February 16, 2021
What for, who from: Cebu ‘rescue’ of Lumad kids slammed
Lumad bakwit school students wailed and screamed as government workers took them from a retreat facility in the University of …
February 3, 2021
Christian groups appeal to SC: Declare terror law unconstitutional
Christian groups in the Philippines joined hands to ask the Supreme Court (SC) to strike down the contentious Anti-Terrorism Act …
December 8, 2020
Red-tagged, IFI priest in Ilocos continues fight for peasants’ rights
He is one of the newest church-based personalities to be brandished as a member of the rebel movement by notorious …
November 21, 2020
IFI decries harassment, intrusions at seminaries
One after the other, state security forces harassed regional seminaries of the Iglesia Filipina Independiente (IFI) in Pangasinan and Guimaras. …
August 10, 2020
Fulfilling God’s work amid a pandemic
(Editor’s note: With “Defender’s Journal,” the Ramento Project for Rights Defenders is open to publishing pieces from human rights defenders. …
July 22, 2020
RPRD joins ‘Bulatlatan’
Citizens must imbibe a value for truth, bravery and consistency, said Ramento Project for Rights Defenders (RPRD) Advocacy and Publication …
July 15, 2020
Arrest of faith-based HRD a preview of the anti-terror law – IFI bishops
The South Central Luzon Bishops Conference (SCLBC) of the Iglesia Filipina Independiente joined the chorus demanding the immediate release of …
July 9, 2020
In Bicol, HR defender and UCCP pastor arrested for alleged “murder”
An elderly pastor of the United Church of Christ in the Philippines (UCCP) who sits as chairperson of human rights …
July 8, 2020
How terror law could hamper humanitarian efforts
Reposted from Bulatlat.com Article by Janess Ann J. Ellao/Graphics by Alyssa Mae Clarin Several humanitarian groups are worried that the …
June 29, 2020
BAHAGHARI CONVERSATIONS: Rainbow voices
4 LGBTIQ+ faithful from 4 different dioceses in 4 different conferences talk about their struggles and dreams DOES IFI POSSESS …
June 29, 2020
BAHAGHARI CONVERSATIONS: Transpinay on her way to priesthood
First transgender seminarian in PH shares her calling into the vocation By Sister Wylard ‘Wowa’ Ledama “ARE YOU a boy …
June 28, 2020
BAHAGHARI CONVERSATIONS: Good theology is not enough for queer people
A challenge for the Iglesia Filipina Independiente By Rev. Joseph San Jose, Metropolitan Community Church METROPOLITAN Community Church (MCC), the …
June 11, 2020
Aglipayan youth group urges President Duterte to junk ‘terror bill’
Opposing the “Anti-Terrorism Act of 2020,” the Youth of the Iglesia Filipina Independiente (YIFI) urged President Rodrigo Duterte to veto …
June 10, 2020
Laguna bishop, priests ask lawmakers to change vote on ‘terror bill’
Barely a week after the Philippine Congress voted to pass the Anti-Terror Bill, the Diocese of Laguna of the Iglesia …