Manila (CNN)Manila on a normal day is not easy to manage. Throw in Pope Francis, a mass for six million people and some rain, and you can expect some disorder and confusion. […]
Up close to the Pope: Manila’s polite masses do the country proud
Pope Francis: Free expression doesn’t mean right to insult others’ faith
Manila, Philippines (CNN)Weighing in on last week’s terror in France and the debate over freedom of expression it stirred, Pope Francis said en route to the Philippines that killing “in the name […]
Pope Francis set for huge Philippines welcome amid calls for change
Manila, Philippines (CNN) When Pope Francis arrives in the Philippines he’ll find the country has already started the party without him. Everything from the country’s supreme court to backstreet businesses have closed […]
The fight to make divorce legal in the Philippines
Manila (CNN) — When Rowena Festin leaves her job as a congressional aide in Quezon City, Metro Manila each day, she returns home to three children and a husband. But her marriage, […]
Cyber-sex trafficking: A 21st century Scourge
Negros Oriental, Philippines (CNN) — Andrea was 14 years old the first time a voice over the Internet told her to take off her clothes. “I was so embarrassed because I don’t […]
In Philippines, a 14-year fight for birth control
Click Here For Original Post Manila, Philippines (CNN) — Growing up, Cecilia Lopez hoped to escape poverty by finishing school and becoming a teacher. But now 52 years old and having never […]
‘Amerasians’ in the Philippines fight for recognition
Manila, Philippines (CNN) — When Susie Lopez, 43, was a little girl she would run outside her home in Angeles City, near the U.S. Clark Airbase in the Philippines, every time she […]
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