The Philippines frequently has problems with electrical supply. The metro-manila area has brownouts regularly; I experienced some while I was there. The Philippine Star reports that El Niño may make the power problem worse: MANILA, Philippines – The power supply problem in the country may worsen because of the El Niño phenomenon, Energy Secretary Angelo [...]

As I know first hand from dealing with banks in the Philippines, there seems to be endless amounts of red tape and useless banking regulations that make it abnormally difficult to do business there. Very few Filipinos, per capita, have personal bank accounts compared to western nations. The government, in my opinion, needs to take [...]

International pro-life leaders will come to Washington D.C. tomorrow to protest the Obama administration’s aggressive anti-life policies.  These policies harm Americans of course, but they also affect poor nations like the Philippines: FRONT ROYAL— International Pro-Life leaders from Africa, Europe, South America, Asia and Oceania have come to the nation’s capitol to stand in solidarity [...]

Having experienced record flooding from last year’s typhoon Ondoy, Filipinos know first hand what it’s like to desperately need help.  Catholic bishops in the Philippines are calling for Filipinos to reach out to those affected by the earthquake in Haiti. It is incredibly moving to see a poor nation like the Philippines, which just suffered [...]

For the second time in three months, a grenade has exploded at the cathedral of the Vicariate Apostolic of Jolo in the southern Philippines. No one was injured in the blast, which took place before the first Sunday morning Mass, though some of the cathedral windows were shattered. Catholic Culture has the rest of the [...]

I recently received an email from the father of one of the bombings of Cotabato City (which occurred in July 2009) expressing his gratitude for the financial assistance Philippine Aid Society was able to send. I was very happy to receive such a gracious letter; it really helps to put things into better perspective when [...]