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Religious groups call for Lady Gaga ban

Catholic bishops Friday led calls for the authorities to cancel concerts by Lady Gaga in Manila, with religious groups claiming the pop singer’s lyrics are “blasphemous.” (Lady Gaga arrived in Manila Saturday night for the concerts. The singer arrived at 7:30 p.m. at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport but aboard a private plane, radio dzBB reported early Sunday.) A group of about ...

Justice eludes 18 slain Protestants

Justice eludes 18 slain Protestants A Christian group has repeated calls today for the government ...

Protesters to visit disputed shoal

Protesters to visit disputed shoal Filipino protesters said Thursday they plan to sail to a ...

Metro Manila workers get wage hike

Metro Manila workers get wage hike Private sector workers earning the floor pay in Metro Manila ...

Govt wants social security cover for taxi drivers, vendors

Govt wants social security cover for taxi drivers, vendors Government agencies are now working together to provide social security ...

Miners barricade bridge in Compostela Valley

Miners barricade bridge in Compostela Valley More than a thousand small-scale miners barricaded a bridge in ...

Military launches peace courses

Military launches peace courses The head of the Phillipine Military Academy (PMA) said yesterday ...

Rights, green groups scoff at AFP ‘zero violation’ claim

Rights, green groups scoff at AFP ‘zero violation’ claim Human rights and environmental groups on Thursday scoffed at the ...

Health chief asks doctors to back RH bill

Health chief asks doctors to back RH bill Health Secretary Enrique Ona has asked the Philippine Medical Association ...

Aquino certifies as urgent new sin tax bill

Aquino certifies as urgent new sin tax bill President Benigno Aquino yesterday said he already certified as urgent ...

Blogger owns up to Pacquiao’s ‘anti-gay remark’

Blogger owns up to Pacquiao’s ‘anti-gay remark’ A US-based Filipino blogger owned up to the confusion created ...
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    Said Fr Sean Coyle on 2012-05-22 07:35:00
  2. For now, the fact that Philippines has not introduced the Reproductive Health (R...
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  5. Thanks for another article on LGBT issues.  Hope UCAN can be more and more inclu...
    Said Vincent L. Tan on 2012-05-17 08:23:00
  6. Thanks for this article.  i hope UCAN can be more inclusive and feature more LGB...
    Said Vincent L. Tan on 2012-05-16 10:48:00
  7. Personally, I am surprised at the insights the late Archbishop Levebvre had in r...
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