The National Council of Churches in the Philippines (NCCP) joins the families of Sherlyn Cadapan and Karen Empeno and other victims of human rights violations in calling for the capture of retired Major General Jovito Palparan. He, along with his co-accused, must immediately be brought to the bars of justice. Major Gen. Palparan, tagged as [...]
From September to December of 2011, the NCCP hosted two Norwegian youth interns under the Communications for Change Program. They are Ingrid Holmedahl and Guru Klausen, 19 and 22 years old, respectively. They are safely back in Norway and sent their thoughts about their experience in the Philippines. Both agree that they have learned a [...]
Facilitators’ training for the Vacation Church School (VCS) is set to prepare teachers and Christian educators in the coming VCS 2012. The theme for Vacation Church School 2012 is, “Bearers of Hope, Bridges of Love”. The 10-day VCS lessons focus on Indigenous Children. VCS 2012 is aimed at: Promoting among children in the different NCCP [...]
The National Council of Churches in the Philippines began its relief operation in Northern Mindanao. As of today, Php 0.5M has been released through three lead church-based NCCP partners in the region. The NCCP Program Secretary in charge of our relief operation will travel to Mindanao shortly to help set-up the mechanism and to get [...]
The annual Week of Prayer for Christian Unity will be on January 14 – 21, 2012. Liturgical services and ecumenical activities will be held to strengthen and renew commitment to further unity during the week. Organizing this event is the National Council of Churches in the Philippines and the Catholic Bishops Conference of the Philippines. [...]
The following is the full text of the Bishop La Verne D Mercado Annual Memorial Lecture on Peace and Human Rights lecture delivered by Chief Justice Reynato S. Puno (ret.) on November 22, 2011 in Batac, Ilocos Norte, during the the 23rd General Convention of the NCCP. . Brothers and Sisters in Christ, I want [...]
We are youth and women from the National Council of Churches in the Philippines (NCCP) member churches and its associate members upon whose bodies are inscribed the scars and stripes of marginalization and discrimination inflicted by a culture and a system that is caught in the dehumanizing grip of patriarchy. We are youth and women [...]
WHEREAS, Supreme Bishop Isabelo delos Reyes, Jr. was the Founding Chairperson of the National Council of Churches in the Philippines (NCCP) in 1963; WHEREAS, through his leadership as the 4th Obispo Maximo, he has led the ecumenical journey of the Iglesia Filipina Independiente, resulting to the membership of this Church to the World Council of [...]
“When you send your Spirit, they are created, and you renew the face of the earth.” (Psalm 104:50) . The Earth is groaning from a climate crisis of catastrophic proportions. Global temperatures have increased immensely in the last fifty years and experts predict that these will rise even more in the coming decades. Global warming [...]
If there is one person living with HIV/AIDS, that is one person too many. The sad reality is that as of 2009, USAIDS estimates the population of people living with HIV-AIDS in the Philippines at 8,700. The Department of Health reported in January 2011 a 38% increase in the number of HIV positive cases. This [...]