Quezon City – Through dance, body movements, and poems, the Ecumenical Women’s Forum (EWF) and the National Council of Churches in the Philippines (NCCP) join the annual global campaign to
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
Protect women and children in disasters!
“Our God, from your sacred home you take care of orphans and protect widows.” Psalm 68:5, CEV The National Council of Churches in the Philippines (NCCP) condemns in its strongest
Ecumenical women commemorate IWD amidst rising tyranny
With the theme Unite for Justice and Peace, Resist Tyranny! Rise Against Creeping Dictatorship!, the Ecumenical Women’s Forum commemorated International Women’s Day 2018 through a liturgical gathering at the Philippine
Ecumenical Women say: Yes to Peace Talks, No to Martial Law!
Filipino women have been suffering for decades under a succession of governments who have promised change. Genuine social change, however, never came. Governments came and went, but the same social
EWF: Martial law aggravates violence against women, human rights violations
We are Lumad, Moro, and Christian women who gathered together in Mindanao for a workshop on “Leadership Development and Capacity Building for Gender and Ecological Justice” held on May 21-27,
Thank you, Secretary Taguiwalo for teaching a Senator
The National Council of Churches in the Philippines takes strong exception to the snide statement of Senator Vicento Sotto, III at yesterday’s confirmation hearing for Secretary Judy Taguiwalo, a solo
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
Ecumenical One Billion Rising 2017 highlight drug-related killings, #PeaceTalksItuloy
Over 100 women and men from NCCP member churches and ecumenical partners gathered at the Ecumenical #OneBillionRising to hear testimonies from women affected by drug related killings, write letters to
Women of Faith Renew Commitment for Just and Lasting Peace – EWF Statement for One Billion Rising 2017
WE are mothers, wives, grandmothers, religious, women pastors and priests, deaconesses, lay women, youth and adults who join the Filipino people in search for just and lasting peace. Bonded by