Tag: priest

Paring umano’y nangmolestiya ng menor de edad, inireklamo sa DOJ

(Eagle News) — Pormal nang sinampahan ng reklamo ang isang pari ng simbahang katoliko sa Deparment of Justice (DOJ) ngayong araw na sangkot sa pagpasok ng isang menor de edad na dalagita sa isang motel sa Marikina City. Nahaharap sa kasong anti-human trafficking act ang pari na kinilalang si Arnel Lagajeros na isinampa ng pamilya ng biktima sa pangunguna ng Public Attorney’s Office(PAO). Isasailalim naman sa provisionary status ang pamilya ng biktima habang isinasaayos pa […]

President Duterte reiterates gov’t will not talk to Maute, Abu Sayyaf, other terrorists

Says war in Marawi will not stop until last terrorist is “taken out” (Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte on Saturday reiterated the government’s no-negotiation policy with terrorists, noting that the war in Marawi will continue until the last one was “taken out.” “I will never ever talk to the terrorists. There will never be forgiving them,” Duterte said in a speech during ceremonies commemorating the 50th founding anniversary of Davao del Sur in Digos. […]

Abducted priest seen alive in Marawi; AFP verifying reports Hapilon slipped out of city

Agence France Presse — A Roman Catholic priest abducted by Islamist militants who seized parts of a southern Philippine city has been seen alive, the military said Monday, as troops pressed on with their offensive. Air and artillery bombardment of enclaves occupied by the militants in Marawi resumed after an eight-hour truce Sunday to allow Muslims to celebrate the end of the Ramadan fasting month. Military spokesman Lieutenant Colonel Jo-Ar Herrera said the militants were […]

Elderly priest killed in French church, attack claimed by Islamic State

  (Reuters) Assailants loyal to Islamic State forced an elderly priest to his knees before slitting his throat and took several worshippers hostage in a French church on Tuesday before police shot the attackers dead. It was the latest in a wave of attacks in Europe inspired by the Islamist militant group based in Iraq and Syria that is on the defensive against a U.S.-led military coalition in which France is a major partner. The […]