(Statement on the Fourth Round of GRP-NDFP Peace Talks) Peace is possible in our lifetime! This is the message that the successful fourth round of peace talks between the Government
Cagayan Valley Regional Ecumenical Assembly prioritizes disaster preparedness
In an effort to strengthen ecumenical cooperation in responding to disasters, the Cagayan Valley Regional Ecumenical Assembly (CAVREA) gathered 60 church workers from five NCCP member churches in the region
Let them lay their heads under a roof
(Pastoral Statement of Obispo Maximo Ephraim S. Fajutagana on Urban Poor’s Right to Shelter and #OccupyBulacan) “The Lord will maintain the cause of the afflicted and justice for the poor.”
Human Rights Defenders inform Geneva-based foreign missions and UN Special Rapporteur on EJK on Continuing Climate of Impunity in PH
Geneva, Switzerland – An ecumenical delegation of Philippine human rights organizations and advocates yesterday brought to the attention of the Office of the United Nations Special Rapporteur on Extrajudicial Killings the continuing
Regional Ecumenical Council in the Cordillera enhances disaster preparedness
Eighteen representatives from NCCP member churches in the Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR) attended an Emergency Preparedness and Response Plan (EPRP) Training-Workshop. This activity was held last March 2- 3 at
On the minimum age of criminal responsibility of children
“People were bringing even infants to him that he might touch them; and when the disciples saw it, they sternly ordered them not to do it. But Jesus called for
900 farmers, fisherfolks simulate disaster evacuation in Marabut, Samar
More than 900 Yolanda survivors that include farmers and fisher folks, women, youth, children, elderly persons and persons-with-disabilities (PWDs) in Barangay Tag-alag, Marabut, Samar participated in the simulation drill facilitated
HR consortium holds national psychosocial training for rights defenders
Twenty seven (27) human rights defenders from various regions across the Philippines attended the 2nd National Training for Psychosocial Support last 22-24 March 2017 at Ma. Antonia Paris Retreat House,
Spare the life of Jennifer Dalquez, protect migrant worker from vulnerabilities
The National Council of Churches in the Philippines through the Churches Witnessing with Migrants joins the call to pray and support the bid to stay the execution of Jennifer Dalquez.
Sowing the Seeds of Peace in Mindanao: Statement on forging of Bilateral Ceasefire Agreement between GRP-CPP
(Statement of Bishop Felixberto Calang of the Iglesia Filipina Independiente, main convenor of Sowing the Seeds of Peace in Mindanao and observer in the GRP-NDFP Peace Talks) We welcome the