Category: Pastoral Statements

STATEMENT ON THE 111th INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S DAY

STATEMENT ON THE 111th INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S DAY

On this 111th anniversary of the International Women’s Day, women in all sectors including women in the Church are challenge to openly express their political power through their participation in exposing the social ills in the present social order and. strengthen the ethical resolve to work for the interests of women and the marginalized and discriminated people. For we know that the rights of women are not guaranteed in the existing national and global systems, but these can be claimed by themselves by the strength of the collective action of women in all sectors of society.

STATEMENT ON THE 36TH EDSA PEOPLE’S POWER REVOLUTION ANNIVERSARY IN THE LIGHT OF THE MAY 09, 2022 NATIONAL ELECTIONS

STATEMENT ON THE 36TH EDSA PEOPLE’S POWER REVOLUTION ANNIVERSARY IN THE LIGHT OF THE MAY 09, 2022 NATIONAL ELECTIONS

Today, we admonish and encourage our churches and the Filipino people that we should never forget the EDSA People’s Power Revolution as an historical juncture of people’s struggle for democracy, justice and peace. Marking its 36th anniversary this 25th of February 2022, we reiterate the historical precedence as grounded in Filipino people’s resistance against the curtailment of human rights, civil liberties and the economic deprivation of the people.

RESPECT HUMAN RIGHTS, PROTECT HUMAN LIFE

RESPECT HUMAN RIGHTS, PROTECT HUMAN LIFE

The Church’s assertion of the basic human rights of the people in the present Philippine context is pressing and the participation of the Church members in the protection of these rights necessitates sustained and committed ethical response for the strategic work for just and humane society. As a Church, we ascribe to the provisions of the UN Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR), which has its 73rd anniversary on December 10. We uphold the inalienable rights to which all human beings are inherently entitled, regardless of race, color, sex, language, religion, political or other opinion, national or social origin, property, birth, or other status.