QUEZON City, March 8, 2014—Little did Fr. Richie Gomez, vocation promoter of the Missionaries of the Sacred Heart (MSC) based in New Manila, know that his campaign would become much more than a post on the wall. What the young missionary priest from Sorsogon started as...
The People Power Revolution has made history not only in the Philippines but also in the world. It has changed the way people revolt against dictatorship and abusive government. Bloodless revolution and non-violent resistance gave the world an overview of oneness that is engraved in...
Vatican, other countries send aid to Philippines Expressing his solidarity and compassion for the people of the Philippines, the Supreme Pontiff of the Roman Catholic Church Pope Francis has offered his prayers for the victims of Typhoon Yolanda that hit the country, November 8. “We remember the...
A family member dying because of lack of medical treatment, the poor remaining homeless and children from poor families remaining malnourished and staying out of school due to years of government stealing—these are some of the scenarios that the Pork Barrel controversy has brought when...
Beyond the call to abolish the Priority Development Assistance Fund (PDAF) or Pork Barrel, people must also look at the core of the problem of corruption. Bishops from different parts of the country joined in the call of the laity to abolish the pork barrel as...
A bill filed in the House of Representatives seeks to prohibit discrimination of older persons during employment. House Bill 268 or “Anti-Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 2013” will prohibit any individual with respect to compensation to refuse employment and the terms and conditions of...
The 80’s saw the early beginnings of great technologies that eventually would dominate our lives today. Shoe sized cellphones and floppy disks drew wonder from us. We were entertained by console games, the Betamax/VHS tape recorders, and the synthesizers that made famous the New Wave...
Be careful if Cardinal Tagle added you as friend on Facebook because he is not the real cardinal who added you. Luis Antonio Cardinal Tagle of the Archdiocese of Manila has warned people against those who assume his identity and create Facebook accounts bearing his name...
Imbis tanggalon ang Priority Development Assistance Fund (PDAF) kon Pork Barrel sa 2014 budget, nanawagan ang mga kongresista nga dili kini wagtangon apan tarungon ang paggamit niini. Gisuportahan usab sa mga pipila ka mga kongresista ang gisugyout sa House Speaker nga si Feliciano Belmonte nga pwede...
DAVAO CITY, July 8, 2013 – The Archbishop of Davao, Most Rev. Romulo G. Valles was elected as the new Vice President of Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines (CBCP). He was elected by close to 100 bishops in the 107th Plenary Assembly of the...