Philippines
Alongside East Timor, the Philippines is the only predominantly Christian
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such as drugs, prostitution, abuse and domestic violence. Materialism in society is also on the rise. All in all, these challenges call for a strengthening of faith and a solid inner compass of values. ACN supports the local Church in these endeavours. The Philippines has a high migration rate: almost two million Filipinos live abroad. The absence of parents leads to broken families and serious educational problems. In addition, material and intellectual poverty frequently paves the way for animistic beliefs, which provides
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country in Asia. More than 80% of the 109 million inhabitants are Catholic. Faith plays a major role for most Filipinos. However, the country faces numerous challenges: natural disasters such as typhoons, earthquakes and floods pose a permanent threat. Violence is also a growing concern. This relates to issues
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Head of Section Véronique Vogel
» Due to the many social problems, pastoral
care needs to be strengthened. «
Distribution of the ACN Children’s Bible in Tagalog.
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