or spiritual growth still plays a significant role in Filipinos’ lives. This is why the Philippines remains to be the “bastion of ...
