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[Statement] AMRSP solidarity statement for Mayor Aquino’s death, Otto de Vries, bloody Sunday, and the Rural Missionaries of the Philippines

#HumanRights #Killings #RedTagging AMRSP solidarity statement for Mayor Aquino’s death, Otto de Vries, bloody Sunday, and the Rural Missionaries of the Philippines We hoped for peace, but no peace came. We hoped for a time of healing, but found only terror.’ – Jeremiah 8:15 What is happening in our land? Violence continues to spiral uncontrollably and with such impunity in

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[Statement] Justice, not only for the Gregorios, but for all victims of violence at the hands of those in power -AMRSP

AMRSP STATEMENT ON THE MURDER OF SONYA AND FRANK GREGORIO He comes. He ever comes. This succinctly summarizes the reason for this merriment and celebration of this Christmas season. Despite the fact that we are living in a time of pandemic, as Christians, we are forever anticipating to celebrate the birth of Christ in our world. In the midst of

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[Statement] Jubilee for the Earth- The Season of Creation 2020 -AMRSP/JPICC

Jubilee for the Earth- The Season of Creation 2020 The 2020 coronavirus pandemic minimized human activity on the earth and silenced big industries. The Earth flourished. There are lessons to be learned. Climate change caused by human invasions on biodiversity impacts on the health of both the Earth and human beings. A sick world is a sick people. Yet, the

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[Statement] Of the Association of Major Religious Superiors in the Philippines (AMRSP) on current movements in Congress to enact a death penalty law

STATEMENT OF THE ASSOCIATION OF MAJOR RELIGIOUS SUPERIORS IN THE PHILIPPINES (AMRSP) ON CURRENT MOVEMENTS IN CONGRESS TO ENACT A DEATH PENALTY LAW The Association of Major Religious Superiors in the Philippines (AMRSP) has, time and again, declared its resolute opposition to the death penalty. Our life-giving and healing faith demands of us to value each and every single human

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[Statement] Association of Major Religious Superiors in the Philippines on the enactment of the Anti-Terrorism Law

AMRSP Statement on the enactment of the Anti-Terrorism Law The Association of Major Religious Superiors in the Philippines is deeply saddened by the signing of the Anti-Terror Law which takes effect 15 days from now. In a previous statement, we have joined the voices of concern and opposition to this draconian measure that we firmly believe will stifle basic rights

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[Statement] AMRSP on the Anti Terrorism bill and the re-opening of churches

AMRSP on the Anti Terrorism bill and the re-opening of churches “We wait for peace to no avail; for a time of healing, but terror comes instead.” (Jer. 8:15) We, the Association of Major Religious Superiors in the Philippines, are deeply concerned by troubling developments in our midst even as the pandemic continues to wreak havoc to our lives. While

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[Statement] Hope in the face of sickness and death -AMRSP

We, the consecrated people, have been trained to hope against hope (Romans 4:18). And we are challenged to show this to people whom we have professed to serve, especially in this time when this contagious pandemic called COVID-19 is threatening all of us. We too are vulnerable and would like to take precautions. As men and women of prayer, let

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[Statement] Put human rights at the center of policies & development -AMRSP-Mission Partners

“My order is shoot to kill you. I don’t care about human rights, you better believe me.” – President Rodrigo Duterte 1 And true to his words, drug-related deaths are now into the thousands. Yet there are no clear statistics on how many have in fact been killed. 2 A. SOURCE: #RealNumbersPH Number KILLED in War on Drug: 5,526 deaths

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[Statement] Solidarity Statement for Sr. Elenita Belardo, RGS -AMRSP

We, the Association of Major Religious Superiors in the Philippines, express our support to Sr. Elenita Belardo, RGS, 80, the former National Coordinator of the Rural Missionaries of the Philippines, the oldest Mission Partner of AMRSP. Likewise, we decry the Quezon City Prosecutor’s Office for issuing a warrant of arrest against her for perjury. The Rural Missionaries of the Philippines

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