Members of the Marriage Encounter Foundation of the Philippines (MEFP) gathered at the Makati Sports Club in Makati City, part of Metro Manila, for their 2026 Annual Meeting and General Assembly, hosted by the Central Luzon Cluster.
Eight Salesian seminarians from the Philippines, India, Myanmar, Timor-Leste, and Papua New Guinea were ordained deacons on May 23 at the Minor Basilica and National Shrine of Mary Help of Christians in Parañaque City, Metro Manila, Philippines.
Catholic communicators and journalists in Davao, southern Philippines, were encouraged to become “bearers of hope” and champions of human dignity as the Archbishop Thibault Media Awards (ATMA) recognized media practitioners whose work promotes truth, compassion, and the common good.
In a decisive step from advocacy to action, the Diocese of Calapan in the Philippine province Oriental Mindoro has formalized solar power contracts for seven parishes, signaling what Church leaders describe as a “concrete beginning” of the island’s transition to clean and reliable energy.
A church-backed workers’ group warned that unsafe working conditions in the Philippines are costing at least one life a day, as it called for urgent action and condemned what it described as systemic violations of labor rights.
The Archdiocese of Manila in the Philippines has launched a program encouraging parishes, institutions, and households to collect used cooking oil for conversion into biodiesel, as part of its push for environmental sustainability and responsible energy use.
Education rooted in indigenous wisdom took center stage during the two-day Taborian Mangyan Summit held April 18–19, 2026, at Sacred Heart Academy in Gloria, a municipality in Oriental Mindoro, Philippines.
A Catholic priest on April 21 said the recurring power crisis on Mindoro in the western Philippines is the result of systemic failures, not natural causes, as the province marked Earth Day under prolonged red alert conditions and rotating brownouts.
What began as a group of high school friends meeting informally over drinks has developed over four decades into a structured mountaineering organization with a sustained focus on environmental protection in Oriental Mindoro, Philippines.
Renato Zosimo “Zosing” Evangelista, 52, the first and only lawyer from the Mangyan Indigenous peoples of Mindoro, an island in the central Philippines, died on April 14 after suffering a stroke.
Around one million devotees are expected to gather in Manaoag in the northern Philippine province of Pangasinan on April 22 to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the canonical coronation of the Our Lady of the Rosary of Manaoag.
In the highlands of Sablayan, located in the southwestern part of Occidental Mindoro, Philippines, a quiet sanctuary rises above the tropical heat, Mindoro Pines, often called the “Little Baguio of Mindoro.”
Fisherfolk and environmental groups in Oriental Mindoro, Philippines, have appealed to the national government to extend urgent assistance and promote renewable energy solutions as rising fuel prices continue to threaten coastal livelihoods and food security.
As the Church prepares to mark the 500th anniversary of the apparitions of Our Lady of Guadalupe in 2031, the Philippines is set to receive a nationwide pilgrimage of her image.
Bishop Gerardo Alminaza, president of Caritas Philippines and chairperson of the Episcopal Commission on Social Action, Justice, and Peace, has called for an immediate halt to what he described as the unlawful enforcement of the cancellation of land titles awarded to the Ati indigenous community on the island of Boracay.
Jose Cardinal Advincula, Archbishop of Manila, presided over a thanksgiving Mass at the Manila Cathedral on March 17, 2026, marking the conclusion of the school year for institutions run by the Archdiocese of Manila.
In an order issued on March 10, the Regional Trial Court in Pinamalayan, Oriental Mindoro, allowed the deferment of more than 500,000 pesos (about US$9,000) in filing fees that had previously been required from the petitioners.
A contemporary musical retelling of the Passion of Christ will take center stage during Holy Week 2026 in the Philippine province of Oriental Mindoro, as local artists present an original production titled “Deus Meus Quare?” (My God, Why Have You Forsaken Me?).
Energy and environmental advocates have underscored the need to fast-track Oriental Mindoro’s shift to renewable energy (RE), as the Philippines provincial government rolls out conservation measures amid global oil supply disruptions linked to tensions in the Middle East.
Across many poor communities in the Philippines, women quietly carry some of the heaviest responsibilities of family and society, raising children amid poverty, protecting their families from abuse, and, in many cases, leaving home to work abroad.
