Caritas Philippines condemned the mass cutting of decades-old trees along Quirino Avenue in Manila, describing it as an “act of ecological violence” and calling on authorities to immediately halt the activity.
The Day of Buddha commemorates the birth, enlightenment (nirvana, likened to an experience of heaven), and death of Gautama Buddha, the founder of Buddhism.
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina meet with Archbishop Kevin S. Randall, the Apostolic Nuncio of the Holy See to Bangladesh at her official residence in Ganabhaban on May 12, 2024.
