Filipino girl eyed for sainthood
A northern Philippine diocese is embarking on a tedious process to make a teenage girl one of the youngest saints in history.
‘Meet up agad’: Filipino babies sold on Facebook as gov’t struggles to improve adoption process
Facebook has deactivated sites discovered by PCIJ to be facilitating the illegal adoption of babies and toddlers, but new pages can easily be created. A 2022 law could address some complaints about the tedious process of adopting legally.
Training for war
Filipino army soldiers are, for the first time, test firing an FGM 148 Javelin, or an advanced anti-tank weapon system-medium (AAWS-M) man-portable, during this month’s bilateral Army-to-Army conventional exercise, Salaknib, in northern Luzon.
Take a risk but don’t start a war
The Philippines must stop thinking it is inferior to China and it will be defeated in a war. China will not risk a conflict in an area where its oil imports and other goods pass through.
Protecting human rights key to Church’s mission, says new Filipino cardinal
The country’s new cardinal said that protecting human rights is neither optional nor secondary but must be at the heart of the Church’s mission.