The Church’s humanitarian and advocacy arm expressed its solidarity with the people who have been affected by the recent oil spill incident in Oriental Mindoro. Citing reports, the Caritas Philippines said that the oil spill incident has affected 143,713 people and “severely disrupted the...
Photo Caritas Philippines FB The Caritas Philippines called on the government to allow the International Criminal Court (ICC) to resume its investigation on the anti-narcotics drive during the tenure of former President Rodrigo Duterte. The ICC investigation will "allow due process to run its...
Red onions (Photo courtesy of Pixabay) Caritas Philippines urged the government to provide additional support to farmers amid the high prices of onions in the market. The humanitarian and advocacy arm of the Catholic Church made the statement as prices of local red onions now ranged between P500 to...
Photo Caritas Philippines FB The Caritas Philippines welcomed the move of Pope Francis to reorganize the leadership of Caritas Internationalis, the Vatican’s charity arm, but also found the Pontiff’s action “unexpected'' and a “big surprise.” “The decree was unexpected and a big...
NASSA/Caritas Philippines National Director Kidapawan Bishop Jose Colin Bagaforo cited the importance of reliable communication lines in times of disaster for organizations, dioceses, and parishes to respond faster to affected families. Bishop Jose Colin Bagaforo (CBCP image) Communication lines...
Caritas Philippines is currently assessing the situation in areas affected by the magnitude 7 earthquake that hit Luzon, Wednesday. Photo Caritas Philippines FB The humanitarian organization deployed emergency teams “to further assess the damaged communities, and see how the Catholic Church can...
Caritas Philippines is leading a movement called "Simbayanihan" to help ensure good governance. Bp. Jose Colin Bagaforo (Photo CBCP) Caritas Philippines head Kidapawan Bishop Jose Colin Bagaforo said the movement would advocate active participation and engagement of people in local governance...
Caritas Philippines, the social action arm of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines, is currently holding a gathering of social action workers from the 85 dioceses around the country. (CARITAS PHILIPPINES) The 40th National Social Action General Assembly (NASAGA) will be held from...
The SM Store and SM Foundation partnered with Caritas Philippines to distribute more than 100,000 new pairs of shoes to the Social Action Centers of Caritas in Baguio, Tarlac, Zambales, Malolos, Lipa, San Pablo, Lucena, and Puerto Princesa in Luzon; Bacolod and Iloilo in the Visayas. More than...
The Dilaab Foundation in coordination with Caritas Philippines launched on Monday, March 28, its 40 days of prayer and discernment campaign for the upcoming elections. Caritas Philippines Bishop Jose Colin Bagaforo, national Caritas’ chairman, said the initiative aims to highlight that “it is...
Caritas Philippines (Caritas), the humanitarian, development, and advocacy arm of the Catholic Bishops Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) forged a partnership with pediatric vitamins Ceelin to boost the immunity of nutritionally-deficient children. This agreement under the direction and...
Seeking to fund its recovery project for thousands of families devastated by Typhoon Odette, Catholic Church’s Caritas Philippines has called on well-meaning people to help the humanitarian and advocacy arm of the church to gather P400 million. Around 11,000 poor families need assistance to...
