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In Memoriam: Sen. Jovito R. Salonga, 1910-2016

In Memoriam: Sen. Jovito R. Salonga, 1910-2016

The Filipino nation, the UCCP and the ecumenical movement lost a patriot, an incorruptible leader, a statesman, and a lay leader. Sen. Jovito R. Salonga was President of the 1993 UCCP Constitutional Convention. Bp. Reuel Norman O. Marigza gives a meditation on the life and death of the former senator.

CA Dismisses Arroyo Plea to Stop Php 5.4M Suit over Extra-Judicial Killings

CA Dismisses Arroyo Plea to Stop Php 5.4M Suit over Extra-Judicial Killings

MANILA, Philippines — The Court of Appeals dismissed the petition of Pampanga Rep. Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo to stop the Quezon City regional trial court from proceeding with the P5.4-million civil suit filed against her by a Protestant over the extrajudicial killings of clergymen and church workers and the disappearance of a pastor during her term as President.