On the 73rd Anniversary of the adoption of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, and the commemoration of the Human Rights Day, the National Council of Churches in the Philippines
NCCP
Peace advocates call for CHR investigation of scorched-earth tactics, urging the government to stop aerial bombings
With harrowing reports of an intensive aerial bombing mission in Barangay Alimodias, Miag-ao, Iloilo that led to the death of at least eight persons, the Citizen’s Alliance for Just Peace—which
Forty Years in the Wilderness: End Inequalities to End AIDS
The Covid-19 pandemic has worsened the condition of people living with HIV (PLHIVs) and their families. Many have lost their jobs and livelihoods. The economic crisis concretized by unemployment, poverty,
On World Children’s Day, NCCP commits to uphold #NoChildLeftBehind
World Children’s Day is celebrated on 20th November each year to promote international togetherness, awareness among children worldwide, and improve children’s welfare. It was on that date in 1959 when
Yolanda Anniversary: Reminder to government, world leaders to take scaled-up actions against climate change
Quezon City, Philippines – The National Council of Churches in the Philippines (NCCP), the country’s biggest aggrupation of mainline Protestant and Non-Roman Catholic churches, renewed its commitment to support disaster
Church Leaders Unite to Celebrate Creation, Oppose Dumaguete Reclamation
Clergy, seminarians, and lay leaders came out to the streets in their clerical vestments to celebrate Creation and express their opposition to the 174 Dumaguete Reclamation Project through an ecumenical
Philippine Churches and HR advocates found ally in the International Ecumenical Ecumenical Community
“In the absence of clear and measurable outcomes from domestic mechanisms, options for international accountability measures should be pursued.” This was the challenge of Bishop Reuel Norman A. Marigza, General
Rise Up calls on UNHRC: Pursue an independent investigation in the Philippines
Geneva, Switzerland: Countering President Rodrigo Duterte’s speech during the UN General Assembly that he will hold accountable those who have “acted beyond bounds” during operations of his ‘war on drugs’
A Call for Transformative Healing on the International Day of Peace
On September 21, the whole world will observe the annual International Day of Peace. This year’s theme for the global observance is “Recovering Better for an Equitable and Sustainable World.”[1]
Remember Martial Law, Resist Tyranny!
“It is for freedom that Christ has set us free. Stand firm, then, and do not let yourselves be burdened again by a yoke of slavery.” – Galatians 5:1, NIV