“Unbundling” is another common cause for overcharges. When a hospital unbundles, it splits the price of a single medical procedure into several costs, then bills you for each one. Instead of charging you P 2,500 for an emergency hysterectomy, for instance, it would charge you...
LIKE HEROIN -- Unknown to many of us, there is a developing "meltdown" in the world's economy and it may again trigger a financial crash. The European problems are putting the pressure on the world. In the Philippines, we are seeing volatility of the currencies...
We arrived in Maco on the afternoon of June 28, 2013, amidst heavy downpour. Sr. Cecilia Baron, OP from the Congregation of St. Catherine of Siena welcomed us at their family residence. Fr. Bien Trinilla, OP one of our brothers, have arrived a day ahead...
Walay tawo nga nagkinabuhi ug nangalagad nga nag-inusa ra. Sa diwa sa panaglambigitay, tuguti ako sa pagpaambit kaninyo sa mosunod nga sulat nga gipadala nako sa mga bag-ong napili nga opisyal sa lalawigan sa Davao del Sur. Ang unod niini, haom usab alang sa mga...
The words of German psychologist and philosopher Karl Jaspers were prophetic when he said, “If I suppress something that I consider absolute, automatically, another absolute takes its place” (Jaspers, K., Filosofía, I, p. 385, English translation mine). Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger warned us, in a homily...
Certainly etched in our memories are the mother’s care for us from our earliest years. No wonder a mother’s love and care has something of sacredness in its very concept. God has been so wise indeed giving us a mother’s care even in our spiritual needs and...
I would like to describe here in detail certain aspects of that privileged moment when I concelebrated with Pope Francis in the chapel of Santa Martha inside the Vatican. That moment occurred on 25 May 2013. Those aspects showed external signs of the Pope's simplicity...
The Second Vatican Council document Optatam Totius (Decree on Priestly Formation) # 5 states, “let every priest regard the seminary as the HEART OF THE DIOCESE, gladly offering the help of his service.” It should not only be the Bishops and the priests who consider...
Niadtong Hunyo 29, 2013, Sabado sa alas 6 sa gabii (6:00 pm) ang Virgen De Los Remedios Parish sa Crossing Bayabas, Toril nagpahigayon ug “Dinner for a Cause” sa Camp Alano Regional Program and Training Center. Dungan sa adlawng natawhan sa among Kura Paroko Rev....
Sama sa mga layko, si San Pedro miagi sa mga kalisdanan ug krisis sa kinabuhi apan luyo sa mga pagsulay, wala siya biyai sa Ginoo. Kini ang giingon ni Bishop George B. Rimando, Kaabag nga Obispo sa Dabaw atol sa pagsaulog sa ika-165 nga kapistahan sa...
