Friday, December 11, 2009
Friday, December 4, 2009
Philippines ‘massacre’ must spur reform, say UN rights experts
2 December 2009 – The recent killing of 57 people in the southern Philippines, including some 30 journalists, must be seen as a watershed moment for the country, two independent United Nations human rights experts said today, stressing the need to bring the perpetrators to justice and take measures to prevent such crimes in the future.
“The pre-meditated killing of political opponents, combined with a massive assault on the media, must be tackled at various levels that go well beyond standard murder investigations,” Philip Alston, the Special Rapporteur on extrajudicial executions, and Frank La Rue, the Special Rapporteur on freedom of opinion and expression, stated in a news release.
Thursday, December 3, 2009
Advent greetings from the International Committee for the Fellowship of the Least Coin
Ms. Corazon Tabing-Reyes, ICFLC Executive Secretary emailed us their advent greeting and messages. Click on the link to download the FLC Newsletter.
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Dear Sisters and Friends,
At this time, on the first week of Advent, I am still in shock whenever I read or hear about the Maguindanao massacre of more or less 57 women and men who were in a convoy for transparent electoral processes in Maguindanao, Mindanao, Philippines on 23 November 2009. Maguindanao is Autonomous Region of Muslim Mindanao in the southern part of the Philippines. You must have seen or read about this ghastly killing which speaks of the barbarism related to greed for power. This killing is like Herod's horrifying massacre of children in the New Testament.
As we meditate during this time of Advent, please pray for the Philippines and for justice and peace to reign especially as Filipinos face the forthcoming election in 2010.
The attached FLC Newsletter Moves and Touches brings the greetings of the ICFLC and WCC Finance Staff--Elaine Dykes, Rosemarie Peclard and Yasmina Visinand for a Blessed Christmas and a Hopeful New Year free from violence. May this Christmas and New Year renew our commitment to Jesus whose vision of peace, justice and reconciliation is gifted to Shanti and to us for the whole of humanity and creation, the household of God. May God bless us all!
Please pass on this newsletter by email to other FLC women and friends. We are not printing it on paper in order to support conservation of trees.
Peace,
Cora
United Church Condemns Philippine Massacre
November 27, 2009
The following letter—condemning the massacre in Maguindanao Province, Philippines, on November 23, 2009, and calling for an end to the underlying culture of impunity—has been sent to the Philippine and Canadian governments by Patti Talbot, Acting Executive Minister, Justice, Global and Ecumenical Relations Unit, The United Church of Canada.
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The United Church of Canada joins the Filipino people and the international community in condemning the massacre of more than 50 civilians on November 23 in the province of Maguindanao. We join the families of the victims in their grief and demand for justice. (Read More in the UCC website)
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Tuesday, December 1, 2009
NCCP Participates in the 6th Asian Methodist Youth Network Conference
The NCCP Assistant Program Secretary for Youth, Ms. Johanna May de la Cruz together with Ms. Shalom Tomas participated in the 6th Asian Methodist Youth Network (AMYN) Conference. Thirty-eight youth leaders from South Korea, Taiwan, Sri Lanka, Pakistan, Indonesia, the Philippines, Myanmar and Cambodia gathered in Siem Reap, Cambodia from 27 to 31 October 2009 to mutually share and strengthen one another and engage each other in meaningful partnerships and cooperative efforts toward Working Together for Justice and Peace in a Globalized World. Read the rest of the article in our website
Ecumenical Youth Cafe on HIV and AIDS
Email us at library@nccphilippines.org for more details or call the NCCP Youth Desk at (0632) 9269760.
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