MANILA, Philippines (AP) – The Philippine government signed a peace accord with the country’s largest Muslim rebel group on Thursday, the culmination of years of negotiations and a significant political achievement for President Benigno Aquino III. The deal grants largely Muslim areas of the southern Mindanao region greater political autonomy in exchange for an end […]
Philippine government signs peace accord with MILF
March 28th, 2014 | Comments Off on Philippine government signs peace accord with MILF »Philippine Fair Trade Manager Assassinated
March 28th, 2014 | Comments Off on Philippine Fair Trade Manager Assassinated »By Fr. Shay Cullen Fair trade is all about working for justice, for the poor, the downtrodden, the impoverished and exploited people. It strives to lift them up to a life of dignity and greater opportunity in a non-violent, peaceful way through economic development. Fair Trade is a practical way to respect the rights and […]
Preda Mango
March 26th, 2014 | Comments Off on Preda Mango »Just a couple of image with Eva Hughes and members of the Hughes staff promoting Forest Feast Mango supplied on a Fairtrade basis by PREDA supported farmers. The photos were taken at the recent “Run for Freedom”. The Forest Feast PREDA Mango products are on sale in Hughes Supermarket.
The injustice that leads to violence.
March 17th, 2014 | Comments Off on The injustice that leads to violence. »By Fr. Shay Cullen The massacre of 20 elementary school children and six teachers at the Sandy Hook school in Connecticut on 14 December 2012 continues to mystify psychologists and social workers ,they and most people cannot explain what drove the killer to such wanton violence. He killed his mother some hours earlier that […]
CHOOSING THE GREEN PLATFORM OF LIFE
February 28th, 2014 | Comments Off on CHOOSING THE GREEN PLATFORM OF LIFE »By Fr. Shay Cullen Life is full of choices, and we need to ask ourselves if the choices and decisions we make everyday are truly good, positive, ethical, and virtuous choices. If you were asked what makes you human, different from the rest of God’s creatures, what would you say? Can you answer right away or […]
