MANILA, July 3, 2009—The recent decision of the Senate of the Philippines’ leadership to recall several whistleblowers’ security escorts will unnecessarily put their lives at risk and discourage future whistleblowers from coming out according to Catholic church leaders.

DAVAO CITY, July 3, 2009—Different people’s organizations (POs), local government units (LGUs) and civil society organizations and other peace advocacy groups from all over Mindanao met here to discuss ways on how to help in rebuilding pathways to peace in Mindanao.

MANILA, July 2, 2009—The religious sector joined the family of former President Corazon "Cory" Aquino, who is suffering from cancer, in praying that everything turns fine for her.

Aquino is undergoing a difficult time in her illness and Cubao Bishop Honesto Ongtioco said the church is one with the people in praying for her “full and quick recovery”.

SIMUAY, Maguindanao, July 2, 2009—Following claims by the military that the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) rebels infiltrated the evacuation sites in Maguindanao and uses them as areas for its reserved forces, Former Maguindanao Representative Michael Mastura directly accused the government of imposing a collective punishment that only worsened the already deplorable state of the internall

SAN FERNANDO, Pampanga, July 2, 2009─Barely a month after the training workshop conducted by the Catholic Bishops Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) Office on Women to prospective staff and volunteers, the Pampanga archdiocese launched its first counseling center for Women and Children.

MANILA, July 2, 2009—The country’s Catholic schools are praying for a miracle to save the automation of the May 2010 elections.

Automated polls were put in peril following an internal dispute between partners in the winning consortium, Smartmatic and Total Information Management (TIM) Corp.