The National Council of Churches in the Philippines (NCCP) deplores the bombing that took place on January 27, 2019 during a Sunday Mass at the Our Lady of Mt. Carmel
Defend the rights of children: No to lowering the minimum age of criminal responsibility
“Start children off on the way they should go, and even when they are old they will not turn from it.” Proverbs 22:6 The National Council of Churches in the
The Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) @ 70: For the defense of God’s gift of human dignity
The National Council of Churches in the Philippines (NCCP) stands with all people of goodwill in celebrating the 70th year of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) on December
We deplore the evils of deceptions and intensified militarization
(UCCP Statement Condemning the Arrest of Participants to the National Solidarity Mission and the Continuing Militarization of the Lumad Communities) The righteous care about justice for the poor, but the wicked
Take away the stone of stigma!
Statement for World AIDS Day 2018 In John 11:38–44, Jesus told the people at Lazarus’s tomb, “Take away the stone!” He then called to Lazarus, who had been interred for
Protect and defend children’s rights!
Whoever becomes humble like this child is the greatest in the kin(g)dom of heaven. Whoever welcomes one such child in my name welcomes me. Matthew 18: 4-6 (NRSV) The National
Statement on people on the move: Migrants and refugees
For I was hungry and you gave me food, I was thirsty and you gave me drink, I was a stranger and you welcomed me. (Matthew 25:35) As noted by the
United statement of the faith-based organizations on the appointment of a military official as DSWD Secretary
The righteous is concerned for the rights of the poor, the wicked does not understand such concern” Proverbs 29:7 The Philippine FBO Forum, composed of the humanitarian arm of the
NCCP supports protection for human rights defenders
The National Council of Churches in the Philippines, in reaffirming its previous support for initiatives to enact legislation that aims to strengthen the cause of the protection of human rights
Statement on the appointment of an Army chief to the DSWD
“Woe to those who make unjust laws, to those who issue oppressive decrees, to deprive the poor of their rights and withhold justice from the oppressed of my people…” -Isaiah