As the world celebrates Earth Day on April 22, Senator Loren Legarda today renewed her call to protect marine biodiversity and preserve the country’s ecosystems. Legarda, Chair of the Senate Committee on Environment and Natural Resources, said that the country’s natural resources, especially those within our...
We dare Secretary Sonny Coloma, and the rest of the Aquino cabinet, to take the daily commute from their homes to their offices without using their gas-guzzling and non-environment-friendly SUVs before lecturing the commuting public on 'using alternatives' to the MRT. Unlike the members of the...
I encourage our Catholic faithful to maintain respect and esteem for the Supreme Court. The Supreme Court has decided on the RH issue based on existing laws in the Philippines. The Church must continue to uphold the sacredness of human life, to teach always the dignity...
MANILA, April 8, 2014 — While recognizing the “milestone” achieved in the signing of the peace pact between the government and the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF), a Catholic prelate said genuine peace will only be achieved through the goodwill and sincerity of individuals to...
MANLA, April 8, 2014 — Despite RH proponents’ outright claiming of victory, the much-contested RH law lost much of its sting with the Supreme Court declaring several key items in the said law unconstitutional, says the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines. RH watered down “Although the...
MALOLOS CITY, Bulacan – IT’S challenging how to get in touch with a friend due to some restrictions in the seminary. First, mobile phones are strictly discouraged. Second, Internet access is limited only. Third, I basically don’t know where to send a letter. Bro. Michael Angelo...
BAGUIO City, April 7, 2014— Whatever the Supreme Court rules on the controversial birth control law, the Catholic Church will not give up its teachings on family and life. “With or without the SC’s decision, it is the duty of the Church to be teaching life....
MANILA, March 31, 2014— Manila Archbishop Luis Antonio Cardinal Tagle received another task in the Roman Curia in what could be his sixth Vatican appointment. The latest is Pope Francis’ appointment of Tagle as member of the Congregation for Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of...
MAKATI CITY, March 28, 2014 – Spreading the Gospel need not be confined to churches and pulpits alone. Evangelization is at the religious and lay people’s fingertips through the utilization of social media, leading to the propagation of the good news on a wider scale. “I see...
MANILA, March 19, 2014— Handing out condoms, as part of the government strategy to stop the spread of HIV/AIDS, will continue to be a failure, a Catholic bishop reiterated recently. Church officials, who preach fidelity and abstinence, said, the practice only worsened the problem. Manila Auxiliary Bishop...
