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May 5, 2011
Vatican Pledges Penal Measures Against Canadian Bishop

VATICAN CITY, MAY 4, 2011 (Zenit.org).- The Vatican is promising to seek "the appropriate disciplinary or penal measures" for Canadian Bishop Raymond Lahey, 70, who was found guilty of importing child pornography into the country.

In 2009, Bishop Raymond Lahey was found in possession of 588 images of child pornography images and some 60 videos at the Ottawa airport. He resigned as bishop of the Antigonish Diocese in Nova Scotia the next day.

May 2, 2011
Osama Bin Laden Is Dead

MANILA, Philippines – Osama bin Laden was killed in a mansion outside Islamabad, the capital of Pakistan, following a joint operation of the United States military and Pakistani forces few hours ago.

MANILA, Philippines – Osama bin Laden was killed in a mansion outside Islamabad, the capital of Pakistan, following a joint operation of the United States military and Pakistani forces few hours ago.

The death of the notorious al-Qaeda leader came almost 10 years after the US government spearheaded the manhunt operation against him following the 9/11 attack, leaving nearly 3,000 Americans dead.

April 1, 2011
Sad Day for Filipinos

March 30 is a sad day for Filipinos. Three overseas Filipino workers Sally Ordinario-Villanueva, Ramon Credo and Elizabeth Batain were executed after being caught by Chinese immigration authorities and subsequently sentenced to death for carrying heroin into China.

March 30 is a sad day for Filipinos. Three overseas Filipino workers Sally Ordinario-Villanueva, Ramon Credo and Elizabeth Batain were executed after being caught by Chinese immigration authorities and subsequently sentenced to death for carrying heroin into China. Even before the execution, one could already feel the somber mood of the people being shown in television coverages. It’s as if time stood still until the announcement that the three were already dead.

February 20, 2011
CBCP Asks Prayer for 3 Filipinos Facing Death in China

MANILA, Feb. 18, 2011— An official of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) has appealed the death sentence on three Filipino workers convicted of drug trafficking in China.

MANILA, Feb. 18, 2011— An official of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) has appealed the death sentence on three Filipino workers convicted of drug trafficking in China.

Ramon Credo, Sally Ordinario-Villanueva, and Elizabeth Batain are set to be executed on Monday after they were found guilty of said charges by the Chinese judicial authorities.

January 10, 2011
OFWs Remain Neglected Under Aquino

MANILA — After nine years of neglect under former President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo, expectations among overseas Filipino workers were high when the Aquino administration was installed.
Arroyo’s nine year rule left some 7,000 Filipino migrant workers jailed, more than 10,000 stranded in the Middle East alone, 108 in death row and six beheaded. Arroyo’s waning months as president could have provided President Benigno S. Aquino III a bird’s eye view of the hardships that OFWs went through.

MANILA — After nine years of neglect under former President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo, expectations among overseas Filipino workers were high when the Aquino administration was installed.
Arroyo’s nine year rule left some 7,000 Filipino migrant workers jailed, more than 10,000 stranded in the Middle East alone, 108 in death row and six beheaded. Arroyo’s waning months as president could have provided President Benigno S. Aquino III a bird’s eye view of the hardships that OFWs went through.

December 29, 2010
Bishop Warns of Coup Over General's Deal

The release of former Philippine Armed Forces comptroller Carlos Garcia after a plea bargain agreement may lead to a coup d’état by disgruntled soldiers, a Filipino Catholic bishop warned today.

The release of former Philippine Armed Forces comptroller Carlos Garcia after a plea bargain agreement may lead to a coup d’état by disgruntled soldiers, a Filipino Catholic bishop warned today.