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Pope Benedict appeals for peace in the world in his Easter message
VATICAN CITY (Reuters) — Pope Benedict, in his first Easter message, called on Sunday for an "honorable solution" to the nuclear standoff with Iran, a truly independent Palestinian state, and global cooperation to combat terrorism.
Cha-cha groups have their own interest – Rosales
Manila Archbishop Gaudencio Cardinal Rosales said all those in favor and not in favor of the Charter change (Cha-cha) have personal interests.
Kidnap victims express disgust over commutation of all death sentences
Several victims of kidnap-for-ransom activities expressed yesterday disgust over President Arroyo’s decision to commute all death penalty sentences to life imprisonment.
Deadline now for filing of tax returns – BIR
The Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) has reminded individuals and corporations that they have only until today to file their 2005 income tax returns.
Workers in NCR alone number 3.8 M
A total of 31.5 million workers -- about 30.1 million of whom are in private establishments and around 1.4 million in the government -- return to work today after a four-day Holy Week vacation that started last April 13, Maundy Thursday, and ended yesterday, Easter Sunday.
Big group of local officials back petition for people’s initiative
The 1.7 million-strong Union of Local Authorities of the Philippines (ULAP), the umbrella organization of all local chief executives in the country, announced its decision to join the multi-sectoral Sigaw ng Bayan coalition in filing with the Commission on Elections (Comelec) petition for people’s initiative as a way of amending the 1987 Charter and shifting the country to a unicameral-parliamentary government.
Release of Misuari to advance peace in Mindanao – MILF
Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) Chairman Al-Hajj Murad Ebrahim told last Saturday a Moro National Liberation Front (MNLF) delegation that the MILF wants to unite all the Bangsamoro people and said the release from prison of MNLF Chairman Nur Misuari will advance peace and progress in strife-torn Mindanao.
GMA braces for criticism after commuting death sentences
MANILA (AFP) - President Gloria Arroyo is expecting criticism from anti-crime groups after announcing she would commute all death sentences but will stand by her decision, a senior aide said Sunday.
Powerful quake rattles northern Indonesia
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) _ A powerful earthquake rattled Indonesia's northernmost region early Monday, the U.S. geological survey said, but there were no immediate reports of damage or injuries.
Philippines prepares for more disasters
MANILA (AFP) - Living on the Pacific ''ring of fire,'' a string of volcanic islands on the western edge of the world's largest ocean, is forcing Filipinos to painfully come to terms with the accident of geography that is their country.
Indonesia prepares for evacuation from slopes of rumbling volcano
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) - Authorities on Monday were preparing for the possible evacuation of villagers living close to one of Indonesia's deadliest volcanos after warning the rumbling mountain could blow its top anytime.
'Tooth for tooth' justice feared with death penalty commutation
MANILA (AP) - President Gloria Arroyo on Monday defended a decision to commute death sentences as religiously inspired, while an anti-crime activist warned that outraged victims' families may attempt to take revenge against inmates whose lives will be spared.
Canterbury archbishop condemns Da Vinci Code
LONDON (Guardian News Service) - Dr. Rowan Williams, the archbishop of Canterbury and nominal leader of the worldwide Anglican communion, mocked believers in The Da Vinci Code and promoters of the recently discovered Gospel of Judas for missing the point of the Christian message of Easter during his sermon at Canterbury Cathedral yesterday.
Confab to discuss dilemmas in terror war set in Cebu
MANILA (AP)--More than 160 counterterrorism officials and experts from 46 countries will gather this week to discuss how to combat militant Islamic radicals in ways that would be acceptable to more countries but still enhance the hardline US approach, an organizer said Monday.
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