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'Very Painful' to Leave PH, Says Blacklisted Dutch Missionary

'Very Painful' to Leave PH, Says Blacklisted Dutch Missionary

This Dutch lay missionary and labor rights advocate has made the Philippines his home for 30 years and is pained and shocked at being ordered to leave by the Bureau of Immigration (BI).

The most difficult part of leaving, says Otto Rudolf de Vries, is separation from his close friends, especially the workers and residents of poor communities “who have become very close to my heart.”

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Published at 2021-03-14 by Puerto Parrot

Categories : Communities, Legal, Religion

Tags: Church, Philippines, Rights, Workers, missionary, visa

Marina Offers Perks to Shipping Firms That Will Use 19 New RO-RO Routes

Marina Offers Perks to Shipping Firms That Will Use 19 New RO-RO Routes

The Maritime Industry Authority (Marina) announced on Tuesday, February 5, it had opened 19 new roll-on-roll-off (RO-RO) missionary routes.

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Published at 2019-02-07 by Puerto Parrot

Categories : Leisure, News and Events, Travel

Tags: Marina, Quezon City, missionary

Missions Possible

Missions Possible

What started out as a group of Filipino physicians in the San Francisco Bay Area 42 years ago seeking collegial support and camaraderie has grown into one of the most dynamic and largest medical missions to trek the rural areas of the Philippines.

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Published at 2018-03-15 by Puerto Parrot

Categories : Stories

Tags: missionary

Her Mission Was in the Cards

Her Mission Was in the Cards

Easily one of the most moving art exhibitions of 2016, Songs for Women Living With War, is an antiwar group show curated by Johanna Poethig at Oakland’s Pro Arts Gallery last November, which memorialized women’s wartime heroism.

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Published at 2018-03-13 by Puerto Parrot

Categories : Arts, People

Tags: missionary

Ikugan: Tales of Tailed Men in the Philippines

Ikugan: Tales of Tailed Men in the Philippines

The fateful meeting of “civilized” and primitive factions in the world during the Age of Discovery forced an escalation of the Western ideals of progression. Among the lands that were “discovered” during this grand period was the Philippines. Of course, history tells us that conquistadors embarked on their journey to the east for spices and to spread the word of God – while also trying to gain more riches, power, land and colonies.

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Published at 2018-01-22 by Puerto Parrot

Categories : Culture, Mythology & folklore

Tags: Engkanto, missionary