Philippines politics

Articles and Commentaries

• Rodrigo Duterte wins Philippine mayoral race from jail cell in The Hague by UCA News

• Church leaders slam violence, rigging in Philippine midterm polls byUCA News

• Deadly ambush raises Philippine election violence fears by Inday Espina-Varona  UCA News

• Philippine clergy welcome assurances from president-elect by Catholic News Service/Crux’

• Church and political leaders unite against Duterte. New coalition is formed to take on the Philippine president and his allies in national elections by Joseph Peter Calleja UCA News

• Philippine Politics Under Duterte: A Midterm Assessment by David D. Timnerman Carnegie Endowment for International Peace

• Closure of Philippine TV station a ‘chilling message’ from Duterte govt, bishop says by harles Collins  Crux

• Philippine president open to talks despite ‘murderous words by  Catholic News Service/CatholicPhilly

• Duterte calls Philippine bishops ‘sons of bitches’ by La Croix International staff

• The sorry state of human rights in the Philippines by Mary Aileen D. Bacalso La Croix International

• Philippines' Duterte says bishops should be killed by Joe Torres UCANews.com

• Duterte tells Filipinos to stop going to church by Joe Torres UCANews.com

• Philippine policemen guilty of killing teen in drug war by Joe Torres UCANews.com

• The care that children need by Father Shay Cullen  UCANews.com

• Showdown in the Philippines by Luke Coppen Catholic Herald

• The Catholic Church defies Philippine President Duterte by Ana P. Santos    GlobalPost

• Church and politics in modern-day democracy by Christopher Ryan Maboloc Inquirer.net

• How the Catholic Church is fighting the drug war in the Philippines by Sean Williams America

• Mass Murder & the Philippine Church by Paul Moses  Commonwealth

• Fasting with the Philippines by Tommy Tighe   Angelus News

• Church groups question move to rewrite Philippine charter by Jose Torres Jr. UCANews.com

• Philippines needs more shepherds to defend flock by Mark Saludes,   UCANews.com

• Cardinal Tagle laments deaths of innocent people in Philippines Catholic News Service/ National Catholic Reporter

• Philippine Catholic priests: 'They are killing us' by Ted Regencia   Al Jazeera

• Why the state needs the Church: Interview with philosopher accompanying French president in Rome Interview by Samuel Pruvot, Famille chrétienne, and Aymeric Pourbaix.  Aleteia

• Cardinal Tagle laments deaths of innocent people by Jose Torres Jr., UCANews.com

• Cardinal Tagle reminds priests, nuns to live with poor by ucanews.com Reporter, Manila Philippines

• Philippines president complains of ‘creeping influence’ of Catholic Church by Crux Staff

• After three priests are murdered in the Philippines: ‘We will not be afraid.’ by Nash Tysmans  America