| Lava cascades down the slopes of Mayon volcano as seen from Legazpi City in Albay during its continuing "quiet eruption" before dawn Sunday. The volcano, a major tourist attraction because of its near-perfect cone shape, last erupted in 2001, forcing the evacuation of more 50,000 people. (AP photo) |
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MANILA -- Papal Nuncio Archbishop Fernando Filoni on Sunday expressed alarm over the growing unresolved murders of journalists, activists, farmers, and church leaders.
Speaking before members of the Society of the Catholic Social Scientists and School of Economics Units of the University of Asia and the Pacific (UAP), Filoni said the political killings are disturbing especially as President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo recently signed into law the bill abolishing capital punishment.
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