The Philippines got its second saint Sunday with Pope Benedict XVI canonizing the 17th-century teen missionary Pedro Calungsod along with six other martyrs of the Catholic Church in…
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Pope Benedict XVI is adding seven more saints, including Pedro Calungsod, onto the roster of Catholic role models as he tries to rekindle the faith in places…
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The visit of French Prime Minister Jean-Marc Ayrault, the first by a French leader in 65 years, indicated the “deepening relationship” with the Philippines and a sign that…
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“This is the sound of peace,” a smiling Murad Ebrahim, chairman of the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF), said as he tapped a miniature model of a Muslim…
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The government’s preliminary peace agreement with the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) is a step toward finding solutions to the problems that have long beset Muslim Mindanao and…
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President Benigno Aquino on Sunday said the government had reached a preliminary peace agreement with the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) in a major breakthrough toward ending a…
Oct 8 2012 / No Comment / Read More »Pope: May Calungsod’s courage inspire Filipinos »
The Philippines got its second saint Sunday with Pope Benedict XVI canonizing the 17th-century teen missionary Pedro Calungsod along with six other martyrs of the Catholic Church in a solemn ceremony at St. Peter’s Square in Rome.…
Oct 22 2012 / No Comment / Read More »Elderly Australian national found dead in Manila condo unit »
An Australian national who had been suffering from heart ailment was found dead Saturday night in his condominium unit in Manila, police said.…
Oct 21 2012 / No Comment / Read More »UP alumnus installed as first Filipino president of California University »
Dr. Luis Ma. R. Calingo, a University of the Philippines alumnus, was installed Saturday as the president of Woodbury University in ceremonies held at the institution’s Burbank, California campus. Calingo is the first Filipino president of Woodbury in its 128-year history and is the second Filipino to become president of a US university.…
Oct 21 2012 / No Comment / Read More »Australia, PH navies launch exercises »
Starting Monday, at least 350 Philippine Navy and Royal Australian Navy personnel will conduct military exercises for five days in Manila Bay.…
Oct 22 2012 / No Comment / Read More »Ex-presidential peace adviser Abaya was 60 »
Former Presidential Adviser on the Peace Process Annabelle Abaya has passed away after a short battle with cancer, the Philippine Daily Inquirer learned only Sunday. Abaya was 60.…
Oct 22 2012 / No Comment / Read More »Italy waiting for justice for Fr. Tentorio, says ambassador »
Italian Ambassador to the Philippines Luca Fornari has expressed impatience over the slow pace of investigation, arrest and prosecution of suspects in the killing of Italian priest, Father Fausto Tentorio.…
Oct 22 2012 / No Comment / Read More »Filipino pilgrims join festive gathering at Vatican »
The weather was chilly but the Filipino pilgrims were already waiting outside the gates of St. Peter’s Square as early as 4 a.m. Sunday. …
Oct 22 2012 / No Comment / Read More »Pope: May Calungsod’s courage inspire Filipinos »
The Philippines got its second saint Sunday with Pope Benedict XVI canonizing the 17th-century teen missionary Pedro Calungsod along with six other martyrs of the Catholic Church in a solemn ceremony at St. Peter’s…
Oct 22 2012 / No Comment / Read More »Global support to speed up drafting of final peace pact — Palace »
Malacañang said on Sunday that the broad, international support for the framework agreement between the Philippines and the Moro Islamic Liberation Front should speed up the completion of a final peace pact.…
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