HANDS OFF OUR TRUTH-TELLERS “The press, second only to the churches, is the principal pulpit for teaching truth. It holds the power of the word against the violence of arms.”St. Titus Brandsma The Order of Carmelites – Province of St. Titus Brandsma (Philippines) strongly denounces the red-tagging and eventual censorship of alternative online news outfits, …
By Church People – Workers Solidarity Overview What is Church Social Teaching? Church social teaching is an instrument for “action in behalf of justice” and “participation to transform the world” in all its dimensions according to the vision of Jesus Christ. (St. Paul VI and St. John Paul II). It is a declaration of the …
By Ritche T. Salgado, O.Carm. | Photos by Br. Petronilo M. Flores, O.Carm. The Order of Carmelites in the Philippines joined the protest action marking the 49th anniversary of the declaration of martial law by the tyrant dictator Ferdinand Marcos. Philippine Carmelite (O.Carm.) prior provincial, the Very Rev. Fr. Rico Ponce, O.Carm. said that joining …
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STATEMENT OF THE ORDER OF CARMELITES ON THE 174-HECTARE RECLAMATION PROJECT IN DUMAGUETE CITY “This sister now cries out to us because of the harm we have inflicted on her by our irresponsible use and abuse of the goods with which God has endowed her. We have come to see ourselves as her lords and …
To take more than what we need is to rob from the future generation Read More »
The Justice, Peace and Integrity of Creation Commission of the Order of Carmelites in the Philippines celebrates the 2021 Philippine Independence Day in solidarity with the Filipino people who assert our inherent rights and freedoms, our opposition to any form of tyranny and bullying from other nation states, and advancing our sovereign rights based on …
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By Ritche T. Salgado, O.Carm. The Association of Major Religious Superiors in the Philippines (AMRSP) has appointed Fr. Christian Buenafe, O.Carm. as its new Co-Executive Secretary and National Coordinator of the Justice, Peace and Integrity of Creation Commission (JPICC). In a letter to Fr. Rico Ponce, O.Carm., Prior Provincial of the Philippine Province, Fr. Angel …
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By Br. Ritche T. Salgado, O.Carm. In order to realize its mission in the Philippines and Papua New Guinea, the Order of Carmelites in the Philippines has sought the help of philanthropic consultancy group, Spring Rain Global. Spring Rain Global has been helping the Order in professionalizing its various ministies by setting up the O.Carm. …
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By Br. Ritche T. Salgado, O.Carm. Living out its commitment to justice and peace, the Order of Carmelites in the Philippines participated in a send-off rally for the lawyers who will challenge before the Supreme Court the anti-terror law on February 2. Since the law was signed into law last July 3, 2020, 37 petitions …
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On June 30, 2020, Fr. Christian Buenafe, O.Carm., presented an oral intervention during the Interactive Dialogue on the report of the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) on the widespread violations human rights and persistent impunity in the Philippines during the 44th Session of the Human Rights Council in Geneva”The OHCHR has …
Carmelite talks before UN rights body on Philippine situation Read More »
Previous Next By Ritche T. Salgado, O.Carm. Today on the National Day of Solidarity for Jeepney Drivers, groups provided relief and food packs to jeepney drivers who are calling for the scrapping of the government’s plan to phase out jeepneys and to call for balik pasada as they have been without income since the start …