Manila Bulletin
National Heritage Month: Pride in our culture and history
May 18, 2024 4:34 pm
Today would be a good time to explore a museum to revisit the stories that formed the Filipino culture and identity. Even for avid museum visitors, there will always be something new about an artifact that will give another view to an old story.
Send forth your spirit and renew the face of the earth
May 18, 2024 4:34 pm
After his ascension to heaven, Jesus sends forth the Spirit as his first gift to the community of believers. In the First Reading we find the Apostles and other disciples huddled together, awaiting the Spirit’s coming. On the feast of Pentecost (corresponding to the Jewish feast of Shavuot celebrated 50 days after Passover), the Holy Spirit comes with the force of a driving wind, reminiscent of the Ruah or spirit/breath of God hovering over creation. Thus, a new beginning, a new creation, is taking place, forming a new People of God from all the nations of the earth, as evidenced by the glossolalia or “gift of tongues” that enables those gathered in Jerusalem to hear in their own native language what the Apostles were proclaiming. The curse of Babel, the “confusion of language” that dispersed the ancient peoples, is removed.
PETValue Philippines recycles 1 billion PET bottles, seeks to forge more partnerships to build on sustainability milestone
May 18, 2024 2:21 am
PETValue Philippines, the country’s first bottle-to-bottle, food-grade recycling facility, celebrates a landmark achievement of 1 billion PET bottles recycled—underscoring the impact of strong collective action toward a fully circular economy.
BOC engages in global trade conference in China
May 18, 2024 12:52 am
The Bureau of Customs (BOC) participated in the 6th Global Authorized Economic Operator (AEO) Conference, which brought together customs administrations and stakeholders from around the world.
It is this disciple who testifies to these things
May 17, 2024 4:14 pm
The Gospel of John ends with a description of “this disciple who testifies to these things and has written them” (v 24). It is his remembrance and perspective of Jesus that are contained in the Gospel, quite different from, but complementing, the testimony of the Synoptic Gospels. He is known as “the disciple whom Jesus loved” (Jn 13:23; 20:2; 21:7; 21:20), hence “the Beloved Disciple.” Tradition has associated him with John, a son of Zebedee and the brother of James, who is celebrated in the liturgy as Apostle and Evangelist. Though he probably did not end up by shedding his blood for the faith, unlike Peter and the rest of the Apostles, his testimony as the source or writer of the Fourth Gospel is beyond par. Our knowledge of Jesus “in the beginning with God” (1:2) comes from him, complementing what Paul writes of Jesus: that “he was in the form of God” (Phil 2:6), that “he is before all things” (Col 1:17) and that “all things were created through him” (Col 1:16).