Church lauds appointment of pro-poor leadersThe Catholic Bishops’s Conference of the Philippines -National Secretariat for Social Action (CBCP-NASSA) lauded the appointment of two cabinet secretaries who are “pro-poor.”MB FILE – Members of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) march into the Cebu Metropolitan Cathedral. A Social Weather Stations survey conducted during the first quarter of 2016 showed that 10.5 million Filipino families considered themselves poor. This serves as a good start for the poor and gives us hope concerning our environmental problems,” Gariguez said. “We thank President Duterte for appointing people like Mariano and Lopez to key positions in government particularly to important departments such as DAR and the DENR. (mb.com.ph)CBCP NASSA and Caritas Philippines executive secretary Rev.

Source: Manila Bulletin July 19, 2016 00:45 UTC