Philippine TV network’s shutdown amid pandemic sparks uproar
Manila, The PhilippinesAP Philippine church and business leaders expressed alarm Wednesday over a government agency’s shutdown of the country’s largest TV and radio network, which has been a major provider of news on the coronavirus pandemic. International watchdogs condemned the closure of ABS-CBN Corp, which President Rodrigo Duterte has targeted in the past for its […]
Malaysia urged to cut down on plastic packaging for cleaner seas
Kuala Lumpur, MalaysiaThomson Reuters Foundation An analysis of Asia’s worst ocean polluters shows Malaysians are the biggest individual consumers of plastic packaging, green group WWF said on Monday, urging the government to limit single-use plastics and work with companies to fund a recycling push. The WWF report on plastics looked at China, Indonesia, Malaysia, the […]
Bamboo house for Manila slums wins top prize in future cities contest
Thomson Reuters Foundation The creator of a low-cost house made of bamboo to tackle the chronic shortage of affordable housing in the Philippine capital has won a top international prize to design future cities in a rapidly urbanising world. Earl Forlales, 23, won the first prize from the Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors in its […]
Australian nun wins appeal and can stay in The Philippines – for now
An Australian nun who was ordered to leave The Philippines after her visa was cancelled over allegations of being involved in “political activities” has won an appeal of the decision. Sr Patricia Fox – whom President Rodrigo Duterte had personally ordered be investigated over alleged “illegal political activities” – was arrested in April and held briefly in […]
Order for deportation of Australian missionary nun upheld in Philippines
An Australian missionary nun has been ordered to leave The Philippines after immigration authorities upheld a decision for her deportation. In April, Sister Patricia Fox, 71, was ordered to leave The Philippines by 25th May after the Bureau of Immigration ruled she had violated the conditions of her missionary visa. Her lawyers appealed the decision […]
Australian nun ordered to leave The Philippines
A 71-year-old Australian nun has been ordered to leave The Philippines within 30 days after immigration authorities revoked her visa for joining protest rallies. Sister Patricia Fox, co-founder and superior of the Sisters of Our Lady of Sion in the Philippines, was ordered to leave after authorities reportedly said she had engaged in activities not permitted […]
DEVELOPMENT SPECIAL: THE KEY ROLE WOMEN PLAY IN LIFTING THEIR FAMILIES OUT OF POVERTY IN THE PHILIPPINES
In the last of a series of articles about the work of microfinance organisation Opportunity International Australia and its partner agency ASKI in The Philippines, DAVID ADAMS looks at why women play such a key role in helping lift their families and communities out of poverty…
DEVELOPMENT SPECIAL: HOW MICROFINANCE IS HELPING TO CHANGE LIVES IN THE PHILIPPINES
In the first of a series looking at the work of Christian microfinance organisation Opportunity International Australia and its partner agency ASKI in The Philippines, DAVID ADAMS reports on how small loans are changing lives…
Three months on: Islamists still hold Christian hostages, as Marawi residents start to rebuild
World Watch Monitor More than three months after it first attacked the city of Marawi in the southern Philippines, the Maute terrorist group is on the run while still apparently holding 46 hostages, including Catholic priest Teresito “Chito” Suganob and 13 children. Almost half a million Marawi residents are displaced as a result of fighting that destroyed […]
PHILIPPINES: “MARAWI WAR IS NOT A RELIGIOUS CONFLICT”, SAY CATHOLIC BISHOPS
World Watch Monitor reports…