Philippines Anticipates Holy Week With Heightened Security

April 11, 2019 — 04/11/2019 Philippines (International Christian Concern) – Philippine police is deploying up to 11,600 police officers to secure bus terminals, airports, seaports, churches and other pilgrimage sites ahead of Holy Week...

Philippines Arrests Main Suspect of Jolo Cathedral Bombing

February 4, 2019 — 02/04/2019 Philippines (International Christian Concern) – Philippine National Police (PNP) chief Oscar Albayalde announced on Monday, February 4 that the man believed to be the main suspect in the deadly...

Terrorist Bombing of Philippines Cathedral Kills at Least 20

January 30, 2019 —

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01/30/2019 Washington D.C. (International Christian Concern) – On Sunday, January 27, 2019, two bombs exploded at a Roman Catholic...

2000 Soldiers Will be Deployed to Secure Philippines’ Black Nazarene Feast

January 8, 2019 — 01/08/2019 Philippines (International Christian Concern) – Every year on January 9, millions of Filipinos gather in Manila for a procession of the Black Nazarene, a life-sized, dark-colored wooden statue of...

Church in Philippines Seeking to Educate Community on Human Rights

November 26, 2018 — 11/26/2018 Philippines (International Christian Concern) – In Bong Samiento, Kornadal City in the Philippines, despite the increase of drug-related killings, the Catholic Church is raising awareness of human rights in...

Australian Nun Denied Visa Extension in Philippines

November 2, 2018 — 11/2/2018 Philippines (International Christian Concern) – Sister Patricia Fox of the Sisters of Our Lady of Sion congregation is leaving the Philippines after failing to get her visa extended. The...

Missionaries in the Philippines Face Danger

October 23, 2018 — 10/23/2018 Philippines (International Christian Concern) - Missionaries in Mindanao, Philippines continue to face dangers as they are being targeted by security forces for harassment and prejudice. In 2011 an Italian...

Thousands of Christians Remain Displaced in Marawi, Philippines

October 22, 2018 — 10/22/2018 Philippines (International Christian Concern) - A year after Islamic militants were dispersed from the city of Marawi in the Philippines, thousands of Christians remain displaced. Although the city has...

New People’s Army Gaining Influence in Philippines

October 20, 2018 — 10/20/2018 Philippines (International Christian Concern) – As fighting continues between security forces of the Mindanao island and pro-Islamic State militant groups, a rising threat emerges with the resurgence of the...

Catholic Nun Asked to Leave Philippines

September 20, 2018 — 09/20/2018 Washington D.C. (International Christian Concern) – Patricia Fox, a Catholic nun and missionary in the Philippines, in the middle of a legal battle after being ordered to leave the...