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Final debates begin in HK's largest security trial

Final debates begin in HK's largest security trial

November 29, 2023

Jailed Chinese lawyers get human rights award

Jailed Chinese lawyers get human rights award

November 28, 2023

Catholic peacemaker receives Mother Teresa award

Catholic peacemaker receives Mother Teresa award

November 28, 2023

Japan trials OTC sales of 'morning-after' pill

Japan trials OTC sales of 'morning-after' pill

November 28, 2023

Bangladesh crackdown on opposition raises concern

Bangladesh crackdown on opposition raises concern

November 27, 2023

Myanmar armed group seizes China border crossing

Myanmar armed group seizes China border crossing

November 27, 2023

India tunnel collapse a 'wake-up call,' warns expert

India tunnel collapse a 'wake-up call,' warns expert

November 25, 2023

S. Korean court orders Japan to pay victims of wartime abuses

S. Korean court orders Japan to pay victims of wartime abuses

November 24, 2023

India a global leader in internet shutdowns

India a global leader in internet shutdowns

November 24, 2023

Philippines

Squeezing of campus journal sparks uproar in Philippines

Squeezing of campus journal sparks uproar in Philippines

Friday November 3, 2023, UCA News reporter

Leyte Normal University directives over accreditation process for publication seen as stifling press freedom

Deadly violence, vote-buying mar Philippine polls

Deadly violence, vote-buying mar Philippine polls

Monday October 30, 2023, Ronald O. Reyes, Tacloban City

Local elections in the Catholic-majority nation are known for rigging and violence by rival groups

Philippine bishops to design own deacon formation program

Philippine bishops to design own deacon formation program

Friday October 27, 2023, UCA News reporter

Filipinos have the prerogative to design the diaconate a bit differently, says bishops' conference chief

Filipino bishop dies playing basketball at age 67

Filipino bishop dies playing basketball at age 67

Wednesday October 25, 2023, UCA News reporter

Bishop Enrique de Vera Macaraeg of Tarlac is thought to have suffered a heart attack

Will hazing murders ever end in Philippines?

Will hazing murders ever end in Philippines?

Monday October 23, 2023, Shay Cullen

Fraternities are blamed for the brutal attack on university students as part of initiation ceremony

Philippines summons China's envoy

Philippines summons China's envoy

Monday October 23, 2023, AFP, Manila

Two collisions between Philippine and Chinese vessels in the disputed South China Sea have led to fresh accusations

Philippine laity help organize national gathering of priests

Philippine laity help organize national gathering of priests

Friday October 20, 2023, Malou Guanzon-Apalisok

The organizers said more than 2,000 priests registered for the event and about 90 percent preparations have been completed

Philippine prez suspends wealth fund formation

Philippine prez suspends wealth fund formation

Wednesday October 18, 2023, AFP, Manila

Original proposal was for $4.9 billion to be partly bankrolled by state-run pensions for government and private-sector workers

Philippine lawmaker proposes tax exemption for teachers

Philippine lawmaker proposes tax exemption for teachers

Wednesday October 18, 2023, UCA News reporter

Public school teachers are among the lowest-paid government workers, says legislator Rufus Rodriguez

Filipino Catholics urged not to buy ‘naked’ Infant Jesus for luck

Filipino Catholics urged not to buy ‘naked’ Infant Jesus for luck

Tuesday October 17, 2023, UCA News reporter

Santo Nino is the oldest religious icon in the Catholic-majority nation dating back more than 500 years

Filipino workers seek repatriation amid Israel-Hamas conflict

Filipino workers seek repatriation amid Israel-Hamas conflict

Tuesday October 10, 2023, UCA News reporter

Department of Foreign Affairs receives frantic calls from some 937 healthcare workers stationed in Israel and Gaza

Preventing child abuse cover-ups in the Philippines

Preventing child abuse cover-ups in the Philippines

Monday October 9, 2023, Shay Cullen

Waiting too long for justice is traumatizing for victims, and special children’s courts are urgently needed in the country

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