2009 

• March 09      BEC’s vital to student’s active role in Church 
• March 09      HR violations remain unabated; IDPs continue to swell, report says 
• March 08      Militarization, large-scale mining behind nun's detention 
• March 07      Rural missionaries appeal for justice to Sr. Stella M 
• March 06      Church lifts child’s rights against sexual abuse 
• March 04      'People power' in basic communities can fight corruption 
• March 03      Signs of times call for moral revolution 
• March 02      Church official raises concern on the plight of migrants 
• March 01      Govenor says dialogue still best way to achieve peace   
  
  
• February 26   Bishop, facing Muslim criticism, urges larger lay role 
• February 26   No to Bataan Nuclear Power Plant 
• February 26   Labor migration still at its height 
• February 25   EDSA an expression of people’s will 
• February 24   Lent – A Call to Moral Renewal 
• February 24   Theologians join peasants supporting genuine land reform bill 
• February 21   SAMIN condemns military abuses against OSB nun, others 
• February 20   German bishops partner with RP Church in development projects 
• February 17   Palace urged to heed call for Minda peace 
• February 15   Prelate calls for transparency in church 
• February 13   Bishops blast violent dispersal of farmers
• February 13   Bishop advises gov’t to go slow on DDR in negotiating peace with MILF
• February 11   Coercive policies negate lay’s active role in BECs 
• February 09   Muslim nominee to election commission has interreligious support
• February 09   Cooperatives: Key tool in peace-building in Mindanao
• February 07   BECs lax on social issues; lacks sustainability 
• February 06   Clergy join call to halt mining and save environment on Mindoro Island
• February 05   Mission society first in Asia to receive pontifical right 
• February 05   Groups call for peace anew 
• February 04   Panlilio confident to finish his term
• February 02   Lanao governor calls for unity between Muslims and Christians
• February 01   Naga prelate issues pastoral letter on Peñafrancia renewal
  
  
• January 30    Lefebvrite Priest Sees Need For Attitudinal Change In Local Church
• January 29    Mindanao bishops say role in community consultation is consistent with mission
• January 28    Bishops Write To Senate On Proposed Statutes For Women
• January 27    Priest deplores chronic killings in Davao
• January 23    Vatican Official Urges Careful Discernment Of Partnerships In Church Charities 
• January 21    Christian Unity Difficult But Not Impossible, Church Historian Says 
• January 20    Bishops And Ulama Accept Community Consultation Design For Southern Peace 
• January 15    Cagayan de Oro Church now in the 'rapids of life' - Ledesma 
• January 13    Lay missionaries to bring Church among people
• January 09    Bishop says Catholics should seek ‘separated’ brethren in sincere dialogue 
• January 08    CBCP nixes revival of death penalty 
• January 07    2009: A year of hope for best to come, priest says 
• January 06    Spend money on education than guns, says cleric to gov’t 
• January 05    Cagayan de Oro flashflood victims return home
• January 04    Cagayan de Oro floods affect 5000 families, 7 missing
  

Meldungen Archiv, 01. Juni 2006 - 31. Dezember 2008                                                                 

• Fläche: 300.000 km²
• Einwohner: 79.944.000
• Bevölkerung: Philippiner, 96 % Malaien
• Bevölkerungswachstum / Jahr: 1.79%
• Sprachen: Pilipino (Tagalog), Englisch (Amtssprachen); viele weitere Sprachen, u.a. Cebuano, Ilocano, Bicol 
• Hauptstadt: Manila (1,581 Mio. Einw.)
• Staatsform: Präsidialrepublik seit 1987
• Auslandsverschuldung: 61,121 Mrd. US$
• Analphabetenrate Erwachsene: 7%
• HIV-Infektionsrate: <0,1%
• Religion: 82% Katholiken, 6%Anhänger der Unabhängigen Philippinischen Kirche (Aglipayan), 5% Muslime, 4% Protestanten

Aus: Der Fischer Weltalmanach- 2005 - Frankfurt a. M.: Fischer Taschenbuch-Verlag, 2004.
        Jahrbuch 2005 - München: Deutscher Taschenbuch-Verlag ; Hamburg: Spiegel-Buchverlag, 2004.

• Anzahl Katholiken: 67.112.000 (81,31%) 
• Anzahl Diözesen: 86 
• Pfarreien: 2.947 
• Missionsstationen ohne wohnhaften Priester: 6.613 
• Bischöfe: 119 
• Diözesanpriester: 5.328 
• Ordenspriester: 2.538 
• Ordensbrüder: 840  
• Ordensschwestern: 12.340  
• Laienmissionare: 2.087 
• Katecheten: 108.662    

Aus: Annuarium Statisticum Ecclesiae. - 2004. - Vatikanstadt: Libreria Editrice Vaticana, 2006

Erzdiözese    Diözese 

Caceres     Daet    Legazpi    Masbate    Sorsogon    Virac    - (Prälatur:)  Libmanan

Cagayan de Oro     Butuan    Malaybalay    Surigao    Tandag

Capiz     Kalibo    Romblon

Cebu     Dumaguete    Maasin    Tagbilaran    Talibon

Cotabato     Kidapawan    Marbel

Davao     Digos    Mati    Tagum

Jaro     Bacolod    Kabankalan    San Carlos    San Jose de Antique

Lingayen-Dagupan     Alaminos    Cabanatuan    San Fernando de La Union    San Jose    Urdaneta

Lipa     Boac    Gumaca    Lucena    - (Prälatur:)  Infanta

Manila     Antipolo    Cubao    Imus    Kalookan    Malolos    Novaliches    Parañaque    Pasig    San Pablo

Nueva Segovia     Baguio    Bangued    Laoag      

Ozamis     Dipolog    Iligan    Pagadian    - (Prälatur:)  Marawi

Palo     Borongan    Calbayog    Catarman    Naval

San Fernando     Balanga    Iba    Tarlac

Tuguegarao     Bayombong    Ilagan   - (Prälatur:)  Batanes

Zamboanga     - (Prälatur:)  Ipil     Isabela

Apostolisches Vikariat

Bontoc-Lagawe    Calapan    Jolo    Puerto Princesa    San Jose in Mindoro    Tabuk    Taytay

   Katholische Bischofskonferenz der Philippinen

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• Auswärtiges Amt
• CIA Factbook (engl.)
• Spiegel Länderlexikon
• Inwent Landeskundliche Informationsseiten (LIS)
• Linksammlung verschiedener Karten der Philippinen
• Missions Etrangères de Paris (franz.)