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UCA News Weekly Summary, December 19, 2025
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UCA News Weekly Summary, December 19, 2025

The Philippines’ communist party, waging a long-standing war against the government, has declared a ceasefire to let citizens peacefully celebrate Christmas and New Year. Listen to the story and more in a wrap-up of the weekly news from Asia.

UCA News Podcast · Andre Louis, Joe Mathews, Binu Alex, Fabian Antony, Anosh Malekar

December 19, 202511m 54s

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Listen to news from and about the Church in Asia in a capsule of around 10 minutes.

The Philippines’ communist party, waging a long-standing war against the government, has declared a ceasefire to let citizens peacefully celebrate Christmas and New Year. Listen to the story and more in a wrap-up of the weekly news from Asia.

Filed by UCA News reporters, compiled by Fabian Antony, text edited by Anosh Malekar, presented by Joe Mathews, Cover photo by AFP, background score by Andre Louis and produced by Binu Alex for ucanews.com

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