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Seeing the country at a crossroads, the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) yesterday released a prayer for the nation’s leaders to work for the common good rather than personal ambition.

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The Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) acknowledged that the oil crisis may affect the observance of the Visita Iglesia or church visits during Holy Week, in the face of the continuing surge in the prices of petroleum products.

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The shared observance of Ramadan and the Lenten season invites Filipinos to “slow down, to return to God and to walk together in faith,” the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines said yesterday.

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Church leaders said corruption has become systemic, prompting the need for collective action and closer monitoring of public projects.

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Walang plano ang Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) na manawagan para bumaba sa puwesto si Pang. Ferdinand Marcos Jr..

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Seeing the country at a crossroads, the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) yesterday released a prayer for the nation’s leaders to work for the common good rather than personal ambition.

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The Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) acknowledged that the oil crisis may affect the observance of the Visita Iglesia or church visits during Holy Week, in the face of the continuing surge in the prices of petroleum products.

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The shared observance of Ramadan and the Lenten season invites Filipinos to “slow down, to return to God and to walk together in faith,” the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines said yesterday.

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Church leaders said corruption has become systemic, prompting the need for collective action and closer monitoring of public projects.

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Walang plano ang Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) na manawagan para bumaba sa puwesto si Pang. Ferdinand Marcos Jr..

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