What President Aquino did in threatening the Supreme Court during a policy speech to the nation earlier this week was reckless and uncalled for. It would have been okay if he raised his issues and arguments to counter the ruling on the DAP in support ...
Inspite of the ruling of the Supreme Court declaring Malacanang’s DAP as unconstitutional involving billions of taxpaper’s money, the involved high officials, from the President down, refused up to now to own up to their mistakes and apologize. “KAPAL TALAGA”! @@@@ PRIEST APOLOGIZES ---It was Pope Francis...
RAW INFO DAW -- It was good President Aquino immediately clarified that the intelligence information about a terror attack in Davao City is still “raw”, meaning not confirmed yet. In our dlalect it is “hilaw”. To some it is “tsismis”, subject to verification. So, what...
Pope Francis, again, did the unthinkable. He excommunicated from the Catholic church all the mobsters ( like Italy’s dreaded gangsters who murder and deal on drugs). He made this announcement during a visit to southern Italy last week where he celebrated Mass in an outdoor...
EUROPE “TIRED” ---I read a few days ago Pope Francis describing Europe as “tired” and needs renewal. He noted that the young there are timid and not so “gung ho” for work while their old folks are left to fend for themselves in their old...
PADERS’ DAY --- Today, we should take special efforts to honor, not only our biological fathers but most importantly our priests, our “pader” in our parishes and churches. We are their veritable children. Come to think of it, every day of our lives we do...
NUMB---The daily dose of corruption issues that we are now exposed to may have numbed our senses that new disclosures of anomalies no longer jolt or surprise us anymore. We now tend to say:”So, what else is new” and just shrug our shoulders as if...
While several sectors are encouraging Mayor Duterte to run for president, the mayor has a way of saying “NO THANKS”. His reasoning: “We imprison our presidents starting from Erap, then Gloria and who knows, maybe Pnoy too! Do you also want to send me to...
DCHERALD AT PPI --- Our Davao Catholic HERALD is now in the league of our leading newspapers nation-wide. It is now a bona fide member of the Philippine Press Institute, the national association of national and provincial newspapers composed only of publishers and editors. Fr....
The canonization of Saints John Paul II and John XXIII is now over but still, it gives me the shivers and goose pimples (“kilig”, in our lingo) up to now and this will linger on indefinitely. One very real feeling that will not go away...
