SAINTE-ANNE-DE-BEAUPRE, Canada -- Indigenous women briefly protested as Pope Francis celebrated mass during his visit to Canada on Thursday, demanding that he retract centuries-old Church doctrine that empowered Europeans to colonize non-Christian native lands. Indigenous people hold a protest...
SAINTE-ANNE-DE-BEAUPRE, Canada -- As Pope Francis in his vestments prepared to celebrate mass inside a Canadian shrine on Thursday, a young Indigenous woman stood outside in a bright orange beaded dress stitched with dozens of tiny metallic cones. Abigail Brooks is a jingle dress dancer -- an...
LAC STE. ANNE, Canada -- Pope Francis called for "healing" Tuesday as he joined a pilgrimage to a sacred lake in Canada, one day after making a landmark apology for the abuse of Indigenous children at Catholic-run schools. Pope Francis is wheeled back from the shore after blessing the water of Lac...
Almaciga resin or Manila copal. Photo by Jason Houston from Wikimedia Commons. The resin extracted from a native tree called almaciga ( Agathis philippinensis ) has long been traded by the Philippines under the name of Manila copal. It is used to manufacture varnish, lacquer, and paint....
Balanga Bishop Ruperto C. Santos, vice chairman of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines -Episcopal Commission on Migrants and Itinerant people (CBCP-ECMI) expressed his support for the swift and safe repatriation of overseas Filipino workers in Sri Lanka. Bishop Ruperto C. Santos...
The Church People Workers Solidarity is appealing for school supplies to help some 300 children. CWS Every school year, CWS conducts programs and services that provide school supplies to children of workers, vendors, drivers of workers and community associations that the group partnered with. ...
Good nutrition as the key to a long and healthy life is a fact of life that has become more significant today. In the past two years of living amid a pandemic, people are taking nutrition more seriously because it boosts the immune system and protects the body from the virus. Everyone must know...
Opposition Senator Risa Hontiveros on Thursday, July 7 thumbed down proposals to rename the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA), as the terminal was named after a democracy icon to remind the Filipinos of the 1986 People Power Revolution. “Hindi na kailangang palitan ang pangalan ng NAIA...
Balanga Bishop Ruperto C. Santos, vice chairman of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines-Episcopal Commission on Migrants and Itinerant People (CBCP-ECMI), has expressed support for the creation of a Personal Prelature for Filipino Migrants. Bishop Ruperto C. Santos (MANILA BULLETIN...
Balanga Bishop Ruperto C. Santos, vice chairman of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines- Episcopal Commission on Migrants and Itinerant People (CBCP-ECMI), appealed for compassion towards refugees as nations commemorate World Refugee Day on June 20 and World Refugee Week on June 20...
Former Ifugao Rep. Teddy Baguilat Jr. was dismayed by the Man of the World pageant’s misuse of the traditional “bahag” or the loincloth worn by indigenous people. (Photos from YT/Manila Bulletin) The former senatorial candidate, who advocates for indigenous rights, called out the male pageant...
The Government of the People’s Republic of China will finance the construction of a P19.32 billion two-way, four-lane bridge connecting Davao City and the Island Garden City of Samal in Mindanao, the Department of Finance (DOF) announced. In a statement on Tuesday, June 14, the DOF said the...
