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In his welcome message during Friday’s multi-sectoral forum on the Verde Island Passage (VIP) held in Quezon City, Fr. Edwin Gariguez, lead convenor of the Protect VIP Network , said “Let us honor Pope Francis not only with our tributes, but with our courage - to live out his legacy by choosing the path of ecological conversion.”

Caritas Occidental Mindoro calls for transparent investigation into capsizing of dredging vessel MV Hong Hai 16 off the coast of Rizal town on April 15 that killed at least nine with two others missing, still the subject of the search and rescue.

The noise from campaign jingles have become inevitable especially with 17 days to go for the 2025 Elections.

Books of condolence will be available for signing at the Apostolic Nunciature in Manila following the death of Pope Francis, according to the Catholic Bishops Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) News.

It is a period of national mourning to honor Pope Francis, who passed away on April 21, according to Proclamation No. 871 issued by President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. effective immediately until the burial of Pope Francis on Saturday, in solidarity with the global community, according to a social post from the Philippine Civil Service Commission.

Philippines Caritas Occidental Mindoro commended the bravery of rescuers of vessel MV Hong Hai 16 which capsized on April 15 off waters of Rizal town.

For the first time since the Paris Agreement, no new financing was recorded for domestic Philippine banks throughout 2024, a positive development that advocates say is telling of the increasing viability of renewable energy in the country, says think-tank Center for Energy, Ecology, and Development (CEED), in a statement on Tuesday, April 23.

Pope Francis, dubbed the Green Pope, had made his stand clear for environmental protection and climate change, one of which was his issuance of the lengthy 2015 encyclical Laudato Si’ calling for care for our common home.

A bishop in Philippines’ Mindoro island on Maundy Thursday, April 17, washed the feet of 12 Persons Deprived of Liberty (PDLs) at the Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP)-Calapan City District Jail in Oriental Mindoro province.

Like in other regions in the predominantly Catholic country, the Philippine National Police has installed its security measures for a peaceful and orderly observance of the Holy Week.