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For the authorities, informal settlements are to blame for flooding in the capital. Over the next few months, residents will be relocated to new areas on the outskirts of Manila without transport links to the centre. Economically crucial middle class residents are also being affected by the ...

Fr. Michael Sinnot was released this morning at 4.25. MILF crucial in his release. Manila and Dublin say they paid no ransom. The priest says the kidnappers had simply wanted money.

Father Michael Sinnott, an Irish missionary priest, was released through intense mediation and prayer.

A thick cloud of ash has risen from the volcano this morning covering the villages situated on the slopes. Approximately 22 thousand people will be evacuated in the coming hours.

The head of Gabriel Canizares, who was kidnapped on 20 October, was found in Jolo,Mindanao. The body is still missing. Church concerned about the life of Fr Sinnott calls for dialogue with the kidnappers and warns about the risk of military operations for the liberation of the missionary.

Group of Franciscan nuns and Catholic organizations provide 70 families in Payatas landfill an alternative to poverty, giving them land for only 0.20 euro per week.

England is one of the countries most advanced in protecting children on the Internet by stopping kiddie porn. A bill that may be signed into law in the Philippines would also protect kids from exploitation by pornographers.