“She is jolly and enthusiastic in sharing her life and fulfilling tasks that others who are in better health would have begged off from.”
Sr. Francis Añover and the life she lived for the landless, oppressed
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Church leaders join mounting legal opposition vs. terror law
In their petition, church leaders assailed that the vagueness of the Republic Act No. 11479 or the Anti-Terror Act of 2020 will expose them to “credible threat of prosecution” for their ministries and advocacies.
Bank freeze order vs. church group to deprive poor of aid, services
“But now more than ever, the RMP will live out its commitment to be servant-leaders with the poor farmers, fisherfolk, agricultural workers, and Indigenous Peoples so that all may truly experience God’s compassion and mercy in the here and now.”
‘Esperon’s complaint deflects on more fundamental matters’ – Karapatan
“National Security Adviser Hermogenes Esperon Jr.’s actions show that this government is indeed hell-bent on silencing its critics using the entire extent of its resources and through deliberately magnifying technicalities to veer the conversation away from the core issue of state-sponsored attacks by the Duterte government. ”
4 missing teachers in Philippine Army custody
A Church group said its four volunteer teachers missing since November 12 were abducted and are being detained by government soldiers in Lanao del Sur.
BI frees Aussie nun amid protests
“The nun who knows no season in coming to the aid of the poorest of the poor will absolutely be defended and protected by those whose rights and interests she selflessly fought for.”
10 activists dead in 48 hours | Groups hold Duterte accountable for spate of killings
“We are facing perilous times when no one is safe.”
From the city to the mountains, teachers dedicate lives for Lumad right to education
Two teachers interviewed by Bulatlat shared joys, inspiration, and overcoming anxieties as they help the Lumad children with their education, which they were deprived of for so long.
Nursing student becomes Lumad educator
“They asked, ‘Are you our new teacher?’ and the elders began to thank me. It was a touching moment.”
Church worker nabbed in Misamis Oriental
“We regard with disgust the continued attack against church workers and advocates, farmers and indigenous communities, and all other human rights defenders in Mindanao and the entire country.” – Rural Missionaries of the Philippines–NMR
Church groups assail paramilitary group’s attack on schools for indigenous peoples
By LYN V. RAMO Bulatlat.com MANILA — The church-based group Rural Missionaries of the Philippines in Northern Mindanao Sub-region (RMP-NMR), which recently decided to reopen literacy and numeracy schools in Agusan del Sur and Bukidnon provinces is appalled by the recent attack of a paramilitary group against a Higaonon community. The June 30 assault, an…