BACOLOD CITY—San Carlos Bishop Gerardo Alminaza appealed for respect for human rights in the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic, saying that killings in Negros Occidental province continued while people’s attention had been fixed on the battle against the disease.
“We believe that the way to recover better is through defending our people’s rights for a better life amid this pandemic,” he said in his message to mark International Human Rights Day on Thursday (Dec. 10).
“The Diocese of San Carlos invites everyone to celebrate International Human Rights Day by being vigilant and by protecting the rights of every human being who is created in the image and likeness of God,” said Alm…
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