President Benigno Simeon Aquino III of the Philippines has ordered that the charges be withdrawn against the Morong 43 – health care workers held by the government of the Philippines since February. Actually it is more accurate to refer to…
Read more »Scripture – Isaiah 7:10–25 In one of our conversations with the street dweller kids in Manila, we asked them to draw on a big paper plate the food they wanted to eat during Noche Buena (a traditional Filipino dinner on…
Read more »An international team of church representatives will pay a solidarity visit to churches, ecumenical organizations and civil society movements in the Philippines from 1 to 5 December. It will be the last in a series of “Living Letters” visits to…
Read more »An appeal from the General Secretary of the National Council of Churches in the Philippines October 29, 2010 To Our Friends and Partners Around the World: Please Sign the Paid Ad to Free the 43 Health Workers (Morong 43) May…
Read more »From the Presbyterian News Service: International Peacemaker “the Rev. Joel Tendero has been a leader in the peacemaking ministry of the United Church of Christ in the Philippines for more than 20 years. His life has repeatedly been threatened by…
Read more »Former Moderator Bruce Reyes-Chow issues the following invitation: If you are Presbyterian and interested in connecting in helpful ways with our partners in the Philippines, please consider joining the Philippines Mission Network ning group. This is part of the larger…
Read more »Based on the long and deep partnership with the United Church of Christ in the Philippines, Stated Clerk Gradye Parsons of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) sent a letter a month ago to President Aquino of the Philippines that calls for…
Read more »Last evening, we posted an invitation to prayer for Ms. Judilyn Oliveros of the Philippines. Tonight, we invite you to give thanks. Her baby boy arrived today – delivered by c-section in a hospital. He is healthy and is 6.8…
Read more »Please pray for Ms. Judilyn Oliveros of the Philippines. With support from the United Church of Christ in the Philippines (UCCP) and the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.), Judilyn is scheduled to give birth in a hospital by c-section on July 23,…
Read more »By Matt Lang I was soaked by the end of election day. My shirt felt like something that was growing on me. We waited for the polls to close at a precinct in Surigao City. It was 11:30 pm, the…
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